12 March 2009 444 views No Comment Email This Post

Your iPod battery will eventually die – that’s a fact!

20 to 30 hours listening time on a full charge will eventually become two or three hours. Whatever your battery life may be, there are a few things you can do to make sure you get the most out of your iPod battery, no matter its condition. Try these tips to maximise the play time of your battery.

Keep the file size small.

This is impossible if you’re playing lots of video, but for music keep your file size small – well below 9MB if possible. This is particularly important with hard drive based players (such as the iPod Classic) as the larger file size chews up more battery power than when using smaller files.

Turn the equaliser off.

Unless you are an audiophile (and if you were you probably would be using an iPod anyway) the equaliser adds very little to the quality of the music you hear through your ear buds. Turning the equaliser off reduces the drain on the battery. Turn it off through Settings >>> EQ >>> Off.

Don’t cook your iPod.

Apple recommends that iPods work best a room temperature, so leaving your iPod in high temperature places, such as in your car, will affect the unit and the battery.

Turn the backlight off.

Powering up the backlight uses battery power, so by turning it off, you are reducing drag on the battery. Turn it off through Settings >>> Backlight Timer >>> Off.