How To Prolong Your Apple iPod Battery’s Life?

By Ricky Lim

The Apple iPod is the most popular portable mp3 player today. Like many users, I have been thinking of ways to prolong the lifespan of my Apple iPod battery. Here are 5 tips that will help to improve your Apple iPod battery lifespan.

Before I start, it is important to update your iPod firmware to the latest version. For example the iPod firmware version 1.2 provides better power management features for your iPod battery.

1. Backlight Settings

You can set the iPod backlight timer setting to minimum. I have set mine to 3 seconds. That means when there is no activity for 3 second, the iPod will turn off the backlight automatically. You can even switch it to off if you are using the iPod in bright areas.

2. Brightness Settings

For Apple ipod firmware version 1.2 and above, you should be able to access the brightness control. You can go then iPod Menu, then select Settings and lastly Brightness. By reducing the brightness, it can help to reduce the power drain from the iPod battery.

Unless you are watching videos on your iPod, I usually reduce the brightness to about 40 percent when listening to mp3.

3. Charging Your Apple iPod Battery

Try to avoid frequent full discharges because this can cause strain on your iPod battery. There is no harm in charging a battery even if is is not totally drained.

4. Keep Your iPod Battery Cool

Heat is the most common reason for the short life span of iPod battery. Try to avoid putting your iPod in the sun for long periods of time.

Always remember to put your iPod in sleep mode when you are not using it. This helps to save battery life.

5. Avoid Frequent Changing of Tracks

Since the iPod uses the same type of technology to store data as your computer, frequent changing of tracks means the iPod has to continuously access the internal iPod hard disk. In this case, the hard disk has to be continuously spinning and can reduce battery life.

By implementing these 5 tips, you can help to prolong the lifespan of your Apple iPod battery.

Ricky is an avid iPod fan who runs an iPod newsletter. Visit his site for more ipod information such as the apple ipod shuffle review.

How To Make An Ipod Battery Last

By Zachary Scott

The iPod's battery is a fragile little piece of equipment it seems. If you want your iPod's battery to last longer and live longer, here is a couple of tips. Some will probably seem pretty evident. But just because they are, doesn't me they aren't useful.

First of all. It is important to keep the battery at room temperature. Too hot or too cold will brim it's optimum performance, which according to Apple's docs is around 20 degrees Celsius. Wait until the iPod is at this temperature before using it.

There is a great functionality on the iPod that will also help with it's battery. The hold mechanism. Why you ask? Well, when you aren't using your iPod, and have it in your pocket, you might accidentally press the play button or any other, hence starting a tune up and devouring some battery livelihood. So when you aren't using your iPod, put that sucker on hold!

You should also charge your iPod once it is flat. This will ensure a better and longer life for your iPod. Remember that it uses some batteries even in sleep mode, so when you aren't using it, it is possible the battery will go flat. In any case, wait until this happens before charging.

When you don't use your iPod, put it in sleep mode. To do this, press the play button for a couple of seconds, it will look like it is turned off. Also use the pause button as much as possible when listening to music, but need to stop listening for some reason or another. The pause button will evidently stop the useless playing and there for the useless use of batteries.

The backlighting option. I personally don't use the backlighting, unless it is truly necessary like at night. I just flip the option on at that moment. The rest of the time, is is off. Lights use batteries so they will last less time if the backlight option is on. The same thing can apply for the equalizer. I don't use this option, as I am not a professional of sound, I can't even tell the difference with it on or off. It being off, will use much less battery life.

Changing tracks with the previous and next buttons, can also make your battery life shorter. This is because every time the iPod changes tracks, it must open the hard drive, which uses battery life evidently.

All in all, these are the tips I have received and tested that seem to keep my iPod on for much longer. Enjoy and have fun!

I am student. I like new technology I study in computer science. I recently purchased and iPod video and I read there were problems with the battery, so I wrote a guide to prolong your batteries' life.

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