I have an older nano (4th gen?) and it will not shut off and when you try to skip through songs it skips itself back.  Buttons seem to be pushing themselves. I've tried doing a hard reset and it did not work.

My older nano is not working.  I have to keep it plugged in all the time because it does not shut off.  The buttons only work sometimes and then they scroll and skip forward and backward by themselves.  I have checked updates and I have also reset it back to factory and it is not working.

Hello mistymorrill
If after all that you have tried and your iPod nano is still not working, the refer the page below for further options.
Service Answer Center – iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=ipod
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Regards,
-Norm G.

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