I searched this and other sites for this problem and couldn't find it. Does anyone else have this battery or software issue? Also, can anyone fix it?
I have a similiar problem, except when my battery gets to 20% it actually runs down to 0% until the iPod won't even turn on. However immediately after I plug it in, it first shows the battery at its lowest point then once the iPod has enough juice to run, it immediately jumps to 40%. Anyone else experience this?
I noticed I didn't charge fully the first time I charged up my iPod, could that have something to do with it? How do you even get a full cycle charge if it seems like your battery is not even running all the way down in my case?
What do you mean by this? Charge when it's 0%?It not uncommon for new devices to incorrectly report battery charge percentage, it should settle down after a couple of full charge\discharge cycles after which just give it regular topups rather than full cycle charges.
That's what I exactly experience. iPod automatically shuts down, but when I plug it, it's near 50%./QUOTE]
interesting, and how many charges have you gone through? is it just a calibration issue?
1 charge a day since last thursday.That's what I exactly experience. iPod automatically shuts down, but when I plug it, it's near 50%.
interesting, and how many charges have you gone through? is it just a calibration issue?
1 charge a day since last thursday.
aside from that problem, hows your battery life though? close to apple specs? wonder if i should get it swapped, i'm afraid i'd end up with more problems.
Close to 7 hours for doing wifi stuff.
I just had the exact same problem happen to me -- it shut down after displaying a 20% charge four hours ago (so that might have been legit), plugged it in for about three minutes, it turned back on showing 40% charge. What gives?
My old iPhone 3GS used to do this. Iirc, restoring the phone as new fixed the issue. Maybe something in the backups of old iPods screws up the battery meter on new ones?
So you're saying an iPod touch that shuts down a little after 20% (time varies depending on what you're doing), and reports 50%+ charge after being plugged in to charge after only a few minutes of charging is acceptable? Each person at Apple and the reseller I've spoken to doesn't agree, nor do I.i like how so many people return the ipod as if that is the end all be all solution to any "problem" they run into!! those geniuses are not all knowing FYI!! thats just their title most of them are far from geniuses. I'm pretty sure everyone's ipod does this, mine does the same thing gives me a warning about 20% percent then at about 10% percent it shuts down. Its a built in safe guard for the battery they never actually let them get below a certain threshold, when the ipods turn off, the battery still has ways to go before its fully discharged to protect the battery. so your ipods are fine no need to change them out for new ones over and over again.
I've been at 50% and then seen it get back up to 70% after letting it sit idle on the table and picking it up an hour later.