Headphones causing random Play/Pause, skipping

When I workout I use my apple headphones to listen to music on my iPhone 4 and in the last couple of weeks my headphones were causing the songs to randomly skip to the next song or pause the song, etc. I figured my headphones were old and the sweat finally got to it, but I tried new ones and they are doing the same thing. I also heard something like this was happening on monster headphones that had ControlTalk. Is this related?

not sure about the pausing. it could be sweat in the contacts. Do you have shake to shuffle turned on in the ipod settings? this might be the reason for skipping songs

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Play/pause button problem on

So sometimes the button just doesnt work. I finally figured out when and why. It only happens when I have my Belkin FM tunecast 2 transmitter plugged into it. Once I take that out and put the headphones back in, the play/button works just fine. Why that happens you ask? I have no idea!!!

I also have a TuneCast II and have no issues with it. That is unless I unplug it. Then I get the same result as unplugging the headphones.
Here is what I posted a couple days ago in a topic titled.
[Micro] Back Button Only Works w/ Headphones Attached
OK. Here is what I have noticed as of late regarding this issue.
. If I turn on the Micro WITHOUT anything plugged into the headphone jack I get this. All buttons are NON responsi've for a couple of seconds. Then All but the Play/Pause button become responsi've but at a lesser level than my prefs are set for. The Play/Pause button WILL not do anything. It is not recognized.
2. If I plug something into the headphone jack all buttons then become fully responsi've at the level I have set in the prefs. Play/Pause functions normally.
3. If I then remove the cable from the headphone jack the Play/Pause button once again becomes NON responsi've and the other buttons return to a less responsi've state.
4. Reinserting a cable results in full responsi'veness again.
Is this intentional in the firmware? It seems to make sense that if nothing is connected to the headphone jack then there realy is NO reason for the Play/Pause button to function or any button for that matter. Is this possibly a measure to preserve battery life incase of accidental power on?
Oh. I have done similar tests while connected to my PC via only USB and had similar results. It seems that the Micro is only fully responsi've when a cable of some sort is connected to it.
Anyone have any ideas? I would especially like to hear from Jeremy or Cat.Message Edited by MicroZealot on 04-2-2005 :5 PMMessage Edited by MicroZealot on 04-2-2005 :53 PM

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Hi and welcome to Apple Discussions,
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Apple Headphones causing iPad video to freeze/skip?

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HT201412 my ipod touch is randomly playing songs on its own. i cannot choose the song I want to hear it continuosly skips several songs and then suddenly plays it. also the album cover does not match the song playing

My ipod touch is randomly playing songs on its own. It skips several songs then suddenly stops and plays that song. If i try to select a song it will not play that song it keeps skipping over severla songs at a time then plays again. The album covers do not match that song that is playing and now its not connected to wifi. I need help

Try:
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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.
- Unsync all music and resync
- 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:
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WHY ARE THE SKIP PLAY/PAUSE BUTTONS SO CLOSE TOGETHER!??!!?!

i always end up hitting SKIP foward or SKIP backward when i just want to hit PLAY/PAUSE because the buttons are so close together!!! its not like there isnt enough space on the phone to SPACE THEM OUT MORE. it forces me to spend forever trying to find my spot in the podcast/book im listening to. IT IS SO ANNOYING PLEASE FIX THIS ******** DESIGN.

You aren't addressing Apple here, and no one reading your post can "fix" anything regarding Apple designs. If you read the forum Terms of Use you agreed to when you joined, this is a user-to-user tech support site and Apple doesn't read or participate here.
If you have something to suggest to Apple, post it on the Feedback page, and when doing so, be sure to type out the "*****" you intended.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html
FYI, no one I know or ever heard of (until you) has trouble with the spacing of the iPod controls. The spacing is just fine for me, and would be annoying to me if changed. Maybe Apple could optionally increase the spacing in the Accessibility settings.

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IPod automatically pausing/skipping

Since a couple of weeks, my iPod Classic (2009 version) has been randomly pausing and skipping songs, even when locked.
I've tried different headphones, but that didn't solve the problem. Resetting the iPod only helped for a couple of minutes and a full restore with iTunes also only briefly helped. The iPod was even sent to Apple for repair (still have warranty), but there a full restore was done and so the problem wasn't found.
Anyone have any suggestions? Because it's really driving me crazy. I can't even properly listen to a single song.
Thanks in advance.

Are you sure that you're not clicking the Play/Pause button acciedntally, which is causing the iPod to pause while playing a song?
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You might need to try this several times. Also, try connecting your iPod to your computer's USB port while resetting, too.
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Random music pausing and voice control starting

when i am listening music in my itunes (ipod 4) it is paused and continue randomly.suddenly voice over system is starting.i updated software.how can i solve the problem ?

I think the other responder may be on to something. The Voice Control Prompt will come up if you press & hold the play/pause button on the Apple headset (or any compatible headset). If you are sweating a significant amount, it is possible that is getting into the control n the headset (or on the iPod itself) causing it to short out that button connection. If you have access to just a standard headphones (without that third connector on the plug) you could try those, or possibly even a stereo bluetooth headset removing the wires from the picture all together.

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