How to Improve the Battery Life of an iPod Nano
You can improve the battery life of an iPod nano by paying attention to how you use the portable music player. The biggest differences in battery life and play time are caused by usage. The iPod nano is meant to store and play the songs that you like anywhere you go. But without a few good operating habits, the battery on your iPod nano will not last as long as it could. Follow these steps to improve the battery life of an iPod nano.
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Instructions
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Charge and discharge the battery fully. The battery in the iPod nano is meant to have maximum life for at least 400 charges. When you partially charge or discharge the portable music player, you waste a charge cycle and shorten the life of the battery.
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Shut the iPod nano off when you are not actively listening to music. Pause the playback of songs if you do not expect the interruption to take more than a few moments.
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Use the iPod nano frequently. Rechargeable lithium batteries are designed to be used. When they sit idle for extended periods of time, performance issues may crop up which will shorten the battery life.
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Create your playlists with care. Do not waste your battery life skipping over stuff that you do not want to hear. Go through your playlists often and update them to your latest tastes.
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Save file space by compressing songs. Some file types, such as WAV, are very large and require more power for your iPod nano to play back. Use a compression format such as MP3 to shrink down the file size and increase the battery life on your iPod nano.
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Use the backlight feature only if needed. You can turn the backlight on and off from the main menu.
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Tips & Warnings
Limit equalizer use to extend the amount of play time you get from each charge of the battery. The equalizer settings require more work from the processor which increase the amount of power needed from the battery.
Use the latest version of iTunes to get updates for your iPod nano. You can set the program to automatically check for new versions of the iTunes software or the operating system that runs your iPod nano.
Do not store the iPod nano in your car. The temperatures inside can reach extremes that will damage your battery and reduce its effective life.
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Comments
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Okay, but I want to know what the battery life is before I add music, photos, video, games to it. I have had this iPod from 4 years now and I could not find, anywhere, the battery price. I am getting my twins an iPod and it has 6 hours of battery time. Their iPod is by Sylvania.
