Ipod all screwed up battery drains

I have a 4g 20gb u2 ipod. the battery dischargesin about 5 hours whether it is on or off. Also sometimes I have to press the rest button just to turn it on. Also when I restore it, it puts 20mbor so of other on my ipod, but it's always a different amount. is it supposed to do that?

There are a number of things to check for the battery rundown problem. Are you judging battery state by the meter, or how long the iPod will actually play before shutting down? The meter is not accurate.
For some tips to try, see The iPod Battery Unplugged.
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IPod touch 5th generation battery drained and restored after app is closed

I got my iPod Touch 5th generation about a year ago. I noticed it has since had an issue on the battery life that I thought was common so I did not do anything about it.
The issue my iPod has is that whenever I use an app that requires immense energy to function, the battery drains real quick. But after I closed the app, the battery life fills up again like it has only used a little. Video recording especially drains the battery the most where after 10 minutes of recording, it pops up saying 20% battery left from fully charged and at one point it even shuts down itself. But when it was turned on, the battery life is still around 75%. Before it runs on iOS 8, the issue is more apparent although it still exist now with the latest update.
I did not know until just recently that I found out it is a big issue where I could not have a video recording that can last longer than 10 minutes or so. Is there anything I could do to solve this? Are there anyone else out there that has this sort of issue?

Hey Leowjowee-
I'm really sorry if I'm about to state the obvious, but have you tried fully resetting the iPod touch and setting it up like it's brand new?
It's a crappy answer, but sometimes these are device specific issues, and other times, it can happen just because the kinks haven't been worked out of a new upgrade. I work in consumer IT, and the first thing I would suggest to a client with this issue (especially after an upgrade from one version of the operating system to another), would be to restore (reset the iPod to factory specs) the iPod touch, set it up like the day I bought it, only with the upgraded operating system, and see if there's still an issue. Sometimes, doing an upgrade like you probably did to get from iOS 7 to iOS 8, where it keeps all your previous settings from the last operating system, can cause bugs in the new code.
Here's instructions for a reset: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201252
Keep in mind that this will completely erase any content you have on the iPod touch, so be careful to make sure you have a backup of the device before you do anything. You can back up your device to iCloud or your computer with these instructions: http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203977
iOS 8 is brand new, and I'm sure Apple is working out the bugs - but these things happen...

Ipod touch 4g sudden battery drain

Greetings all,
Ill get straight to the point..
ive bought the ipod touch 4g barely a month ago, and since then ive been experiencing the following battery issues..
1. Random battery drains (put to standby for 4 hours, click it on, only 1 or 2% battery lost, however within seconds, in front of me, the battery drops another 10% without me even touching the screen).
2.I had the screen brightness at 50% no wifi/bluetooth on, with auto brightness...
3. The same video which takes 4%, sometimes takes 12-15%, at the exact same settings with no apps or anything else on...
4. Sometimes when the battery is at 97% or so, charging, i disconnect it...and immediately it jumps to 100%, i play music for a minute and it returns to its actual level which is 97%...
4. I have tried restoring several times...to no avail..problem persists...
Since i had no clue about the apple return policy(being new to apple products), i missed my chance to get an immediate replacement, and i was asked to send it to an apple service centre...which kept it for a day, ran two hours of video and said the battery life was normal since it drained just 30% as it should have..
These battery level drops happen completely randomly...however they are worrying me a great deal....
Is there any way to get a replacement under the warranty?
They are not easy to reproduce, as is the very nature of the problem, and i seem to have missed out on the return policy.
If there is any way to get a replacement, for a brand new faulty ipod touch 4g, with such a random but crippling ailment, i wouldnt mind paying 20% of the price , if thats what it takes, I am that desperate.
Would be grateful for any help by apple experts on this!

On a Side note: my friend with another ipod touch 4g(32 gb, same as mine), has no such issues.

IPod Touch 4G and battery drain

I'd appreciate some feedback regarding battery drain.
A couple of months ago I bought myself the iPod Touch 4G (64Gb) which I mainly use for listening to my music and I'm quite happy with it.
Last week I decided to get my granddaughter the same, albeit the 32GB model, for her birthday which was last Tuesday. I seldom have to charge mine but she seems to charge hers every day only getting maybe 5 hours use from a charge. Now it may be due to the way she uses it which is why I'm asking for feedback.
I put a few games on it along with her music and at the moment she seems a bit addicted to it, possibly because this is a novelty. I've noticed she plays the games constantly and when listening to her music she tends to do so without the headphones. I realise that video and internal speaker uses a lot more battery power, so, based on this, how long should she expect to get on a full charge.

Yes, heavy usage will cause the battery to drain faster. Games utilize heavy graphics and don't allow the screen to dim or turn off
Also it will depend on things like brightness, location services, whether wifi is always turned on etc.
See here for optimizing battery
http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipods.html

IPod Touch 3rd Gen: Battery Draining very rapidly after iOS4 upgrade.

Hello All,
Sorry for the long post:
I was wondering if others are experiencing this issue as well? I have a 3rd gen ipod touch 64gb.
Prior to the iOS4 upgrade my battery life was very decent. I would easily go a couple(2) days before requiring a full charge on the device even with modest internet, game and music use. As a rule I keep my back light as low as I can stand to conserve battery unless I'm in direct sunlight and have no choice but to bump it up in order to see.
After the iOS4 upgrade my battery life has been drasticly reduced. Going even 24 hours without plugging the device in is totally out of the question and in many cases I find myself having to plug the device into my laptop or car pretty much any chance I get in order to have uninterupted use of the device while I'm out and about. Although I've never timed my actual use, my usage habbits have not changed as far as I'm concerned.
I went so far as to exchanging the device at my local bestbuy as I purchased the blacktie protection plan which grants me an exchange of the device for "any" reason; be it manufaturer defect, accidental breakage, or anything really short of losing it. The replacement was a brand new non refurb ipod which I synced and charged fully upon bringing it home. To my suprise, the battery life is just as bad as the ipod I just turned in. I have yet to downgrade to iOS3 but am considering it if only to see if I suddenly see a great improvement of the battery life.
If anyone is having the issue or has some suggestions other then downgrading please comment. If this is an "unknown" bug/issue/flaw in iOS4 I'm sure apple would like to know about it and I'm assuming they monitor these forums for reports of these issues.
Thanks!
gutset

You are not alone. Others are having similar problems. See thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2474499&tstart=0
You can provide feedback to Apple at:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html

My iPod Touch 5th generation battery drains extremely fast.

I have a iPod Touch 5th generation, with iOS 8.0.2 and the battery life goes down in less than 15 minutes. I have experienced this since I first bought it, which was 10 months ago. My brother and sister just bought the same iPod as me but in different colors. My brother used his iPod Touch for 1 and a half hours, and it looked like the battery was barely used. I am not sure if this is a problem with my device, because this happened with my dad's iPhone 5 as well. Maybe it is the older models. Does anyone have a solution to this, or ways to save my battery?

Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Charging iPod / starts to play / battery drain

When I plug my iPod into my computer (IBM Windows XP), everything works like it should -- iTunes opens, iPod updates and then it charges.
Things look good and then I'll take a look at my iPod later, maybe an hour+, maybe overnight and my iPod is PLAYING and draining the battery. What can I do to prevent my iPod from playing after it's charged for a while? I've tried with the Hold button on and off and the result is the same. I'm not pushing play -- so why is it playing? I've even tried closing iTunes and it still happens. The first time I noticed it was right before an international trip so I had to buy a battery pack option but that's not convenient to cart around when I'm working out, etc.
Ideas? Suggestions?

Where would I find the alarm switch? The Clock is set to Off (is that the alarm?). I looked under Settings but couldn't find anything that said Alarm.
TIA.

Why does my IPod touch 5th generation battery drain quickly? Is this a defect?

My battery seems to drain in about 3 hrs or less when I play a game, listen to music, etc( when it's fully charged too) and I'm not even using the Internet . Please help me, if this is a defect then I'll return it to apple and get another one.

Using the battery level meter in this manner is comparable to using your car's fuel gauge to calculate miles per gallon. The only thing that matters is the total amount of operating time from full charge to auto-shutdown.
Use an Apple wall-mount charger and charge overnight. Do NOT use a computer USB port. Then, operate it normally until auto shut-down (ignore any low level alerts that may appear). I don't play games but I expect that you'll get six to eight hours. An irony is that doing that test to determine the total operating time is also the exact procedure necessary to calibrate the battery level meter.
I'm not claiming that you do not have a problem. I am stating, however, that we don't yet know whether or not a battery problem exists.
According to Apple:
Use Your iPad Regularly
For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).
Elsewhere, Apple elaborates and explains that two half-discharges (or four quarter-discharges, etc.) equals one full discharge.

IPod all screwed up/Apple Support seem to think there isn't.

My iPod randomly resets, switches songs, pauses, scrollwheel freezes/don't respond etc. Windows always reports a problem with it when I plug it in. It shows errors/freezes every time I try to format or reset it. It's been messing up like this since I got it. And then I sent it into Apple under the 1 year warranty and they seem to think there is nothing wrong with it. I got it back and I can't even sync songs to it, it has gotten so bad. Apple gave me the shaft. Now what do I do?

Give them the detailed stats and explain why you now know your iPod is faulty despite the fact that they've already "examined" it. The hard drive is patently unwell and, provided that it is not a result of damage that you have inflicted on the device, then I would think that you are entitled to expect it to be replaced under the terms of the warranty. You may have better luck in person at an Apple Genius bar where you can argue the case.
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IPod Touch battery draining too fast?

Recently, the battery life on my iPod touch has been draining too fast. Before I synced my iPod into my new laptop with a new iTunes, my battery life was very long, as I could go on for weeks before it was below 20%. Now, I can go from 100% down to 10% in under a minute.
Even if I charge overnight or have 100%, any time my iPod is unlocked, the battery drains fast. I've done several methods to try and solve the problem, such as deleting apps, lowering brightness, turn off background apps, and even bought the battery life app (which I've had before but it seems to do nothing now). Whether I use the camera, play a game, or surf the internet, the battery bar will go down really fast. Sometimes I'll have half of battery life left and all of a sudden, my iPod turns off because it instantly went frm 50% to 0%. Even harmless actions such as the clock or just staying on the home screen will drain more battery than it usually does. The music app seems to be the only one that can last longer than an hour, but even then, just leaving it in the background will deplete the battery faster than usual, as opposed to it being in the background for hours and not taking away any percentage.
My iPod still recharges normally (and quickly), and for some reason if I lock my iPod while it has a low percentage, when I unlock it again, a lot of battery is regained... and then lost almost immediately.
I'm not sure if this has to do anything with me syncing to a new iTunes. I'm still under the same username and whatnot, and all I did was use home sharing to import all of my music from the old computer to the new one, so I wouldn't have to constantly go to my old computer to sync with my iPod.
I currently use a 4th generation iPod touch with 8GB.
I'm just wondering, what can I do to solve this issue, to return it to how it was before? As of now, I can't afford to replace the iPod, and I'm willing to send my iPod for repair as a last resort.
Thanks.

http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain
However, I suspect that your battery is just dying/wearingout. That happens with age and use.
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one with a new battery for $79. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace your battery for less less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the battery yourself if you are up to it. You can purchase a replacment for about $15
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

Xperia Z1 Battery Drain

I have been reading posts all over that the Xperia Z1 gives quite a good battery performance but I am not sure if my unit is defective or not as I have shut down the xreality engine, put the network mode to "WCDMA (preferred)/GSM", screen brightness slider is full but the "adapt to lighting conditions" is on, low battery mode is on, location-based Wi-Fi is on, Auto Sync is on (for dropbox, facebook, google, Whatsapp and Xperia with Facebook), location services is off and the bluetooth and NFC both are off! Even after doing all this my battery drains really fast, its down to 40% now with only about 5 hours of being removed from the charger! I just wanted to know if this was normal with the Z1 or is it something to do with my unit and since its only about a week old I can request for a replacement. It would be much appreciated if you guys can help me out!! cheers PS: I have included a picture of the battery usage history from the phone

Dear Sony again your battery results are dismal for video playback and Web browsing I mean the z1 has the best call time of any phone then to be shot down with Web browsing and video playback well below the 7 hour mark with a 3000mah battery. Your software needs optimising ASAP because competition with similar specs get over 10 hours Web browsing and almost the same playing video so how is it with a lighter skin you my dear Sony is doing so bad? Gsm area gave you a 53 hour endurance rating and these tech sites are the eyes and ears for many who are considering your devices it's not all about specs and then can't back it up also your camera is getting subpar reviews please up your software game as a one time leader in innovation you are struggling badly now. :-(

I've bought my ipod touch 1 week ago,battery drained I charge it,then when I check either it is fully charge it won't turn on at all.PLEASE HELP ME.

I've bought my ipod touch 1 week ago,battery drained I charge it,then when I check either it is fully charge it won't turn on at all.I already tried pressing the home and wake button several time and it wont work at allPLEASE HELP ME.

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Multitasking on iPod Touch 4G, running iOS 6.1.2, nearly impossible. Opened, background apps do not seem to stay in memory and must "reload" every time I switch back to them. Also, intense battery drain (imo).

Let's say I'm playing Words with Friends, and also Angry Birds. I may want to go back and forth between the two. When I do so, the app that was in the background needs to reload again. There is no quick access or ability to quickly resume where I left off. And the reloading means that the app restarts from its opening screens...so if I was working on a level, I have to start all over again. And quite often, a game like Angry Birds will lag greatly when I first open it...moving almost in slow-motion.
I don't know if this is typical behavior when playing multiple games, or if I have an issue with my device. I've rebooted and even reset and restored, all to no avail.
There doesn't appear to be as much of an issue if I'm playing one game but also have the music player open, or Safari, Notes, Reminders, etc. Those will resume just fine, though there may be some lag when opening/re-opening them.
So I guess the problem seems to lie within 3rd party apps, and not the apps that are part of the iPod/iOS.
The other problem is battery drain. I do all of my music listening via Bluetooth, so I expect that to have a greater impact than if I were using plugged in headphones, and I have location services turned on. But I have most notifications turned off, all email accounts set to manual and not push, screen brightness turned down and auto brightness turned on, "ask to join networks" turned off, auto-lock is set to 2 minutes but I almost always turn off the screen immediately after setting up my music listening (since I do so at work), volume limit turned on, EQ turned off, sound check turned off,
With these settings, my battery can drain 20% or more within 10-15 minutes of game play. And these are not what I would consider memory intensive games--just Words and Angry Birds.
I've installed (and recently uninstalled) a couple of battery meters from the Apple Store as well--freebies. Carat, Battery Doctor, Battery HD, Battery Magic.
Carat and Battery Doctor seemed to offer the most pertinent and accurate information so the others were uninstalled long ago.
The Accelerate tab in Battery Doctor show the amount of memory in use, and the amount of available memory. The vast majority of the time, the memory in use is approximately 94%. I will occasionally choose to "accelerate" which supposedly frees up memory, but this "bump" lasts only a brief time and I'm not sure it's a great idea.
Even with absolutely nothing open or running, my used memory is generally still above 80%.
Carat, if anyone is familiar with it, shows a J-Score. My J-Score is 17, which means that my performance (according to Carat, anyway) is better than only 17% of the users who have Carat installed. In other words, 83% of people are getting better performance from their devices. It also has "battery hog" and "battery bug" sections. It doesn't detect any hogs or bugs.
I use my iPod Touch in rather limited ways. A typical day consists of approximately 5 hours of music listening via Bluetooth and 30 minutes to 1 hour of playing the aforementioned games. The occasional note and reminder, perhaps a brief check-in with the weather, and that's about it. And wifi is in use only when at home (there is no hotspot at work). Still, I need to charge it every day. I'd be keen to do more with the iPod if I could count on it to last more than a day.
I've read up on multiple forums and blogs for tips on prolonging a battery charge, and believe I've taken everything into account, and applied whatever I could. I've even reset the network settings and try to discharge the battery completely once a month (for supposed battery calibration).
I'm really hoping people can offer some suggestions or comments on whether this is typical behavior or if my battery is going, or even offer some additional tips.
With iOS 7 on the horizon, I'm hoping the upgrade will offer some resolutions (I've read there is better multitasking), but considering how weakly my device performs at this point, I'm not entirely convinced that an iOS upgrade will actually make any improvements.
Thanks a lot for reading.

No, the app does not have to completely restart. It gets shifted in its open state into storage. Similar to how a computer uses the hard disk when it has insufficient memory.
What complicates things is that sometimes memory does not get returned for reuse when you close an app. Thus yo should periodically double click the Home button and "delete" unnecessary apps from the multitasking dock and power off and then back on the iPod.

Ipod Nano 2G battery drains suddenly after completly charge , software 1.3.

I bought Ipod Nano 2G and have this problem: after Charge 4 hours, then, when I use it , Ipod suddenly restart and the battery drains near to 98% of capacity, or when I power off the nano after use it, next morning or severals hours later, the battery is completly drain, and Ipod doesn't response. he Just response until I connect to USB port of my Computer or ITrip, and show the "extremely battery low... message".
I use my ipod only in my car with my iTrip car, but some times y use it for some Long travels in plane, its works ok, but some days ago ( near to sept. /8 ) start with this failures.
It's may be related with the new software version 1.3.1 ? Itunes install it some days ago in my Ipod and start with this problems.
some one have the same problem?

Well , after all the software test to see the battery behavior, my ipod still drains all battery power, even if the ipod are in off mode. but if I play songs after full charge it plays over 8 hours (IS NOT THE BATTERY THE PROBLEM) . but some times the Ipod reboot randomly and start with 2% of baterry charge after that.
I test using 1.0, 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.1 software. and the same problem.
therefore: IS NOT THE SOFTWARE.
So I decide send MY Ipod nano to the technical support office in my country/city using my APPLE warranty, now I just wait for the answer from the technichian.
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Still experiencing excessive battery drain on your iPod Touch (after iOS 4)

Hello folks,
I am wondering just how many of you are still experiencing excessive battery drain on your iPod, after updating your iOS to 4.0 (and beyond)?
If you are, I highly suggest that you submit a report to:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html
... and keep submitting reports until this problem is solved.
Some have suggested switching the iPod to Airplane mode when it is not in use but really, that isn't very acceptable as a permanent solution. The simply act of placing it in standby should be enough... just like it prior to iOS 4.x.
A similar problem crept up on my iPhone 4 (with the release of iOS 4.3) but Apple did promptly solve it with iOS 4.3.1. It would be nice to receive the same consideration for the iPod Touch 2nd gen... OR at least provide a way to go back to iOS 3.1.3.
The following is my bug report to Apple:
Hardware: iPod Touch 2nd Gen
Since the release of iOS 4.0, the iPod has been unacceptably poor for standby longevity. The battery now drains completely within 24 hours.
Prior to iOS 4.0, the iPod could retain a standby charge for, at least, one week.
In use, with WiFi, 4-5 hours of run-time was typically expected, however, after the iOS 4.0 and subsequent iOS updates (up to the current iOS 4.2.1 (8C148) the run-time is about 2 hours.
There are a lot of iPod users complaining about this problem in the forums. Please solve this problem.
References:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2782778&tstart=30
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2474499&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=12907584#12907584
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=13020367&#13020367

If someone has a suite of apps on their device and Apple pushes an update and then immediately afterward the battery drain starts, then from my point of view, the new OS is to blame.
Your point of view seems to be flawed and not valid.
Apple has no control of 3rd party Apps.
Maybe the older Apps are not behaving properly with the new iOS?
Maybe the 3rd party Apps need an update to comply to the new iOS?
Like I said above, everyone uses different Apps and we have no idea who has what Apps.
Please don't shift the blame, and why won't Apple address this publically or allow a pathway back?
Why do you think Apple needs to address this if you don't even want to try testing things yourself?
Report your own testing here.
Turning Airplane mode on will start in your testing. If you battery lasts longer, then try the next step like turning the Airplane mode off and turn then off all the Apps that use Push or Fetch. Try and identify the problematic App that might be draining the battery.
I am on my 5th day now and the battery is still FULLY charged.
I have no need for Apple to fix anything.
My suggestion would be to test the things I described above rather than placing the blame on 4.2.1 iOS.
If nothing works, and your battery still drains, then you probably have a defective iPod Touch or battery.
I am certainly not saying some people don't have defective devices or batteries, they just need to do a little more testing to find the problem.
Good Luck and let us know your testing results.

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