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iPod touch touch battery display indicator innacurate?

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hayakuu

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Oct 18, 2007
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I was playing gpsphone for about a good 45 minutes, when i realized i only had a quarter of my battery left, and i had a near full charge! So i thought this was suspicious, so when i went home, i was going to completely drain my battery, and charge it again, for extended battery life. I left SSH and WiFi on, to quicken the battery drain,also i didnt leave it on sleep mode. when i realized it took almost 2-3 hours to drain, to 10%, its still on right now. Is there a way to fix the battery life indicator? Cuz its seriously messing me up. This happens while i surf the internet, or play videos, music etc...

I didnt actually let my ipod touch's battery fully discharge yet, but does anyone know if this actually works Or will this damage the battery?
 
Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac

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Apr 27, 2006
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iPods update the battery indicator dynamically based on their load. The app you were using could have been a big drain on the CPU, causing the battery to drain more quickly and making the iPod think it would die soon. AFAIK, the indicator is based on time left based on current usage and not an actual percentage charge left.
 
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hayakuu

macrumors newbie
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Oct 18, 2007
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i see i see, but should i let my battery completely discharge or drain, like say once a month? Then fully recharge it again? meaning draining it until the point where the touch wont turn on unless i charge it.
 
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legacyb4

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Aug 13, 2002
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Vancouver, BC
Haven't had an issue so far, but I've noticed since the jailbreak on 1.1.2, my battery icon sometimes flips between the fluorescent lime green icon and a regular flat monotone icon.
 
Vigilante

Vigilante

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Sep 11, 2007
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legacyb4 said:
Haven't had an issue so far, but I've noticed since the jailbreak on 1.1.2, my battery icon sometimes flips between the fluorescent lime green icon and a regular flat monotone icon.
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Are you kidding? That is normal, there are two of every icon in the Status Bar depending if you are in an application or not.
 
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ScottFitz

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Nov 3, 2007
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the old nickel metal hydride style batteries could develop "memory" effects, prompting the necessity of draining completely periodically.

the new Lithium Ion batteries have no memory effect. There is no need to drain them at al.
 
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