iPod touch iPod Touch Depleats Battery On Stanby

[tadad1]

What's the difference between restoring and restoring from a backup? I'm just nervous about restoring.

Some settings transfered from a previous OS versions can cause problems with the new OS, the same thing happened for many users updating from 2.2.1 to 3.0. Seems to be more of a problem with major new OS updates as apposed to small incremental version updates.

 

[ljonesj]

may be its a flaw in the 2nd gen ipod touch i have just got a 3rd and its battery is fine with 4.0

 

[jonahhh]

may be its a flaw in the 2nd gen ipod touch i have just got a 3rd and its battery is fine with 4.0

I have a third gen 32gb and it has this issue. Everyone make sure to file a report with Apple! http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html

I'm going to try a restore now.

 

[AllieNeko]

Sad to hear it's a flaw, but I was right in that the WiFi connection is being kept awake. I was hoping it was intentional to make notifications work properly. I guess the lesson, for me, is - whatever I do, DON'T restore my iPod if I can avoid it because it will break my notifications again.

 

[Foxglove9]

Happening to me too on a new 32GB model. Actually I thought it was just me being careless because I would check it in the morning and see it in the red and thinking I just charged it the day before (I used to be able to go days on a charge). Now I see it is a issue with the iOS.

Has the Restore worked for anyone?

 

[liamkp]

Apparently it worked for him.

 

[DolmenRage]

I'll try the Airplane mode before I do a full restore, because restores are a pain in the ass.

 

[Batt]

I have the answer. I took mine in to the Genius Bar yesterday. The answer is to restore but DO NOT RESTORE FROM BACKUP. Restore and then sync. It fixes the battery problem, but you have to go through and reestablish all your app prefs.

Edit: it was an OS component that continued to run, even in sleep mode, looking for something, possibly Waldo for all I know.

This is the answer, straight from the Apple Store. Anything else - restarts, airplane mode, voodoo - is not going to work.

 

[Bdx33]

i have restored my ipod and it worked

 

[MacSiggy]

I've just packed my iMac away as we are moving house this week. I'll try the restore later this week. I think airplane mode is stopping the battery drain for now. I wish Apple would make this information available on their website, rather than having rely on forums like this.

 

[maclook]

I restored (not from backup) and that solved the issue. There must be a way to solve this issue without having to do a restore though...

 

[Batt]

I restored (not from backup) and that solved the issue. There must be a way to solve this issue without having to do a restore though...

It will come in a software update.

 

[rwilliams]

Thank you all so much for the solution to this problem. I always assumed that it was the persistent Wi-Fi feature that was draining the battery, so I had to keep putting my iPod into Airplane mode. After restoring, the battery life is so much better and I don't need to turn off the Wi-Fi.

 

[liamkp]

How would you restore it without the backup?

 

[Batt]

How would you restore it without the backup?

Restore and re-sync, do not restore from backup.

 

[Foxglove9]

If I restore and resync will I lose all my game saves? Sorry never did it before.

 

[Batt]

If I restore and resync will I lose all my game saves? Sorry never did it before.

Near as I can tell, yes. The alternative is no battery life. Your choice.

 

[liamkp]

Near as I can tell, yes. The alternative is no battery life. Your choice.

So if i were to restore from backup would i lose everything? Or would it just be stored somewhere else?

 

[Batt]

So if i were to restore from backup would i lose everything? Or would it just be stored somewhere else?

No, restore from backup preserves your scores and the battery problem. Restore and sync deletes your scores and the battery problem.

 

[liamkp]

Sorry i meant if i were to restore not from backup. So i would lose everything, or would it be stored on my itunes or my computer, im confused.

 

[Batt]

Sorry i meant if i were to restore not from backup. So i would lose everything, or would it be stored on my itunes or my computer, im confused.

All of your apps will still be in iTunes and will resync with your Touch, but it will be as if you downloaded them for the first time.

 

[liamkp]

All of your apps will still be in iTunes and will resync with your Touch, but it will be as if you downloaded them for the first time.

Good to know, thanks.

 

[shankar2]

Hi how to restore and not to restore from backup? some step by step instructions would be appreciated much!

Thanks!

 

[xbpr]

I have a 2nd Gen iPod Touch that suffered the battery issue with iOS4. Initially, I shut off notifications and it helped tremendously. After reading about the restoring, but not from backup, I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately, I came home to a drained ipod again today. That "fix" didn't work for me. It wasn't worth it to restore and lose all my settings, customizations, screen captures, etc. I also have at least one app that no longer works.

Proceed with caution.

 

[tadad1]

Hi how to restore and not to restore from backup? some step by step instructions would be appreciated much!

Thanks!

When you do a restore your touch will reboot when complete, leave it connected and when it reappears in iTunes you should get a popup message asking if you want to restore from your previous backup or setup as a new device, choose new device.