IPod Touch and iOS5 = shorter battery life

My iPod Touch battery life is terrible after upgrading to iOS5 ... why, and is there anything I can do to make it better?

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Why is my iPod running slow, uses nearly 600MB of space that I'm not using, and have short battery life?

I have owned an iPod touch for about a month now and I having some problems with it. On occasion, my iPod is running very slowly, even when I keep my multitasking bar empty, the native apps such as the App Store, Music, Videos, etc. lag a lot whenever i try to access content. This was not the case for me when I was running iOS 4, in which my iPod ran extremely fast and had great battery life. I most of the time keep my wireless turned off (to be specific, i turn on airplane mode approx 3/4 of the time) along with my brightness turned all the way down. Any suggestions?
I also have another concern with my storage space. I have an 8GB 4th Generation, and whenever I plug it into iTunes, I notice nearly 700MB of space that I am not using on my iPod, I have gone through all of the data and calculated that the 700MB of space that iTunes classifies as "other", i am not using this storage space. Is there anything that I can do about this or do I have to erase everything and restore to get rid of this?
Thank you for taking the time to read my question, and if you can, please answer.
Thanks.

- iOS 5 does slow the iPOd. Periodically powering off and then back on helps since it free up memory that apps do ot release. The iPod only has 256 MB of memeor and low memory slows the iPod.
- iOS 5 also increases battery drain. I leave mine in airplane mode when not using wifi or BT. Also see:
iPod: How to extend battery life
- An other of about 1/2 GB is normal and expected. to get it down you need to restore your iPod. Sometimes restoring from backup works but sometimes a restore to factory defaults/new iPod is required.

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Turn screen brightness down and turn off Notifications.

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Jofervg wrote:
Then if I have a 2G ipod touch I have to buy another new ipod because I can't load new apps because of old IOS that use my ipod, for example I restore to try to upgarde my ipod and I lost the facebook app but the new facebook app requires higher IOS
Where can I find old versions of facebook app?
You cannot, unless you have saved an old version on your computer.

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I was wounding if the iPod 5 will ever get the power percent gage

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The cause of the whine, heating and short battery life.

It seems like we've discovered how we could fix the whine, heating and the short battery life.
If you take a look at /var/log/System.log
You will find this line:
localhost configd[37]: com.apple.SystemConfiguration.DynamicPowerStep load failed
Yes, that's right. Intel SpeedStep is not implemented in Mac OS X.
It seems like Apple wanted to implement it, either the engineer in charge of it was screwed up or apple was hurrying to get macbook pro released...
This also explains why Macbook pro has a higher battery life, runs cooler without whine on a properly configured Windows XP (with updated intel drivers and microsoft hotfix). On Windows XP, when the system is Idle, CPU is throttled to 1GHz.
So we have two options:
1. Get Apple to implement it correctly - but so far it doesnt seem like apple is really concerned about this issue. Or rather, they don't seem to care.
2. Implement it ourselves - A guy called Cryptonome was trying to implement the proper power management for MacBook Pros on Mac OS X to solve these "CPU whine", heating and battery life problems, and he did have some fruitful results, but it seems like he's currently too busy or something to finish the implementation.
Unfortunately I am not a genius so I cannot implement anything like this... anyone?
What do you guys think?

That's exactly what I am doing : expecting a solution from Apple. And you know what, Apple today released a new system update for the keyboard. This update is for all the MacTels including MacBook Pro. And guess the next thing... This update fix a power draw in the MacBook USB... Great... Oh, no, in fact not so great because this bug is THE bug that allows to stop the whine (through Mirror, etc)...
Is there anyone in Apple that tests fixes before to release them ? Do those engineers working on the whine fix have given a look to that patch ? I really hope that Apple is doing something, but releasing this Keyboard patch for MBP now can mean 3 things (IMHO) :
- the whine patch is on the final steps and will be released soon, so killing the workarounds for the whine is not a problem,
- or Apple has a partial (or even none) knowledge about this problem, and they should hire better engineers, because many people made a lot of discovers about this whine, not beeing engineers,
- or Apple definitly doesn't care about this whine problem, and they will loose myself as a customer (and probably others).
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Should I avoid iPod Touch and go for the classic?

I currently am using an old 256mb player, and I need a new ipod, its getting ordered next week or so... (xmas present, so I gotta wait until christmas.)
I have 27gb of media, but only 6.7 gb of songs in iTunes. Most people say, well you got so much, get the classic. What is really stopping me from getting the classic is that the ipod touch has wifi. I have a wifi network in my house, and now that I sold my PSP and my laptop is gone, I cant sit in my living room and browse the internet. I really miss that. I am worried about a few things with the ipod touch:
1. Not enough storage for me - I will have to have a mixed bag of media
2. Reports of touchscreen becoming unresponsive after a few weeks +
3. Battery life and reliability - short battery life and it is expensive to replace when it really dies
4. No games that can be played when wifi isnt around - yet
The things I like about the touch is:
1. WIFI - I love safari and I am a youtube addict
2. Widescreen - so much nicer to watch vids on a widescreen
3. Thin - my ipod will always be in my pocket, so the thinner the better
4. Glass multitouch screen - makes you feel like your part of the device
5. OSX - since it is more of a portable computer, there are endless possibilities with it - remember, apple comes out with a SDK in feb...
6. Amazing cover flow
Disadvantages of classic:
1. Hard drive is less reliable than flash
2. No wifi
3. Smaller screen
4. No option to fit videos and pics to screen while watching them on ipod
5. Cover flow feels like crap after using a touch/iphone
Advantages:
1. Hard drive - more storage
2. Longer lasting and cheaper battery
3. Cheaper
4. In its 6th gen so you dont have to worry as much about its technology failing like you do with the touch
5. GAMES - I am always on the go and would love to be able to play texas hold em, I am a major texas hold em freak.
I went to the apple store 4 times since the new ipods were release, and EVERY SINGLE TIME I walk out saying "Ok, iPod touch it is." Then I get home and open iTunes and sit down and realize that it just isn't enough storage. I have had a 4gb ipod mini 2nd gen and a 2gb ipod nano second gen in the past and with both devices I have had to choose what I wanted on my iPod, I am really sick of that. Let me know what you guys think. BTW my mini eventually died and I sold the nano because I was in need of money.
Lastly, my budget limit is $300, so its 80gb iPod Classic vs 8gb ipod touch.
On a side note my name isn't rebecca and I am not a girl... I am Garrett, and am a male college student. Thanks...

i got my 16GB touch about a week ago and I LOVE IT. There is only one problem that I can see with it and that is the SHEAR FEAR of damaging it. I mean the thing is pretty much all screen. I know its hardy and hard to scratch but unfortunately it is possible and you will absolutely HATE YOURSELF if you scratch your baby hehe. But with a case and a screenprotector you can diminish that fear.
I also agree with A A P L that the touch is currently the only iPod on the market that can progressively get better. I mean with the classic sure software updates will improve functionality but your pretty much stuck with what you get the day you bring it home. But with the touch, with all the apps that were gonna get on it, we will always have new features commin out.
Sure there are a few software bugs but what do you expect with a brand new piece of technology. There are really no hardware problems that afflict all ipod touchs except what you mentioned about battery life. But there are even ways to get around that. All in all I am very happy with my purchase and I feel with the touch you will be too.

Possible work-around for v3.0 short battery life

First: be aware there's a difference between "Push" (which is for some email account types & some MobileMe features) and "Push Notifications" (which is for apps). They are controlled in separate Settings screens.
Short story:
If you've upgraded to v3.0, usually have Wifi ON, and experiencing short battery life, and if you can live without Push Notifications (at least until Apple finds a better solution), TRY TURNING "Push Notifications" OFF.
Alternatively, if you can live without Wifi but need Push Notifications, try turning Wifi off & let the data travel via 3G.
Long story:
First I ran alternate days with Wifi ON, then Wifi OFF, and noticed with Wifi OFF my battery life was nowhere near as short (I could get through a day), but with Wifi ON, I can barely get through half a day. This is very different to v2.21, and in my setup the only significant difference was Push Notifications being ON.
Then today I've been running continuous pings from my Mac to my iPhone, with various combinations of Push on/off, Push Notifications on/off, email accounts on push / fetch / manual, and discovered there's a huge difference in how often Wifi gets turned on when Push Notifications is enabled.
With Push Notifications ON, while your iPhone 3G (and probably 3GS) is asleep, Wifi will be turned on for 15-20seconds every 1 to 2 minutes!
This is in stark contrast to Push Notifications OFF, but Push (for email, MobileMe, etc) ON, where Wifi is on only as often as your email account settings dictate.
This explains a lot, I think. With Wifi OFF, data goes through the 2G/3G radio, which is inherently ON all the time (for phone functionality), so the incremental 'cost' (to battery life) of Push Notifications is comparatively small.
But with Wifi enabled, data is instead sent via Wifi. The incremental cost (to battery life) is dramatically higher having to turn on the Wifi radio, find the WLAN, get an IP from DHCP, then exchange data with various Internet servers, when it happens every couple of minutes!
Though I'm not really sure what Apple can do about this situation. They appear to be turning Wifi on frequently to give the illusion of true (ie timely) push notifications. I think this situation runs parallel to those who found, with v2.x, that enabling Push on email accounts & Wifi enabled had similar major negative impact on battery life. Except now heaps more people want the Push Notification feature. Interesting conundrum...

The main thing that helped me with the short battery life was lowering the brightness. My 3G was so bright I could'nt sleep at night.

I have tried to upgrade my iPod touch , and cant even remember to which iOS , and it didnt respond with the upgrade and does the loading logo until the battery life is gone. I tried restarting it doesnt work. NEED HELP

I have upgraded my iPod touch and it didnt respond to the upgrade. Cant remember which iOS i was upgrading but when i try to switch it on the apple logo comes up but than it just goes to the loading logo until the battery life is gone. I have tried restarting it , that doesnt work. I need help i am lost without my ipod please help. Any ideas besides restarting it ?

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

When I got a new iPhone5, I experienced short battery life, and system sofware issues were not the cause. The camera also takes a blury picture regardless of lighting and I have the black one. Has anyone else experienced similar problems?

When I got a new iPhone5, I experienced short battery life, and system sofware issues were not the cause. The camera also takes a blury picture regardless of lighting and I have the black one. Has anyone else experienced similar problems?

What makes you so sure it isn't software?
The camera can be focused by take the point of focus on the touch screen.
If it is new as you said, it should be under warranty. Make a Genius Bar appointment or contact Apple with a repair request.

Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing shorter battery life for their iphon4 since the update to ios5?

Is it just me, or is anyone else experiencing shorter battery life for their iphon4 since the update to ios5?

Yes, I just switched from the 3GS to the 4S and My battery life is a lot shorter! wasn't sure if it is because it was trying to reload all my music or not

Has anyone encountered drastic shorter battery life both on iphone 5 and ipad since updating to iOS 6.1.2? How can this problem be solved?

Dear all,
I am new to this community even though I have been a Apple user for years, so please forgive me if this question is not in the right section.
Has anyone encountered drastic shorter battery life both on iphone 5 and ipad since updating to iOS 6.1.2? I've always been happy with these two products until the update - now the battery life is considerably shorter which is extremely frustrating.
How can this problem be solved? Is there any way to go back to the previous version?
Thanks for your help.

If you update using iTunes the phone is first wiped clean, then the new OS is installed, and finally the backup is restored. After this finishes if you sync your music should be restored. Music is not in the backup, because it is already on your computer and duplicating it would use up a lot of hard disk space.
An OTA update just patches what has changed; it does not disturb content.

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I have an iPod Nano that is synced to my mac, but it is sent in for the battery issue. Anyway, I have bought a 2nd gerneration Ipod touch and I want to now sync it to my mac, but it does not show up in the left menu bar. Please help. Thanks All!

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I just installed iOS5 on my Ipod Touch and there is a gray bubble when I try to choose an album or song, how do I get by this to make my choice?

I just installed iOS5 on my Ipod Touch and there is a gray bubble when I try to choose an album or song, how do I get by this to make my choice or how do I use the bubble?

Thanks, Stedman, that is helpful (I seem to be able to get past the "bubble" somewhat) but it is still there....I have, in the past, stroked across the music of choice and that was it...now the "bubble" with the choice name comes up and if I go all the way across I get a delete choice? Can you help with this also or where would I go to research changes (I see there are 200!!!) in this upgrade?

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