IPod nano battery lasting 2 hours. Options?

I've been docking my iPod nano (first generation) on a speaker system I recieved that charges the iPod whenever it's docked. Now, my battery lasts for a maximum of 2 hours. I've been searching for ways to replace the battery, and i've seen the battery replacement system for iPods without a warrenty. Is there a better/cheaper way than that, and is it even worth replacing the battery instead of just getting another iPod? I'm kind of stuck here. Any help is appreciated.

you can try the advice here for getting best battery life...
http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipods.html
you can see if completely discharging/charging it a couple of times makes a difference
if you've already tried that, there are non-apple (i.e. cheaper!) sources for battery replacement, depends which country you are in, try putting "ipod battery replacement" in google for options
assuming you are in the usa, try...
http://newertech.com/products/ipod.php

Similar Messages

  • IPod mini battery lasts only 1h

    I own an iPod mini 4gb which I bought 3 months ago.. From the time i started using it I noticed that its battery life was low compared to the one written on its features (about 6hours).. Now after a full charge if i dont use my ipod for about a day then it wont turn on and if i turn it on right after it is charged then the battery indicator raches its lowest point within 2 mins and it remains there for about an hour and then my iPod runs out of battery.. Dows my iPod has a defective battery? If it does will I get a free repair(incuding shipping costs since i live in cyprus)? Is it a software problem?

    If your battery dies or cannot maintain a charge, Apple’s Service Request process will:
    - Replace it for free during the first 6 months of the warranty**
    - Replace it for a shipping charge (~$35) after 6 months and prior to the 1-year period **
    - Replace it for free if you have the additional AppleCare policy (this extends the warranty to 2 years)**
    - Replace it 'anytime' for a $59 charge (was $99 until 7-8-2005)
    b This is regardless of where it was legitimately purchased.
    i ** See the ‘Battery Test’ link below. This is how Apple determines if the battery is not performing. If the iPod’s battery lasts less than 50% of the ‘up to’ metric, then Apple considers it a problem. For example: This means less than 4 hours for a 1st Gen Mini and less than 9 hours for a 2nd Gen Mini. -- Best to perform this
    b specific
    i test yourself, prior to sending in the iPod for warranty work
    b and
    i understand the battery life metric for your unit.
    iPod's Battery Indicator is Approximate / Battery Test
    See these battery links for more info, and to understand if you may have a legitimate battery problem. The first two articles are quite informative:
    The iPod Battery Unplugged..
    How to Prolong Lithium-Based Batteries
    iPod Service & Support: Charging Your iPod
    iPod Battery FAQ
    Apple – iPod Battery
    iPod Battery Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    Caring for iPod's Battery
    Charging iPod's Internal Battery
    Tips and Tricks to get the Most out of Your iPod's Battery
    Using the iPod Hold Switch to Prolong Battery Life
    iPod's Battery Doesn't Charge
    The Truth About the iPod Battery and Charging
    Apple: Lithium-ion Batteries

  • IPod Nano Battery Life when using Nike+

    I saw this on the support site:
    How much does using the Nike + iPod system affect my iPod nano battery playback time? The receiver draws very little power from the iPod nano. The overall impact on the iPod nano battery playback time is less than 5 percent.
    However, I've owned my Nike+ kit for a couple of weeks now and I went from fully charged to almost empty on my battery after only 3 1-hour exercise sessions! That seems pretty insane given how much battery life the 2G nano is supposed to have. Any thoughts?
    iPod Nano (2G) with Nike+ kit   Other OS  

    Are you leaving the backlight on during your workouts? If so, that's probably the culprit.
    Also, do you get "normal" battery life (12-20 hours of playback, depending on EQ settings, backlight, etc.) when you're using your nano simply to play music (and not using the Nike kit)?

  • Specs of the ipod nano battery

    Hello everybody
    My main question is: What capacity does the original ipod nano battery have?
    I'm not looking for a 3rd parity replacement - i'm only concerned about the max. charging current given by apple as 1 Amp.
    Li-Ion as well as Li-Poly batteries can be charged at a maximum of 1C (0.5A for 500mAh, 0.7A for 700mAh and so on)
    higher charging current is quite dangerous and can result in damage or even explosion.
    I doubt that the ipod nano batteries really have a capacity of 1000mAh. So i wonder if the current is limited by the ipod itself.
    Does anybody know this?

    Welcome to Apple Discussions!
    While I don't know a great deal about batteries, charging currents, etc., I would tell you to just stick with what Apple says.
    I'm sure there are other parts inside the iPod nano that could be affected by higher voltages, or there is some other reason for this limit.
    btabz

  • My 3rd gen ipod nano battery is damaged. How much it will cost to replace?

    my 3rd gen ipod nano battery is damaged. How much it will cost to replace?

    Call anl Apple Store or an AASP.
    iPod Repair Pricing

  • IPod Nano Battery

    I just got an iPod nano (4th gen.) yesterday and I charged it until the battery was fully charged. I used the iPod for about 2 hours total today and the battery completely drained. I was playing some games, but mostly listening to music.
    Is this a problem of the battery just starting up, and if so, do I need to charge it a bit more before the battery reaches full capacity, or is there an issue with the hardware itself?

    The reason it is draining so fast is because coverflow is kicking on most likely. You know, the thing that kicks on when you barely move it, and it shows the albums.
    When you turn the device to the side, it shows your albums. Well, this drains the battery big time. I have tested it myself. If I put the hold switch on, and carefully do not allow it to kick into coverflow, I could get 24 hours, but when coverflow kicked on, I would get 2-5 hours.
    The problem is, Apple didn´t ship this Ipod Nano with the ability to disable coverflow, which they should have. The biggest complaint about this device is coverflow, but Apple still has not fixed it. I have been waiting 2 months for them to fix it, and give us the option to disable coverflow, but they still have not. If I were you, I would send some feedback to Apple and tell them to give people the option to disable coverflow, but as it is taking them forever, I don´t know if they will listen or not. I recommend you return the device and either get another brand or get a 3rd generation nano, if you can get your hands on it. The only downside is the max size on the 3rd generation is 8gb, which is why another device from a more responsive company may be in your interests. I have mine on sale at Amazon because I am tired of waiting for Apple to fix it. The funny thing is, I think a lot of people are avoiding buying this device because of all the bad reviews on Amazon about coverflow. Usually, when I sell a device on Amazon, I sell it within a day of listing it. It´s strange that I have not been able to sell it yet. People are ripping this device to pieces on the Amazon reviews because of coverflow, and on this forum, likewise. It should be simple for Apple to fix, but who knows if they will or will not at this point.
    The other problem with coverflow is that it is incredibly annoying, and it makes it hard to adjust the volume. This is a huge flaw. Complain to Apple.
    I am almost 99 percent certain that your low battery is because of coverflow kicking on. It is heavy on video, and anything that displays graphics will eat battery faster than just audio and less graphical movement.

  • Ipod nano battery dies in minutes

    Today I took my Ipod off the USB connector and the battery was full. After just minute or two the battery was almost empty although I didn't even play music or anything. I tried just again, I charged the nano and took it off the USB and after a minute it was empty. Just couple of days ago it worked fine and the battery lasted for days.
    What's going on? Is my nano dead in least than two years??

    It is only bad to run your battery all the way down
    if you then leave it discharged for a long time --
    many hours or days.
    As I mentioned, details of all this are on my web
    site.
    Thanks for the help. I were just on your web page and it seems that I've used the battery just the way you recommend. I never let it run completely or even near empty.
    Now I've listened to couple of tunes and the battery usage seems to be quite normal. So I really hope that this was some temporary software bug or something.
    BTW if it ends up that my battery is already dead I'll never buy another iPod. There's been so much disappointments with it. For example I bought it so early that I didn't know that you can't put it in your pocket like you have done with your mobile phone for ten years without getting a single scratch. But that an another thing

  • 4th Gen, 8GB iPod Nano Battery life

    I got my iPod Nano a little over a month ago, and the battery life seems to be unusually short. My dad suggested it might be because I didn't let it charge fully and drain fully. I turned it on, plugged it in, and synced it. After it was done (it took, like, an hour) I took it out and started listening to it. I don't know when I plugged it in, but it did not die.
    Is that the problem, or is my model just defective? Is it the same with everyone else?

    I got my daughter an 8gb ipod for Chanukkah and it, too, has a problem with the battery in that the charge lasts only 5 hours or less. I bought one for myself as well (16gb) and it runs on a full charge (so far) for more than 29 hours. As a hardcore Microsoft fan, and a Zune owner, I have to say my first foray into the Apple world has been a massive disappointment. I love how support gives you no solid answer other than to tell you the gift you got someone may be faulty. (duh.) and that you'll have to wait up to three weeks for a replacement because you dared to personalize it with an engraving. Colour me disgusted.

  • Ipod nano battery life while in the car

    Hi,
    I have a Nissan Sentra and for whatever reason, the stereo has an audio in jack. So using a regular stereo cable, I hooked up my fully charged nano to this input. For some reason, the battery only lasted about 1.5-2 hours (instead of what it normally gives me, which is about 10 hours).
    Is it possible that the car stereo input can draw more current from the ipod than usual? If so, will this hurt the battery in the long run?
    As a side note, the temperature in the car was neither too hot nor too cold to affect the battery (Februrary in Los Angeles).
    Thanks.
    ipod nano   Windows XP Pro  

    Well, it should use the battery, as I do not have any car adapter that plugs into the ipod. I just have a standard 1/8 inch phone jack cable to connect the output of the ipod to the car, nothing connected to the power.

  • 7th generation ipod nano battery life? Please help.

    I only seem to be getting about ten hours out of my new ipod nano.I've only had since October when it came out and charged it only about five times since then.I have calibrated the battery a few times,but it still has not improved.I only use my ipod for music and photos and I have the brightness setting on lowest.I don't use the equalizer or bluetooth.I have read that resetting it doesn't help.I really love my ipod,but I hope it's not defective 'cause it's engraved and I haven't bought the warranty for it yet.Does anyone else have this issue with the battery life? Any advice?

    I guess i neglected to say that I did all tests from letting it completely die to letting it sit for 22 hours without touching it (who uses ipods without touching them for 30 hours?) and it died just after 22 hours. 3 times now it said connect to charge after 5 to 6 hours but one of the times i let it play without touching it after it said to charge and it went for another 5 hours then died? Any other hints or tricks or is this battery really garbage like others are saying!? If apple don't do a fix for this they will be getting hundreds of these ipods back because of the deception on battery life!

  • IPod Nano Battery query

    Hi, I got an iPod Nano 16GB for Xmas and was wondering if anyone could help me with my battery query? Have downloaded the pdf from Apple, but am still none the wiser. When I plug it in my laptop it gives me 'Connected; Eject before disconnecting' screen, I was expecting the screen with the green battery as it's being charged off the USB on my laptop. So, basically have left it a couple of hours and I can't tell whether it's charged or not without un-plugging the Nano and looking on it's screen - which incidentally says a 'full green' battery at the top of the screen, but there is no prompt to tell you this. I find that if I disconnect if from iTunes and put it in ‘sleep mode’ from the pre-set time of 15 minutes, I get the large battery screen indicator – is the correct?
    I bought an Apple USB Power Adapter for my wall socket, have found from various forums, if disconnect the iPod from iTunes and put it on the minimum of a 15 minutes sleep mode from the menu I can get the larger green battery charging, is this normal/correct? As Apples pdf has no mention of the sleep mode and the larger green battery display in its pdf manual. Thanks.

    Thanks, I'm a complete new user to the Nano - and the pdf wasn't to the point as I'd liked. Cheers.

  • IPod Nano battery dies after 2 days in Sleep

    My iPod Nano is about 2 years old and is working great for the most part. When fully charged, I can listen to music for 6-8 hours before the battery dies. But, if the iPod is fully charged and not connected to my computer and put in sleep mode, the battery is fully depleted after about 1-2 days. Is this normal? I know that even in sleep mode, the iPod will draw some power from the battery, but I thought it would stay charged for longer than it is. Any suggestions?
    I have checked that it is not getting awakened by any alarms. Do I need a new $59 battery?
    Thanks.

    I agree with you on the wallsocket charging thing, it's a must have, really. The case is a different thing.
    People would get stuck with a generic case, and not have one they liked. Now, you can buy whatever color/shape you want, without hassle.
    The reason I got a white one: the earplhones, the radioremote and all other things are white. If black ones were included/available, I'd have gotten a black one.
    Oh, and I have mine 1.5 months now, and am as happy as a clam. I used to have a portable CDplayer with MP3 capabilities, but it was HUGE. This fits in my shirt pocket, doesn't have any moving parts (no skipping when running), and is just about as cool as it can get.

  • Dying ipod nano battery

    The battery on my ipod nano 5th generation is slowly dying. It doesn't stay charged for near as long as it used to. I'm going to be going on a couple of long trips soon and I want to be able to listen to it for several hours without having to charge it. The iPod itself works fine and is in great shape. I don't want to replace the whole thing, so is there any way I can have the battery in it replaced?

    Yes.  You can choose to go one of 3 routes in this situation.
    1.  Send it to Apple for a battery replacement.  See here for pricing:http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/service/prices/
    2.  Send it to a third party service center.  This will be a bit cheaper than the Apple route, but you'll have to do some research on which place to send it to. A Google search for "iPod battery replacement" should give you a number of results to work with.
    3.  Purchase a replacement battery online and use the appropriate guide over athttp://www.ifixit.com/ to walk you through the procedure of swapping out the battery. I would not recommend this route unless you consider yourself handy with repairing small electronics.
    B-rock

  • Duration sixth generation iPod Nano Battery Standby?

    My sixth-generation iPod nano can not keep the battery in standby for more than two hours,informing me know if this is normal or can deal with problems on my device?

    I've only been using my new 4th Generation Nano for a few weeks. I already own 2 other MP3 players, and only bought an iPod for the Nike+. I feel like someone stole $175 from me and from the comments I'm not sure how to get it back. I charge it all day on my computer at work, yet it only has about an hour of battery life. I used it for an hour work-out the other day - without music, I was walking with a friend - then turned it off and locked it off. The next day it was completely dead. It was bad the first couple of weeks, but now it's hit a new level. I can't imagine how it is supposed to shoot or run video if can't maintain an hours worth of low battery usage. Is Apple going to address their shoddy work? Or please Nike get in bed with another electronics company!!

  • IPod nano battery issue

    I bought my iPod nano the second day it was out and 3 weeks later had a problem with it, Apple took it and declared nothing was wrong with it so sent it back.
    Now before I sent it to them I got roughly 13+ hours out of it, but I have just got it back and I'm stretching to even get 7, I'm not happy with this, now I'm not saying it's thier fault but I want to know what I am entitled to here...if anyone knows that is.
    And do you think it would be possible for me to give them my old on back so I can get the new one if I paid the extra...the new iPod that is.
    Thanks guys.

    I had the same problem with my FIRST nano. I have gone through 3(see my topic: iPod nano is a joke). The best thing I can tell you is to return it for the exact same thing just tell the salesperson you want one from the newest shipment as to not get one from the same batch.
    Hope I Helped, Jake

Maybe you are looking for