How do you turn off cover flow? I HATE IT!

What exactly is the problem?
The menus wok the same way as before, you just get some images of the content you are looking at.
It is not cover flow by the way, that is totally different.

Return it by all means.

If you go into itunes, click on your ipod, there is a box on the main screen that says display album artwork. Uncheck it and your ipod will not show the pictures of your album art work. Instead it will just say how many songs you have. I don't know if this is what you are looking for or not.

What do you mean "correctly"?

That is the new GUI for the Nano/iPod Classic. I happen to like it others don't. As suggested send your feedback to see if they can add a way to select whether you want the old format or the split screen.

Ziatron wrote:
Thank you to all who have tried to help.

Perhaps some additional details are in order.

I also have an iPod video. It works correctly. When I go through various menus there is no artwork floating around on the right side of the display.

If I uncheck "display album artwork" in iTunes that will probably turn off the album artwork that my iPod video shows when it's _actually playing that song._ I want to keep that ability.

What I need to turn off is the annoying graphics that takes place to the right in menus.

If my iPod video does it correctly why can't the iPod nano?

Because the iPod video does not have that feature and the iPod nano does.

The new iPod nano and the new iPod classic have a new operating system that includes the moving graphics to the right of the menus. As you have been told you cannot turn it off it is what the new menus look like, get over it.

I really don't see what the problem is anyway, it does not interfere with the operation of the menu, nor is it offensive. if you don't like it then take it back and stop whining.

Ziatron,

I think someone was a little harsh with you. I didn't think you were whining.

But I'm curious about what bothers you so much about these floating images. If you do return and read this, could you explain yourself a little more just to satisfy my curiosity? What is it that bugs you about them? That they float around or that they display at all? Do you worry that they are wasting your battery or something? Or perhaps you feel uncomfortable with people getting glimpses of what's in your iPod just by examining the top menu?

Did I get a hit? I'm genuinely interested.

Its annoying.
The reason why I BOUGHT an iPod over something more like a zune is because of its menu system. Its beautifully simple. This is what apple is famous for. Elegance through simplicity.

Honestly, the ipod is not THAT great of a devics. It plays mp3s. Thats it. It doesn't have an FM tuner in it. It doesn't have an FM transmitter. It doesn't play DIVX, once you put songs that you OWN (as in, recorded, produced, mastered, printed, and ripped) onto it, you can't take them back off again (without third party software).

The new menu system is ugly. Its crowded, half of the tiny screen is taken up by pointless album artwork.

I've own almost every full sized ipod since version one. I hate the touch, and now my "classic" is covered with this crap.

I'm buying a zune.

To each their own, I like the front menu, others do not. Maybe in a future version they'll make it an option. I don't think it is ugly, and it really doesn't use up anything, it is doubtful even with it off they would expand the menu in any way. There would just be white space on the right.

I'm glad it doesn't have an FM tuner, it would just take up space and FM radio *** in this area. I'm glad it doesn't have an FM transmitter, there are no usable frequencies here and again it would add a cost I don't want to pay. If you want a transmitter you can buy one.

If you've owned all these ipods then you would know it has always taken 3rd party software to move non-iTunes purchased music from the iPod to the computer. There are several free ones available that work well.

Sorry you hate the Touch, I really like mine, and I guess I'm not near as sensitive as you are about the album view in the main menu. Maybe you should take up yoga.

Enjoy your Zune.

I want to turn it off as well, but I think I have a reason that more of you might understand. I genuinely think it slows down the movement between screens. I have a Gen 1, an iPod Photo, and now the gen 6 80 gig classic, and the slowest by far to go from the main menu screen, to, say, Music, then Artists...is the gen 6. That just shouldn't be. And the only difference seems to be that it is randomly finding and displaying album art that, while pretty, doesn't serve much of a purpose except for reminding you of what albums/movies/pictures you already know you have. Has anyone else noticed that with this version, the snappy, satisfying movement between menu screens is sluggish and at some times frustrating...this thing is practically still in the box...4 days old. I would applaud the aesthetic improvements of the new gui if it weren't for the apparent slowdown of what had always been a very quick system.

Message was edited by: BennoTron

I've been trying to turn it off for a friend because she has to charge her ipod so frequently so i thought i'd cut down all the crap that would use up batteries. I have a good feeling that this is one of those features. I don't particularly see much point in it at all. I agree that it should be a setting that you can turn off completely.

I find your stereotyping of teenagers a bit offensive (even though I'm not one myself).

The preview pane is a great idea that many people have been wanting for several generations of iPod. It is inconceivable to me that it would be a serious distraction to anyone.

And Apple has technically never sold anything called an "iPod video," so I'm guessing you are talking about the fifth-gen iPod, which is an older model - I'm not sure why it would be surprising that some newer features would not be present on an older iPod.

+"I find your stereotyping of teenagers a bit offensive (even though I'm not one myself)"+

Uh-oh. It 's the political correctness police. We must not offend anybody now! Anyway, some people have special conditions, like myself that find it extremely distracting to have album art running across. All Apple has to due is release a simple software update and poof the split screen is gone. Now, I wish I can say the same about PC police.

-superhamster

The artwork display on the side technically isn't Coverflow. And no, you can't turn it off.

Submit your feelings on the matter to Apple:

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodnano.html

In your iPod options in iTunes, uncheck the box to use cover art and it will not be imported. You will see a generic graphic instead of the album cover.