My iPod won't turn on after worsening battery life

Question

So for the two months I&#x27;ve been noticing my iPod&#x27;s battery will hardly last a day.  Previously the battery life had been fantastic for the almost 2 years I&#x27;ve had this iPod. A few weeks ago my iPod started dying at the end of the day even though I barely used it all day. Then it started dying after being on for a couple of hours, then a couple of hours even if I didn&#x27;t use it. It died on me today after about forty-five minutes of use. I hooked it up to the wall charger and now it won&#x27;t turn on.I&#x27;ve tried rebooting it but nothing seems to be happening. It won&#x27;t even give me the drained battery sign. No apple symbol pops up either. I&#x27;m going to try hooking it up to iTunes and seeing if that might help.Any help would be appreciated!I&#x27;ve got 5th Generation iPod Touch with 32GB of space, I would say about 12GB are being used right now.

gracemoar · Answer

The same thing has happened to my iPod, it is also a 5th generation iPod touch and is just over 2 years old. The battery was only lasting about half an hour and yesterday it turned off. I have tried charging it using a wall plug, iPod dock and laptop but I haven&#x27;t been successful in any. The drained battery symbol was coming up but was flashing on and off, saying it was charging and then wasn&#x27;t and then was again. But now nothing happens the screen just stays black.

lllaass · Answer

Try:                                               - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on            - Also try DFU mode after try recovery modeHow to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik&#x27;s scribblings- If not successful and you can&#x27;t fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.- Try another cable                                                       - Try on another computer                                                       - If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                                      andNot Charge- See:    iPod touch: Hardware troubleshootingiPhone and iPod touch: Charging the batteryIf you can’t charge your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch- Try another cable. The cable for 5G iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.- If a 5G iPod               Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!- Try another charging source- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.  Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar