my ipod battery is fading in an hour ... why?

Answer 1

If it's an old player, the Li-Ion battery will eventually die of old age, but it should last you a few years before that happens, regardless of how much you use it (Li-Ion is the one common type of rechargable battery that typically fails for reasons other than charge cycles). If that is the case, you can get the battery replaced at an Apple store, or there are actually OEM-spec replacements available out there along with instructions on how to pop open your particular model of iPod and swap out the old for the new.

However, a more common problem, particularly with the hard-drive models, is that the drive has become hopelessly fragmented, and the iPod is wasting juice by constantly having to seek short chunks of audio file instead of being able to read each track in one clean pass. To fix this, make a playlist that has no tracks assigned to it. Sync your iPod, remove all current playlists/videos/podcasts/photos/what-have-yous and only add that one empty playlist back in. Re-sync your iPod. This will clear out all the accumulated files on your iPod, and when you go back in and re-add everything (you can delete the empty playlist now), all of the tracks should be free of fragmentation.

Then, if you've got iTunes 7 and the latest firmware for your particular model of iPod installed, try adjusting the backlight settings. All iPod models should have a setting for the backlight timer, which you should be setting to either no backlight or to a 2-second delay, but no longer. The latest firmware will also let you adjust the light intensity down. Take it as low as is comfortable to view. You can also set a cap on the volume, which will not only prolong the duration of a single charge, but is also a good idea if you'd prefer to not go deaf at an early age. If doing all of this still doesn't result in your iPod becoming fully rejuvenated, try charging it from an AC adapter instead of from your computer. I've heard that sometimes you can have problems with the charging process if the computer goes into Sleep mode because the iPod might stay in charge mode (i.e. constantly displaying the charging icon on the screen) even though it's probably not getting any juice to charge with. And if that fails, look into getting a new battery or buying a new iPod because those are pretty much your only options at that point.

Answer 2

nicely there some issues that could want to reason your ipod battery to vanish in an hour. even if that's a quite new battery than possibly that's only a dud. if that's the case contact Itunes and they are going to be able to change the battery. It also may nicely be because you've recharded your ipod to many circumstances and that's demise.

Answer 3

if you've had your iPod for 18 months or more it's time to retire it, the internal battery has gone bad and you cannot change the battery life most MP3 players. The only option is to buy another iPod or get a player that you can change the actual battery on aka Sony PSP.

Answer 4

How long have you had your iPod? The battery life goes down as it gets older. You might need to get your battery replaced.

Answer 5

You must use it alot. That is why your battery is dying. You have to buy a new one.