My iPod Nano won't TURN OFF

I am new to IPOD Nano, so hopefully I'm not telling you something you already know. I struggled with getting my IPOD to turn off too. It was hit or miss sometimes the IPOD would turn off and sometimes it wouldn't. Then when I visited the Apple store with a frozen screen problem the CSR showed me how to turn my IPOD off. Yes you press and hold the play/pause button, but you need to press and hold on the very bottom of the wheel.

also the frozen screen thing. You can unfreeze your IPOD by connecting to your computer system and then ejecting your IPOD. However, this isn't very friendly on the go, which is what happened to me. So the way to reset the IPOD withoput a computer follows. Slide the hold button to hold; wait 10 -15 seconds; slide it back off hold. then press and hold the center "select" button and the menu button at the same time - holding them down until the gray screen with the apple appears.

I also have this problem...

I think that it can be a problem of the new firmware (1.1.3)

This problem just stated on my ipod nano! Is it the recent software update?

ok, so i have the EXACT opposite problem.
mine won't turn on.
i know i'm obviously in the wrong place.but i'm new with this online thing.NOT the ipod nano.
i've had problems with it before where if i would be playing a game on it too quickly it'd freeze up and i'd have to let it sit there for up to 6+ hours and let it die and then i learned how to unfreeze it.with the reset thing.with the menu and select button.
but please tell me how to turn it on or if anyone else has had this problem or where an apple store is or something!!!! Help me.i spent a lot of money on this.

Agreed, after restoring and resetting, the nano will not shut off. It stays on and even shows a full battery charge until it dies, as the others have stated, maybe 6 hours later. If it does shut off, after completely restoring it, it appears that something is still running as the battery discharges overnite. This is a new replacement for my first nano, that had battery issues late in its life as well. Oh well I never had any real issues when I used my PC and not this macbook. I will call Apple and see what they say. Later.

hiii im sort of having the same problem.
i am new to the ipod nano and any ipod in general
and i turned on ipod nano and put it on shuffle songs and then it just froze
and i tried turning it off and hitting the buttons and moving the little hold thing
and its done nothing..


any idea to what i should do???/

I too have this problem with my nano. I have had success each time by resetting it. At what point should I send it back for a replacement? I still have 6 mo. on my extended warranty.

My husband and I each bought a Nano just this past weekend and both ipodsd do not shut off when you press and hold.

Hope there will be a fix on this.

Press and hold what? Are you pressing the play/pause button?

I bought a nano last summer and have repeatedly had this problem. Left on its own, supposedly turned off, the battery drains. I gave up using it for several months after finding no answer posted. Getting it out again this week, the nano drained dry twice with no use, and I am sad to see that others are still having similar problems.

Does someone official ever read these postings and help out?

As per the manual, "press and hold the play/pause button" to shut off the nano... only no matter how long you sit holding it, the machine seems to think it is in sleep mode. The screen goes blank but keeps drawing on the battery until there is no power left.

Hi, I don't know if this will help at all, but sometimes if I find my play/pause button won't turn it off, I flick the hold button across, wait a couple of seconds then flick it back and magic I can turn it off. Not quite sure why this works for me though........

I was wondering if you ever received an answer to this question. I am having the exact same problem. It seems as if many people are having this same problem. I tried reseting it, and I let the battery run down but it still just is stuck on the Charged screen.
Please HELP if you can.

That thing with flicking the hold button works!

It doesn't work for me. Have tried resetting, restoring, connecting to itunes but still it won't switch off. This is the first time I've had this problem - although I have had problems switching off after charging before but it usually switched off.

Please anyone help?