Q: Can the iPod 6th Gen. be completely turned off ?

If no music is playing, and it's isn't just paused, it will turn off afer 36 hours of inactivity. I haven't put mine down that long, though!

If you want to turn it off manually, Reset it by pressing the Power and Volume- Buttons. Then, when the screen goes black, press the Volume + button without letting go of the Power and Volume - buttons. When the screen says iTerm: iPod Display Console, release all buttons. when you see the screen that says standby, power, etc, press the power button and it will be completely powered off. cool, yes?

It will go into deep sleep mode after about 12 hours, not 36.

Even with your process it is not completely off and is still using a small amount of power.

Just received my 6th gen nano through a Unitd Airlines promotion.

I use the radio function only and found that the radio cannot be turned off. The sleep mode does not work with the radio. The only way to extend the battry life is to remove the headphone jack. What were they thinking?

I cannot return it...I wish I had my UA miles back.

I can stop my radio, is there something wrong with yours?

Message was edited by: deggie

My 6th generation has less than 1/2 battery after being left alone for several days. I called the Apple store to see about returning but was told can only get a credit. Great, I'll return it and get the 5th generation which I LOVED! Unfortunately, they don't have any previous generations so a catch 22 and a very unhappy apple customer stuck with a product I don't like.

36 hours of sleep is how long it takes for the 6th Gen nano to go into standby mode - not 12.

Like deggie, I have also left mine idle for longer periods of time. The longest being a Friday to a Tuesday. I did not see any noticeable battery drain.

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I have an ipod nano 6th gen, and mine has been charged for about 3 weeks without plugging it in once. I use it about one hour per day. So, 3 weeks * 1 hour per day = 21 hours. That's a pretty amazing battery life. So, do you really need to turn it off completely?
It seems to me that you do not need to be able to turn it off completely. Sure, it may be a nice feature, but do you REALLY need it?
* Just make sure to pause it before you push the sleep button...also unplug those earphones.
Case closed.

Apple - Please please please update the firmware so that you can put the Nano 6th Gen into standby mode by pressing the display button for a few seconds.

Like many others, I use my Nano for running and need it to have charge when I want to go for a run. If I dont force it into standby mode (by holding all the buttons), I find that the next time I go to use it the battery is empty.

Holding all the buttons to force standby mode is a work around, but surely Apple cant think its a good user experience to have to wait 20-30 seconds or longer every time you want to turn off the device.

Come on Apple, the user experience is very bad. Hurry up with a fix.

Don't JUST complain here. Take 2 minutes out of your busy days and mention this to Apple!!!

http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodnano.html

I already did; have you?

I never even noticed the little pause or play icon when you where out of the "now playing" page on the nano. I found this thread and couldn't believe there is no way to turn off the ipod. I did find a way to get it to minimize power usage, but you have to be able to connect it to the computer. When you eject it using the "eject" icon it is not playing music. You can put it to sleep then and that is the minimum power usage that I have noticed since monitoring my battery power drain after usage. Hope this helps. Not going to return it yet I like it too much

Why cant the 6th Generation Nano be turned off? Mine only last 24 hrs and this requires me to charge my Nano every day, like its a phone in order to have battery life if I decide to use it. Apple needs to address this issue rather than claim it was intentional. I travel frequently, and this is a violation of FAA regulations. On a recent flight, I had to convince the flight attendant to believe me that the device cannot be turn off completely. She said "its a violation of FAA regulations, and sleep mode or air plane mode do not qualify as completely turn off. Until notified you cannot turn electronic devices on." The lady gave me a break instead of kicking me off the plane. Now I cannot travel with my Nano. Apple, I think you need to address this issue with a software update asap, instead of feeding people stories. I am sure the news would love this story!

Make sure you also don't carry a 3rd, 4th or 5th Generation Nano, the 5th Generation iPod, or any generation of the Classic. None of them can be turned off. And I've flown frequently with all of them.

On all the other models I mentioned you hold down the play/pause button to stop the song and put it to sleep. On the 6th Generation Nano you push pause then push the sleep button. Does the same thing.

I've left mine alone for a week and used about 1/16th of the battery.

i lost my ipod 6th gen for about 2 months (back of the sofa !) and found it with about half its charge.. pretty good from a full charge 2 months ago.
Still, i would like to know how to turn it off

Who designs an electronic device such as this one and doesn't give it an off button? Someone who does not care about customers that's who!
Returning mine today!!

Why?

When you press pause and hit the sleep button it is doing just that, sleeping. When it is not used for 36 hours it goes into a deep sleep. You can tell when it has reached this state because when you press the sleep button to wake it up the Apple logo will display and it reboots. But even in deep sleep it is never OFF, it has to use battery power to keep the clock running.