IOS 8 won't play podcasts, RRS or MP3 files on ipad2

i uograded to iOS 8 and now can't play podcasts, nor MP3 files on safari, RRS feed doesn't work either. My iphone 5 suffers from same problem. They are pretty mush useless now that I have upgraded
i have restarted each device, delet d and reinstalled software, changed search engines to see if any of those available will work. I've run out of ideas and may just restore to old system.
is there anything else I can do?

Same Problem on mini iPad ME280FD/A buyed early 2014.Can't play directly linked MP3s nor play an Amazon song preview. With Opera or Chrome Browser Same problem. It's a shame for Apple!!! Hope they bring an error correction soon.

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Those are the usual symptoms of iTunes being strict/finicky/incompetent (pick your own interpretation) about slight variations in MP3 formats. It can usually be resolved by treating the files with a 3rd party tag cleanup program such as MP3 Validator, and then adding them to your iTunes library.

My Ipod 4th gen with 6.0.1 ios won't play on my sony docking station. I have allready reset all my settings. Is there anything else I can do?

My Ipod 4th gen with 6.0.1 ios won't play on my sony docking station. I have allready reset all my settings. Is there anything else I can do?

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.
- Reset all settings
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All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
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My mac won't read my external harddrive's videos that I took with my Nikon. Half the videos won't play, and those are .avi files. WHY won't they play anymore and how can i retrieve them?

My mac won't read my external harddrive's videos that I took with my Nikon. Half the videos won't play, and those are .avi files. WHY won't they play anymore and how can i retrieve them?

What exactly is your problem? Is it, (a) your Mac doesn't read your external disk, or, (b) you can't retrieve your videos, or, (c) you can't play them, or, (d) you were able to play them at one point, but not any more.
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I use my shuffle to listen to podcasts only. Last week afer upgrading Itunes it stopped playing and the LED would flash alternating green and orange. I did the 5 R's apple recommends and it still would not work. I even downloaded Apple's Ipod Reset Utility, it still would not work. I took it to the Genius Bar at the apple store because it is only 3 months old and they gave me a new shuffle. After returning home and trying to sync the new shuffle to my podcasts it had the same problem as the previous shuffle. This got me to thinking it was something besides the shuffle. The only thing I could think of was the new version of Itunes. So I tried to put other things on there besides podcasts. I added itunes store bought music, both drm and drm free, mp3 and aac music that I ripped in itunes before and mp3 and aac podcasts that I have downloaded. The shuffle played all the music but skipped over the podcasts. Please help. I was able to play these podcasts before on the shuffle so the file type is not an issue. I can play the podcasts on my video Ipod. I can even play them on the shuffle via itunes when it is connected to my computer. I don't know what to do and I am seriously falling behind on my podcasts. Any tips would be appreciated

Hello FrayedSo, Sorry to read your having a difficult time with your shuffle and podcasts.
As you mentioned earlier this is your second shuffle and it is able to play songs you purchase or put onto it but it skips past the Podcasts.
Are you playing these podcasts as part of a Playlist? or is this happening in shuffle mode?
Some of the things you could do to possibly assist with troubleshooting your issue are below.
Make sure to Consolidate your iTunes Library so all your information is backed up to your iTunes Music folder. You can do this by going to Advanced-Consolidate Library.
To quote a part in Knowledge Base 30058
"Playing Audiobooks and podcasts on iPod shuffle
When iPod shuffle is set to shuffle songs it will play all the audio files on iPod shuffle that are not audiobooks. Podcasts of type .m4b or AAC will not play on iPod shuffle when it is in shuffle mode, which is the intended behavior, although a podcast of type .mp3 or .wav may play while in shuffle mode. To play an audiobook or podcast that is on iPod shuffle, set the switch on iPod shuffle to play in order."
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300558
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I found this topic from 1.5 years ago and I'm having the same issue (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1130986&tstart=390) . I can't find anything on a solution for this issue. Does anyone know of a fix? I've been using the work around of starting the Podcast first and then starting the run, but I'm running longer and would like to be able to listen to multiple podcasts.
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A simple work around is to create a smart playlist. I was having the same problems, plus my nano would freeze when I tried to sync it with iTunes. I didn't try the smart playlist option with older versions of iTunes, but with the newest, it seems to work fine. I can play any and all podcasts in the playlist, move through them and select which I want to listen to while I run, and it finally syncs properly when my run is over. I just had to play with the parameters a bit so the playlist included the podcasts I wanted to listen to while I ran. Here is where I found the tip.
http://nosugrefneb.com/weblog/89
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Fascinating upgrade.
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Sounds like lots of people are having this problem. Including myself.
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Sorry this hasn't helped much.
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Why won't my iTunes add my mp3 files

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