6th Gen Nano - 25 seconds of battery life?

Ok, For Christmas i received the new iPod Nano, the 6th Generation one. but, ever since unpacking the thing, i only been able to squeeze out about 24.7 seconds of battery life at most - after leaving it plugged in for 3 and a half Hours.
Any Ideas on How to fix this? Do i need to send it back? Am i illegible to send it back since i leave overseas in italy?

The Adapter isn't complicated...
Ok, for those who don't know, The Voltage ratings in the United States (and many other countries) and in most central European countries are not the same. The US uses 120v in their plugs, and the EU countries use anywhere from 220v-240v in their plugs. Plugging a US appliance that isn't dual voltage into a EU plug will most likely result in that appliance Burning out, or Blowing up.
The Result to this is a 120v to 220v-240v Transformer. THAT is what i plugged the adapter into.

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6th Gen Nano Battery Life

How much run time are you getting with your 6th Gen Nano?
The tech specs state "up to 24 hours of play time."
I'm getting less than 6 hours. I charge overnight and listen to podcasts at 1.5x speed. The screen display is off most of this time. I may pause it every 30 min or so, but the screen is "off" the vast majority of time.
The unit is about a week old and only cycled 3 times.
Thanks,
Joe

I thought I had a defective batter as well, but I was wrong. I have been using the ipod throughout the day, starting in the Am with a full charge. At the end of the day, using it on and off, it would be about 20% or less. My thought was that I was probably only using it maybe 6 or 7 hours a day and that this is not what apple advertised. So I thought Id put it to the test. I was thinking that because I was changing albums by hand (using the LCD), checking song names occasionally, maybe using the lcd was a problem and draining the battery. So I looped a playlist and plugged it into my headphones and didn't touch it except for a couple times to quickly check the batter meter. It Gave up and quit at 16 hours. I thought for sure that I had a defective unit as thats 8 hours short of the 24 hours claimed. After reading an apple doc on how to extend battery life on Ipods, It mentioned that Turning off the EQ would extend the batter life. I also had another thought. The headphones I use are more DJ style and much larger. perhaps it takes more battery life to drive these things. So I Plugged in the Stock Apple Headphones and hit the reset button on the Ipod, which turned off the EQ and put the Ipod back to factory spec. After a re-run of the test, I got 31 hours and 15 minutes. This is a huge difference. So I guess My ipod is OK,and learned that the headphones I use, the abundant use of the interface screen, and using an EQ setting has a huge impact on batter life. Now I know, Hope this helps.

Shutting off and battery life 6th gen nano

I tried every way possible to get 24 hours battery life on the new 6th gen Nano, and the most I got was 12 hours. That was without touching the device,just letting it play music at 128bit rate. and everything off!. what is wrong! Also there is no way to turn off the Nano completely, only pause it. Please Apple send us all a software update that will fix this problem!! Don't let this product be another flop like your Iphone 4th gen was. To many flops and you will start going from number 1,to the worst company to purchase from.Your products in the past have been to good to let issues like this ruin your reputation. Please keep up the good work in your past, and don't let your products go to the garbage bin. thank you sincerely.

Mad Man,
I'm with you on these concerns. The "shutting off" of a device should not be a guessing game, nor should the user need to jump through hoops, particularly if the user is a child. Seems if the customer base has concerns, or is at least unclear on the topic (which the countless complaints on the web would indicate they are), I would have hoped that apple would have at least dignified it's customers with a response.
I've read other posters respond to this line of question, with short answers, and attempt to dismiss the issue and question through shaming someone for even questioning the functionality, but these are legitimate questions. If apple can not, or will not respond, I suspect there will be more returns of the product than anticipated.

HOW do I get the "watch" to stay on and not shut off on my 6th GEN NANO?

After purchasing a $70 cool watchband for my new 6th GEN NANO, I'm very disapointed that I can't get the "watch" function to stay on more than 15 seconds. AppleCare says that it isn't meant to stay on, it would run down the battery. Then why put on 16 watch faces, and show it as a "watch" on everything you publish? Doesn't make sense you can watch TV shows and movies, but doesn't have enough battery to run a watch face. BAD design, and shame on APPLE for selling a dozen different watchbands in their stores. Now don't you think the store salesman would say "are you thinking of wearing this as a watch, or to hold your NANO while you are at the gym"? 15 seconds is often not enought time to get setup and take someone's blood pressure. I don't think I need to offer an explanation of WHY a watch should work more than 15 seconds without pushing a button, do I?

This is getting silly, but I'm not too young to remember the early digital watches. The difference is that we knew what we were buying . jThey were upfont about the FACT that the watches didn't stay on. And how well did they sell as watches? Hmmm I don't think any of us said that Apple was pushing Nano primarily as a watch. That said, this is not a third party "app" either .... 18 clock faces come with the Nano as a "feature" of the product. It's not a "digital time read out"... it's made to look and act like a watch. Apples own website touts that you can change its face "to match your mood or your outfit".... The bands they sell range from $20 bucks to like $150 bucks.... This is a HUGE money maker for them. It is THESE KINDS OF FEATURES that brings people back buying new ipods, because like I said, without them, I have plenty of devices that already "record music", or "store pictures". And your other points have zero merit. Go to the Apple website to the Nano 6 page where Apple touts all of its merits. This is where Apple explains the features of their product. There is a whole section:
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/features.html
Clock faces. Time to match your mood. Or your outfit.
(copy below)
It’s all in the wrist.
Do you wear your iPod nano on a watchband? With 18 different clock face designs to choose from, you can have a new watch style whenever the mood strikes you. Sport an analog face for a formal event, go digital for a retro feel, or choose a whimsical, animated character like Mickey Mouse or Kermit the Frog. There are also color options so you can match the color of your iPod nano. iPod nano watchbands are available in a range of styles and colors from theApple Online Store.
And last, for the record Sir, I have probably purchased 50 Apple products for myself, my business, and as gifts in the last 10 years. I have had my manufacturing issues which Apple always responsibly took care of. But I have NOT ONCE complained in this forum about ANYTHING. I am a HUGE Apple fan. I felt strongly enough, that this issure warranted warning others about. Mostly, I wanted APPLE to understand the gaff and perceptual problem which was created. Perhaps not to all (like to you), but certainly to some (obviously like me). Let's face it, we BOTH represent groups of the public, like it our not. Especially, since I rarely talk to Apple staff, I'm an early adopter, and for some reason, I hesitated on this product and did talk to a couple staff members when I was in the store FOR OTHER THINGS. I bought one for myself, and three for gifts. I've already returned the ones I bought as gifts, because when I showed my neices and nephews MINE, and the disfunction of the watch, they all lost interest in keeping theirs, and opted for other Apple devices instead. And if you still don't think they are marketing this Nano as a watch more than iphone, touch, pad, or classic, then I throw up my arms, and say Happy New Year. You are Apple washed and whipped beyond repair. NOBODY is perfect, not even Apple. Or, you.

Using nike fitness technology on 6th gen nano

One of the main reasons I chose the 6th gen nano over the shuffle was the feature enabling run tracking. It was my understanding that the newest generation was ready to go and didn't need an added kit like previous nano generations. However, I find that my nano only has the option to use a pedometer on the pre-loaded fitness icon. I'm new to apple technology, so excuse my ignorance, but I can't seem to find a way to track distances, mile times, and similar. Please help me figure out if there are controls that can be changed or additional downloads that must be pursued. Thank you!

You can't. Being able to do so would dramatically decrease your iPod's battery life anyways.
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My ipod nano 6g stops playing occasionally - not just when the screen goes black. It will run about 40 minutes and then quit, and after that somewhere between 3 and 30 seconds at a time. It also does not stay off even when I turn it off, the screen keeps coming back on and runs the battery all day. Suggestions besides the headphones? I've tried that.

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I know that there are basically two types of pedomenters: mecanical/spring action and piezoelectric. They maybe 2 or three axis acceleromenters but when it comes to sensors, its one or the other. One has to be vertical to trigger properlly and the other can be thrown in a pocket because it doesn't have to be in a certain position to work. Now this one says that it has a 3 axis acceleromenter but is that mechanical or piezoelectric? I don't hear a click so that makes me think that it must be piezoelectric but you know what they say about assuming things. I can't find this spelled out anywhere except that in the version that required a shoe sensor had a piezoelectric sensor in the shoe. However they say we don't need the shoe sensor anymore, soooooo....does that mean we have it in the 6th gen nano itself? I'd love to know.

Run-mofo,
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I can't believe it I am on my THIRD 6th gen Nano, all had the same problem - a failed backlight. First one failed after about three months, second one two months, and my third failed after the first time I used it for a workout after I got the replacement.
Symptoms always the same - plays music fine, finish my workout (using the Nike "Fitness"), then as I hit pause and calibrate the distance, the screen flickers on and off a few times, then it's dark.
I can sync it just fine, and have reset it. If I shine a bright light on the screen I can see that it is working and responds to touch. Also, if I shake it hard sometimes it flickers. That tells me it's a hardware problem.
I just can't believe I'm on my third bad unit.
The only thing in common is I am using an older pair of high-quality (around $100) Sony in-ear phones. They play fine. I wonder if there is a problem and the earphones are shorting in the connector, maybe damaging the backlight?
Back to the Genius for my fourth unit. I'm going to use another pair of Apple earphones.
Searching the forum here, I see a lot of backlight issues on the Nano...

If this is the case (moisture damage) I'd be quite surprised.
I clip it to my waistband, with the screen facing outward. It doesn't really get sweaty at all, maybe the backside of the metal clip, and the screen stays relatively dry. Maybe my hands are sweaty, but this is supposed to be a workout-oriented MP3 player for active people, right? I am just using it on an indoor elliptical trainer, and it never sees rain or dripping moisture.
When I get my (fourth) unit, I can try clipping it to my outer pocket, but if this is the problem they are not sealing it very well. What is strange is that the unit itself looks very tightly sealed from the outside and it's hard to believe they cannot do better.

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My 6th gen nano never works unless connected to my computer

my 6th gen nano never works unless connected to my computer. I already restored factory settings twice, it's still not working. It automatically turns off when I unplug it from pc.

If a complete restore of the Nano failed to resolve the issue, the issue is hardware related. In your case it sounds like the battery is shot and in need of a replacement as it can no longer hold or rebuild any sort of charge. You can choose to have Apple swap out the battery for a flat fee or you can send it to a third party service to have them replace the battery for a little less.
If the Nano is less than a year old, it should still be covered under Apple's 1 year warranty against manufacturing defects. In that case, bring to your local Apple Store/Genius Bar and show them what is going on and they should swap it out for you at no cost.
B-rock

Is the latest update to the 6th gen nano a software download or does it come with the new watch faces and larger icons out of the box

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Thx

It should come out of the box with the new 1.2 update, but if it doesn't you can simply connect it to iTunes, download, and install the update from there.
B-rock

HT1459 my 6th gen nano stopped working and is not recognized by my computer or in itunes. I tried rebooting with directions, it still doesn't work. I've tried pluggin into power source and pushing the on off button with the volume down button- this doesn'

My 6th gen nano ipod stopped working. I figured it was because it was next to my sweaty body, so put it in rice. I sought help from internet and tried all of the troubleshooting steps; i.e pushing down the power button and the volume down button consecutively, plugging it in to a power source, waiting 10 minutes and pushing the buttons while it was plugged in. Nothing has worked thus far. Is there anything else that I can try?

Hi there Betsyell,
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3474
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I have an iphone 5s and it is synced to itunes and works fine. previously I have downloaded audiobooks to my wifes 6th gen nano using this account - now I tunes does not recognize the device and also it seems that it is not being read by the computer?

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