Battery trouble! Help me!!!!

okay i got my ipod mini from my friend a few months ago and now the battery life *****! I charge it all the way and then when i play it it only has like 30mins of life and then it tells me that is out of power! What do i do!

Hello san716,
Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Did your friend "give" you the mini, or "sell" it to you. If your friend gave you the mini, that's probably why (battery problem). If your friend sold it to you, I would think twice about what kind of friend he is.
Firstly, drain the battery till the iPod is dead. Then let it charge overnight and see what happens in the AM.
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