ipod touch (7th gen) unable to activate after recovery mode

My 7th gen ipod touch was getting wonky so I decided to reset it. I plugged it into iTunes on my PC to reset. All I got was "unable to activate" messages. Today I put it in recovery mode which seemed like it might work but now I'm getting the same message. Any suggestions?

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Posted on Jun 19, 2025 3:05 PM

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