My ipod is shuffling alphabetically

It is playing songs A-Z in alphabetical order. I don't mind it as long as I know that it will one day resume a true shuffle. did not configure it this way. Why is it doing this? Has it developed an artifical intelligence?
Are there other shuffle settings I'm unaware of - songs by city, songs about food etc? Has anyone ever heard of this happening? this is the first time it's done this in 2 years.

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/delete all music from the iPod 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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My Ipod is shuffling alphabetically...why??

I did not configure it this way. How do I get it to shuffle randomly? Are there other shuffle settings I'm unaware of - songs by city, songs about food etc? Has anyone ever heard of this happening? this is the first time it's done this in 2 years.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Where is it connected? If to a USB port, is it a direct USB on the computer, not a hub?
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Ipod shuffling alphabetically

Unbeknownst to me my Ipod began to shuffle alphabetically. I finally figured it out midway through the Cs. Has anyone ever heard of this happening? Is there a setting for this?
Obviously I did not do this intentionally. Are there any other cool shuffling quirks? (shuffling by region i.e. NY State of Mind...Rockie Mountain High etc...)
As a sidebar: If I can figure out the pattern, technically the ipod is not shuffling.

Hey ShuldBZbut,
You'll want to set the iPod to also shuffle the songs. I found the following info about doing so:
via: iPod Nano User Guide
http://manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1551/en_US/iPod_nano_6thgen_User_Gu ide.pdf
Sincerely,
Delgadoh

Automatically set iPod to shuffle songs?

Rather than having to go to iPod>Songs>Shuffle
is there anyway to just shuffle my songs whenever i hit play on a song? Let's say for example, i choose a song, but then songs after that will be in alphabetical order. Is there a way to make it always be on shuffle? Another example, i have my headphones on and press the mic to turn on my music, is there a way so that it shuffles instead of starting from the very first song in alphabetical order?

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I have an ipod touch 32gb. Model: MC008BT Version: 5.1.1. 3rd ed.   Recently when clicking play on any song the ipod will shuffle through as many songs as there are in the album or playlist until it reaches the end without playing any songs. It also does

I have an ipod touch 32gb. Model: MC008BT Version: 5.1.1. 3rd ed.
Recently when clicking play on any song the ipod will shuffle through as many songs as there are in the album or playlist until it reaches the end without playing any songs. It also does not go through each song. For example:
a 62 song playlist. I start on song 16. Immediatly the song will shuffle: 16-26-54-62 and then back to the main screen. Also when the songs are shuffling the play button in the top right corner is on.
Music will play if i start from track one with shuffle turned off and repeat turned on. But then i am limited each time to 1-5 songs.
Ipod has been in excellent working order since this has happened.
any suggestions on how to fix?

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.

I have a ipod nano shuffle, 6th gen. I bought it when I had Windows Vista. I upgraded to Windows Ultimate 7. Now it keeps shutting off. Have to press power button and touch arrow to restart. 3 to 4 times a song. I ran diagnostics. Passed until end.

Have iPod Nano Shuffle 6th Gen. I purchased it when I had Windows Vista. I have since upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate . Was fine with Vista. Now, it keeps shutting off during the song, 3 or 4 times. Have to press power button and then arrow to restart song. I went to my iTunes and ran diagnostics. Passed all until the end. The last test had a red dot failure. It said no iPod, iPhone, or iPad found. Does someone know how I can correct the problem? iTunes is always updating, so I am current.

Sidney...
Try here > iPod shuffle troubleshooting and service FAQ

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Hi i have an ipod apple shuffle it was stollen and i recovered it now i cant acces my old music,and all the details that were inside it,these person deleted my stuff and installed his please help

This is an Enterprise iPhone forum. You will get more imediate assistance by going to the correct forum.

How do I get my 6th generation Ipod to shuffle AND REPEAT all songs in a playlist?

How do I get my 6th generation Ipod to shuffle AND REPEAT all songs in a playlist (continual playing)?

You could get a cable such as this one.
http://www.cablestogo.com/product.asp?cat_id=1526&sku=35502
It has the dock connector on one end fro connection to the iPod and then two connectors on the other end, one for connecting to the firewire charger you use and the other to connect to the usb port on your computer to sync the iPod. You can sync and charge at the same time.
Alternatively, you could explore the possibility of installing a high speed card to your computer such as this one.
http://www.coolcomputertoys.com/usbpcihost/
I'm not saying that is the one you need (I know nothing at all about your particular computer), I'm just using this as an example of what I mean.

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IPod Touch shuffling problem

There's a bit of a problem with my iPod Touch 5th Gen. (64 GB).
I always keep it on shuffle, because I keep a lot of music on it and I mostly listen to it on my way to work and back.
I will explain how this problem occurs...
In the morning, I turn the music on and it shuffles fine all the way.
I reach my destination and press the button on the remote to stop playing
I disconnect the headphones (Earpods with remote).
For the next 6-7 hours I use e-mail, some apps, some browsing and games.
On my way home, I connect the headphones again and it starts playing around 10 last tracks. Tracks I already listened to in the morning, and every next song is the song shuffle chose in the morning.
I am also noticing that the shuffle option skips different tracks on purpose, and prefers other, and I don't know why. Maybe I am just unlucky so some tracks are chosen 2-3 times in few hours, and I don't even remember hearing some.
I noticed the same issue with my old iPod Touch 4th Gen. (8 GB) and thought it must be iOS version related, but it remains the same even after updating to 6.1
Tried restoring it, and all of the standard procedures.
I am an experienced Apple user, and APP, so I didn't miss anything.
Any ideas?

1v@n wrote:
I see the discussion is about smart playlists.
Correct, it is. And that's the point. If you notice, micarta, who set that question was experiencing the same issue as you. Namely, that the same few songs were being played too often in the shuffle list.
Try this - it's really easy and will take you all of three minutes to set up (less time than it's taken me to type this!)
Create a Smart Playlist (it's that very large + button in the bottom left corner of the iTunes window). Let's assume for now, that your 2,000 song standard playlist is named 2000 songs and that you listen to approximately 10 songs on each journey (so 20 songs per day, five days a week). That's 100 songs per week and in 15 weeks, that's 1,500 songs. Don't get hung up on the arithmetic, you don't need to remember it and it will make sense in a minute.
Your Smart Playlist rules should look like this;
In my particular example, both of my lists will have the same number of songs because I'm simply making up my list (which you'll notice only has nine songs, not 2,000. ) You don't need to have your 2000 song Playlist highlighted, as I have, when creating the Smart one.
Clicking on the arrows will show the drop-down menus, from which you make your choices.
The Match / all at the top will only change to that when you select the second rule.
Create a second rule by clicking on the + button at the end of the first rule's line.
Do not select the Limit to box, you don't need it in this set up.
Do select the Match only ticked items, it will stop songs that are not on the iPod but in your Library from showing up in the iTunes version of the list.
Leave Live updating selected.
What you then have is the Smart Playlist, which I'll name Work Journey. The only songs in it will be songs that have not been played for 15 weeks. So if you have played - let's say - 450 songs, that are in your standard playlist, in the last 15 weeks, the Work Journey Playlist will only have 2000-450=1550 songs. The other 450 will not be there. So when you play from the Work Journey Playlist, it simply cannot play anything that has been played recently (surprise surprise, 15 weeks!) As each work day passes, the Work Journey Playlist has less songs in it - until - songs that have not been played for 15 weeks, are put back into the Work Journey Playlist and can be shuffled for play in it. So after a while, the playlist continues to have roughly the same number of songs in it, they're just different songs.
Based on my arithmetic, your Work Journey Playlist should never run out of songs. But if it should (perhaps because you've played some of the songs at another time and from the Album or Songs menus), then all you need to do is reduce the number of weeks in the rules of the Playlist (highlight the Work Journey Playlist and select File/Edit Smart Playlist).
There was one further thing. You believed that some songs in your standard playlist were being skipped. If a song is marked as Skip when shuffling, then it will be in the Work Journey Playlist but it will not be played in shuffle mode. You can spot if there are any.
In the 2000 songs Playlist and on your iPod, set the Playlist to play in normal mode and start with the first song in the list. On the Now Playing screen, you will see 1 of 2000 displayed, where 2000 is the number of songs in the Playlist. Before that song finishes playing, change the iPod to shuffle mode with the shuffle icon in the top right of the Now Playing screen. If the 2000 changes to a lower number, you have songs in the Playlist that are set to Skip when shuffling. All you need to do is find them.
In iTunes, highlight a song and look on File/Get Info/Options>Skip when shuffling.
Let me know how you get on.
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"Roughly" How many songs does an Ipod 2GB Shuffle hold?

"Roughly" How many songs does an Ipod 2GB Shuffle hold?

Hello Booferoo,
Thank you for the question. You can hold approximately 240 songs with 1GB. This will vary depending on the quality of the file for the song and the length of the song:
How many songs can iPod shuffle hold?
Up to 120 songs on the 512 MB model and up to 240 songs on the 1 GB model (based on 128 kbps AAC files at 4 minutes per song).
iPod shuffle Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2018
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

Can I have an ipod and shuffle on the same computer?

I currently have a ipod 6GB on a laptop. We just purchased the ipod shuffle can I use it on this same computer? Do I need to change any software? Thanks

These links should help:
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IPod Nano - Shuffle plays same songs over and over

I have several playlists on my iPod Nano with varying numbers of songs. But it seems that every time I use my iPod, no matter which playlist I'm using, I get some songs over and over. I'll hear the same couple songs multiple times in a day/week. I turn it off when we aren't using it. So it seems like it's resetting the shuffle every time I turn it on. Is there some setting I need to change to make it shuffle the songs more? I don't remember having this problem with my iPod Shuffle. I'm considering making multiple playlists (like a several workout ones with different songs in each so I get more variety) but wondering if there's a simpler fix
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Everyday I take my 1st gen ipod nano with me for a walk and just select shuffle songs. My walk takes about an hour, but my nano in shuffle mode seems to play alot of the same songs over and over everyday in shuffle mode. I have almost 800 songs on the nano. Is there someway of getting my nano to shuffle up the songs a little better so that I'm not hearing the same songs over and over?

I am having the exact same issue with my iPod, 5th generation. I would like to know if there is a way to change the setup so it will shuffle it better.

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The story so far....
My ipod has recently been playing up (cutting songs short etc), at the same time I bought a shuffle online. When I recently plugged both of these into my itunes it's been playing up. Im not sure if this is just coincidence or if the shuffle/ipod classic are not working.
Whe trying to sync my itunes with either of my devices I get so far then they both come up with the unknown error (-50).
I have been reading all the support from previous discussions and have tried the following but with no avail!!
Removed and reinstalled itunes as per apple recommnedations
removed all security protection from my computer
Checked apple mobile device USB
Restored ipod classic to factory settings (now no music on it!!!)
I have been through "Help > run diagnostics" and it looks like the ipod is recognised sometimes and not others
I have checked the SMART data:
Retracts: 1
Reallocs 8528
Pending Sectors: 112
Power On hours: 29
Start/Stop: 4501
Temp Min: 10c
Temp Max: 56c
I have all my music on an external hardrive. I have a PC laptop with Windows XP. I have previously had no problems with syncing itunes etc. Im worried about plugging my iphone 4 into my computer in case anything else goes wrong would I be able to?
Previously some music was transferring on (manually) but then it slowed right down and gave me the (-50) error and when I disconnected the ipod (did not eject but never have done previously) all the music was gone!
Please please please help before I lose the will!!!
Many thanks in advance for anyone who knows their itunes/ipod inside out!
JCC

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