IPod doesn't stay charged

I charge my iPod touch and it doesn't keep a charge when not in use. Does this mean I need a new battery?

You posted to the wrong area of discussions. This is the 5th Generation iPod group (the video full sized iPods that were released previous to the "Classic" models). If you are asking a Nano question, you want to post to this area...
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=265
Patrick

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