Ipod usb battery charger

Is there any way to disable the battery charge feature for the 4g ipods when connected with the usb cable? i have a laptop and the ipod keeps draining the battery. i really need help this, so any kind of help would be much appreciated

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Actually, it isn't the battery charge feature that's draining the iPod -- because a laptop won't usually supply enough power and because syncing an iPod eats up a tremendous amount of power that's probably the problem here.
Your best bet is to get and use the three way cable that lets you plug one end into AC power at the same time it's attached to your laptop.

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Disable USB battery charge

Hi.
I think that my question is very simple. I want to connet my iPod Nano to my computer via USB port, but I don't want to charge it (I just want to transfer data). This way I make full charge cycles, avoiding charges of little time when I transfer data. Is there some way to disable USB battery charge while my iPod is plugged in an USB port?
Thank you in advance.
Víctor
iPod Nano Windows XP Pentium III 866 GHz HDD 320 GB, 384 MB RAM

I don't think there is. Only thing I can think of is disabling the USB port which would defeat the purpose since then you wouldn't be able to transfer data. You do realize that "full charge cycles" are determined not only in one continous use and discharge, but also 2 or more small charges that equal one full charge cycle. (example: allowing your battery to hit the 50% mark, charging it to full capacity and then allowing it to drain back down to the 50% mark before recharging equals 1 charge cycle, not 2). This is info explained below in the info that I pasted from iPod Battery FAQ's .
Question: What is a "charge cycle"?
Answer: Lithium-ion batteries can be charged a finite number of times, as defined by charge cycle. A charge cycle means using all of the battery's power, but that doesn't necessarily mean a single charge. For instance, you could listen to your iPod for a few hours one day, using half its power, and then recharge it fully. If you did the same thing the next day, it would count as one charge cycle, not two, so you may take several days to complete a cycle. Each time you complete a charge cycle, it diminishes battery capacity slightly, but you can put your iPod's battery through many charge cycles before it will only hold 80 percent of its original battery capacity.

USB Battery Charger

I own an iPod Touch 4th Gen, 32 GB, and would like to know if I can charge it with a nine volt battery. What I did was to secure a female USB port to the contacts of a nine volt and plugged in a USB cable. I wanted to test it, so I plugged it into my Motorola Talkabout walkie talkie, which then said it was charging. Then, I tried my Alcatel clamshell mobile phone, same result; it said that I'd connected a charger and started charging. I have not tried my $300 iPod because I don't want to waste 300 bucks. I know that if it does end up charging, it would drain the battery very quickly, so I also want to know if I could use 4 AA bateries wired + to - to obtain the same results. This would be much better because nine volts are hard to come by here and when you do, they are expensive and I've only got one.

Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Actually, it isn't the battery charge feature that's draining the iPod -- because a laptop won't usually supply enough power and because syncing an iPod eats up a tremendous amount of power that's probably the problem here.
Your best bet is to get and use the three way cable that lets you plug one end into AC power at the same time it's attached to your laptop.

Ipod usb travel charger works with mi

interesting little find, so my wife got this external travel charger thingy for her ipod, you know for those times when you are away from your computer. the thing is cube-ish, plugs into the wall, and has a USB-A slot on the slide. you are meant to charge your ipod by pluggin in the usb cable. it also charges the shuffle. you plug the shuffle directly into it, but then i looked at it closer. 5v output with A. wait a minute. that's the same as my MICRO's travel charger. so i grabed my usb cable and my micro and hooked it up. and lo and behold, IT WORKS. so if you have an ipod, or shuffle, or know someone that has this usb travel charger, it'll work on your micro too. and you get one in the states for about $30 and they can be found just about any place that sells ipod crap.
just thought you'd like to know.

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IPod touch battery charge icon won't light, USB doesn't connect to computer

I have an iPod touch 64 GB 4th generation that suddenly has charging and USB issues. The charging icon will not light no matter what I try. I have tried several different chargers and docks that have proven to be working properly using another unit of the same model. Strangely, the iPod does appear to charge, but the battery indicator is a bit random and possibly doesn't indicate the actual charge level.
The iPod will also not connect to a computer using any of my iPod cables or computers. I have tried putting it into DFU (didn't work - computer would not recognize iPod at all) mode and also did a full reset (wiping everything on it) and it is still acting the same.
As of now, it works normally, except battery level indicator cannot be trusted, and it is impossible to know if it is charging or is charged, and there is no way to back it up, meaning any content generated on the iPod will have to be backed up in some other way besides connecting to a computer via USB.
I know that the USB is working at least a little bit on the iPod, because the iPod will turn on when plugging it into the computer via USB, but nothing else will happen.
I also cleaned the connector area with contact cleaner and a light brush.
Any ideas on what else to try?

Not Charge
- See:
iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery
- Try another cable. The cable for 5G iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.
- If a 5G iPod
Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!
- Try another charging source
- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

USB Battery Charging, et.

So I was reading the manual of my new zen Micro (dark blue, baby!), and I found out that it's better for the battery if you unplug it after it's finished charging. then i started wondering...when you plug in the usb cable, does the micro start charging? so would it be a bad idea to keep the thing plugged into the computer?
Another thing: I know you can't rate songs on the micro like you can on the ipod mini (boo), but i was thinking that if i rated the songs on the creative media source program, and then somehow figured out a way to keep synching the auto playlists that it creates to a playlist on the micro, this would sorta work around the issue (though not in a cool way, and i haven't tried it yet (don't want to screw the batteries, see above, by keeping it hooked up and snching all the time)).
Finally, wouldn't everything be a bit cooler if they could keep track of how many times you've played a song on the micro? i think the media source sorta does this. Also, why does the media source organizer look so terrible? maybe i've been spoiled by using media monkey (check it out, it was my life, until I thought of the "Another thing" above.
Oh, last thing, i swear, because I said this somewhere else, but does anyone have any idea why Creative decided to limit the amount of the micro you could use as a portable hd to 2 gigs?
I love the little guy, if you don't have one, and you can find one, get it.

USB charging is a lower voltage charge but I think you should still unplug the player after it's been fully charged. While tranferring tracks or organizing the music it won't really make a difference. I know that a couple nights ago I charged a player over night (Meaning it was plugged in for like 5 hours with a full charge) and the battery's charge seemed to drain a little more quickly. I know this is highly anecdotal but just some thoughts.
I don't see the need to rate the music on the player (most of my music is ripped straight from CD so it's all pretty good) and for what most people use a Mass Storage Device for personal files or maybe a few movies and 2 gigs is more than enough.

Connecting Bionic to PC with USB - Battery charges, no data storage icon

When connecting to my PC with the USB cord, the battery icon changes and indicates the connection is made. No USB storage symbol appears so that I can transfer files to the phone. Is there a setting somewhere I need to change?

Enable USB Mass Storage
Connect the device to a computer using the supplied USB cable.
Touch Menu.
Touch Notifications.
Touch USB connection.
Touch USB Mass Storage then touch OK.
Disable USB Mass Storage
Connect the device to a computer using the supplied USB cable.
Touch Menu.
Touch Notifications.
Touch USB connection.
Touch any of the following options then touch OK.
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Creative Zen 16GB with iPod USB wall charg

I have a wall charger my wife uses for her iPod. Can I use this to charge my Creative Zen 6GB, or will it burn it out?

It shouldn't burn it out unless there is some sort of major diviation in wiring?from the USB standard. I couldn't imagine Creative or Apple doing such a foolish thing. Best thing to probably do is to give it a try. It should either charge or not charge. All USB should be nominally 5V @400-500 mAh, the AC adapters often deli'ver higher current to enable faster charging. More current won't hurt, the player will only use what it needs.

IPod loses battery charge when uploading from iTunes

Hey all,
I really could use some help here. I don't know what happened but for some reason my iPod's full battery quickly (and I mean within minutes) goes down to empty when I try to upload the songs from iTunes. I have reset the iPod several times and also restored it hoping that would help but it hasn't.
I'm dreading hearing the phrase "time to get a new battery" on this because I really don't want to send it in. I listen to it everyday and can't live without it.
Any suggestions? I'm using a PC so I can't charge and upload at the same time.
iPod 3rd generation (touch wheel) Windows XP

No, I have a PC, not a mac so I can't charge while my iPod is connected to my computer.
The battery has been ok, not great, but I've been able to use it for a few hours without having to re-charge. However, in the last few days it hasn't wanted to take a full charge for some reason.
I'm probably going to have to send it in to be replaced which is unfortunate because it's only 2 years old.

Ipod Nano Battery, Charge Everyday.

Hey, i have looked everywhere for a contact e-mail or something just to ask apple a question but couldn't find anything so i'll ask it hhere. If i was to charge my $gb Nano Once a day, would it in any way damage the ipod or the battery? I was going to get a speaker dock thing so i could listen to my music every day but i wandered if somehow the battery would get permanently damaged.
Thanks
-D3lud3

You might want to check out the info in these links.
iPod Battery Unplugged.
iPod Battery FAQ.
Tips and Tricks.
<a href=http://www.apple.com/batteries/">Lithium Ion Batteries.
<a href="http://www.apple.com/batteries/ipods.html">iPod Battery.
How to accurately determine your iPod battery life.

Frozen iPod after battery charge

Great gadget but VERY temperamental. My ipod's current bug is that it will freeze after each battery recharge. I have toggled, reset and restored my heart out but to no avail. The only thing that will cure it is a good night's rest (overnight will do, no need to wait the suggested 24 hours) then it's as good as new again. Is there a better way to fix the problem than having to wait/lose its use intermittently ?? Suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks in anticipation.

Yes, I have, thanks for suggesting it though. Any other bright ideas, it's becoming VERY frustrating to be able to use it only on alternate days ... As I said in the original posting, leaving it "to cool off" for 12-24 hours does the trick every time. Just can't figure out what's causing it which makes it difficult to come up with a remedy.

Any USB Battery Charging (BC 1.1) compliant Nokia ...

There are begining to be a good selection of USB hubs and chargers which support the USB-IF BC 1.1 standard, which finally defines a standard way of using USB to do higher power (~3x faster) charging.
USB 2.0 to this point has been limited to 500mA. BC 1.1 supports up to 1800mA dedicated (1500mA while in low/full speed mode; 900mA at high speed).
BC 1.1 is the basis of the GSMA Universal Charging Solution.
But I can't find a list of Nokia devices which support BC 1.1. Are there any at all, or is Nokia not supporting a standard they helped create?
Is there a complete list anywhere?
Thanks!

I'd really like to know that as well. I'm using a Nokia N8 and have a motherboard with BC 1.1 support. How odd you haven't gotten a reply to your question yet.

HT1407 what do you mean by RESTORED for ipod 2 battery charging

what do you mean by restored for an ipod2 when the batttery is dead and looks like it will not take a charge

Sorry, but you have provided no context for your question. We don't know who you are addressing, nor what you are referring to. Please clarify.
Cheers,
GB

4G 20GB iPod - odd battery behavior

Hi everyone,
After spending the better part of this evening/night looking at these discussion forums, I haven't seen any posts that are quite the same as the problem I'm experiencing.
I've had my iPod for just over a year, and we all know what that means, but I'm convinced it's not a major thing and something I can probably fix myself.
Enough suspense. About a month ago, I downloaded the iPod updater (I believe the 9/22/05 version) and installed it, and things seemed fine until the next time I used it. I was able to listen to music uninterrupted for about a half hour and then it gave me a low battery warning and shut itself down. (It had been fully charged so it should have worked for MUCH longer than a half hour.) I turned it back on and it went through its whole restart routine and it let me listen to music. I assumed it was a glitch.
However, lately, it has become more frequent and has gotten to the point where I can only get about 20 minutes of battery life out of it. I get the same warning, usually immediately after I select a song to listen to, and the iPod shuts down. Sometimes it will let me listen a bit more, and more often than not, it will not restart again. When I plug it in with the AC adapter to charge, it usually takes an hour or less to be "charged." However, I still only get about 20 minutes from it, if I'm lucky.
This evening I restored it to factory settings and have yet to find out if it has done any good. (It's amazing how quickly nearly 20 GB of music can be erased from your iPod!)
One more odd thing: I've left it plugged in via USB for most of the night as I've been putting music back onto it, and the battery icon in the corner leads me to believe it's charging. Doesn't necessarily mean anything, but it could be promising.
Has anyone else had a similar problem? And if so, were you able to fix it, and how?
The thought of being without my iPod for the battery to be replaced makes me sick...

Looks as if you may need to calibrate the battery meter. 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's Battery Indicator is Approximate / Battery Test

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, Apples 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 iPods 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

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