IPod touch battery drain?

I've had my iPod touch (5g) since November, and I only charge it about once a day, but lately, it seems as if the battery has been draining faster, used to, I could get in safari, use siri, and play a game for around 20 minutes and it would be at 100%, now I listen to music, get on facebook, and answer emails and it's at 50%, I'm aware that using the touch screen and fetching new mail does drain the battery, but it's also my iPod and I know how the battery used to be. Should I send it into apple? Or is this a problem they would notice?

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 a wall-mount charger from Apple and charge overnight. Then, operate it normally until auto shut-down (ignore any low level alerts that may appear). 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.

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Why is my ipod touch battery drain out so fast

My ipod touch is 4g 8gb and I had it for two years, it is also ios 6.1.6 . I bought my ipod in 2013 and it was working great, but later on in the second year it wasn't. Every time it was fully charge and I take it out of the charger in one second or five sec the battery level would move very fast and then shut down and say it is low in battery. I can't use my ipod without plugging it in my charger or else it would shut down in like 5 sec when I am on it. I always close open apps and I tried resetting my ipod settings but nothing work. I don't know if it was the soft ware update to ios 6.1.6 that caused the battery to drain out so fast, but I don't know what is causing this problem.

http://www.overthought.org/blog/2014/the-ultimate-guide-to-solving-ios-battery-d rain
As Skydiver said, if only the battery is bad
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for $79. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace your batter for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the battery yourself if you are up to it. A replacement battery costa about $15
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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
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IPod Touch Battery Draining.

So I got an iPod Touch in March I believe and I loved it.
Recently however I have started having a problem. It seems that the battery is draining at an accelerated rate even when it is in sleep mode. For example when I go to bed at night the battery will be completely full and charged and when I wake up in the morning it will be completely drained. I don't leave it plugged in at night or on or anything.
I was wondering what the cause for this might be and how I could fix it.
Thank you.

If you have installed the new operating system iOS4 then read through these posts:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2474499&tstart=0
If not then an appointment and visit to your local Apple store is warranted.
Z.

1st generation ipod touch battery

My first generation iPod Touch battery has had it and is barely holding a charge. Does anyone have any experience with the battery replacement companies that are available? Would like to use someone that has had a good experience.

if you're using it for media a lot then the battery will be drained a lot more quickly than just using it for music/podcasts. i often listen to a 3.5 hour radio show via wifi using the BBC iPlayer and that pretty much kills the battery, but if i'm using it for just music/podcasts it will last at least a few days before needing a charge.
hints i have seen for the new batteries suggest that rather than letting your iPod run down, you should keep charging it, no matter how short a period, whenever you can.

Why is my ipod touch battary drained quickly

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Something Strange happened last week . I was updating my ipod touch 5th to the new 7.0.3 , but something happened in the verification . i don't know if its connected or no . but ever since my ipod battary has been drained very quickly . i charged it before sleep and when i wake up i found it closed ( battary Drained ) . Yesterday i fully charged it and i closed it completly ( slide to shut down ) , today when i opened it , hald the battary was gone . Can anyone tell me why or Help ?!!!

Hello there, Pakinam.
The following Knowledge Base article provides some great steps for troubleshooting your issue:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2771
Particularly:
Battery does not appear to charge
Important: iPod touch cannot be charged with a FireWire-based power source.
Verify that the power source being used is working properly.
If connecting to a computer's USB port, verify it is a high-powered USB 2.0 port. Note: The USB ports on most keyboards don't provide enough power, so if you're connecting iPod touch to a keyboard, make sure it has a high-powered USB 2.0 port.
Verify the computer is turned on and not in sleep or standby mode. If iPod touch is connected to a computer that's not turned on or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPod touch battery may drain.
Try another USB port.
Try charging from a USB charger if available.
If that does not help, try another USB cable if available.
Learn more about charging the battery.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

IPod touch battery life

My new Ipod touch battery will only last 4-5 hours when playing music and simple games?? I turned the wireless off and it still only lasted 4-5 hours.
Any ideas would be appreciated
thanks

IF I'm correct, the complete drain followed by a complete charge will fix the problem. If I'm incorrect, your battery needs replacement. If your unit is still in warranty, there is no cost. If out of warranty, the charge is US$79. Your iPod, being new, is of course in warranty.
Good luck!

My ipod touch has a short amount of battery life of around two hours, but i installed an app that tells you how much battery life left, it said 4 hours, how come? is my ipod touch battery faulty?

my ipod touch 8gb, ios 4.3.2 has a short amount of battery life of around 2 hours, but i installed an app that tells you the battery life remaining, it said 4 hours, how come? is my ipod touch battery faulty

Some useful info would be:
What generation is it?
How old is it?
If it's older than the 3rd generation, then the battery may have run its course (or iOS 4.3 is taking a toll on the battery).
If not, then you might have some issues leaving the wi-fi on and fetching data as well as running apps in the background that abuse location services and notification. Make sure those are off, or only running when necessary. If you see a small arrow in the top right corner (that isn't the music "Play" arrow), then you are currently running a location based service that can drain battery.
Also check your brightness settings, these can really pull battery life.

Ipod Mini Battery Drain

My Ipod Mini battery drains down without any use. Is this normal. My HP Ipaq 4155 battery does not drain down without any usage. Can anyone help me please. Thanks, Jeff

Well just an advice. Be sure that the alarm of your iPod is not set.

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My battery on my ipod touch keeps draining. i have updated in itunes and turned off wifi....can anyone help??

My battery life on my ipod touch used to last for days if i wasnt using it. I have updated from itunes recently and my battery is draining in hours. i have switched off wifi and this has not helped. i also turned off notifications as well. can anyone help

Did you already reset your device by holding the sleep and home button until the Apple logo comes back again?
Also try to delete the mail account in case you're using push/fetch to get your mail. There have been cases in which mail didn't stop connecting to the server, causing the battery drain.

Ipod Touch Battery is Drained even with the Ipod Turned off? and how long the batery goes on Stant Mode?

Hy ;D I bought an Ipod touch 4G 3 mouth ago , and recently the i noticed that the battery is drained even off .... is that normal? I turn him off( with the red bar) and put out side the bed , when i Wake up tha batery is about 80% ... (no Wi-Fi on)
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I did a test on mine.
My 4th generation model running 4.3.1 last 10 days on and in sleep mode.
At the end of 10 days I got the 20% low battery warning.
I would try a RESET on yours.
Hold down the Home button and the Sleep/Wake button at the same time until you see the Apple logo.
It will reset and restart itself in a few minutes.
See if that helps.

How to drain iPod Touch battery

I am trying to completely drain my iPod's battery. I have been trying all week to update to OS 6. It kept freezing, I did several restores. I also removed all music and books to cut down on the memory demand. On the last restore, I actually got everything working and was organizing my apps and resyncing everything, when it froze again. I did not want to restart the restore as that takes at least overnight to complete.
So I decided that maybe completely draining the battery would be the next thing I could try.
(REFERENCE: https://discussions.apple.com/message/13164301#13164301)
But, because it was frozen into an endless loop of restarting itself, I couldn't set up a game, music, or video to play and drain it for me.
So I spent several hours monitoring it as it restarted itself over and over and gradually drained the battery. This did not completely drain it, however, so I manually restarted it for a few more hours.)
According to the advice I was trying to follow (see URL above), I should see nothing when I first plug in the iPod, if it is completely drained. At this point though, I have a dead screen for a half hour or so, but if I press the restart button, I sometimes get the dying battery image again for a few seconds. When the screen is completely black, if I plug it in, I also get the dying battery image but right away.
My question is - is the battery dead enough at this point for me to attempt to recharge it and hope it has reset itself enough that the 'stuck' problem might have gone away? Or do I need to wait longer?

Well ok thanx.

IPod touch Battery Problems Since iOS 7 was installed last year.

Hello, I've had recurring battery problems with my iPod touch since the iOS 7 update was installed, and I find myself having to charge my iPod touch (5th Generation) a lot more frequently since I installed this update.
On iOS 6, I had never experienced any problems with the iPod touch's battery, as I was able to let the battery drain down completely, and let it charge for 4 hours (recommended). After the iPod touch was fully charged for 4 whole hours, I was able to unplug the lightning cable, and the iPod touch on its own would last a few days to at least a week or two weeks.
On iOS 7, since it saw its general release on the 18th September last year, I have found that the iPod's battery has drained so bad, that it dies too quickly, and when I put the iPod touch on charge, in almost an hour, the iPod touch tells me that it is 100% charged. However, when I take the iPod touch off its charge after it fully charges for that hour, it quickly drains down again.
I have gone through the standard procedure of restoring my iPod touch to its factory settings, and I have seen absolutely no improvement on the battery life whatsoever. I mainly back up whatever is on my iPod touch (I back up pictures, videos and also transfer updates that I have installed for certain apps onto iTunes), though I have seen how some people have backed up the data on their iPod's or iPhones, only they find their iDevice draining so quickly.
Even turning off certain features in the Settings app to improve the battery life doesn't help, as there is almost no difference that solves the problems I'm currently having with the iPod touch's battery.
I recently heard about the free iPhone battery replacement program which is now available, so I'm starting to worry whether I have to pay for a new replacement battery for my iPod touch.
Your help in this matter would be gratefully appreciated.
Many kind regards,
Alex Smithson
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I mainly charge the iPod touch itself for four hours and it still doesn't make a difference. I've had my iPod touch for almost 2 years and since I installed iOS 7, it still doesn't make a difference.
I was wondering, if the article you have provided doesn't sort the problems with the battery out, is there another alternative??
Your help and advice is most appreciated.
Many kind regards,
Alex Smithson

Why is my iPod Touch batter draining away so fast?

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- Could be the battery. I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store to verify.
- Apple will replace the battery/exchange the iPod for $79.
- A third-party place like the following is less expensive. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
-Replace it yourself.
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit
- See the following for recovering your date and other things.:
Syncing to a "New" Computer or replacing a "crashed" Hard Drive: Apple Support Communities
or
Recovering your iTunes library from your iPod or iOS device: Apple Support Communities

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