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I turned on Genius, but my iPod is telling me it needs to be turned on

I turned on Genius about a week ago, it has been working on my iPad since. However, when I used my Nano 5, it said I needed to turn it on. I've synced it to iTunes twice, updated genius, turned genius off then back on, and it still says it. Any ideas what the problem could be?

iPod nano, Windows 7

Posted on Jul 27, 2012 4:59 PM

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Jul 27, 2012 11:27 PM in response to Ferretmeat

There is the Genius feature in iTunes. On your iPod, it has Genius Mixes.


You need to turn ON Genius in iTunes, as you have done already. Then, in iTunes, select the iPod in the iTunes sidebar, under DEVICES. Over to the right, go to the Music tab. If you are not syncing your entire music library to your iPod, look under Playlists. Check Genius Mixes, and at least one "mix" indented below.


When you sync, the selected mixes should be available when you select Genius Mixes on the iPod.


This article has more details.


http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3843

I turned on Genius, but my iPod is telling me it needs to be turned on

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