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Jun 17, 2009 | By Chris | Tags: , , |   14
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Here’s another feature that’s new to iPhone 3.0. Shake your iPhone and it shuffles your iPod. Watch my video demo of iPhone 3.0’s shake-to-shuffle feature:

The iPhone will shuffle once shaken regardless of whether you have the iPod app open. Stay tuned for a full review of iPhone 3.0.

Update: Deda adds, “I just tried the shake/shuffle feature. You can’t return to a previously skipped song if you choose to shake the phone.”

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14 Comments So Far...

Deda
Deda
Jun 18, 2009 @ 12:41 am

I just tried the shake/shuffle feature. You can’t return to a previously skipped song if you choose to shake the phone. I don’t know if this is a bug…

Chris
Jun 18, 2009 @ 1:03 am

Deda, it’s great to get comments like yours. I missed that and probably wouldn’t have noticed it for awhile without your comment. I’ll be sure to add this point to the post tomorrow (it’s late now). It does seem buggy to me.

Jozso
Jozso
Jun 20, 2009 @ 5:29 am

Also, you cannot shake to shuffle if the iPhone is in sleep mode or can you?

Chris
Jun 20, 2009 @ 11:13 am

@Jozso I believe you can, if I remember correctly, but I sold my iPhone and am waiting for 3G S so I can´t check for you until then. Anyone else know?

Jozso
Jozso
Jun 20, 2009 @ 11:30 am

Well, just checked again. Shake to shuffle works when the phone is turned on. But after I switch it off to sleep mode, it doesn’t budge after I shake it. Sorta weird to have to turn it on, slide to unlock, and then shake. Am I missing something?

2deth
2deth
Jun 23, 2009 @ 10:00 pm

In sleep mode, double-click the button and shake.
Any better way?

Gustavo
Gustavo
Jun 24, 2009 @ 2:58 am

Why you need to scratch your iphone’s back side??? O.o

Anastasia
Anastasia
Jun 24, 2009 @ 2:11 pm

Not a fan of shake to shuffle. Especially if you are running with the phone. It kept shuffling because I was obviously shaking it. Anyone know how to disable this feature?

Svr
Svr
Jun 30, 2009 @ 11:20 am

Useless feature if you need to press the on button first…

Svr
Svr
Jul 1, 2009 @ 10:11 am

Just notice it that you not only need to turn it on, but you also need to unlock it…

jill
jill
Jul 7, 2009 @ 9:02 am

can you turn the shuffle off, i run with my iphone and now it wont stop shuffling because it confuses the running with the shaking…..grrrr !!!

Jozso
Jozso
Jul 8, 2009 @ 8:11 am

@jill Sure. Settings –> iPod–> turn iff shake to shuffle

cinch stecker
Sep 8, 2009 @ 12:42 am

indeed the phone is a beauty, however, there are issues with upgrading the version and/or downloading stuff (ringtones, wallpapers, etc…) on the phone, as it locks it back. if this is solved, then its unbeatable!!!

Lea
Lea
Oct 15, 2009 @ 11:41 am

I love you! I almost threw my phone down the hill the other day because it wouldnt stop shuffling! I thought i was going to go crazy!

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