So I was just wondering, how much battery life is saved by turning your iPod touch off instead of putting it in sleep mode. Is it worth it to turn it off every second I'm notising it, or can I just put it in sleep mode for most of the day without really decreasing the battery life?
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iPod touch battery life: sleep mode vs. off
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Just use sleep - it's better for the computer. Plus, any battery life you save will probably just be wasted waiting for the computer to boot.
EDIT: OK, I'm an idiot. I thought this was for a notebook.
...Although, for me the answer stays the same: just put it to sleep.
EDIT: OK, I'm an idiot. I thought this was for a notebook.
...Although, for me the answer stays the same: just put it to sleep.
haha, yeah I was wondering why you were calling it a computer while I was reading it...Just use sleep - it's better for the computer. Plus, any battery life you save will probably just be wasted waiting for the computer to boot.
EDIT: OK, I'm an idiot. I thought this was for a notebook.
...Although, for me the answer stays the same: just put it to sleep.
BTW, how do you put the touch to sleep and how do you turn it off? (Haven't got my ipod touch shipped yet from target)
If you're just not using it for a few minutes put it to sleep, otherwise turn it off.
To turn it off hold the black button at the top down for a few seconds then drag the red slider, to put it to sleep just press it once.
To turn it off hold the black button at the top down for a few seconds then drag the red slider, to put it to sleep just press it once.
PowerFullMac have you seen the issue where if you turn it off it seems to drain more power than putting it to sleep?
Ive heard that the battery meter will go down then up again but not that the battery life actually decreases... Got linkage?
i mean, by definition an ipod is a computer so your post was completely valid...
Best bet is to download the User Guide from Apple's website.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_touch_2.2_User_Guide.pdf
EDIT: Doh! Just noticed that this was a thread from last year.