Does your iPod battery decrease over time? Is it normal?

Answer 1

It's been a highly reported issue that I thought they had fixed in the newer generations (I've never had an iPod).

If you have that problem, try contacting Apple about it, last I heard they were replacing batteries for free (of course you'd probably have to pay shipping and handling), and you have to go without an mp3 player for a couple of weeks :\

Answer 2

Is it normal? Yes...and no. Lithium-Ion batteries begin to corrode from the moment they're built, and continue on until they are no longer able to hold a charge. Small-drain devices will see the power begin to lessen with each charge, while high-drain devices will cause the battery to fail outright. But unless you've had your iPod for a few years or you bought one that had been warming the shelf for a few years before you even bought it (just one reason why I'd recommend buying one from a store with a fairly quick turnaround on iPods, or wait until just after a new model is introduced), this probably isn't the source of your problem.

The most likely source of lost battery effectiveness, particularly in models that use true hard-drives (all models except the Nano or Shuffle). Like any hard-drive in a computer, the iPod hard-drive works best when the data stored on it is stored in an orderly manner. Let the files become too fragmented, and the hard-drive will have to work harder to keep up with a single music track, or jump from one track to the next when playing an album or playlist. Doing so requires more power, so the hard-drive will be chugging the battery faster than it should.

To prevent this from turning your iPod into an hourPod, set up one empty playlist (no songs, no videos, no podcasts, etc.). Hook your iPod up and set that playlist to load by itself. Remove all other playlists, podcasts, movies, photos, games, notes, etc. from your iPod and make sure you've resynced it. Once that's all done, reload everything, charge your iPod up, and see how much it affects your performance. If you suddenly get many more hours of use on a single charge, it was just the fragmentation of the hard-drive that was causing problems. If it still drains really fast (and you don't play it with the volume cranked all the way to the max limit), then it probably is time for you to get your battery replaced.

Answer 3

There is not a battery in this world that doesn't decrease in power without some sort of recharge most rechargeable battery pack types last anywhere from 8 months to 2 years go to radio shack and get a new one

Answer 4

Every rechargeable battery does. Its shouldn't be that much of a difference though.

Answer 5

Yes, it happens some times. I face the same problem.