My iPod will die within 8 minutes of use unplugged . Or it will just turn off and won't start up again. What is wrong with it ? I've only had it for about 7 months
iPod touch (5th generation), iOS 7.1.1
Using the battery level meter in this manner is comparable to using your car's fuel gauge to calculate miles per gallon. The only thing that matters is the total amount of operating time from full charge to auto-shutdown.
Use the wall-mount charger that came with the iPad and charge overnight. Do NOT use an iPod/iPhone charger. Do NOT use a computer's USB port. Then, operate it normally until auto shut-down (ignore any low level alerts that may appear). An irony is that doing that test to determine the total operating time is also the procedure necessary to calibrate the battery level meter.
I'm not claiming that you do not have a problem. I am stating, however, that we don't yet know. If the above test does, in fact, indicate a problem, read this.
Use Your iPad Regularly
For proper reporting of the battery’s state of charge, be sure to go through at least one charge cycle per month (charging the battery to 100% and then completely running it down).
Elsewhere, Apple elaborates and explains that two half-discharges (or four quarter-discharges, etc.) equals one full discharge.
Hey Blondie, When you charge to 100% did you charge at least 4 full hours? Many times the screen will display 100% in just an hour or so when in fact it is something less. Have you tried anything like turning your iPod off for a couple of minutes then turning it back on. Or have you tried resetting, press and hold both the power and home buttons together until the Apple logo appears, about 10 seconds+/-, then release both buttons. Or go into Settings>General>Reset then tap Reset All Settings. If still no joy, let your battery completely drain, run it down until your iPod dies, then charge at least 4 hours-- any better? If still no joy, try first connecting to your computer with the cable and make backups to your computer, then Restore from Backup through iTunes. Last resort, Restore to New through iTunes. If nothing seems to help, battery continues to drain quickly, Contact your Apple store or Apple Genius Bar to have your iPod evaluated. Remember to bring everything iPod, cable and portable charger if that is what you use. Good luck. Cheers.
My iPod touch is dying really fast. It will charge to 100% then once I unplug it , it's down to 20% within 4 minutes . Sometimes it's just taking a picture , or a video , sometimes it's checking Instagram , but about 2 minutes after it's on 20% it's dead
