Is it normal I have to charge my iPod 6 like 3-4 times a day?

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Is it normal I have to charge my iPod 6 like 3-4 times a day?

i Followed the guide already here on the apple site about optimizing your battery life I have my brightness all the way down everything but wifi is off apps dont refresh mail is on manual like when I open the mail app handoff is turned off the motion thingy is off so i just need to know is this normal for iOS and please don't say I need to return it to walmart cuz it's not a hardware issue cuz I have already done that and it's the same issue

iPod touch, iOS 8.4

Posted on Aug 3, 2015 7:40 PM

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 3, 2015 7:57 PM in response to Thelegacy32

I Also want to point out I turned on grayscale because it makes the screen darker which supposedly save on battery life but it have me maybe 30 min more and it makes my display ugly lol

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lllaass

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Aug 4, 2015 1:07 AM in response to Thelegacy32

What model iPod?

How old is it?

Try:

- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost

Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at

least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.

- Reset all settings

Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.

All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.

- Restore from backup. See:

Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup - Apple Support

- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.

If still problem, make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store since it appears you have a hardware problem.

Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 4, 2015 7:34 PM in response to lllaass

I Did that and today I been averaging around 1 and half hours of battery life and that's with battery doctor trying to save my battery is iOS really this bad at battery life?

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AJ397

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Aug 4, 2015 8:17 PM in response to Thelegacy32

What do you do with your iPod? Battery life can vary greatly depending on what you're doing and will last a lot longer listening to offline music versus watching YouTube or streaming TV shows.

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 4, 2015 10:48 PM in response to AJ397

I Listen to Internet radio till I figure out how to download free music and I game on it but that shouldn't make it die that fast cuz I have a $40 android phone and it lets me game on it 4+ hours I do basically the same stuff as I did on my android phone

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 4, 2015 10:53 PM in response to Thelegacy32

IT says the App Store is taking up the most % of my battery usage what do I do about that? I have the App Store closed

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 4, 2015 11:55 PM in response to Thelegacy32

And today I had to charge 6 times I'm on my 6th right now and I know it's not a hardware issue cuz I had to turn in the last ipod I had and it was basically same just a little worse and it seems like it's getting worse so yeah I'm prolly gonna stick with android for now on cuz I'm starting to feel like its iOS

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AJ397

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Aug 5, 2015 4:45 AM in response to Thelegacy32

Double check that backround app refresh is off. Streaming music will drain your battery. Did you restore this ipod from a backup of your old iPod that was returned?

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 5, 2015 1:39 PM in response to AJ397

yes background app refresh is off and no I has to use a different Apple ID cuz one of the main reasons I returned my last ipof is I thought there was a hardware issue where I couldn't sign in to FaceTime and iMessage turns out it's because I messed up and used an actual email to sign in to FaceTime and iMessage I just did a full cycle charge the battery may have not been calibrated I'll let you know what happens

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 5, 2015 4:16 PM in response to Thelegacy32

OKay I figured out what the issue is since this ipod is pretty new a lot of the games and apps isn't optimized for it yet I've noticed on certain games that said its compatible for the iPod 5 which has no mention of the iPod 6 it runs very hot like the vain glory game will run hot in like 10 min of use and not a normal hot very hot so I just need to wait till the apps and games get optimized for this device and btw since I figured this out I was doing some experimenting by playing the games that don't run hot like Star Wars commander and my ipod is at 50% with over 2 hours of usage so yeah Thanks everyone for the help the only fix is the wait for the apps and games to be optimized shouldn't take long cuz I heard Apple is the best lol

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 5, 2015 4:38 PM in response to Thelegacy32

Okay it drained really fast after 50% could it be I didn't charge it for 6 hours when I first got it? And I was using it while it charged?

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AJ397

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Aug 5, 2015 4:40 PM in response to Thelegacy32

Using while charging will have no negative effects. It may charge slightly slower, but that's it. If you think you have a battery issue take it to a Apple Store for a Genius Bar appointment.

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Thelegacy32 Author

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Aug 5, 2015 4:55 PM in response to AJ397

Couldn't I just take it back to Walmart since I am still under the 15 day warrantee? I mean I never had to exchange a device twice before and had the same issue wouldn't that strike you as a software issue instead of a hardware issue? Both brand new devices same issue?

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