IPod pauses randomly, affected by headphones

I'm very positive that my iPod pauses randomly because of my headphones. I've always known this, and more expensive headphones work fine (golden coatings) but i just got a $10 one, and just like I fear, my iPod is pausing randomly again.
I once read about how to fix this using tape or something... I'm willing to do most anything, any help?

don't know how yet

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IPOD PAUSES RANDOMLY

I have a problem with my Ipod, actually it's becoming a big issue. My Ipod stops randomly when using other headphones than those from apple.
I read on the internet that a lot of people is experiencing this problem but Apple makes nothing to solve it. Even people is getting new Ipods from Apple and the problem persists.
Does anybody how to deactivate that feature that makes the Ipod to pause if the earphones are unplugged? Any other idea?
Best regards,
Antonio.

All non-Ipod issued headphones have been "problematic" for me. Unfortunately, I do not have the option of staying away from these problematic headphones as suggested by Apple support (what kind of support is that?) as the standard issues do not fit in my ears.
I now actually despise my Ipod. I used it for exercising all the time before I upgraded to Photo 60G. Now my afternoon jog consists of hitting play, hold, putting away in my hip pouch, walking a foot, Ipod pausing, digging out, take off hold, hit play, put on hold, put away and REPEATING as necessary. Needless to say, I don't make it very far these days and I'm in a bad mood after to boot. And no, my headphones have never actually come unplugged as has been suggested is what sets off this feature.
Glad the extra money I spent went into such a well thought out and obviously untested with 3rd party headphones feature.
You know they will take this off or allow it to be disabled in the next generation, until then the problem will continue to be ignored. I JUST WANT MY OLD IPOD BACK!
In the meantime, Ill continue to spread word about this problem. STICK WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE Ipods, don't get new generation/photos.

My iPod Touch pauses randomly. Can anyone help me?

Hello!
So my iPod has this strange tendency to pause randomly while it plays music. It has gotten to the point where it makes listening to music impossible (and therefore the iPod useless). I have tried everything:
-the 5 or 6 R's that Apple is promoting
-i have changed headphones numerous times (i think it might be the headphone jack)
-i have even sent it into apple care and they sent it back saying they are "unable to reproduce the symptoms"
It seems to work properly when i plug it into a stereo that has the same hookup as the ipod update cable.
can anyone help me!
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Mine also pauses at random, I think it has something to do with the battery or power management, which can be either software or hardware related. it happens mostly at random for me but seems to get worse as it gets down into the red.
things I have tried to fix it
different headphones (still did it)
restore (still did it)
restore w/ no apps (still did it)
bluetooth headphones (via a bluetooth adapter since its 1st gen) (still did it but VERY rarely).
Also I would like to add that when i'm running it on an ipod dock, it still does it but not very. (so its not just the headphone jack)
i'm running 2.2.1 i'm thinking of upgrading just to see if it fixes it, any success stories?
I called apple and they want $199 to fix it which I think is completely bs!
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Ipod Touch-Random Pausing

I've had my iPod Touch 4th Gen for aaaages, and now it's starting to reeeeally annoy me. It keeps pausing randomly in the middle of a song, at first it happened once and I thought nothing of it, but now it will pause every 10 seconds or so. How do I fix it ??? D: I tried getting online support but apparently I can't because my warranty or something has run out.

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
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:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

My ipod pauses itself when headphones malfunction

Hi, whenever I pull out my headphones or the wire bends the wrong way on my mini, the song pauses. Normally, this is a great feature. Recently, though, my headphones are for the most part ok but the ipod keeps pausing itself whenever the headphones move a certain way. This makes it very irritating when I move around with my ipod in my pocket. Is there anyway to turn this setting off?

first, try a different pair of headphones
next clean the contacts. Rub the headphones part with cloth wetted with distilled water. to clean the inside of the ipod, use a Q-tip. do not use water to clean the port.
If this didnt work, it simply could be your ipod. When i had my mini and i had other issues with it, we went to my Apple Store to get help. Another guy was there, and he had the exact problem you're describing. However, his was under warranty.
Good Luck!

My iPod 30G Randomly Pauses

The title says it all. My 5th gen. 30 gig iPod video randomly pauses duirng playback. I have tried other earphones as well and they have not changed anything. If anyone is able to help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Okay...
Make sure that everything is up to date...
iPod Updater
iTunes
(Or run software update)
And try a restore...
Restore the iPod
Also, are you using Mac OS X or OS 9?
btabz

IPod Touch Pauses randomly

My 16gig Touch has been pausing randomly while playing music. I took a 3 block walk and it paused 7 times. From the music screen, screen turned off, main menu, ect. It will do it even when nothing is touching the screen, I have reset it twice now and it still does it (even worse with the 2.0 software upgrade)

same problem.....8GB....It will play a song and randomly pause mid song....Sometimes 4 or 5 times in one song.

My ipod pause's number of times durning a song

When i play a song it starts to play than during the song all of the sudden with me not touching a thing, of the ipod it will pause's on me. I press the play button and it will play some more of the song than it will do it again.
Plz help me

I'm just going to copy&paste what I recommended to another person that was having trouble with the iPod pausing:
If these are freezing while playing only specific playlists, I'd try recreating the iTunes Library as described in article: 93313 to see if maybe it was an issue with the content. Do you notice specific songs are being affected more than others (if you got some through CDs and some through Limewire or the iTunes store or something).
Try restoring the iPod after this, and see if the issue persists.
Another thing you might want to try out, before going through that other troubleshooting would be to try keeping the hold switch on while playing the content, sometimes it recognizes that the headphones are being disconnected and makes the song pause. I've seen it happen before.
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Audio problem: ipod pauses abruptely

Hi folks,
my 30 Gb Video iPod drives me mad.
I'm listening to my music, while walking/on the bus/wherever, when out of the blue it pauses (with or without the lock on).
So I unlock it, press on play, lock it again and after let's say 5 seconds it pauses againg. It could last for hours, if I don't gave up and say that the music is over. Then, the next time I put on my ipod, everything seems OK.....and abruptely, the nightmare starts.
Could anyone help me?
Bos
ps: Already tried to change headphone set. Nothing changes

I am having the exact same problem as the two mentioned above. Randomly walking down the street I get pauses with or without lock on. I tried formatting and restoring to factory settings and the same still occurs. I have tried sennhiesers/sonys/bose head phones and they all pause randomly.
Is there any fix to this?
How did you go about "filing" down the headphone jack? Is this safe to do?
EDIT: the funny this is I thought this was a feature too where it pauses when I take out the headphones but that doesn't actually happen. When I take my headphones out it actually keeps going, never pauses.

What is wrong with my headphone jack? i have an ipod touch 4th generation ipod touch every pair of headphones and earbuds i plug in it has the same sound going to both sides.

what is wrong with my headphone jack? i have an ipod touch 4th generation ipod touch every pair of headphones and earbuds i plug in it has the same sound going to both sides.

- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: 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
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
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the jack yourself
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

IPod Pauses On Hold In Pocket.. Why?

I use my 5G iPod at work, mostly. It stays in my pocket so when I sit down, it presses against the side of my leg. It seems there's some sort of magic combination of buttons that makes the iPod pause when held down. It's not the headphone connector, I've tested just holding down all the buttons on the click wheel midsong and it does it every time. Has anyone else discovered this? It's really annoying.

Yea, numerous times.I've put it on hold, held it with two hands and pressed down the entire click wheel with both thumbs, not even hard, and it pauses, so I have to unhold it and unpause. It seems to be a built-in function, unless I have a defective iPod and only mine does it.

I-pod pauses randomly, 30g video

my 30g keeps pausing randomly , even when its on hold the screen dosent light up when this happens help!

I would suggest that you try restoring your iPod in iTunes. Have you tried that yet? While resetting your iPod when you get this issue would probably fix the problem, that would only be temporary.
Hopefully, restoring your iPod might fully fix the issue. For information on restoring, see this article:
Restoring iPod to factory settings
-Kylene

120 gig refurb ipod classic - random restarts

i got a refurbed ipod classic about a month ago and it's been randomly restarting for the last two weeks now.
it also will randomly skip songs, which seems to be a problem a lot of people have.
i at first synced the ipod with my computer, but turned that off, restored the ipod, and manually added my library. it is still randomly restarting on me (mostly while listening to audio books, podcasts, or after i disconnect the ipod from my computer).
it's pretty annoying.
the hard drive seems to click pretty loud when it restarts as well... should i just bring it back to an apple store and get a new one?

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IPod Classic random restarts

I bought a 120GB iPod Classic just over a year ago (Apr 2009). While playing, it would randomly reboot/restart. Sometimes it would work for hours, sometimes it would restart every few minutes. After living with this for months, I went to the local Apple Store, did the Genius Bar thing, and they gave me a new iPod.
The new one does the exact same thing.
Am I facing a known, "gotta live with it" issue with these iPods? I rely on the iPod in my car for long drives. I almost through it out the window last weekend when it kept restarting while I was listening to an audio book on a 4 hour drive.
And yes, I did all the recommended steps - restart, reload, reinstall, etc, etc, etc. Multiple times.
Thanks
Jim

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Xperia T2 Music/Sound file player pause randomly

I had posted about this problem a couple of weeks ago and thought it was fixed by factory reset. But the problem came back within a few days. The issue I am having is that sound files played throught the headphones would pause randomly then restart within a few seconds (regardless of which app I am using to play the music/podcast sound file). The problem began after updating to Lollipop, never had problem with KitKat. I have wiped the SD card, factory reset the phone and use the repair option on PC Companion multiple times, same problem.

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IPod pauses randomly, affected by headphones

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