Disable coverflow on iPod

Keep this thread alive. Apple employees read these boards. I was contacted by a engineer who wanted my Nano to examine it for the channel swapping problem.

Hopefully they have been reading it because it certainly seems like they are just ignoring the problem in typical Apple fashion. Steve Jobs is on record saying that the customers dont know what they want. I am beginning to think Apple isnt going to do anything about it.

Steve jobs:
"It's really hard to design products by focus groups. A lot of times, people don't know what they want until you show it to them. "

Well, I hope he and Apple dont have this attitude in regard to this feature, but Apple is becoming more arrogant as they become more popular. True, there is some merit to Jobs statement, but not in this case, I firmly believe.

Here is a site regarding the issue of cut and paste on the iphone, the most requested feature -- and in many eyes, a flaw. Even windows mobile has cut and paste.

http://www.dailytech.com/ReportApples+Jobs+Gives+iPhone+Customers+What+They+DontWant/article13339.htm

Hopefully, I'm just being cynical and Apple will fix it, but, as a long time Apple customer of DECADES, I am noticing that they are becoming more and more arrogant and unresponsive to customer complaints and demands, most likely due to an increasing marketshare. The latest issue with the Iphone App store and cut and paste, as well as trying to lock down more and more things is starting to make me lose faith, and particularlly, if they cant even implement a feature like an on/off switch for coverflow on an ipod, which, as a software developer myself, should be quick and absolutely painless for Apple to do. But, maybe they want people to wear their batteries out quicker and buy another one. It would be a smart move by Apple in respect to making more business, but it's insulting. If it was hard to implement, Apple could stop a lot of critisim by explaining why it is hard to implement, but that is unlikely, as Apple is the most tight-lipped, passive-aggressive company around. They don't even have to explain it; they can just tell us that a fix is on the way; be patient. But not even that; just some heresy from Customers saying they talked to a person at Apple who said the fix would be coming. In my book, anecdotal evidence doesn't cut it.

Prove me wrong, Apple. Fix coverflow. Or tell us the fix is coming, and give us some specifics.

Yes, I would like to see the ability to disable Coverflow added to all of the iPod models that support it. Furthermore, on the Touch, I'd like to see the ability to skip fwd thru songs when in Coverflow.

I posted a separate thread, but no response. I'll ask here so if it is an issue I can add it to my feedback to Apple. In Coverflow on my Nano, when the song finishes and moves to the next, the album and song on the screen don't change. Sometimes hitting the menu button changes it, but not often. Also, when in Coverflow, hitting the >> and << buttons don't move fwd and bckwd through the playlist. Is that the correct behavior?

ive been thinking the very same thing since i got my new nano and im glad that im not the only one.

PLEASE APPLE, GIVE US THE OPTION TO DISABLE!!!!

They MUST make a way to disable the coverflow. Listening to music with my ipod in my coat pocket the battery doesn't last more than a few hours, and when i pause, the cover flow keeps the ipod and it's nearly dead the next time i listen to music.

Apple has received enough notice about this usability flaw to warrant an update, yet thus far none has been offered. The obvious response from ALL 4G Nano owners is simple:

RETURN YOUR 4G IPOD NANOs NOW.

Then you must send a note to Apple informing them of your return and why. Threatening Apple's bottom line, sorry to say, is the most effective way to get the attention of Steve Jobs and his iPod division.

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Between the coverflow issue and the L+R channel swap on pause/sleep issue, I got fed up and sold my nano 4G on eBay (since I couldn't return it). Got a refurbed 8GB 2nd generation one on eBay and put the difference back in the bank.

Can't carry as many tunes around with me, but the new-to-me nano works flawlessly, doesn't swap channels on me, and doesn't even HAVE cover flow. 😉

I agree. The 2nd gen Nano is perfect for working out, etc. I kept mine and have been using it at the gym until they fix the problems. The iSkin Duo case helps a lot too.

I just returned my 4th gen nano and bought an Apple certified refurbished 3rd gen black 8GB for 99 dollars and I couldn't be happier.

4th gen nano = fail

I have tried every option on the ipod to try and disable the coverflow. However, all fail to disable this option. I believe that apple should fix their new ipod. It is not as well planned out as their previous generations. How sad.

I sent feedback to Apple. I keep telling myself that this will change in the next firmware update...I can't believe how quickly the battery drains because of coverflow & the accelerometer. It's like 30-40% of what I was getting with my previous nanos. *This is a real problem.*

u can always put it on hold and have it set at the volume you need. why do you need to change the volume while your moving??

I don't even see the point of this Cover Flow thing. When my iPod turns on its side, it's the same exact thing no matter what I'm listening to... black screen, music notes, and the title of the first album (in alphabetical order) on my list. That's it. That's all I ever see. Why I need that, and can't choose not to have it, is beyond me.