About Shake in iPod nano (4th generation)

  • Last Modified: September 09, 2008
  • Article: HT2907

Summary

The Shake feature, introduced with the iPod nano (4th generation), allows you to shuffle your music by simply shaking the iPod nano from side to side. Shaking will also advance playback to the next shuffled song if iPod nano is already playing music. 

Products Affected

iPod nano (4th generation)

Shake can be disabled in two different ways to prevent accidental activation of the feature:

  • Setting the hold switch on the top of the iPod nano to on.
  • Turning off the Shake feature by choosing Settings > Playback on iPod nano.
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