The successor to the 1st-generation iPod Touch, it was unveiled and released at Apple's media event on September 9, 2008.

Two revisions of the device exist, with the first revision having a BootROM that was exploitable with 24kPwn and a larger device capacity label on the back.

On September 9, 2009, Apple introduced a revised version of the second-generation iPod touch under the MC model name, which was only available in an 8 GB variant.

It featured a newer BootROM version which patched the 24kPwn BootROM exploit and has a smaller device capacity label similar to that of the third-generation iPod touch.

[3] It originally shipped with iPhone OS 2 and fully supports iPhone OS 3 but has limited support for iOS 4 and did not receive support for home screen wallpapers and multitasking, but unlike the iPhone 3G, it did have support for the Game Center.