iPod 5th Generation Battery Concern

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iPod 5th Generation Battery Concern

I recently upgraded from an old 2nd generation iPod Touch to a 5th Generation. I immediately installed Battery Doctor (which I used on my old iPod) and proceeded to have a good charging policy. I upgraded to iOS 7 and installed all my old apps/data. I use it infrequently, maybe once or twice a day and it seems like everytime I go to use it, it is dead.

Following instructions on Battery Doctor and also online, I have disable WiFi, Location Services, Bluetooth, Notification Center, Dynamic Backgrounds, Control Center, Background Searching and anything else that could be using battery. Even after all this, if I fully charge the battery and leave the iPod for longer than overnight, it is dead. I get the red battery symbol and have to plug it in to use it. I've heard that iOS 7 is battery hungry, but this seems crazy.

So, to try and keep the iPod available to use whenever I want, I started turning it off completely. So after fully charging it, I turned in off and came back to it after 24 hours to find it completely dead. How can the battery be exhausted after being turned off?

I assume that I must have a faulty battery because this behaviour just seems completely abnormal and ridiculous. Considering I could come back to my old 2nd generation iPod after nearly a week (with Wifi turned off) and it would still be up and running.

It was only purchased back in September and Argos say that it must be sent off to Apple to confirm the problem before issuing a replacement. I just want to confirm that this is abnormal before I proceed, because I definately don't want a replacement if the battery is this bad? Expecially considering how dissapointed I was by the lack of dual cameras.

What kind of battery life do other 5th generation users get out of theirs?

Thanks for any help.

Dave

iPod touch, iOS 7.0.3

Posted on Dec 3, 2013 10:14 AM

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Dec 3, 2013 10:16 AM in response to DVarley

basically you cant be able to do anbything

as that is one thing you can not mess with okay?

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varjak paw

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Dec 3, 2013 10:21 AM in response to DVarley

It's possible you have a background app that's consuming a lot of battery power. Apps that regularly poll for or send status updates - the Facebook app being one such - or otherwise run in the background can use up a lot of battery. As a test I'd suggest restoring the iPod to factory settings and running for a while with just the built-in apps and see how it responds. If you then get good battery life, you can put back your apps one by one (or at least a couple at a time) and monitor the battery life which should help you identify which apps are the culprits.

If you get short life with just the stock apps and unnecessary services turned off, then you may indeed have a defective battery. Make an appointment at an Apple Store, if you have one in your area, or call Apple Support and discuss the problem with them.

Regards.

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DVarley Author

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Dec 3, 2013 10:29 AM in response to varjak paw

I don't have a mail or facebook app configured, let alone running. Also one of the first things I did once this problem started was to reset the iPod, i.e. hold down the power button and the square button until the iPod reset to the Apple Logo. I then went into the Settings -> General -> Reset and chose Reset All Settings. This didn't help at all.

Even if apps are running, (which I don't think they are), how can they affect the battery when the unit is turned off?

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