IPod function is shuffling?

Just over the past few days (since one of the latest iTunes updates), I've noticed that when I play songs on my iPhone, they shuffle. For no reason. They don't go in the alphabetical order they did before... and I cannot figure out how to get the shuffling to stop.
Any help?

I have had the same problem. I don't listen to music but podcasts. I have deleted all my playlists in ITunes and started a new one. When I click on the first podcast, it plays randomly and not the first one that I have selected. Then it will not go to the next podcast. I spent an afternoon at the Genius Bar and they could not figure it out. They even did the restore thing. After that it did work once but is back to the same old thing.

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IPod won't shuffle play?

Hi,
My iPod function won't Shuffle Play.
What can I do to fix?

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Storage space on the iPod would not affect shuffled playlists or playlist shuffling, though substantially full iPods may wind up skipping songs on larger playlists after a while, and require a restart. As for compressing the files themselves, you can automatically re-encode files to a lower bitrate by checking the box on the summary page when your iPod is connected to your PC/Mac.
As for the shuffle problem, after restarting your iPod (hold the center button and Menu for a few seconds, until the Apple logo appears), make sure you're telling the iPod to shuffle the songs in a playlist by repeatedly clicking the center button until the Suffle Menu comes up, then scroll to the right to turn it on. From that song forward, the playlists' contents should be shuffled every time the playlist ends, or is accessed from a new song.
Shuffle does sometimes turn itself off, I've found, so double-check the setting is still on. Also, iPods shuffle by randomly assigning a playlist order for your songs, which is different from traditional shuffle (on, say, iTunes or Windows Media Player, where the new song is determined at random upon the current track ending. The iPod only chooses a random order of songs when you shuffle, to conserve battery life and queue up songs coming up on the playlist in the event of a shock).

Can you have two "ipod" functions on one phone?

I listen to self help audio (John Maxwell/Zig Ziglar type stuff) and sometimes I'd like to hop over to regular music and then be able to come back to my audio content without having to start over. Is there any way to have two ipod functions on the same phone? Any settings or apps from the app store that might let me have two ipod functions run on the same phone?

Try to tag the self help audio in iTunes as an Audiobook instead. Then sync it as an audiobook.
Audiobooks in the iPod player can remember last position so you don't have to start over.

Hi guys well huge issue my Ipod 4th generation shuffle died and I tried to chrge it I plugged it into the USB port and the red light came on and after 5 seconds turned off the whole Ipod is dead and I've tried in wall chargers as well that doesn't charge

Hi guys well huge issue my Ipod 4th generation shuffle died and I tried to chrge it I plugged it into the USB port and the red light came on and after 5seconds turned off the whole Ipod is dead and I've tried in wall chargers as well that doesn't charge what should I do is there a solution or should I claim my warrenty and have it fixed??

Also my Itunes and computer won'r reconize it

My IPod no longer shuffles songs within playlists that are clearly set to shuffle. It is about 3/4 full so I thought of maybe compressing the files to get more space. Do you think that is the problem and if that might help?

My IPod no longer shuffles songs within playlists that are clearly set to shuffle. It is about 3/4 full so I thought of maybe compressing the files to get more space. Do you think that is the problem and if that might help?

Storage space on the iPod would not affect shuffled playlists or playlist shuffling, though substantially full iPods may wind up skipping songs on larger playlists after a while, and require a restart. As for compressing the files themselves, you can automatically re-encode files to a lower bitrate by checking the box on the summary page when your iPod is connected to your PC/Mac.
As for the shuffle problem, after restarting your iPod (hold the center button and Menu for a few seconds, until the Apple logo appears), make sure you're telling the iPod to shuffle the songs in a playlist by repeatedly clicking the center button until the Suffle Menu comes up, then scroll to the right to turn it on. From that song forward, the playlists' contents should be shuffled every time the playlist ends, or is accessed from a new song.
Shuffle does sometimes turn itself off, I've found, so double-check the setting is still on. Also, iPods shuffle by randomly assigning a playlist order for your songs, which is different from traditional shuffle (on, say, iTunes or Windows Media Player, where the new song is determined at random upon the current track ending. The iPod only chooses a random order of songs when you shuffle, to conserve battery life and queue up songs coming up on the playlist in the event of a shock).

About Ipod Functions of Iphone on Pioner Car Kit

Hello guys,
I have a problem with my iphone about of Ipod functions. So, I have a car and there is Pioneer music kit (CD/USB/MP3 Player) on car. So, When I put my "ipod touch (2th generation and 3th generation)" to that, there is no problem, everything working, I can see playlist, play musics, change tracks, all of functions working on control of pioneer music kit. It's already should be like that and there isn't any abnormal situation.
But;
When I put my iphone to that kit, I never play and see my music, also the pionerr music kit haven't seen my phone like ipod touch. Also, I have checked with other iphone's but I have got same result every end of test.
So, Do you have any information/experience or suggestions about that How can I solvbe that?
Tested : Ipod Touch 2th. Generetion : Working
Tested : Ipod Touch 3th. Generetion : Working
Tested : Iphone 3G : Not Working
Tested : Iphone 3GS : Not Working
I haven't test with Iphone 4 until now because I don't have
Note : All of test has been done by USB connection!

keep taking it on and of the usb until a message appears then press play and leave for a few seconds- that used to work for mine b4 it broke. hope that helps

In-Pocket iPod Function Issues

It's next to impossible to control the iPod function on the iPhone when it's in your pocket for a few reasons:
1. It's very difficult to locate the forward/reverse function on the screen when the iPhone is in your pocket.
2. It eventually locks, in which case you need to perform the additonal task of unlocking it without looking.
3. The iPhone lays flat in my pocket. When it lays flat, it goes into cover flow. There aren't even forward and reverse functions in cover flow!
This is a huge disadvantage when the iPhone is compared to the old iPods. My proposed solutions are:
1. Create a software update which allows you to turn off cover flow (even though you'd still have a hard time finding the forward and reverse functions when the iPhone is in your pocket, and it still would lock).
2. Put physical forward/reverse buttons on the next iPhone.
3. I understand that Apple used to make earbud headphones with forward and reverse controls on them, but do they still make them? Even if they did, I don't like earbud headphones so that wouldn't help me.
WDYT?
PS - I don't like to turn locking off because if I forget to turn it off it stays on and drains the battery and heats up =(
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Happy to help.
In addition, this cable has the button built in to use the click/double click functions. You can use it to plug into any pair of headphones you like so no need to use the buds.
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IPod function on iPhone 3GS crashing since music purchase

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I have updated my iPhone 3GS with OS4 and after purchasing a new song in the iStore, the iPod function no longer works.
When selecting the iPod app, the screen opens and then shuts down about two seconds later.
I can no longer access my iTunes, please help! Thanks

I am having exactly the same problem, tried to buy song through Itunes at weekend, only for it to fail due to poor network coverage. Later try ipod function on iphone this week and seemingly it just crashes every time. Have reset the iphone 50+ times probably now. Very frustrating....

Problem with ipod function

the ipod function on my ipad fails to start up... I press the button the screen comes up for a second or two and then disappears. When the Ipad is connected to my computer, I can see my music and podcasts that I've loaded into the iPad on my computer's itunes

Hello,
The iPod app may be frozen...
Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on top of iPad for a few seconds until a red slider appears, then press and hold the Home button until the application quits.
If that doesn't help, try resetting your iPad.Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
Carolyn

Using iPod function with Bluetooth

I recently bought a subaru impreza with a usb connector in which I plug in my iphone. The radio has Bluetooth so I can take calls through the stereo as well
I issue is that when the cable is connected and the Bluetooth turned on, for some reason, I cannot access the iPod controls through the car dashboard, like looking through the iphone library and music folders. But when I turn off Bluetooth, The iPod function works again. But then I cannot take any calls through the car dashboard.
I just don't know if there's a way to have my iphone plugged in to use the iPod functions, while at the same time to have Bluetooth turned on so I can take calls?
I have no idea if I made sense.

If I recall things properly, you can't play music with a bluetooth headset. You need a bluetooth device which supports A2DP or AVCRP. My Jabra BT620S supports both methods, so I can pair it with the cell phone using the headset mode and with the iPod using the A2DP mode to play stereo audio back. My cheap LG stereo headset is similar. My more expensive Motorola H12 only supports the headset mode so I can use it for the phone, but not for the iPod playback.

IPod function: fine-grained time movement

Maybe I just haven't gotten this figured out yet, but I'm having trouble moving ahead and back in audio with any precision.
With a standard iPod, I'm used to hitting the center button, and then being able to navigate exactly to the time in a podcast (or video or song or other item) that I want. It's very easy.
On the iPhone, in the iPod function, I know there are two ways to move forward and back.
One is to hold down the >| or <| buttons for a second or two so fast-forward starts. But this has a few drawbacks: The fast-forward or rewind functions take a while to kick in, and then they automatically speed up in a way that is a pain if you're shooting to move forward 30 or 45 seconds. First they move too slowly. Then they move too quickly. Also, if your touch isn't just right, they can be interpreted as a quick push and can take you to the beginning or end of the clip.
The other is to scrub by hitting the album art and then moving the revealed slider. However, this is a pain because in something like a 50-minute podcast, I can't figure out how to move forward or back by less than about a minute at a time. One can't just zero in on the time one wants.
Has anyone tackled this problem and made the iPod function on the iPhone behave more like a true iPod?
Thanks.

You have described the only two ways to move back and forth within a track. I certainly agree with you that a finer control, similar to the iPod, would be desirable, and I encourage you to pass your thoughts on to Apple at http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

Ipod mini's shuffle not working

whenever i put my ipod mini into shuffle it plays full cds not individual songs randomly. instead of having varying artists, it will play all of one artists songs then go onto another artist, rather than varying the choices. is there anything i can do to change it back to varying artists?

Best if you posted in the shuffle forum as more shuffle owners post there. Here's the link.
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=199
It would be best to start your own topic there instead of posting on the end of someone else's like you did here.

I put iPod on "songs, shuffle" but the shuffle isn't random! Same artist repeats often, same songs repeat before other songs are played. With over 2000 songs on the iPod, I shouldn't be getting repeats very often. Anybody else?

I put iPod on "songs, shuffle" but the shuffle isn't random! Same artist repeats often, same songs repeat before other songs are played. With over 2000 songs on the iPod, I shouldn't be getting repeats very often. Anybody else?

Shuffle is not perfect. What you are experiencing is normal.

Certain common iPod functions not in iPhone?

This may have been covered elsewhere, but I can't seem to find it in a search...
I've noticed that two things seem to be missing from the iPod function of iPhone:
-- A progress bar showing relative time remaining on a song or podcast, as well as actual time remaining. This was a help in searching through a song or podcast for a particular segment.
--iPod in the iPhone doesn't seem to remember where you 'left off' in listening to a song or podcast, like iPod did. If you didn't finish a podcast & returned to it later, even after a re-sync or playing other podcasts or music, you could count on it resuming where you left off. iPod in the iPhone usually starts you back at the beginning, making it really hard to remember/find where you were in a long podcast.
Both of these functions were a welcome part of my regular iPod.
Am I missing something, or are they really not there?
Randy

A progress bar showing relative time remaining on a song or podcast, as well as actual time remaining. This was a help in searching through a song or podcast for a particular segment.
Not sure about Podcasts but this is available for songs.
When a song is playing, single click on the album art or the album art area if there is none and this information is available directly below the Name of the artist and song.

IPod function is shuffling?

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