Apple Voice Control Gone Nuts

I thought I had this under control before, but my ipod touch 5 just updated, and now the Voice Control has gone insane. I just have to leave it sitting on a desk, and voice control will pop up, and just do all sorts of random things. The last little bit, it's usually gone straight to shuffle, followed by the random pauses and fast-forwards. And if I shut voice control off (hitting the home button), it doesn't matter, because it pops right back up again. I thought voice control was only supposed to activate if you pressed on the home button long enough, and then shut off when you tap the home button once. Why does it instead randomly keep on coming up like this? Basically, Apple has given me a useless device. I don't understand why this sort of thing doesn't ever get fixed. Or, if I'm doing something wrong, what is it?

If you are using headphones try with no headphones or different headphones.
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Fix the problem. Or lose more buyers to Samsung.
No one use the voice control anyway, it *****. I guess that one of the reasons it turns its self on, or it would never get used.
Fix the _._._._._._._ thing already.

http://www.apple.com/feedback/

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Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
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Hello there, Yelis2591.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for troubleshooting your home button:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2802
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Is your home button damaged on broken? Try closing apps in the multitasking bar (press the home button 2x times)
Reset (Hold both buttons till the iPod restarts - no data will be deleted) and restore it (all data will be deleted - full restore!)
If that ain't helping, take it to an Apple Store.

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