EntertainmentNewsTechApple revives the original iPod as an Apple Music easter eggIf your Apple Music page doesn’t load, a mock-up iPod will instead.If your Apple Music page doesn’t load, a mock-up iPod will instead.by Stevie BonifieldOct 23, 2026, 1:58 PM UTCShareGiftImage: AppleStevie Bonifield is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI.If you’ve been feeling nostalgic for your old iPod, you can head over to Apple Music’s 404 page to listen to 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” or Gorillaz’s “Feel Good Inc.” The iPod seems to pop up on any non-existent Apple Music page, so you can find it by just adding a string of random letters after the main Apple Music URL.The iPod’s likely an easter egg for the device’s 25th anniversary on Friday.
Apple announced the original iPod on October 23rd, 2001 for $399. iPods were a core pillar at Apple for 20 years until they were eventually discontinued in 2022, but they’ve been making a comeback over more recent years.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Stevie BonifieldAppleEntertainmentMusicNewsTechMost PopularTrump says Sundar Pichai talked him out of renaming the Atlantic OceanTesla driver using Full Self-Driving struck and killed a man crossing I-80Bill Gates says to prepare for 20 years of ‘tumultuous’ AI disruptionVideoThe iPhone Duo is a messy, expensive, good timeSure, let’s smoosh SpaceX and Tesla together, who caresAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
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