Q: my iPod shuffle 4th gen won't charge or show up in iTunes

Recharge your shuffle, the light will go green when charged. Your device will show up after your cousin disconnects his phone and you plug in your shuffle again.

Hope that helps

ok, the red light is on when the shuffle is connected. the iphone is disconnected. it's been almost 3 hours since i plugged in the shuffle and it's still on the red light...

Is your shuffle switch off, if not switch it off and try charging again. Secondly, unplug your shuffle, turn the shuffle on and off again, is the light green now?

no..it doesn't matter what i do, the only light is the red light. i will do anything possible to go to the nearest apple service and maybe they will save the problem  not even the tutorials on their site won't help.

anyway, thanks for you help and sorry for the headaches

yes it got wet. so what did they? what's to do?

Hi bensdaswag , I am facing same issue . How did you solve it . How much did they ask for repairing it ?? Please Reply

I am having the same problem and I didn't get it wet at all.  Its a fairly new shuffle......only a few weeks old.... and it won't charge (only the red light comes on for 5 seconds) and itunes won't recognize it.  Did I just buy a dud?

i got 1 to and it hasnt even been a month and it stopped working

i will NEVER reccomend it to any1

If it's one month old, it's under warranty (for one year from purchase date).

I am having the same issue. It's a waterproof shuffle, so water should not be a problem.  When I plug it in, get the red light for a few seconds, then nothing. It has been charged in overnight and is not charging. Have restarted my computer, and I know the USB port is fine. The device does not show up in Disk Uitility. Any ideas how to get my laptop to recognize the nano?

I am having the same issue. It's a waterproof shuffle, so water should not be a problem.  When I plug it in, get the red light for a few seconds, then nothing. It has been charged in overnight and is not charging. Have restarted my computer, and I know the USB port is fine. The device does not show up in Disk Uitility. Any ideas how to get my laptop to recognize the nano?

The water-proofed shuffle is not technically an Apple product anymore, because it has been modified by the company that sells them.  It does no harm to ask questions here, since it is still functionally an iPod shuffle, but if it's under warranty, you should contact the company that sold it, for tech support.

The device does not show up in Disk Uitility.

It will not appear in Disk Utility or the Mac Desktop (except when syncing), unless you set it to Enable disk use.  Does it appear in iTunes when connected?

When I plug it in, get the red light for a few seconds, then nothing.

That may indicate that the battery is faulty.  Be sure to try disconnecting other USB devices, in case there is not enough power on your Mac's USB bus for all connected devices.  If you use a USB hub, try a direct connection.  If it's a MacBook, connect its power adapter.

I'm having the same problem.  The online customer service is useless since I recieved this as a gift and don't know the purchase date.  I've had this less than two weeks and have used it twice.  Do not under an circumstances recommend this piece of garbage to anyone!