Release record
Release notes
Editorial synthesis with inline references and a source ledger when citations are available.
Apple introduced iPod touch with a Multi-Touch interface, widescreen music and video playback, Cover Flow, photos, Safari, YouTube, and the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store. Wi-Fi networking supplied its internet connection; this 1.1 branch was not an iPhone update.[1][2]
Apple’s announcement said the device would arrive later in September rather than naming a day. A contemporaneous TechCrunch report documents retail stock appearing on September 14, which matches the local Public milestone; that exact date therefore rests on observed availability, not a surviving Apple release-day statement.[3][4]
Source ledger
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Apple Newsroom · 2007-09-05T00:00:00Z · iPod touch feature overview
Apple Newsroom · 2007-09-05T00:00:00Z · iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store device support
Apple Newsroom · 2007-09-05T00:00:00Z · Pricing and availability
TechCrunch · Contributor · 2007-09-15T01:33:42Z · September 14 retail availability
Apple Newsroom · 2007-09-05T00:00:00Z · Initial iPod touch software and availability window
Apple Newsroom · 2007-09-05T00:00:00Z · iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store capabilities
TechCrunch · Contributor · 2007-09-15T01:33:42Z · Observed September 14 retail availability
Documented & observed
Source-linked features, fixes, known issues, removals, and community-observed behavior recorded across this version’s appearances and verified builds.
Release changes
Features, fixes, removals, and regressions first observed in this release record.
feature · introduced
Rotating the device changed supported media and browser views to landscape orientation.
Recorded at Public
behavior · introduced
The behavior applied to the first-generation iPod touch hardware and supported Photos, Safari, and Cover Flow presentation.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Purchased music synchronized back to the computer’s iTunes library on the next connection.
Recorded at Public
feature · introduced
Safari included integrated search and touch zoom, while YouTube exposed browsing and search for available video.
Recorded at Public
compatibility · introduced
The device shared interaction and media concepts with iPhone while omitting cellular calling and relying on Wi-Fi for network functions.
Recorded at Public
Milestones
Every recorded channel appearance in chronological order. Open an appearance for any available build, scope, notes, and sources.
Public release
Version 1.1 was the initial software release for the first-generation iPod touch, adapting Apple’s Multi-Touch media and internet environment to a Wi-Fi device without iPhone telephony.
Historical context
Pace, intervals, and duration compared with earlier releases on the same platform.
Historical avg for .1 releases
47 days, 5.2 milestones
Based on 21 previous iOS .1 releases