Upgrading iPod Touch IOS to 4.3 (for a dummy)

therealgirl

The only thing apple I have ever used is the iPod Touch we bought our daughter over a year ago...second hand, so god knows how old it is...says the system is 4.2.something

Alot of the apps I try to download for my daughter say it needs a system of 4.3 or more...can someone help me with how I go about this please!?

I am indeed an apple dope, iTunes gets the better of me every time I try connecting on my laptop.

I am wondering if it is possible to do this & for it to run smoothly on this ipod....do I need to know what generation it is?
Will I lose all her games & music?

Thanks

JustAddWater

Have you tried the following? What happens?

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4623

Should be easy to update. If you know what generation it is it would help to see that it can actually be upgraded. iOS 6 is the latest version

therealgirl

I go to the settiings menu, go to General & it doesn't give me an option for software update

I have a feeling it is a 2nd generation iPod Touch, does this matter?

Edit: I just saw you need ios 5 or more for the option of updating on the touch via WiFi...so I need to go to iTunes on do it

branners69

If it is a 2nd gen then 4.2 is as good as it gets. You cant upgrade to anything higher than that.