Do I have to take nano out to charge or update my itunes? Are the buttons easy to press through the plastic?
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It shouldn't be necessary to take it out in order to charge it. There should be sufficient room through that top slit to do just that. As for the buttons, I have found that operating the pause and menu buttons on the wheel is quite easy to do through the plastic. However, adjusting the volume through the plastic is a challenge. Out in the open, it just requires a soft touch to move the volume up or down. But the plastic makes that difficult to do -- I wind up accidentally stopping the song that's playing and advancing it to the next song.
380245
I would check this out on the Apple Support site. Everything that I see talks about needing the software 1.0.3 for the 4th generation iPod Nano and nothing about a 3rd generation or before.
412585
I have the exact same problem, my 2nd Gen just broke and the new shuffle appear to be worthless. Some people recommend buying a reconditioned 2nd Gen from Apple but they appear to be out of stock. Not sure where to turn! Ipod Nano is popular but heavier than I'd prefer. Bring back the 2nd Gen Apple!
1916097
If you update to the latest version of the software, you won't need to bother with iTunes at all. Download it here: http://www.ionaudio.com/ezvc
1447614
Yes it is. I am very happy with my iPod Nano. Sounds good and works great. I bought two of them and recorded my CD collection to iTunes and uploaded to the iPod. Worked great with no problems. I bought the iPod after I spent hours trying to get a Sensa Clip+ to same thing and have never been able to get it to work.
210568
I just spoke with an Apple rep as I am also frustrated with Cover Flow. He said to: (1) plug my ipod into my computer / iTunes (2) go to my nano's Summary page (where you can see the storage space or refresh the unit, etc) (3) click on the Music tab (4) uncheck Display Artwork -- I hope that helps!
437322
Prob not... All I had in it was my nano iPod which is very lite and small and I went to take it out and the whole front came off ... All I did was unzip it to take and listen to it and when I unzipped the front the front come right off... Sorry.
1326713
I tried this today and it worked! I'm glad for the simple yet effective way to get around the iTunes situation. Thank you!
742679
i never had a chance to use it with itunes. It crashed within the first two weeks of purchase. If you never forget to shut it down properly before unpluging from your computer you may be alright. I purchased two at the same time and they both stopped working right away.
17068
HI Anne, I got the 4g nano for Christmas. My first Ipod. It's pretty cool. Anyway i have fit 7 hours of video(movies), 1 hour of video podcasts and 130 songs all at once and still had 300mb free. I think for 50 bucks more it's well worth it to double the size. I made my own movies from my dvd's so i left off credits to save space. not sure if an itunes movie would take more space. Hope tha helps
50808
I have a 2nd generation Nano, a 3rd generation Nano Shuffle and now a 6th generation Nano. I mostly use them for exercise and the 3rd generation is absolutely the best of all. It's the easiest to use because the controls are on the headphones so you can change songs with a press of the button. Because it's so compact, I can clip it to my clothing so I barely realize I have it on. The 2nd generation with the trackwheel can be a pain to exercise with. I haven't used the 6th generation Nano enough to really comment yet.
1642544
A good brand regular battery seems to last several hours. Am pretty sure you can add music to it from iTunes. I'm very pleased with mine and have gotten hours of pleasure from it and found it simple to use even though I am up there in age (almost 70).
395994
I had a nano 2nd generation until recently when I upgraded to the classic 120. The nano and I had good times and I consireded keeping it for the gym and what not. BUt I love my music so much and my taste varies from hour to hour that I would rather keep the classic with me at all times with my entire music collection and create several playlists within it than keep my nano and not have everything I want at any given moment. So the nano will be inherited by my mom this Christmas. Yep, thats right, some seriously early "Christmas shopping" ;-)
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I struggled with this also, but it's actually super easy...it just slides apart. Use your thumb and index finger and hold the sides above the clip, and use the same hold in the middle of the bottom piece and then pull apart! Hope this was helpful. It's a really wonderful band, and I didn't have issue with the headphone jack as others did. Once I got it open and the Ipod inside, I was very happy I made the purchase!
101470
I use my mp3 exclusively for audiobooks. I'm a real junkie and listen nonstop all day when I'm not at work. The first one I bought was a Zen V. It had issues, but improved when Creative came out with new firmware. After using it for a year, the battery would no longer hold a charge. There was no way to replace the battery. So I decided to look for a player with a user-replaceable battery and bought a Zen Micro. It worked fine for a few weeks, then it broke and Creative said they could not repair it. I decided the battery was more of an issue than the bookmarking, so I bought a Sansa e250 v2. I've had it for about a month and it's great. Better than either of the Creative players. But it doesn't have bookmarking. Rockbox wizards are working on a new version that will work with the Sansa e250v2, so I'm hoping that will give it bookmarking capability. The resume playing works really well with the Sansa (unlike with the 2 creative players). Since I only listen to one book at a time and don't listen to music, the only time bookmarking is really an issue is when I transfer or delete books when the player is connected to my PC. (I have a Gomadic wall charger to recharge the battery at night.) I'm really not sure about the full time stamping. My library changed from netLibrary to Overdrive. Overdrive breaks audiobooks into multiple files instead of having one really large file like NetLibrary, so that hasn't been an issue. In 2006 a survey showed that 25% of the adult US population listens to audiobooks. It's really stupid that mp3 manufacturers continue to ignore our needs when the technology and software already exists to provide every player with full time stamping and bookmarking. If just one of them would come out with a reliable player with a user-replaceable battery and those features, they would probably rival iPOD overnight. If Sansa would respond with a firmware update to provide those features, the e200 series could be that player. Instead, they foolishly continue to ignore the pleas of audiobook listeners.
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Connect it to your computer. iTunes will come up and tell you what to do. If you don't have iTunes, you can download it for free. I always set my iPods up through iTunes and have never had a problem. When I come across things I don't know how to do, I just google it.
1232574
FALSE. It functions while charging. You can also sync with the micro-USB cord directly into iTunes.