Prolonging your iPod&#039;s battery life

Sure, you can repair your iPod's battery when you need to, but wouldn't you rather just avoid the issue in the first place? Chris Breen thinks so, and he's offering several tips for keeping your battery healthy and strong for as long as possible. A few of his suggestions I already do, like flicking the "Hold" button to avoid accidental activation, keeping the backlight duration to a minimum and keeping up with software updates.

Other rules I don't follow so religiously, like keeping it charged (I'll go several days without plugging it in) and keeping it warm (it sits in my car sometimes, and here in New England, it's still pretty chilly at night). It's a good list of suggestions. Check it out.

Photo from iPod's Dirty Secret.

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Source: http://playlistmag.com/secrets/2006/04/mayplaylist/index.php

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Sure, you can repair your iPod's battery when you need to, but wouldn't you rather just avoid the issue in the first place? Chris Breen...

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Jeremy

Geez. How about some warning when linking to sites that make noise without you asking them to, so they can be avoided like the plague on humanity they are?

April 27 2006 at 5:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

brakhage

I just replaced mine for $25 from Newertech. Works like a charm now.

April 27 2006 at 12:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Chris Dolan

Dave, your mixing up two battery problems. One is the charge longevity and the other is the battery longevity.

The linked article is all about prolonging the charge (measured in hours). The battery longevity (measured in months) is a constant for Li-ion batteries. There's nothing you can do about that because Li-ion batteries wear out whether they're in use or not. That's why people sometimes recommend against buying refurbs or long-shelved products that have Li-ion batteries. We can all hope that the next generation overcomes the current limitions of Li-ion batteries.

April 27 2006 at 11:37 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply