My iPod Shuffle (3rd gen) isn't responding to my Apple headphones!

When I got my iPod Shuffle (3rd gen), it came with headphones. Since then I've been using these headphones for all my Apple products, so sometimes I use the remote earphone controls to turn up and down the volume, pause songs, play songs, play next songs, and play previous songs. Now, this doesn't work anymore because my iPod Shuffle (3rd gen) doesn't respond to my remote earphone control's commands. Why does this happen? My iPod Shuffle (3rd gen) is updated to the latest version too.

Hello pagtaljav1,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Since you are using the headphones that came with your iPod shuffle please follow the troubleshooting in the link below, starting at "Reset".
Apple - Support - iPod - iPod shuffle (3rd generation) Troubleshooting
https://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/shuffle3gen/
Take care,
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