songs stop playing when screen goes to sleep since1.1 update on nano G6

Hello and thank you to iPod Whisperer for the solution. I too had the problem of audio stopping when the screen went blank. Three sets of ear buds responded the same way. Finally, I found pocket lint had entered the jack plug, thus disabling the ear bud detection. This fixed my problem.

Yet I am sure that there are others out there with the same problem. Get the lint out with a long skinny plastic probe. If that doesn't work, I offer this WORK AROUND:

Under "Settings" and then "Music" and then "Sleep/Wake Button", select the "Play/Pause" option.

Then go back to home screen. Then press the Sleep/Wake button once to turn off the display. Then double click the Sleep/Wake button. You should be able to continue your last music/podcast, etc.

Enjoy!

Ipod Whisperer,

I've had the same problem with my Ipod Nano 6th gen, I've read all the posts here and tried 3 sets of headphones I have, I've restored my Ipod as well through Itunes, and tried playing,skipping, pausing songs while it's plugged in,and checked the headphone jack if it's dirty and it's clean. Basically, again, I've tried all things mentioned in this post and I still have the problem. What do I do now? I've had this Ipod since christmas and I don't know if I'm able to exchange it since the screen is cracked.😟

having the same problem ..now on my second ipod . once the screen dims the song stops playing and it is not the headphones, as long as i tap the screen and keep it bright the song continues. I can hold the headphones in so they are very tight and it does that same thing..NOT happy with APPLE...too many people with the same issue and nothing being done about it!!!!!

I tried the work arounds, tried cramming the jack in, and as a last ditch effort, I went in search of lint. I was using an aux cord, so I thought it was just a compatability issue. Nope. LINT. A simple toothpick and a good flashlight and now the iPod stays on with both my bose ear buds and the aux cord. Thanks iPod Whisperer!!

I can't believe it. It was lint. Got it out and all is well.

thanks a lot, it's works, unbelieve that problem is so easy 🙂

iPod Whisperer, you are a genius. I tried everything because I thought for sure it was them, not me. Well, you made me see the light, and lint, which is now out of the headphone port and my little guy is playing like a champ. Thanks a zillion trillion!

Thanks alot this really helped.

😟 did not help. I do not have lint stuck in my iPhone, I have the headphones properly plugged in. But the playback stops when I close the screen. This is only true for playback from Safari and Facebook. Playback in Chrome works fine or just straightup iTunes works fine. Perhaps Apple made another bug in iOS7. I wonder if Apple is aware of the problem.

I've been dealing with this issue of the iPod stopping in mid-play for several months now. I took the advice of cleaning the earbud port (cleaned the charging port for good measure, too). I used canned air and blew out both ports, and hallelujah .... problem solved! Thanks for the solution!

the amount of lint I found made me wonder how it ever played in the first place... thanks for this...

I thought I had my earphones plugged in all the way, but after using canned air, a cut tip dipped in some rubbing alcohol and a toothpick I was able to get the link out and now it's working fine again which is a relief because I thought I was going to have to replace the iPod.

Thanks for this. Yep, the socket had some crud in it, I shoved a toothpick up there, tappped it on the table and it all came out. Works great now

Brilliant! Thank you so much!

A thin wooden bbq skewer will get the obstruction right out. In my case..lint was the culprit.

cheers!