Apple hides working iPod in Apple Music 404 page

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 15:08 · Archive

Apple has hidden a fully functional virtual iPod on Apple Music's 404 error page, which users discovered on social media on Friday. The iPod can be found by navigating to any non-existent page on the Apple Music website, where it appears alongside an error message. Users can control the device with a mouse, trackpad or touchscreen, using the scroll wheel interface familiar from the original hardware.

The virtual iPod is stocked with music from the early 2000s era. According to TechRadar, the library is large enough that testing every track proved impractical, but songs selected from it played correctly, though only for just over a minute rather than full tracks. The Verge notes the selection includes tracks such as Coldplay's 'Viva La Vida' and Gorillaz's 'Feel Good Inc.'.

The easter egg appears timed to mark the 25th anniversary of the original iPod, which Apple announced on 23 October 2001 at a price of $399. iPods were central to Apple's product line for two decades until the company discontinued them in 2022, though they have seen a resurgence in recent years.

How it is being reported

• Apple Music Has a Hidden iPod You Can Play WithApple Music has an easter egg on the web : a fully-functional iPod that appears when you load a page that does not exist, such as music.apple.com/macrumors . The easter egg is only visible in a web browser, so you will not be able to see it in the Apple Music app. To avoid being automatically redirected to the Apple Music app, hold down the Command key when clicking on the link on a Mac, or press and hold on the link and tap "Open" on iOS. "Page Not Found," says Apple. "Give this a spin instead." You can navigate the first-generation iPod using the click wheel and listen to 90-second…MacRumors · 23 Oct, 15:11
• Apple revives the original iPod as an Apple Music easter eggIf you've been feeling nostalgic for your old iPod, you can head over to Apple Music's 404 page to play music on a virtual recreation of the first-generation iPod. The hidden iPod was spotted by users on social media on Friday. It's appropriately stocked with music from the early 2000s, like Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" […]The Verge · 23 Oct, 14:58
• Apple's hidden a fully functional original iPod in the new Apple Music siteWhat a blast from the past — take yourself back to 2001 with the right URLTechRadar · 23 Oct, 11:02

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