[joshb]

I have had mixed results finding out about how the 2g shuffle handles playlists.

Can someone point me in the direction of a good summary of how to use / manage playlists with the 2g shuffle.

First of all, I am loading a playlist onto the shuffle by dragging said list onto the shuffle icon, that's not a problem (though maybe I'm doing it wrong). I do the same thing with one or two more lists to fill up the space, capping it off with a bit of AutoFill. Second, after unmounting the the shuffle I select play and then the next playlist by hitting the pause/play key rapidly three times (using the shuffle playback option on the device). Here is where I get mixed results. Sometimes I go forward to the next list, other times not. I also seem to be unable to get past the last list using the 3-click method. All in all I'm a bit confused, but likely because I'm used to the regular iPod playlist management.

Any help would be appreciated.

[joshb]

Okay, let's take a step back. Can anyone even confirm that the second generation shuffle even supports playlists? Maybe then we can talk about how to load them if this is true.

[billjjones]

You can autofill ONE playlist onto a Shuffle. That could be a Smart Playlist so you could combine playlists into one.


People have had trouble with autofill and podcasts. the issue is outlined with a solution on murphy mac.