▁bass ▁instruments . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁fifth - gener ation ▁i Pod ▁on , ▁Apple ▁introduced ▁a ▁user - config urable ▁volume ▁limit ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁concerns ▁about ▁hearing ▁loss . ▁Users ▁report ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁sixth - gener ation ▁i Pod , ▁the ▁maximum ▁volume ▁output ▁level ▁is ▁limited ▁to ▁ 1 0 0   d B ▁in ▁EU ▁mark ets . ▁Apple ▁previously ▁had ▁to ▁remove ▁i P ods ▁from ▁sh el ves ▁in ▁France ▁for ▁exceed ing ▁this ▁legal ▁limit . ▁However , ▁users ▁who ▁have ▁bought ▁a ▁new ▁sixth - gener ation ▁i Pod ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁have ▁reported ▁a ▁new ▁option ▁that ▁allowed ▁them ▁to ▁disable ▁the ▁EU ▁volume ▁limit . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁these ▁new ▁i P ods ▁came ▁with ▁an ▁updated ▁software ▁that ▁allowed ▁this ▁change . ▁Old er ▁sixth - gener ation ▁i P ods , ▁however , ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁update ▁to ▁this ▁software ▁version . ▁ ▁Connect ivity ▁ ▁Origin ally , ▁a ▁Fire W ire ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁host ▁computer ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁update ▁songs ▁or ▁re charge ▁the ▁battery . ▁The ▁battery ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁charged ▁with ▁a ▁power ▁adapter ▁that ▁was ▁included ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁gener ations . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁began ▁including ▁a ▁ 3 0 - pin ▁dock ▁conne ctor , ▁allowing ▁for ▁Fire W ire ▁or ▁USB ▁connect ivity . ▁This ▁provided ▁better ▁compatibility ▁with ▁non - App le ▁machines , ▁as ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁Fire