iPod touch iPod touch battery help

[Nausia]

Hi,

I got my iPod touch on Friday, and started charging it straight away for about two hours. I took it off charge to go over a friends, because it said it was "fully charged". Earlier today, three days later, I played a film at college (probably should have been working, but no one noticed) and the battery only just managed to supply enough power to get through the film. I was slightly disapointed by this.

Is this normal for the early days of owning one, or should I have charged it for longer when I got it out of the box? Could it be faulty, or do I just need to stick with it for a bit longer? Are there any special techniques I can use to conserve or optimize my battery power?

Thanks, guys... This looks like an ace forum.

G

 

[intempo808]

Battery Conservation

I found this when I first got mine a few days ago! It seems to be very good now... But I do a few things to keep its battery life for as long as possible. These include; turning WI-FI off when I'm not using it and putting my iPod to sleep between uses rather than turning it on and off all the time!

I don't know if you already do any of these.. But they really do help a lot! Definitly worth trying and I wouldn't say your iPod is faulty... Just in need of some battery conservation!

Hope this helps!

 

[Richard.John]

Yes, only enable wi-fi if you want to use it.

 

[RichP]

Completely drain the battery, then fully charge it overnight (12 hours) This will cycle the battery and give you max performance.

Also, turning off wifi will help.

 

[Nausia]

Thanks for your help everyone. Yes, I do turn my Wi-Fi off when I'm not using it, although I do use it a lot when I'm at home. I wasn't putting it on sleep when not in use; I was turning off and on between use, which I guess uses more power (due to the effort of booting). Thanks for that, Intempo. My battery is drained now, so I will and charge it over night and hope for an improvement.

I'm glad it's not faulty...

Thanks for your help!

G