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iPod touch Is an iPod Touch meant to be turned on all the time?

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doxavita

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Should an iPod touch be turned on all the time?
I ask since it takes kind of long to start-up and the claim at apple's website is that the battery can last up to 30 hours for music playback.
So basically, Should I just let it go to sleep and resume from there instead of having to shut down and startup every time I need to use it?

Thanks
 
Intell said:
It's fine for it to be on all the time. Just let it sleep and wake it up when you need it.
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Is there a limit to the amount of time an iPod Touch can be in sleep? (Does the battery get slowly drained while in sleep?)
 
The battery does drain. But slowly. It drains faster if you have it push email and push notifcations turned on. I have an old 2G iPod Touch that checks for emails, updates four calendars, and synchs contacts every hour. It lasts about 3 months just sitting there doing nothing but that.
 
I don't think my 1st gen iPod touch has been turned off longer than 24 hrs straight since I got it... about 2.5 years ago. I also usually keep it plugged in and charging whenever I have the chance, and the battery is still as good as when I bought it.
 
I realized my iPod Touch's battery drained quiet quickly if I shut it down and started up over and over again. Nowhere near that 30 hour claim.
 
Just make sure that you put it to sleep. Mine doesn't automatically go to sleep so if I leave it on (not sleep), it drains fast.
 
How can I make sure that sleep is enabled? In mine the screen will simply go black after a while and I have to press the home button to unlock it and keep using it, is that it?
 
doxavita said:
How can I make sure that sleep is enabled? In mine the screen will simply go black after a while and I have to press the home button to unlock it and keep using it, is that it?
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Yep, that's sleep. If your on iOS 4 make sure that there are no backgrounded apps running.
 
doxavita said:
Is there a limit to the amount of time an iPod Touch can be in sleep? (Does the battery get slowly drained while in sleep?)
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It'll automatically shut itself down if you leave it asleep for "too long" (might be 24 hours).
 
Nermal said:
It'll automatically shut itself down if you leave it asleep for "too long" (might be 24 hours).
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Really? I've never had an iPod do that. The only time my iPod has ever shut itself down automatically is when the battery is almost dead.
 
Mine will consistently turn itself off over the weekend and boot up from scratch on Monday morning. The battery is nowhere near empty when this happens.
 
doxavita said:
I realized my iPod Touch's battery drained quiet quickly if I shut it down and started up over and over again. Nowhere near that 30 hour claim.
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I would guess it might be loading the OS up time after time kills the battery faster than just leaving it on sleep.
 
I leave mine on all the time. It frustrates me when I lend it to someone and they think that after they use it, they turn it completely off.
 
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