Q: 4th generation shuffle won't turn on or charge
I have the 4th generation shuffle, I believe mid '15 version. All of a sudden, it just stopped working. Red light comes on for 5 seconds, disappears. Charged for hours, no green. Never shows up on iTunes either.
Troubleshooting done:
- multiple USB ports (3.0 and 2.0)
- 2 different laptops, one Windows 10, other Windows 8
- usb wall charger (.5 amp)
- usb car charger (2 amp)
With the car charger, I read a trick where you unplug, replug until the red light stays on instead of disappearing after 5 seconds. After about 5-10 tries, it stays on only on the car charger. But, I've charged it straight for well over 45 minutes and it remains red. I unplug, turn on but nothing. No green light, nothing. Dead.
What could it be? Was working flawlessly for a long time.
iPod shuffle, Windows 10
Posted on Feb 15, 2016 12:45 PM