Questions tagged [ipod-shuffle]

Apple's smallest iPod. This music player has no screen and relies on push buttons for playing, pausing etc.

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iPod Shuffle 2nd gen won't turn on:

I have a ten year old iPod Shuffle 2nd gen with original dock charger. After some years on shelf it won't turn on. It's charging when connected to adapter. It's also not recognised by iTunes (Windows ...
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iPod is not Charging

When I connect my iPod shuffle to my computer it is not pulling up the profile that I can put music on normally it will pull up but it not pulling it up for me, and it won't charge it. Another thing ...
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Unable to manage or delete songs from my iPod Shuffle

I have 2 iPod Shuffles and iTunes will not let me manage my music manually. It won't show playlists using a brand new MacBook Pro. When I delete a song and confirm the delete twice, the song still ...
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My iTunes sync completes, but my iPod doesn't get any music. What can be done?

Device : iPod Shuffle 2nd Second Generation OS : Windows 7 64 bit My steps were as follows I checked the "Sync only checked songs" Even though i checked some songs before syncing, i did not ...
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How do I transfer podcasts to an iPod shuffle (2nd gen) in macOS Catalina?

When I plug in an iPod shuffle (2nd generation), it appears in the sidebar under Devices in the new Music app, but not in the new Podcasts app. The iPod also appears as a location in Finder, but the "...
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Why does my iPod shuffle occasionally fail to sync play counts with iTunes?

It's been about half a year since I moved from an iPhone to a Windows Phone. This was a particularly difficult decision, as play counts are extremely important to me but non-Apple devices don't sync ...
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iPod Shuffle (4G) doesn’t charge

I didn't charge my iPod Shuffle for a long time. One day I plugged it to my computer and tried to charge it. The charging light doesn't blink, and it looks like the iPod is already dead. Can someone ...
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How do you use your iPod shuffle or nano?

I bought my first Apple product a few months ago, an iPod shuffle, a tiny little music gadget that's fun to play with. However its getting a little boring because I don't know what I can do with it or ...
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Can I use my Mac to play music stores on an old iPod shuffle?

I want to plug my very old iPod shuffle it into my more current Mac and play from my shuffle's play list. Can I do that and if so how? I can see all the songs in "My Music" but cant play it.
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iPod Shuffle (4G) dead, not charging, not detected by PC

My iPod is dead, and whenever I plug it in (original Apple cable, firmly pushed in all the way) the LED glows red for 5 seconds and turns off. My PC does not detect it, and I've tried multiple PCs and ...
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Mac OS X / iTunes not recognizing iPod?

I've plugged in a iPod into my iMac. I've plugged it to the back of the mac where the USB Ports are. It does charge the iPod but whenever i want to add music or delete music i can't since iTunes / My ...
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iPod Classic Album Shuffle Playlist

[Apologies for the long question. It's not as complicated as it looks.] Preable I have a 160GB iPod Classic which I manage with the latest iTunes via Windows XP. I have ~10000 music tracks and many ...
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iPod shuffle 3rd gen doesn't shuffle well

I recently got a Mac and I synced my iPod shuffle with it. I have around 300 songs on my iPod but despite the fact I set the playing order to shuffle, the iPod doesn't shuffle the items very well. It ...
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Can't sync smart playlists that contains podcasts

I have a smart playlist that pulls the latest podcasts, however when I try to sync the playlist to my Shuffle 4th gen, nothing happens. Smart playlists with "normal" audio files, syncs fine. Anyone ...
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Apple iPod earphone problem

My iPod shuffle Is just 7 months old and the earphones has a problem. The output sound is very low. I just now got my friends earphones and checked, the sound was loud and clear. What could be the ...
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Why is my iPod Shuffle an "Unknown Device"?

Help, I've tried everything. I have an iPod Shuffle 2nd generation and ever since I plugged it into an AC wall charger, my PC has stopped recognizing it. I tried multiple PCs, to ensure it's not my ...
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How does the 4th generation iPod Shuffle know what time a song was last played?

Synching my iPod Shuffle (4th generation) updates the Last Played column in iTunes, and it looks as though the updated value matches closely to the time I played the song on the Shuffle. But ... how ...