Shake to shuffle doesnt work

Is apple ever going to fix shake to shuffle.

I decided to download the manual and this is what it says:
Shaking is also disabled when the Hold switch is in the HOLD position, or if the display
is off. If iPod nano is off, you can’t turn it on by shaking it.
The Remedy might be to disable energy saver mode.
The correct implementation to this should be that in energy save mode, while playing music, the nano can be shaken to shuffle the song, leaving the screen on, without a button press.
This would help to increase battery life while changing songs unless you want the screen to come on while shaking(another available option which could be under an energy save sub menu). Just a suggestion to apple.

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Shake to shuffle not working

i just got my ipod in the mail today, and i love it. but the shake to shuffle feature doesnt work. im going to have to go to the apple store, but the hold button is not on and the setting is not disabled - i checked the website and thats all it says. help anyone?

I decided to download the manual and this is what it says:
Shaking is also disabled when the Hold switch is in the HOLD position, or if the display
is off. If iPod nano is off, you can’t turn it on by shaking it.
The Remedy might be to disable energy saver mode.
The correct implementation to this should be that in energy save mode, while playing music, the nano can be shaken to shuffle the song, leaving the screen on, without a button press.
This would help to increase battery life while changing songs unless you want the screen to come on while shaking(another available option which could be under an energy save sub menu). Just a suggestion to apple.

Shake and shuffle not working (nano 5th gen)?

Hi all,
First time to forum and first Ipod. My shake and shuffle works perfectly for the first few minutes after pushing a button then it wouldn't work again until I've push a button again (the nano seems to go into sleep mode even though music is playing). I've checked all my settings and even tried it with the power management off. Is this normal? If I have to push a button I might as well push the skip button. Its not making sense to me. BTW I did reboot the ipod.
Thanks
Paul

I upgraded yesterday and Shake to Shuffle isn't even in my settings let alone works. Does anybody know anything about this? The rest of the upgrade with the exception of the Copy and Paste feature are working exactly as they should.

My Party shuffle doesnt work; it only shows my library

whenever i open iTunes i goto the party shuffle and see that it doesnt shuffle any of my songs and just lists them in ABC order. does anyone know how to make it go back to the way it was and have it shuffle&play the songs?

Same problem here. In my case I upgraded Itunes and had to rename the prior version library to get my library back (Is that a bug that has become a feature?)
I copied the entire party shuffle into a new playlist and that does work. The tracks stay in numbered order but with shuffle on, it shuffles according to the settings you have in Edit-preferences-playback and "smart shuffle"
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Know how to get the shake to shuffle to work?!

On occasion, which is VERY rare, my iPhone will actually shuffle songs once I shake it. Although it hasn't been working whatsoever! I've reset it, turned it off, restored it, and all. Anyone know any tips to get it to work?! I'm hopeless here!

Make sure you have choosed shuffle on.and repeat1 should not be sleceted.
that should help

"Shake to Shuffle" not working properly after 4.0.2 update on Touch 3G.

It will shuffle by shaking it ONLY if any of the music windows are open but when the music is in backround mode S2S does not work anymore.

Sounds like it's working to me. Is that not supposed to be the way it works? I remember that on 3.1.3 it wouldn't work when the iPod was locked. Would it shuffle if shook on the home screen or in another app pre-iOS4?

Ipod shuffle doesnt work!..just stays with green light..no music played.!

lik titles said..when i turn it on..it just has a green light on. and nothing plays

Daniel's response is probably a bit off; he's talking about the battery check light on the back of the unit, while I suspect you're referring to the LED status lights on the front.
Apple has had a specific solution for this program out for some time. Until the recent re-design it was listed directly on the iPod Shuffle Support Page but is now more difficult to find. Try working through the steps in the following KB article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303332

Shake to Shuffle question

Is it just me, or does the shake to shuffle only work when your phone is not locked? When I'm driving or even sitting at my desk, I would love to be able to just pick the phone up and shake it rather than having to unlock the thing to go to another song.
My phone locks after 1 minute to save power.
Ouch

I think a lot of people are looking to use shake to shuffle to go to another track without having to be in iPod mode with the screen unlocked. The problem with using shake to shuffle for this is that once you have the iPod controls up, you might as well hit next.
And, it would not be the end of the world to have shake to shuffle work while locked, because you can disable the feature while running.
I think the purpose of this feature is not the above though - the purpose I believe is to be able to shuffle while in a mode that is not shuffling songs (i.e. going in order). This is indeed how it works - the problem here is that it only shuffles within the current album you are on!!! If could quickly skip you to a new album or artist, it might be somewhat handy. This function is pretty close to worthless as I understand it.
I feel the same way as many other posters - I want the ability to switch songs easily without having to push buttons or even take it out of my pocket - Apple needs to come up with something similar to change tracks while locked.

Shake to shuffle, need to shake very hard for 7-8 times

How do u shake to shuffle. Some special moves? Very hard shaking 7 times, then maybe it will change.

i believe this is how it should work.
imagine if you were listening to music and viewing a website and you accidentally shook your phone. your music would shuffle when you didn't want it to and it would annoy you. (slight assumption on my part...)
when the screen is locked, try pressing the home button which will turn on the screen, and then press the home button twice to bring up the iPod controls. i believe shake to shuffle will work then.

Shake and Shuffle While Screen's Timed Out?

Is the Shake to Shuffle feature not supposed to work when the screen is timed out? If so, to me, this is incredibly restrictive. I'd assume the shake to shuffle feature is added specifically so one can skip the song while performing some other activity - not requiring two hands. If I have to 'wake' my I-pod when I want to skip a song, why even add the shake to shuffle feature?
For instance. I bought my Nano specifically to listen to while I go on my long motorcycle rides. It's great. I put it on a wristband and run the cord up my jacket. I'd like to wear it on my left wrist and be able to give my left (clutch-hand) wrist a good shake when I want to skip a song, but I can't, as the screen times out pretty quickly and this disables the feature.
Please, in a future firmware update, can this issue be addressed? Either by allowing users to turn off the screen time-out, or by allowing a toggle to make the shake to shuffle feature work with the screen timed out?
Thanks

I just found this in the iPod's User Guide: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_6thgen_User_Guide.pdf
Use “Shake to Shuffle”
When the screen is on, you can give iPod nano a quick shake to skip to a random song. If the screen is off, press the Sleep/Wake button before you shake. “Shake to Shuffle” is on by default, but you can turn it off in Settings > Music.
So what you are experiencing is the default or expected behavior. If you are up to it, leave feedback to Apple on this using the form in this link.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodnano.html
Is there a setting which will allow me to turn off the sleep feature and just have it go dim?
There is not.
B-rock

When i plug my ipod shuffle 4th generation in a box pops up and says the right files for this ipod isnt on the system?? sooo i re downloaded itunes and it still doesnt work soo i deleted it all and eredownloaded itunes all up to date and it still doesnt !

when i plug my ipod shuffle 4th generation in a box pops up and says the right files for this ipod isnt on the system?? sooo i re downloaded itunes and it still doesnt work soo i deleted it all and eredownloaded itunes all up to date and it still doesnt ! any help please

What was the exact error message you received? When you removed and re-installed iTunes, did you use the precise instructions in this Apple support document to walk you through the process?
Removing and Reinstalling iTunes, QuickTime, and other software components for Windows XP
B-rock

Can;t get the 'Shake to Shuffle' feature to work

I bought a new 16gig blue ipod nano yesterday and its all going good except for two things.
Firstly- I cant get the 'Shake to Shuffle' feature to work. I will shake my ipod around like mad when im in shuffle mode but nothing happens!
and Secondly- I cant get the genius to work on my ipod. When im playing a song I hold down the middle button and 'Add to On The Go, Browse Album, Browse Artist and Cancel' all come up but no genius! I do not have an itunes account because I do not have a Credit Card so i cant work it on my itunes either- is that why it wont work on my ipod?
If some would could please help me out it would be much appreciated.
Thankyou.

1) Make sure Shake-to-shuffle is turned on in the Settings option of the iPod.
2) Genius won't work if you haven't activated it in iTunes. You don't have to give a credit card to get an account, a debit will do just fine.
In any case, here's a link to create an account without providing bank card details:
http://www.iphonedownloadblog.com/create-an-itunes-account-without-a-credit-card /

How does the shake to shuffle work on ipod touch 4g?

So, i want to know how does the shake to shuffle work, i opened the music player and started playing a song but when i shake the ipod, nothing happens, the option of shuffle on the screen is still white and when the song currently playing ends, the next one in alphabetical order starts. The shake to shuffle option in settings is On.

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Shake to shuffle doesn't work within Playlists

I have just bought the new 8gb Nano, and i love it. But one thing is driving me mad. When i am playing songs within a playlist and then shake to shuffle, it goes back to my entire library of songs.
My questions are therefore:
Why doesn't it shuffle the playlist, when i shake?
Is this a bug?
Do Apple intend to do anything about this?

Use this link. They can't reply back to you but it says on the website that they read every comment:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodnano.html

TS3474 My iPod shuffle operation isn't working and keeps playing the same tune! The shake to shuffle is turned off. Any ideas? Thanks!

My iPod nano has suddenly stopped shuffling tunes and just repeats the same track. The shake to shuffle is off - any ideas? Thanks!

It sounds like the repeat setting has been enabled. See page 21 of your iPod's User Guide for instructions on turning it off.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_6thgen_User_Guide.pdf
B-rock

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