Help! my ipod keeps pausing itself.

everytime i play a song my ipod just randomly pauses. even when i have the hold button activated the thing still pauses itself. i won't even touch the dial, and it just pauses. what do i do????

It might not be a problem with the ipod, nanos come with the feature of pausing automatically when the earphones come out even a bit (i suppose so that you dont miss any of the songs but can be annoying if you have it on your belt and you stretch lol)..make sure your earphones are connected fully and you should be fine.

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