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iPod Nano Switches Left and Right Channels With Headphone Insert
Posted by Wilson Rothman at 8:40 AM on October 11, 2008
If you have a new 4th-gen nano and a decent ear, you may have noticed something funny: After putting it to sleep, if you wake it up by inserting headphones, the left and right channels switch. I tried this with the most obvious stereo mix of all time, David Bowie's "Space Oddity," and it's really easy to duplicate yourself. While it's easy to correct, it's still definitely a weird, weird bug. Thanks to reader Matt for bringing it to our attention, and posting a thread at iLounge. Have you noticed it or any other weird glitches, like Genius' pathological avoidance of the lovely Norah Jones? (I'm serious, try it!)
Comments (AU Comments · US Comments)
J-Man
Posted October 12, 2008 11:13 PM
In regards to the Genius function in iTunes not playing some tracks, when I try and start a Genius playlist with specific track that has a remix of the same track on the album, iTunes always chooses the other remix over the track I am trying to play.. strange bugs.
jeremy
Posted October 24, 2008 10:38 AM
i have defiantly noticed and have tried to get apple to do something about it but i only get replacement ipods they even offered to send me a free apple tshirt for the trouble but i didn't really want to become a billboard for them in return for their stuff up!
Xterm11
Posted 10:19 AM 11/10/08
@Sims2Lover24: P.S. New here?
Xterm11
rbullwinkle
Posted 10:10 AM 11/10/08
What killed me about this piece is that I use "Space Oddity" for all my stereo testing, too. I thought I was fancy, or smart, or special. Now I feel...common. Thanks. I'm going to go have myself a cry.
rbullwinkle
Earl
Posted 10:05 AM 11/10/08
The 4g often freeze after you get congratulated by a celebrity in a Nike+ workout. Your workout will then be lost.
Earl
nutbastard
Posted 10:00 AM 11/10/08
@Sims2Lover24:
not first, but probably your last
nutbastard
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Posted 9:54 AM 11/10/08
@Sims2Lover24: No, those are features. This one is like surround sound...
P.S. I think you missed.
Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another dude
Rand
Posted 9:52 AM 11/10/08
I noticed the new Touch has a problem with photos saved from emails or the web. In short the photos look blurry. The same photos on a Gen 1 Touch or an iPhone will look just fine. As a test, try taking a picture with an iPhone. Email it to the touch. In the email app the photo will look fine. Once you save it and look at it in the photo app....looks like ass.
Rand
Sims2Lover24
Posted 9:49 AM 11/10/08
GOD!! Why do all apple products have flaws!!!!
P.S. First comment
Sims2Lover24
Saad Baig
Posted 9:45 AM 11/10/08
yet another reason to get the iTouch
Saad Baig
ShefaliCastor
Posted 8:49 AM 11/10/08
I know its not the same, but I think My iPhone starts playing music if its plugged in to the ac adapter and I plug in headphones.
ShefaliCastor
Keebler
Posted 10:42 AM 11/10/08
I have problems w/ my iPhone's headphone detection. Sometimes when I take *out* my headphones it starts playing.... through the speaker, making my quickly attempt to quiet the Barry Manilow/Tupac mash-up blaring out of it.
Keebler
StopTheLHC
Posted 10:59 AM 11/10/08
My friend has one and if you turn it to the right so it shows the cover flow, and then turn it on it's other side the albums (or the words) are still upside down.
Also, has anyone had any problems with texts and the iPhone?
StopTheLHC
minjae0810
Posted 10:57 AM 11/10/08
My nano makes a staticky noise when I switch the hold switch..
minjae0810
Capt Castellanos
Posted 10:56 AM 11/10/08
ground control to major tom,
commencing ipod bashing now.
Capt Castellanos
Wilson Rothman
Posted 11:17 AM 11/10/08
@1timeonly: You're lucky then, cuz it won't work in this house. As far as what we get, we get nothing but the warm-fuzzy feeling that the cute little piano-playin' songstress is reaching even more people. Except for the damn Genius inside my damn nano!
Wilson Rothman
1timeonly
Posted 11:12 AM 11/10/08
genius works with nora jones, you lie... i had to buy a nora jones album just to confirm it! how much does gis get for each nora album?
1timeonly
aUdGuY
Posted 11:03 AM 11/10/08
iPod touch
not iTouch.
srry just bugs me when I see or hear that. ugh.
aUdGuY
Technogamer1992
Posted 12:58 PM 11/10/08
any idea if this happens on the ipod touch 2g?
oh and my personal favorite track to use for testing stereo outputs id bohemian rhapsody.. becauseof the moments when all the sound is on-sided....and also cos its a great song (Y)
Technogamer1992
DJJS
Posted 1:27 PM 11/10/08
@Sims2Lover24: Dude this is Not Engadget! that is a BIG NO NO! you will get Banned !
DJJS
colarmac
Posted 2:17 PM 11/10/08
My iPod nano ofter makes a staticky noise, that's not cool. Found a nice free video download list, works for iPod. Share it here.
colarmac
K-SO
Posted 2:33 PM 11/10/08
@aUdGuY:
not to be a b*tch, but I feel the same exact way.
K-SO
Kittenparade
Posted 4:37 PM 11/10/08
@K-SO: As much as I hate to be a dick also, I couldn't agree more with you two.
Kittenparade
tande04
Posted 5:02 PM 11/10/08
ok that is just weird. Took me awhile to get it to work but sure enough. I had a bug at one point but can't get it to repeat where the clock wouldn't say yesterday.
tande04
hyewarrior
Posted 5:16 PM 11/10/08
@Technogamer1992: In the weeks I've had it, I haven't noticed this kind of problem...
hyewarrior
roflwaffles
Posted 5:15 PM 11/10/08
@DJJS:
Wait, i thought engadget was supposed to be the apple fanboiz.
roflwaffles
Beftus
Posted 6:36 PM 11/10/08
@Earl: Thanks for confirming that, happened to me too. My workout got lost but it was added to the totals. Does your 4g display seconds (units) during a workout? Mine doesn't.
Beftus
Earl
Posted 11:08 PM 11/10/08
@Beftus: You can read all about it here: [discussions.apple.com]
Earl
mrafternoon
Posted 12:54 AM 12/10/08
I for sure don't need the "genius" to avoid Nora Jones!
mrafternoon
CYST!
Posted 1:33 AM 12/10/08
@nutbastard: Ooooh. I hope so.
CYST!
DisposableInterloper
Posted 1:56 AM 12/10/08
@DJJS:
Saying, "First!" doesn't mean you'll get banned. It's a bannable offense if it's the only thing you say.
@roflwaffles:
The echo chamber that is the blogosphere is a cacophony of Apple fanboyism with a faint undertone of the pained moans and cries of Apple haters. Every blog is packed with a substantial and vocal population of Apple fanboys. It's otherwise a sort of Hell for Apple haters.
DisposableInterloper
DisposableInterloper
Posted 1:50 AM 12/10/08
@Kittenparade:
Yeah, add me to the list of people with "iTouch" as a big pet peeve.
DisposableInterloper
gamecrazychris
Posted 2:19 AM 12/10/08
The genius avoids any Real Big Fish which is kinda annoying.
gamecrazychris
WiZZLa
Posted 3:51 AM 12/10/08
This is quite the feature, one I would surely pay for!
WiZZLa
orangesrhyme
Posted 6:56 AM 12/10/08
@DisposableInterloper: Count me in on the iPod Touch-- Not iTouch club. Matter of fact, Let's make a facebook group!
orangesrhyme
ErmannoRhea
Posted 3:58 AM 12/10/08
this is a 1g nano bug, but if you put it to sleep and wake it up pressing a button on the ipod radio/remote, it wakes up at full volume! I'm either gonna go deaf or die from a heart attack one of these days.
ErmannoRhea
Admiral Cat
Posted 2:11 PM 12/10/08
@gamecrazychris:
First thing: Reel Big Fish.
Second thing: Seriously? That's a bit of an issue for me.
Admiral Cat
EricAlder
Posted 12:57 AM 14/10/08
Oh my gosh! How can people possibly correct this major malfunction?!?!?
I mean, it's not like you can just switch earplugs around and... no wait, yes it is.
Never mind.
EricAlder
Improbable
Posted 1:03 AM 14/10/08
There's much bigger flaws with the new Nano, like the fact that Apple removed its ability to charge from Firewire.
This means that the vast majority of accessories out there (all with Apple's big shiny "Made for iPod" logo) will not charge my new iPod.
Improbable