Apple should update and relaunch a new iPod for 2026 and beyond. Most of them are used to listening to songs streamed via Apple Music or Spotify. A subscription to Apple Music lets users download songs, albums and playlists to an iPhone to play offline. This should be available on iPod, too … except Apple discontinued the last iPod model in 2022. A new iPod for a new generationThe iPod became a beloved gadget because it let people take their music anywhere.