HT204428: Check the status light and battery charge on your iPod shuffle

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Pallman

Q: iPod Shuffle Gen 1

Should I run my iPod battery down to RED or charge it at YELLOW?

Posted on Aug 17, 2012 6:52 PM

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Aug 17, 2012 7:28 PM in response to Pallman
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    Aug 17, 2012 7:28 PM in response to Pallman

    Normally, it should not matter.  When I first get a new device, I like to charge if fully, then run it down (one time) until to turns itself off due to lack of power.  Then charge it fully again.  But I'm not sure if that practice actually does any good on recent electronics with lithium batteries.  It's just an old "habit."

     

    This is what Apple says about batteries

     

    http://www.apple.com/batteries/