Ancient History
iPod Touch Loop

iPod Touch Loop

On October 11, 2012, Apple released the iPod touch (5th generation, A1421) in 32 GB and 64 GB variants.

Among other things, Apple saw the iPod touch, with its all-new 5-megapixel camera module, as a potential replacement for “point-and-shoot” digital cameras (remember those?), which often featured a wrist strap. Apple decided to incorporate one into the iPod touch but in their signature over-engineered style. Thus, The Loop was born.

Pink iPod touch 5 with loop connected

Oh, and did you know that it earned the Red Dot Design Award (opens in a new tab)?

Quirks

  • In the box of the iPod touch, there was only one loop, which matched the colour of the device.
  • If you bought the loop separately, it came in a pack of two: a white one and a coloured one.
  • On May 30th, 2013, Apple released the iPod touch 5 (A1509) — a cut-down model with 16 GB of storage and no iSight camera. It did not support the loop.
  • On April 17th, 2014, Apple quietly added a new loop colour: Space Grey.

Part numbers

ColorSKUTap for more:
RedMD829LL/ARed Loop
BlackMD971LL/ABlack Loop
PinkMD972LL/APink Loop
YellowMD973LL/AYellow Loop
BlueMD974LL/ABlue Loop
Space GreyMF631ZM/ASpace Grey Loop

SG released later, on April 17th, 2014

Acceptance

On July 15th, 2015, Apple released the iPod touch (6th generation), and it had one less button than it should…

iPod touch loop is gone

Goodbye, iPod touch wrist strap (opens in a new tab) — The Verge.