What OS does iPod Nano 6G/7G Run?

Question

Per numerous articles I've read online, the 6 and 7 generation iPod nano does not run iOS.

Cult of Mac: Touchscreen iPod Nano Does Not Run iOS

If this is the case, I'd love to know what OS they are actually running. Is it something based on iOS/OS X, or is it a whole different custom OS?

Solution 1

According to this article (and my admittedly fragile memory) the original iPods (i.e. before the iPhone/iPod touch) all ran an operating system called 'Pixo':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixo

So it is not at all related even to Darwin. The newer revisions of the original iPod generation (nano etc.) essentially were just "re-skinned" to look more like iOS.

Solution 2

The IPod Nano 7G runs 1.0.2 PC, this is a IOS styled OS but is not the a proper IOS. I don't know if there will be a software update from Itunes for it,but you never know!

Hope this answered your question, Matthew