Itouch is randomly playing songs

within a playlist my itouch will randomly play songs out of order. my random button is white and therefore i believe it is not set for random playing. please help but i am a novice and need detailed instructions. it is driving me crazy. thnx in advance

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

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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

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When I look at the screen and compare it to the iPod instruction manual, I can see that there's a line of controls missing. Under the scrubber/volume bar, there are NO Repeat/Shuffle/Genius buttons. So we can't turn shuffle on or off while playing a song/album.
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Okay.
Just for information though (and for the benefit of other readers), the basic idea is create a Smart Playlist (a controlling Playlist) that includes the music you want to remove temporarily. So the first rule would be (for example) Genre / is / pop. The second rule is Last Played / is not in the last / 3 months for example. After a song is played, it is removed from that Playlist for a period of three months. After that, it is automatically put back into the Playlist again.
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A slightly rushed explanantion. If you need more help, ask.

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I go back to "Music" and re-set to "All Tracks"
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If you installed any software to work with the mouse, remove it according to the developer's instructions, then restart the computer and test. Back up all data before making any changes.

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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.

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Zeff Wheelock wrote:
Is it possible to have certain songs remain together (like Queen's "We Will Rock You" with "We Are The Champions") when playing in a random order?
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nope, no alarms are set, nothing on the calendar either.
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read this. have fun!

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