iOS 4 Severely Affects iPod touch Battery Life - Post Your Case [Updated]

Apply should NOT insist to always install the latest version of the OS software. Instead, after testing, they should notify users of potential problems. Can the iTouch software be restored to the previous version of the operating system without having to sync all media and apps? If so, does anyone know how to do this?

What exactly is an iTouch?

iPod / iPad / iPhone devices can be restored, use Google to find out how. it's not the most simple thing to do, but it can be done. This battery life issue is disappointing, but I'm sure Apple will patch it soon (tm).

I don't like downloading an ipsw-Image from some website for security reasons. Is there a trustable source? Maybe even from Apple?

I too have this problem with my iPod Touch.
After searching the web to see if I was alone I found many many others on various forums (including Apple's).

This does not look good for Apple's testing quality coming after it does on the heels of the iPhone 4 debacle. Is all this yet another software development fubar due to offshoring these tasks?

mines been perfectly fine i have an ipod touch 3rd gen and its battery life is longer than it was before. when i go to bed it has full charge still and i have all notifications and wifi on. heck ive fallen asleep with games on and woke up to find it still running, albeit in standby but still.

Yeah sure it does. You wouldnt work for apple would you?

This claim is impossible - it violates the laws of physics. Clearly the plastic film is still over the front cover and actually the unit has never been turned on. But hey - this guy is happy - so good for him!

What do you mean? When I go to sleep, I toss my iPod touch in the fire, and when I wake up a fresh new iPod has risen from the ashes.

Same battery drain issues on my iPod Touch 2nd gen. unit since installing OS4. I wish I had read the posts before updating it. I used to charge my iPod every 2-3 days, now I see RED before day's end! I hope Apple comes up with an OS update REAL SOON.

We have the same problem -- I updated 2 of our 3rd Generations Touches, and the batteries last about 1/2 as long as they did before (it seems to help to keep apps closed i.e. not multitasking). Our 3rd wasn't updated and still seems to run forever.

Please fix this -- I love the multitasking, but 4 or 5 hrs of battery life really sucks!

My 3rd gen touch battery life has gone down the toilet. I have always used my ipod to listen to music on the train in to work and home again, and it's gone from last for 3 or 4 days to being always flat when I head home if I don't charge it while I'm at work.

The maximum battery life off the charger appears to be in the region of 8 hours now.

I have a Gen 2 Touch and specifically sought out this thread because of the short battery life. Overnight I will go from 80% to 20% battery. Never had anything like that prior to OS update.
Is it because apps are running in the background as multitasking? How can I be certain an app turns off if I switch to another app?

My 2nd gen iPod TOuch has EXACTLY the same problem. Did not use it for a day, and the battery is drained.

I have tried to restore it, but when I download the old OS 3.1.3 and try to restore on iTunes, I get a message that says my device is not eligible for the restore. ?????

Please fix this Apple!

Bought my iPOd touch a week ago, progamed it all up, was informed that the up-date was availiable so downloaded it, BIG MISTAKE, I play a simple game and within the hour no battery, watch a video the same, will be taking this back to the shop and try for replacement with old firmware if Apple can't sort this out rapid like. Very dissapointed with an iPod I was looking forward to use for day's without constant re-charging, someone in the know please read all these forums and get it sorted.

Wtf I upgraded to os 4 just yesterday and fully charged. I woke up LITERALLY JUST NOW, when I wanted to check my e-mails on my iPod Touch, and the first thing it says was "20% Low Battery".... WTF?

My 3rd gen Ipod Touch has the same battery problem. In fact I left it connected to my iMac for all of yesterday and the night and when I came to get it in the morning the battery was drained!!! Looks like my device is useless.

Hoping Apple is working overtime to address this issue!!!

I have also been experiencing rapid battery drain with an 8GB iPod touch (2nd gen) after installing iOS4. The drain appears to be rapid and invoked at random times, with the battery loosing 40% of its charge in 3 hours when supposedly locked the entire time.

My Itouch is draining energy like water out of an unplugged sink even when I'm not using it. This update is a nightmare. I can't go a day and a half without recharging, even with minimal use.

I have 2nd generation touch. After upgrade to iOS4, with wi-fi and notifications "ON" battery life is fully charged around 11:00 PM and down to 10% or less by 7:30 AM. Looks ik I am going to try and o bac to prviousOS until they figure this issue out.

Whew! For a moment I thought I was seeing things. I am sooo glad I am not the only one experiencing this. I have a 2nd Gen Ipod touch. I downloaded OS 4 about 1 week ago and have been surprised to find, upon waking in the mornings, that my Itouch battery reads in the RED zone. I only used to have to charge it about 1 - 2 times per week IF I use the internet alot. Now, it practically sits hooked up charging all day until I use it. I've also noticed that post OS4 the Wifi bars fluctuate if my finger even comes near the antenna on the back. I hope Apple knows about this and is working on the problem. Honestly, I don't know what new features OS 4 gave to 2nd gen Itouch anyway. The documentation only lists the new features, such as multi-tasking, to be operational for 3rd gen Itouch and Iphones only. Apple you better make this right!

I have a 32 G iPod touch 3 Gen. Yes, there's a major battery problem with iOS4. Most probably it's related to the change in WiFi behavior. The battery also heats up much more which will cause it to degrade faster. Apple's lack of response is amazing and pathetic. This "upgrade" has resulted in a major downgrade in the functionality of my device and probably an early demise. If Apple doesn't address this (and other) issue soon, they have lost a customer for ever. I'm hopping mad!

I have an ipod touch 3rd gen and its battery life really sucks now that I upgraded to the new OS4, I agree with others that its nice but if the unit is DEAD, it really doesn't matter. For example I fully charged it during the day and left it plugged in, I removed it to bring to work for the next day and by morning the battery is completly gone. Apple needs to fix this problem ASAP.

My 8 gig latest touch battery is about 40% what it was before the OS upgrade or should I say Douwngrade in the 8 months I have had I have never had any lack of power I use it all day every day and I always used to have at the end of the day 50 - 60 % battery left now I have to charge half way through or it dies . This is a real pain and Apple should test there upgrades bette,r they are getting like Microsoft, release and fix it later. I hope it is fixed soon I may have to UG to the old version that worked well.

Ever since I upgraded to OS4 on my I Pod Touch, I have had the same battery issues that I am seeing reported by others. My IPT used to go for a few days before needing recharging. Now, I can barely make it through one day without running to a source and plugging it in to recharge. In addition, a few of the aps that I use regularly are not functioning correctly. Apple should have forewarned us before inviting us through Mobile Me to enjoy the benefits of the 'free' upgrade. This is not Apple's typical MO, so I really hope the will pay attention to all of us devoted I Pod Tough / I Phone users, who are feeling manipulated and deceived.

I also had the same battery problems with my 2G 32B Itouch after upgrading to OS4.. but as I read on another forum that people had successfully fixed theirs by following a simple process, I decicded to try and it worked for me....

The solution posted was to simply restore your Itouch through Itunes and when prompted do not restore from a backup, but as a new Ipod.... then perform a re-sync and thats all I did..... after having a dead Itouch in like 4-5 hours...... it is now on day 2 with like 80% charge still... just like good old OS 3.

Of course, saved games and other data is lost when doing the above, and I imaginr if your library in Itunes is not complete then you may miss out etc.... but for me it worked....

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how could you possibly be multitasking on a 2 gen ipod touch?? is it jailbroken?

Same here. I updated my ipod software about three days ago and every morning I wake up - after completely recharging it the night before - to a low battery. I mean low enough that it won't turn on without plugging it in. I should never have updated the software but too many of my apps relied on the update. I am completely frustrated!

Same thing happens to my Ipod touch 2nd gen. I thought I was doing something wrong because every time I went to use it it was dead... it never happened before installing OS 4.

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Yeah this is terrible. I leave it on sleep/lock, used to be able to last 4 or 5 days if I hardly use it. Now it doesn't even last 8 hours while locked!

I am MISERABLE!!! My iPod Touch 2nd generation was fabulous before - used it for 4-5 days without needing a charge - just for listening to ebooks and for using the calendar and contacts - rarely other apps. Now, every morning it is dead when I wake up. I am charging it right now and will see what it is like in the morning. I am going to the Genius Bar tomorrow to complain as loudly as I can. They can't sell me a product and then screw it up.

This IOS 4.0 upgrade is really a total pain. My iPod Touch 3g 32GB get completely empty in 2 days even without using it a bit. It is obvious that this is caused by IOS 4 bug. Hope to get the patch as soon as possible, because iPod Touch is unusable with self draining battery...

I used to leave my 2G iPod Touch on a table for 2 days, and come back to it with full battery life. It was everlasting. After iOS4, it goes only a day on a full charge. I use it far less because it's always dead when I pick it up. Sad.

Immediatley after installing IOS 4 on my iPod Touch 3rd Gen 32GB it was dead the next morning after being fully charged. Wifi/Bluetooth/Location services are turned off most of the time. I thought it was maybe just a glitch but after another full charge it was dead by morning again. This is really annoying since I used to get really good battery life and this is a relativley new iPod Touch. I hope Apple can get this fixed!

I have an iPhone 3G and an iPod Touch 2nd generation and both have suffered from this battery loss. I would lose a fully charged battery in a matter of hours without even using them.

I experimented with different functions and found it to be a WiFi problem. When I shut off the WiFi in the Settings, my battery life of old is restored to keeping a much longer charge. Try it for yourselves. Sucks not to have the WiFi as many apps use it but this will stop the drain when I'm not using them.

Battery life is horrible on my iPod toch 2G since the update to OS4. I am using it lightly and used to recharge it once every week. Now a charge lasts less than 48h.
Several applications crash a lot with the new OS.

Ditto to the posts above mine. I thought I was going crazy, but it turns out that the OS4 really is a Vampire draining all the life from the touch. This needs a fix or Apple will never see a another $ from me again...simple as that.

Hey guys!!!
To fix this problem all you got to do is this?

1) double tap the home button.
2) the tap and hold any icons.
3) then click the delete button.

This will close all the running app which drained your battery....Hope this help!!!!!

Same issues with 2nd gen. With Wifi, and everything mentioned in these posts turned off, battery drains in several hours. Before the new operating system was installed, with my limited use I didn't recharge for almost two weeks. Now, the touch is essentially useless to me. Is there no response from Apple?

I thought i was the only one experiencing this problem and I was frustrated about it. But after reading all the threads, I'm a bit relieved. I've upgraded to iOS 4 for, I think, two weeks now. After two days of upgrade I've seen the negative effects of upgrading it. First is the slow response of my iPod, then second is the major problem "the battery life sucks!". At first I thought my iPod touch 8gb 2nd gen was broken. Before the upgrade I can use my iPod for 2 or 3 days using some apps and listening to music so much without draining the battery, but after the upgrade, or should I say it was "degraded", the battery could last for at least 8 hours. When at school I use it so much to kill time, it wouldn't even last for 5 hours of use. Damn! I hate this upgrade it frustrates me! I hope apple would compensate for this hassle by finding a solution soon.

P.S.: I will definitely downgrade back to iOS 3.1.3 until the solution to this problem comes. Sorry for making my statement so long I would just like to express my depression on the update. tnx

oh my gosh! I can't downgrade to iOS 3.1.3 from my iPod Touch 8gb 2nd gen..I think apple doesn't allow this. My iPod is not jailbroken yet.

same problem here. I thought it was my imagination that my battery wasn't holding a charge. Hope Apple has a fix soon or be able to downgrade. I would rather a long lasting battery than the OS 4 features.

from what i understand, once you update to ios4 you can't go back to 3.x.x. Yet. just wait it out, keep your chargers at hand. apple is pretty decent about their updates. my 3g has been running ios4 for a week now, and hasn't had issues, perhaps you aren't doing it right?

Fully restore your iphone/ipod to its factory conditions with the latest firmware under the latest itunes version. try to jailbreak it under mac os if possible, (windows has always given me issues, personally)..

also, if you have a baseband of 5.09 or higher, you can't unlock your phone. period. end of story. it's a hardware issue. you can jailbreak, but no unlock. sorry.

I don't have to write much because I would just be repeating what has already been said. My 32g iPod Touch used to last a full workweek listening to podcasts and audio books, now it barely lasts the day.

I have an iPod touch 2nd gen. The next day after upgrading to ios4, the battery was so drained that the iPod displayed only a symbol that it needed to be plugged in. In the one year I have had the iPod, it never drained the battery like that. It goes from 100% to 20% unused in about 8 hours. Thus is with wifi on, and notifications on. If I put it in airplane mode, the battery life returns to normal. I haven't tried turning off notifications. I haven't tried a full restore either, that seems like a lot of work.

I too am experiencing the same problems as described in these posts. The unit is slow too respond too most of the basic functions and I can say that I am not impressed. My ipod used to last for days and days between each charge but now it really sucks I am luck to get a day now before the low battery message appears. Come on apple help all your disappointed customers out

Have just downloaded the new os for my ipod touch 2nd gen now battery only holds charge for 3-5 hours, used to go days on standby. My daughter's 2nd gen Ipod had same problem after the update and i sent it for a new battery. I thought since she uses hers all the time it was the battery, now i realize it has to be the new software download. I even called apple service today and they said no way is it the software update. I think they are crazy or its a way to get more battery replacement orders.

I was very please with the battery life of my 4th gen ipod touch. I updated to OS4 and suddenly battery life is horrible. I am going to try and go back to OS3 if possible. Hopefully Apple gets its act together. Having Microsof t flashbacks.....

I really regret doing this upgrade. Like everyone else, my Ipod Touch would stay charged for days. I only had to charge twice a week. Since I upgraded to OS4, I have to charge the device daily. I could care less about their version of multitasking (it's NOT true multitasking, it's just a list of recently used apps). I travel a lot and rely on my ipod to get me through the day. Now I'm lucky if it lasts half of the day. Apple should either fix this problem or give us a way to revert back to the old OS.

i have been following this ever since i downloaded ios4 right after it came out. my 3g 32g itouch would go for days without a charge. after update it was dead a lot. i have been following a thread on apple support forum that is now 34 pages long. it is called low battery life on ipod touch after installing ios4. my ipod was getting hot to the touch and you could see the battery gauge almost moving going down! just bought my itouch recently. here is what i have done and it is now working much better but still not the same. i am not a happy camper. apple will not even acknowledge there is a problem. you cannot go back to the old operating system 313. some people say they are getting back to old system 312. but i was afraid to try that. anyway here is how mine is working somewhat better. when i am not using it i put it in airplane mode also airplane mode for playing games . maybe the wifi is searching all the time. next put the mail to fetch manually. put on an app for battery that tells me what apps are running so i can close them manually. location services to off. with the multitasking i constantly double tap home button and close out apps not using. hold them down till they wiggle and close them one by one. one other thing is there seems to be a patch for exchange something about sync in mail. the information about this link is on page 25 of th apple support thread in a letter. before i did all these things there seemed to be problems installing the ios4 update. a lot of people got error messages. so i went back and did a restore twice and use set up a new ipod. sorry to ramble this has been awful. i have a letter on page 25 of this apple support thread after i saw the article on msnbc called omg omg itouch4? i said i hated to buy another ipod already. apple EDITED the sentence about itouch 4. my letter says edited by host so i think apple knows what is going on. our touches cannot handle this update and remember the iphone 4 has a bigger battery. i love my ipod and this is very upsetting. we should get a patch or be able to go back to the old operating system. well hope maybe this will help someone. doing all of these things defeats the reason we have our itouch. to be notified get email etc. apple has let us down this time. SO SAD...............

Same thing happened to my 8 gig Ipod touch. It's the latest model. Does anyone know if restoring it works? Because seriously, this absolutely sucks. I spend most of my day CHARGING MY IPOD. I wish I'd never gotten the new software.

my ipod touch 2g has gone from great battery life to horrible battery life with ios4. the work-arounds are a pain: going in and out of airplane mode all the time; powering down instead of going into sleep and then having to wait a few minutes to power back up.

i simply don't use the thing very much anymore. i wish i could go back to the old os. the new os doesn't seem to have any improvements for the 2g model, just a huge downside.

I get three - five hours, all location services off, all push off, all wifi off, still I get three-five. I need the touch, but the touch is dead.

My Ipod touch is not even CHARGING! When i hook it up to a computer or even the wall charger, it notifies me saying "this accessories is not compatible to charge" or something along those lines....anyone else experiencing this???

I'm having the exact same issues. Used to charge it every 3-4 days (using Facebook, Twitter, emal, games, etc). Now its basically every day. I check a few emails and use the Facebook and Twitter apps and its cooked. That's horrible! I need to revert to OS3. I know you can't see every problem coming, but I hope they can fix this soon. Is there a way to revert to OS3?

My ipod touch 2g just sucks on battery usage now, apple fix this!!!!!!!!

Same as everyone. Terrible battery life. AND lots of crashes, even in native apps. VERY disappointing, Apple.

I think I may have solved the problem, at least for my 2 iPod Touches. One was jailbroken, one was not. Here is what I did to get my battery life back to normal. First off, when updating, RESTORE your iPod first. Chances are, it will restore your iPod to iOS 4 and upgrading is not necessary. Apple pulled a fast one and made iOS 4 default now, so going back to 3.2/3.1.x is impossible. Anyway, when you have a fresh clean iPod, DO NOT RESTORE YOUR BACKUP. This may suck, but manually add what you had installed before. Even after a restore to factory default, I found that if you do not, the battery life will again be dismal. Hell, name your iPod different this time around just to be sure. This may well be just a simple case of the iOS not installing properly; remember the iPad issues some experienced? I guess as will all technology, when in doubt, start clean!

I too have an I touch, and sence the OS4 down-load have been having problems with battery life. I have found it is because Apps contenue to run in the back ground even when they seem closed. The only way to completely stop an app from running is to turn off the device and then turn it back one, and activate airplane mode so push notifications stop "reopening" the app in the back-ground. This a problem similar to the Hero HTC phones where if you don't use the "back Button" to exit a program it keeps running even if you are no longer useing it.

I have the exact same problem. My iPod Touch battery life has gone down like everyone else.
How do we complain to Apple about this? What is the fix?

I rarely use by iPod touch so I typically leave it uncharged on my table for extended periods (sometimes days at a time) and it's always just fine.

Since installing iOS4, I have noticed that even overnight now it will be dead by the morning.

I haven't really used apps since I updated so I can't say much about the battery life when on but I will write and update in a couple of days if I notice anything.

I'm so glad to hear that its not just my itouch thats doing this, even though it is a horrible problem. Originally I thought I had somehow screwed up the battery beyond repair just from everyday use and charging, but after reading this I realized that it couldn't have been since it started very suddenly. It just went from perfectly fine to horrible basically overnight. Though I don't remember when I upgraded to IOS4, and when the battery started screwing up, I don't think its a coincidence.

I can't believe Apple's quality standards have dropped so drastically! As if the iPhone4 signal problem wasn't bad enough. Really disappointed and hope this gets fixed soon! Or otherwise have a safe and reliable way to restore IOS3 back because I'm really hating this (WAY) decreased battery life!!!

Same problems as stated above after updating my NEW Ipodtouch to IOS 4. Since I use it most for internet access, putting it into airplane mode is NOT the answer...I am hopping mad as I have come to LOVE this device, and it's virtually useless as it is now!

I updated my 2G Ipod Touch a week ago and I am having this same issue. I don't really use the Ipod that much (maybe 14 minutes a day) and that's just to surf the web and play games. I have the brightness turned almost all the way down and my battery used to last well over a week before the update, now it will barely last a day. I leave it plugged in with the wall charger overnight and even when it has a full charge it still flickers between red and green, which tells me that not only is it not holding a charge when sitting idle, it can't even hold a charge while it's plugged in.

I'm glad that I'm not the only one who is suffering from this. While I'm not an Apple fanboi, I do believe that they make a solid product and generally stand by their quality, I'm hoping that this was an oversight due to an improper testing group and that it will be fixed fairly soon.

I'm having the same problem with my 2nd Gen iPod Touch...which sucks when you use it as your alarm clock. I go to bed with it fully charged, and then the alarm won't go off in the morning because it's dead. So dead, in fact, that after plugging it in, I have to wait 5 minutes or more until it gets enough juice to even be able to sync. This only recently started happening, but it has been a while since I "upgraded" to iOS4 and it's only started doing this in the last week. I have only noticed it when staying at my boyfriend's place, but we have the same type of wireless network set up, so I don't know what the issue is. I have never had to turn off my WiFi before to keep it charged overnight. In fact, before updating I'm pretty sure I was able to go on 20% battery for 2 or 3 days.

We have 3 x 32gig ipod touches here, all bought beween January and June this year, I updated all three on the same day about 3 weeks ago, (on the day that the update was released) mine has the battery problem, going from 100% full charge to totally dead within 20 hours with NO use at all. However the other two seem to be ok, is there different hardware in these models?? Why only mine?

Ive only had my ipod touch for 3 days now and the battery life on my 5 year old 30g lasts longer. this is annoying

The odd thing is, my ipod touch 2g battery used to stay charged for four days or so when not in use, and when running it I could go at least a day, sometimes more... now it's running down much faster, and I have NOT yet updated to the new OS. Wonder if there's something else happening? My guess is some of the applications that were updated for 4 are hogging the battery by turning on location services, push, etc. Anyone else seeing that? At first I thought the original battery was just getting old ... now I 'm thinking it has to do with new OS update (but indirectly -- via applications). Kind of glad I waited to update, but something still is weird...

I am having the same problem with my itouch after installing ios4 my battery life has shrunk. I am lucky to get 24 hours life with no use. With wi-fi use only 2 hours.

I've been having nonstop problems on my 32 gig ipod touch since I installed OS4.0: the battery drains even when not in use (it was fully charged this morning and I didn't turn it on until just now and I'm down to only 35%); the mail function is messed up (I have always used Yahoo mail with no problems in the past) - messages don't show up in the Inbox, they don't get moved to the Trash, they aren't marked "read" when read, etc. Sometimes I'll open an app only to have it close itself within 2 seconds. This is so incredibly frustrating! Now my favorite device has become a pain in the neck. Please release a new OS with these bugs fixed ASAP!

I am having the battery issue on my 2G iPod Touch. It is about 10 months old. It used to hold the battery for 3 days for regular email checking and games, plus about 2 hours video.

After upgrading to iOS 4, I need to recharge my battery everyday!! So annoying :(

Apple has already acknowledged this issue with a beta 4x update, but users still do not have the battery life of 3x O/S. The news from Apple has been disturbingly quiet, almost as if they intended the 4x update to kill off the old Touch units. Is Steve pulling a Gates and forcing hardware updates? The upgrade is non-reversible unless you jailbreak the unit. The backup/restore will not downgrade the unit's O/S, anyone who tells you this doesn't know the Touch.

I have the same problem. My battery sucks now. It used to last over 12 hrs and now only lasts 2-4 hrs. Especially short bat life if using wifi. This really sucks, I can't always charge it when I'm on the go.

I'm experiencing the exact same issues although my own is not that bad as the battery can still last up to 48 hours on standby but I can only watch about 2 hours of video instead of the usual 5 and with low brightness I think once again apple has made an error in judgement.

I have an Ipod Touch 3G with the new OS 4 and I am experiencing battery problem as everyone else as described. It is very bad. I used to be able to use my Ipod for a week or more at a time with no need to recharge. Now every day its dead. This morning is was so bad it wouldn't start up at all.

Recently updated iOS to 4 per push from iTunes site. Now iPOD Touch battery dies in less than 24 hours - without any use of the unit! This is a 3G unit.

I'm having this problem as well. It is so bad that I have had to reset my iPod to get it to wake up long enough to plug in and charge. I've experience an 80% decrease in battery life since the 4.0 update.

totally in the same situation now..i hv no idea wat is happening to apple..it makes me frustrated...sleep with fully charge pod but awake with a died pod...i was wondering is it the battery broken and plan to change the cell..i hope i read this before i do my upgrade...sad...now,i hope apple can fix this big bug asap...

i have exactly the same issue with my ipod touch 2nd gen

No no my iPod 3G is staying long live not any changge in my iPod and it run more better

My husband and I have Ipod touch gen2. I updated both 3 days ago and with both battery life is terrible compared to what it use to be. Like others have posted it does not hold a full charge through the night. We do not use our ipod touches very often, maybe once or twice a week. This is very disappointing Apple! We love our ipods but if they do not fix this we will be tossing the touches and not replacing with any apple products.

Hi, I loved my iTouch, but this is not really acceptable. I can't use it anymore, and so I think I'm going to switch now. What alternatives would you recommend? I didn't like my Zen - its user interface was awkward. Thoughts?

3G with iOS4 - 45 minutes of talk time, 10 minutes of web - my phone is virtually useless

I have the same problem on 2 iPod Touch (1st and 2nd gen). They are fully charged when I go to bed, and nearly dead when I wake up even though I've disabled push, notifications, etc. and even turned down the screen brightness. With iOs4, the Touch are rendered completely unreliable. I can no longer for example, take it on the road with me since it can't be relied upon as an alarm clock - the battery is so drained by morning that the device can't be counted on to have enough juice even to beep. The thing is basically a brick now. unless I can plug it in several times per day and overnight to charge. I've tried downgrading but that hasn't worked, unfortunately. I think I'm about done with Apple products now.

Same with me

Battery life is now awful on my 3rd Gen Touch, applications are slow to load, my favourite gadget has been wrecked by the update.

Ipod Touch 3g, 32 gb iOS 4.0, 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 battery discharges in five hours to 10%, operates very slowly, music stutters, synch is erratic and wi-fi sometimes works. Workarounds are to go into airplane mode, restore, turn off wi-fi, and do not synch. A wonderful paperweight. Apple should be sued.

I have a 3g Ipod touch with the same issue. It is better with notifications and wifi off but I didn't have that problem before. Now I have people ask "didn't you get my email" when a meeting time has changed and no I forgot to turn wifi back on so I didn't get that. I bought this touch to replace my aging Palm TX but now may be replacing it with something more reliable.

I have had the same issue. Though I am wondering if it is real or just the battery indicator. As the battery indicator said I was low battery (

Hi !
When I bought my I-pod it was ok I could use it for a long period, but now, like the person said on the first note. The same with me, I take the metro for 20 minutes and I have to recharge for full use. Same thing, go to sleep with it, and when I wake up I have to recharge it. I paid up to 450 $ this I Pod. and I didn't know what had happened, please give us an update to repair it.

These stories sound all too familiar. After installing the new operating system, my battery simply will not hold a charge. It charges up completely and in a short time it is dead.

Hi, I too have noticed since downloading the new software that the ipod battery dies very quickly. Yesterday I had it fully charged, went to work out and left it in my bag and when I came back two hours later, it was dead. Charged it last night before going to bed, woke up this morning to it dead again!! This is rediculous. I used to go days without charging my touch ipod.

Same thing with mine. 3rd gen ipod touch, fully charged at night, wake up or leave for 5-6 hours and the battery is completly drained.

My IPOD touch is only 4 mos old. It was working great up until I synced it to the Itunes. I had just downloaded the latest version of ITUNES and now it won't hold a battery charge for even a few hours. HELP?

my ipod touch 2g is very slow and battery life has been reduced by 40 or 50 percent.
I truly hope apple will officially support downgrading soon.
I hope it is not their underhanded ploy to make you buy a newer device.

I have a 2nd generation Touch and I can't keep it charged for more than about a half-day since I updated to OS4.0. I kept thinking that my kids must be leaving it on until I talked to a friend who's experiencing the exact same issue.

What's most frustrating is when I turn it off COMPLETELY, the battery still manages to drain somehow. Before, I wouldn't have any problem getting 1-2 hours of use per day, putting it on standby and doing the same thing the next day. I was typically charging it about twice per week without about 5-6 hours of use (video, games, music, e-mail, etc.) in between charges. Now, I wake up with it nearly dead and can't make it halfway through the day.

One final annoyance. I use the Nike feature when I'm running and for some reason it no longer picks up the outputs from the sensors.

I feel like the 4.0 has ruined most of the functionality of my iPod. Anyone having success restoring to an earlier OS version?

Yes, I'm having the same problem with my iTouch model MB528LL

Last Friday, I updated my ipod touch to 4.0.2. I was forced to update otherwise I could not sync my ipod with any new music. I have lost charge every night since the update.

Last night I did a deliberate test. I charged my ipod at 7:00 pm and did not use the ipod at all. By morning I had no battery life at all.

Getting an appointment with the apple store today.

My I pod touch will show a 75% charge in the morning and be dead by a matter of hours. I've had it less than 6 months. I sent it to apple for evaluation and replacement there reponse was it was my my fault, claiming accidental abuse. I should never have installed new software, but how was I to know. I feel ripped off.

Similar bad experience with my iPod Touch 3rd generation. It used to have a long battery life and now it's awful... I now have to turn off everything every time, log off from applications that used to be OK when kept running, etc. It's not good... not good at all...

I went to an apple store a couple of weeks ago and they suggested I update my ipod touch OS. I did and now the battery life seems to last 1/3 of what it did before the update. My ipod is 100% charged in the morning and I now get 20% left less than 12 hours later. Very annoying and completely unacceptable. My ipod touch used to last days on the same charge, now I have to be sure to charge it every night and now worry my alarm won't go off because it will have died. Can I go back to the old OS?

My ipod touch2g offed after battery died and now its not charging or connecting to the itunes and black screen (nothing in the screen)... how can i fixed this problem. i have tried so many time holding home button and power buttons t seems to be not working

My son has the Ipod Touch 3G and since he updated with the ios4 update. He has had problems with dropping from wifi and now the latest problem is the battery life is not lasting. So what does one do in a situation like ours?

i have an ipod 2ng my battery life is poor i really want os3 back!!! its slow and when i restor it it goes back to os4!!!!!!!! but cleans my ipod

I have absolutely noticed the same problem. I have a 2G ipod touch and since installing iOS 4 my battery drains very rapidly even when I'm not using it.

Same thing - second gen iPodTouch, with new iOS4 now drains battery overnight after a full charge.
Thank goodness for this forum - I thought I was losing my mind!

I am also having battery problems similar to those described since upgrading to v4 software on my 18month old touch.

I have had this problem with my 3rd gen iPod touch ever sinve upgrading to iOS 4. I have to disable Wi-Fi or put it into Airplane mode it keep the battery from draining. I use it for my alarm clock, so having the battery die over night is a massive pain!!!

I have this problem with mine too! It's a 3G, 32GB, and I just bought it a month ago. The battery issue is annoying as hell

I have a new ipod ouch 4th generation and the battery was drained after only 14 hours. During this time it was supposedly turned off.

Since updating my iPod touch my battery is not lasting very long and I am not very happy I hope apple is going to rectify this problem it is the same for all my friends as well it is a serious problem

I have a I a 2nd gen I-touch and the battery is full at night but pretty much drains off during the night. From what I have read it seems like this is a OS4 issue. I really hope that Apple addresses the problem, it is a big hassle having to re-charge my I-touch every morning...(tsi)

Amazing to hear these stories as I too have been completed disgusted that my battery life totally useless since I installed the update. I wish I had read forums before I did it but I guess you don't know there will be a problem until you have one. I used to charge my ipod touch 3rd generation every few days - now I go to bed with it fully charged and it is completely empty in the morning. Totally annoyed.

After updating my 2nd Gen touch, I had to turn wifi off anytime i wasn't checking email, surfing etc. Battery life on games sucked too. I just got a 4th Gen touch and although the battery life is slightly better, I'm still extremely disappointed. I'm not using facetime and I only even listen to music on it in my car with a transmitter/charger. Still, the battery is dead at the end of the day. My boyfriend has the new iphone and his battery life is better than mine. What gives, Apple? This is an expensive upgrade only to not be able to enjoy it as long as the 2nd gen when I got it.

Yes it has greatly decreased mine to the point that I let it sit for the day after having been fully charged and it doesn't even have enough juice to start completely up.

Add me to the list of people with an iPod touch that now has pathetic battery life. Now I can put it to sleep when I go to bed, and when I get up, it's down to 20%. Sheez.

I have been dealing with this battery issue since I installed IOS 4 back in June and this has me reconsidering a possible future iPhone purchase. Plus I am never updating my iPod ever again!
This is a huge black eye on Apple

Just updated my 3rd gen Touch to OS 4 and have noticed a big degradation in battery life. I leave my Touch nearly fully charged at night and in the morning, I'll only have a few hours of music playback time available. Also note that I really only use it for music playback for my fitness classes, only have 2 minor apps installed and not running, and I'm not connected to WiFi. I don't want to give up the update as for what I use my Touch for, it is fantastic (folder groupings for playlists, on the spot playlist creation, pitching apps for music playback.) I guess that I will have to be extra careful when I know that I'm going to need it for a class. But, what a bunch of phooey!

I am having the same problem as everyone else. I charge it, make sure all apps are CLOSED, then turn it off, and by the morning it's dead, without even having touched it! Someone suggested closing apps, but doesn't work for me. Anyone have a solution to this?

Same problem as the others. I have an iPop Touch 2nd generation and since I upgraded to 4.1 the battery goes dead in a a few hours.

Wow, i thought my device was just getting old. used to go on standby for days and days, not won't power but for 4 or 5 hours! look at all these comments! Come on apple, get with it! Used to be Microsoft was the evil empire, boy has that changed.

i have a 3rd generation itouch. my battery used to last very long, untill i updated it. i listen to music for about 1 1/2 hours and its about to die. i am so upset. i am taking it back and getting a new one. and not ever updating it. ive only had my ipod for four months. highly disappointed.

2nd gen itouch and battery sucks after I updated to 4.0.2 . If I did airplane mode when going to sleep I wouldn't get my push messages and e-mails I would get up to read. This needs to be fixed soon or I will downgrade back

The whole reason that the battery life sucks with the new 4.* IOS is Multi-taking with the new 4.* software. Find a way to go back to 3.1.3 like I did and all your problems are GONE!!!

I have recently updated my 2nd generation Ipod Touch, before I did I was getting two to three hours of music at 2o% of battery now at fully charged I get about an hour. It is really frustrating and I hope they do something to fix it.

Ipod touch suddenly doesn't hold its battery life. I don't use it all day and by the end of the day its dead!

Im experiencing the same problem with my 3rd generation itouch. Is there anything we could do to improve the life of the battery?

I have an iPod touch 3rd gen. I upgraded to iOS4 when it first came out and had no problems. For the last week (no new apps added except the Camera good beer guide) the battery goes flat within 6-8 hours. If I disable WiFi then the problem goes away. The problem does not occur at work where it also has a WiFi connection all the time. I have since disabled notifications and all push activities with no result.

I have the newest iPod Touch - and it will die overnight if it isn't plugged in with only the WiFi running - which should be idle (right?) if the screen is inactive.

Same problem here. Charged my iPod Touch to full last night, and when I went to use it this morning, it was on critical battery. All it did was standby from 12PM to 8AM. Outrageous.

Do a * restart thats wake and home button till it turns off and back on what is causing the battery problem is there is an app that stayed on in the background but malfunctioned and is using resources like the processor like it is on in the foreground causing the battery to die fast

Very true. Same problem!

I thought my battery had suddenly reached it's end of life! Now it all makes sense. Today I fully charged my 2g Touch, plugged it into my vanpool Aux line and played music for the 45 minute drive home. When I looked at the battery it was 30% spent! I play only music on the iPod and used to get DAYS worth of playing before. I hope Apple get a fix in soon!

I have the same experience with my ipod touch 2G, fully charged can not last overnight. I am thinking about reinstall iOS3.Any better idea?

I am experiencing the same battery draining problems with my Gen3. I will have a fully charged battery in the evening and have nothing when I wake up. I originally thought it was because I use the iTouch so much, but now I think it's the iOS 4 update.

My iPod Touch 4G battery also doesn't hold a charge. I bought it about a month ago. I'll try some of the suggested fixes such as turning off wi-fi, etc. Too bad Apple is so slow to respond to these issues. Someone got a lemon Macbook a year or so ago and was so frustrated he destroyed it in a YouTube video. That did get Apple's attention and they promptly sent him a new laptop. Maybe we should all make YouTube videos about this extremely annoying iPod battery drain issue.

I was interested to see this blog. I have been moaning on lately that my battery life which used to be excellent was now rubbish - I turn wifi off etc. It is now having to be charged every day. I didn't even think of the connection between the new iOS 4, however it is since this update that my ipod has lost it's decent battery life.

I am using the latest (4th gen) and is facing exactly the same problem. Fully charged before going to bed. Next morning its dead.

me too i charged my 2g ipod and at the night its totally dead

You know, people are talking about all these issues and i happened to stumble across this page. I also have noticed a big difference in battery life, especially while playing a game. I was playing BTD with low brightness and no sound. 20 minutes later my battery went from 68% to 30%. Its so stupid, but how does firmware, even on standby, drain the battery?
-typed on my iPod touch 8gig 2g
PS - my battery took 8% to write this.

Ditto all previous posts!!! What a bummer.

i'm having the same problem with my iphone 3G and itouch 3rd gen since i upgraded both to iOS4.
is there a way to "safely" go back to iOS3??? like a LINK or something

if i would have read about this b4 i upgraded mine, I WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE IT

thanks

We should get together and sue apple for the emotional and physical damage they have done. :) Millions of people in one law suit can't lose!

Just updated my software; having the same problem :(

Unfortunately for me, my 3rd gen ipod touch has a 2nd issue. Not only its battery life was draining but, the alarm clock that I set on it was not working correctly. I just found out this morning because I noticed after upgraded to ios 4.1 a few days ago, so I decided to test it out. It seemed the interface is acting slow, the loading is also slow, and even the alarm clock is not working properly (1hr early). The alarm ran off 1 hr early. I should have check on the net before upgrading anything relate to apple....

Having the same problem. Immediately after upgrading to iOS4 my iTouch lost all it's power over night while in sleep mode. I'm hoping Apple will soon acknowledge this problem and supply a fix.

Prior to OS 4, my 2nd gen un-jail broken touch would keep a charge for days and days, now it can't make it through a single day...even if I don't use it. I'm stating to get pi$$ed off because whenever I need it now it's always completely dead.

I am totally suffering from the decrease in battery life. I use to charge it only after 4-5hrs of game play or 1-2 days of music/minimal usage. Now my battery life goes from 100% straight into standby for overnight and i wake up 8 hrs later and the batt is completely dead and the the ipod is off, and if i try an turn it on it doesn't make it through the boot-up.

My ipod has been fine for months since I updated to OS 4, but now suddenly I'm having all the same problems! I was completely surprised by all these comments because my ipod was fine for so long. Guess the stupid software update caught up with me....will try airplane mode but how ridiculous that we have to. Part of what I love about my touch is being able to automatically have email updated.

I did not have this problem till recently. Now it is just like all the others. No fix yet?

After ios4 on iphone 3GS battery was draining in half a day on stand-by. Tried every trick from push off, battery calibration and so on. Than reinstalled 4.1 with pownage tool again but this time from general i turned off activate iphone. The problem seems solved and looked to me that it had to do with internet tethering for some reasons. Good luck

Fine before ios 4 - now battery drains within 24hrs - even if I don't use it!

My 7 year old spent her own money on a iTouch 4 about two weeks ago...glad I stumbled upon this, as I was wondering if we were doing something wrong. All she has on it are a few simple games (having some problems with getting songs from her old shuffle ...but that's another story). I charged the touch this morning (to a full charge) some games were played - between 4 of us, maybe 1.5 hours....almost drained again. Forget the 20% notification - that lasts maybe 5 or 10 minutes playing simple basic game. Glad we aren't the only ones with a problem.

I constantly have to charge my ipod touch 2nd gen. It goes from 100% to 80% in less than an hour. This never happened before i got the iOS. Turning off wifi helps a little but it doesn't help when I need wifi. I turn off bluetooth and turn the backlight to the dimmest, but still nothing works.

I have had my itouch 2ng gen. for 6 months, and my sister has one also. She never gotten ANY updates, and she never uses it. Its been on sleepmode for 5 months,and the battary is at 80%. While my ipod constantly needs charging. Im seriously confused as why this is happening and Apple should really fix this quickly.

I just recently started having this problem with my battery, and I could not figure out what the problem was. Ever since I downloaded the new software, my battery life has been horrible.

My 11 month old 32 gb ipod touch gen 3 battery goes dead in 24 hrs even when it is turned off. This started after updating to ios4. Apple say there is no such problem but want me to visit Apple store or send it back to them.

I was lucky enough to still be in warranty but I had to get a replacement. From the minute i updated to ios4 my ipod would only last an hour or so rendering it useless. Apple of course said it was coincidence. However on updating my daughters the same thing happened and we are in the process of replacing now. I have left my replacement on the old software and will do the same with my daughters until i can see clearly on the apple forums that this is fixed/

i have 3rd generation ipod touch updated software and ou lose all features if you have 8 gigabites and the battery dies within an hour now!!!!!!

I will NEVER update firmware again since i cannot now get back to v3 and am stuck with about one hour effective battery life, which is just useless. Apple obviously dont care. How long have they had now to fix this?

My new itouch 4 is almost useless ( 1 month old): fully charged, then turned off, it drains completely overnight. Not even on! When fully charged, I may get 3 hours of modest use - no movies, a few fotos, simple apps.

Any suggestions?

downloaded 4.x last night and now itouch dies within a few hours.

wish I hadn't updated the software

Same problem here. I have a 3 gen ipod touch. After updating the operating system, (only because there were several apps that would only download if you had os 4.0 or higher,) my battery life is done. :( I have it fully charged at 11:00 pm, go to bed, wake up at 7:00 am and it is completely dead. I am adding this to a long list of problems with Apple. I will never purchase another Apple product again. The benifits just don't outway the trouble I have had to put up with. In the process of fixing my pc after updating itunes. My system is now running 100% cpu. Coincidence?

I have 3rd Gen iTouch 64mb. Having same draining issues. It's fully charged at 5pm when I leave work, and when I get back to work at 8am, never turning it on, it was below 20% charge. I am on OS4. Bluetooth off, Airplane mode and all apps turned off, still the drain. Am I doing something wrong? This is happening on my 3rd gen 8 mb prior to the 4.0 update as well.

I had this same problem when I updated my 2nd gen Ipod Touch to IOS 4. However, there are two things you can do to restore battery life. Go to Settings>General>notifications and turn them off. You can do app by app but I would turn the whole thing off. Next go to Settings>Mail>Fetch New Data and turn if off and make sure that fetch is set to manual. What is happening is these process occur even when the touch is asleep. So the WiFi is always consuming power and the touch drains without you using it. My Touch now holds the charge like it did using IOS ver.3.

I have had the same problem after installing the ios4. I saw on the apple discussions website this

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3398

Go to this on ur apple product

To sixdougsam
All my alerts have been shut off since I got my ipod, it is only the update to 4.0 that has made it significantly slower. It might make a very small difference turning them off, but it not a solution.

Was having the same issue.

Last night i installed this on my ipod touch 3g after doing a reset ( hold home and hold buttons)

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3398

Go into safari on your device and install this.

Doesn't mention anything about battery, but last night left my device with wifi on overnight and now have pretty much full battery.

Seems this has worked for now

Left my wifi on overnight

We have 3 iPod touches (3G). My husband and I were experiencing battery draining problems and the iPod were less than 6 months old. We took them in to the Apple store for a review. Apple replaced them both after doing a diagnostic on them. We then received our new ones last week. After 1 week, we are both experiencing the same problem and have appointments today to report the SAME problem. Now my son's iPod is experiencing the same problem. I am going to ask if the installing of iOS 4 is the cause of the problem.

IOS 4 basically bricked my wifes iPod touch 2g. It will not keep enough battery to turn it on without being plugged in. Who ever wanted a tethered iPod touch? It has been replaced by a Zune. It will be a long time before I consider another apple product!

It isn't just 2 and 3g devices. I have a 4g and am getting the same results as others. If I recharge before bed by the time I get home from work the next day I'm down to half the battery life.

wow i'm glad i'm not the only one having this issue. I have an iphone 4(birthday present

Same thing happened to me after Apple insisted I install the update. My battery drained in 3 hours.

Thanks for the information. I couldn't figure out why my battery was always dead. So I am making the suggested adjustments and hope it helps.

did it work? amd if so what did you do?

Have exactly the same problem on 3rd generation ipod touch. Wish I'd read this page before I update the ipod. Has Apple responded to this problem?

I have the 3rd generation iPod touch with the new ios4 update. I am also having a battery issue. The iPod can be fully charged at night and the battery is dead in the morning. Also the keyboard freezes periodically while typing.

I have ipod touch 3rd generation. Since the new os4 my battery life is absolutely rubbish. Even without wi fi on or playing games it dies within an hour or two.

Bring on OS5 hopefully things will improve then! Just got to hold out till June July time.

I am experiencing the same thing is there any fix?

I have the same battery problems on my 2nd generation iTouch so had the battery replaced at a cost of £40. When I got it back, the same thing happened, i.e. battery at least 40% down just over one night.

I just thought my battery on the Ipod was tanking because it was a year old. Just ordered 3 more form Hong Kong on E-bay for $15 with shipping. I never thought it could be a operating

I have the same issue, right after I did a software upgrade, my iPod touch battery seemed to diminiss greatly. I used to be able to leave it without a charge for a week, now unless I turn it completely off, it doesn't last through the night.

I have a 2G ipod touch and I have the same problem as your readers. The battery has been depleted to nothing so many times it does not last as long as it used to. I'm worried it will be dead soon. :( Please, Apple make an update so us users with older ipods can change the ALWAYS ON WIFI.

I also have problem with my iTouch4..
its only 6days old but it drains like 6years old.. help please i used my own money to buy this

any suggestions please?

i already turned off
notification, EQ, Wifi, Bluetooth, brightness,

I am from philippines please help

thanks

my wife and i are experiencing the same thing with our 3rd gen ipod touch's.. she updated her software before i did, and her ipod in standby would go dead super fast compared before update.. i on the other hand waited thinking they would fix this problem, but not yet.. i updated mine months after she did, and same thing.. im mad..

Help, my daughters new iPod touch looks fully charged but lasts about 5 min after starting! Is this the same issue is04

I have the same problem on my Ipod 4, is rather annoying.

I have a 2nd gen Touch a little over a year old. It's battery life in sleep mode has gone from a week or even 2 to a few days.

I have the same problem with overnight battery drainage and what annoys me more than anything is that when I call Apple they tell me that my iPod Touch 3rd Generation is out of warranty and therefore they must charge me for any help they care to give me. Not a word from Apple technical people that I am by no means alone with this problem. I shall definitely never buy another iPod Touch no matter how much they improve it. This is sheer Apple greed and totally unnecessary.

I have a fourth gen 32G ipod touch, I've had for several months now. In the last few days the battery has been draining overnight from almost 100% to less than 20%. No idea what is going on or how to fix it, but sure is frustrating!

My daughter has an ipod touch version 3 that trains in minutes too since upgrading to version 4.

She bought an ipod touch version 4 and it's only about 8 months old and drains real quick lik in 8 hours of songs only.

Why won't Apple do something about this issue?

Exactly the same for me. My ipod touch second gen battery completely drains from full to nothing over night

I purchased my iPod a week ago. I used it 1 day during wich I downloaded the iTune program. Major trouble: I can turn it on then on the screen appears the logo of iTune under wich is an arrow under wich the end of the connector to my computer. Any suggestion beside returning the iPod to the store where I puchased it?

Mine is touch 1st gen 16gb. 3 days ago I full charged it via my usb port and used 1 app for 15min. In itunes I only checked for updates ....did not try to install upgrade 4 software. Today Itunes does not see unit and will not charge. Plastic protector was not even removed yet as I only used it maybe 1 time a week.
I think something in the itunes update checker or some Apple update has kidnapped my iTouch...

I too have this problem with my iPod Touch.

I also have the problem with my ipod touch 4 after 4 or 5 months since I bought it . The battery quickly runs way.

I am having the same problem with my 2nd itouch. I now have to recharge it every two days, with only 10 mins use a day. I went into the Apple shop in Woking and was told that I had the wrong software on it and to do an update which would fix battery problems. When I got home and tried to do the update iTunes told me I had the latest version on! I expected more help than I got.

This confirms the cause of the same phenomenon I've been seeing on my 2nd generation iTouch since installing iOS 4. I think this has rendered my iTouch mostly useless from this day forth.

Hi, my Ipod Touch 2Gen 8GB is dying too fast! When I'm on Safari the battery keep draining too much... Do I need to replace it?

Hello, I have an itouch 2G. I updateed it to 4.1 and now I only get about 5 hours. I thought it was the applications. But now I have removed ALL my apps and the battery still doens last more and a few hours. NO idea what to do?

my ipod stop working when i had it on the charger and wen i charge it up all night and when i come home from school it has the red bar on the charger..smh APPLE NNEDS TO FOX THIS

My iTouch is 3rd gen. It has absolutely pathetic battery life. But I also have another problem since the update. Usually when I use my iPod (which is the reason it is so strange to me that the battery drains so fast), I pick a song then shut the screen off. For some reason, the screen turns itself back on and I have to push the sleep button a few times and fight with it to get it to stay off.

I have an iTouch 32gb that is less than 3 years old.
I installed IOS back in November '10.
Now my iTouch will NOT even charge the battery!!!!!
Just called apple. They said a) I'm out of the Apple Care warranty (which I thought was 3 years) and b) "If the battery's not charging, we can only sell you a new iTouch."

WHAT A RIP!!!!!!!!! I paid almost $600.00 for this device. I certainly expected a longer life than 2.5 years!

The same is happening with me. I used to brag about the long lasting battery. Now I'm very disappointed with Apple...

Just bought an Ipod 4G... I'm experiencing erratic battery life... so disappointing... I have version 4.3.3 installed...

I too am having problems since the update on my iPod 2nd gen. This really sucks that Apple overlooked this issue when they decided to make the update. Apple has to come up with an update that will get the older iPod its battery power back.

I have an iPod Touch 4th generation and it seems to be able to last about 6 hours playing non stop apps and music is that alright I am also IOS 4.3.3

my ipod touch 3g doesn't have the latest updates. charges over night and barely lasts 3 hours

I have delayed updating my ipod 2nd generation for a while in fear of losing my music. My brother convinced me to download it. Since I've updated it, my ipod does not last very long. I charge it for a long time but i'll take it off and carry it around with me, i haven't played any music and it dies within 8 hours.Before I updated it, it would lasted a minimum of 3 without dying.

I know have to keep it on the charger constantly so much for my itouch beeing mobile. Think they own me a new one or they need to fix fast. Also lost all my contacts and crashes constantly.

EXACTLY what is happening to me. I own an ipod touch 2nd generation and about a week ago downloaded the new ios 4. I wanted to download some apps from the app store but a message kept popping up saying I had to upgrade to ios 4 to download the app. After about 6 or 7 times of this happening I upgraded to ios 4 and now my ipod can't last more than 4 hours. I used to be able to rely on it as an alarm clock to wake me up in the morning but everytime it dies in the night when its on sleep! It's so frustrating that everytime I pick it up it's non responsive and has to be charged AGAIN for like the 4th time that day. I hate that I upgraded. It has made my ipod completely useless to me. DON'T UPGRADE YOUR IPOD TOUCH 2ND GENERATION TO IOS 4.

I have a 3G ipod touch. It kept having a message popup that I needed to connect it to my computer to get the latest software, so I did. Now my battery will not stay charged for more than a day, if that. I don't even get to use it before it needs charged at times. I only did the update 2 days ago, and I am trying to figure out what the solution is to this problem.

I have the same problem. I can charge my battery fully, use my touch for an hour and it will notify me of 20% battery life, then it dies within 5 minutes. I've had 2 ipods, ipod touch, and mac-book pro. I've been planning to buy an i-pad2 but this makes me nervous to do so.

My new iPod 4 touch's battery is draining so fast. I dont dare Leave the house without a charger. Before the update this was not a problem. I thought it was just my battery bad luck.

i left my ipod touch 4g unattended for 1 and half monthsthe battery is complely drained what will happen to its memory.

Having trouble keeping battery charged after updating on iPod had no problems before. Has ny nursing books and med calculator so really need this fixed

I'm thinking of selling my iTouch because it's battery won't stay alive. It's of no use to me if I have to restore it every time I pick it up.

My iPhone 3GS worked perfectly until I updated the OS. Then the battery was then dead within a few hours. In August 2011, Apple Care gave me a brand new phone but it's battery still drained within hours even with zero use and with all notification, WIFI, etc. turned off. I advised Apple Care of this and that it seemed that a Google search turned up hundreds of websites where people were complaining about this battery issue. The Apple Care rep then told me that battery drain problem everyone is referring to on all these sites is "not considered a known issue" by Apple - even if hundreds of thousands of people are having it because that is such a small percentage of the 100+ million iPhones in use!!!!

I could go days without charging my I touch. Now with the update it barely lasts a few hours.

Ditto. Problem started shortley after upgrade. Funny 2-3 weeks out of warranty. Gift for my girlfriend last X-mas.This is the 3rd Apple product i've owned and unless they make good on it out of warranty or not it will be the last.There are to many people having the same problem. Sounds like grounds for a recall.If this was a quality product you surely would get more than 365 days of use out of it. Actually it was used on average 1-2 hrs max about 5 days a week. Not very good return for the money.Under normal circumstances a 1 yr warranty is about as short as you can make it without saying the &250.00-$300.00 mp3 player you make is electronic excrement. Seems to me instead of all of these loyal customers spending hours of our time to most likely not solve the problem maybe a class action suit would be more appropriate.It also seems that one of there geeks should be able to design a program that when connected to itunes or a dedicated sight could diagnose most problems. But I guess im a little nieve being over 50 I remember when the products bin this country were made to last if they didnt they fixed it and there was a thing called customer service and it meant just that. I wouldnt even mind paying something, but its not going to be $79.99 most likely every 12 mo., thats extortion for music and some videos. Might as well by cheaper brands and toss them. Word to the wise read around, and remember "One bad apple will spoil the whole barrel"

uhm my iPods way worse even if I keep it on the charger and charge it while I'm on it, or leave it on the charger for days, it won't stayed charged any more than an hour. it shuts off randomly and either won't turn back on or takes forever to. it also will tell me the temperature is too hot even if I've left it charging and haven't been on it. so disappointed with my iPod even though it's fourth gen and brand new.

my itouch 4 gen battery capacity is very poor in 1.30 hour surfing the web my itouch signals battery low please try to understand that there should be some responses from apple about a poor battery of itouch

updated my touch 4gen a month ago. since then it won't hold a charge for more than 1 day if that. went thru and tried to turn eveything off but notheing changed.

Well the iPod touch 4g is great I think

Same problem here. The screen stays on and a fully charged battery will die in a matter of hours.

I experienced the same battery problem. How can I go back to the old system?
XYR

second-generation iPod touch is having a hard time staying alive through the night, even when ist fully charged when going to bed

I have a iPod touch fourth generation and I will fully charge is and within 5-10 minutes it has twenty percent of battery left even after barley using it .

My iPod Touch 2G was sitting in a drawer unused thinking I needed to buy a new battery (would not hold a charge past 2days on standby). Took it out to install an play around with whited00r and half a week layer I am still at 80%. Guess the battery wasn't the problem after all! It was previously running Ios4

I too am having problems with my iPod Touch 2nd generation and I just had a new battery installed, but while sitting idol and not in use the battery still drains and goes dead. Is there a fix?

I have an I-Touch 4th Generation and the battery life has been rubbish from the start! I'm lucky if I get 3-4 hours life out of it and that is with everything turned off. Not sure I'll get another Ipod now as this one cost enough.

my just went to a yellow screen!! HElP!!:(

My ipod touch will not hold it's charge, either! I charge it, then the next time I pull it out to use it, it has less than 20% battery life. Disappointing.