Question:
How Long Do iPod Batteries Last?
Apple doesn’t provide a project lifespan in months or years for the batteries in iPods. This is because the lifespan of a battery is influenced by how the battery is used and charged.
Answer:
Apple says that iPod batteries will maintain up to 80% of their capacity through 400 charge/discharge Sony Np-FV100 Battery cycles. A charge/discharge cycle is just what it sounds like – using the iPod until its battery is substantially run down and then recharging it. How long that translates to depends on how often you need to full recharge your iPod. Light users could get three or four years of use out of a battery, while heavy users might only get 18 months.
Apple recommends that you perform at least one charge/discharge cycle a month, as iPod batteries benefit from this and retain their ability hold juice longer that way.
If you’ve come to the end of your iPod’s battery lifespan, you’ve got options, including replacing the battery or buying a new iPod.
Question:
Is the iPod Battery Replaceable?
The answer to this questions depends on what you mean. Technically the answer is yes, the iPod battery replaceable. Practically, though, most users won’t want to replace their iPod battery.
Answer:
The battery in the iPod can be replaced when it no longer holds a sufficient charge by cracking open the iPod case and swapping out the old battery with a new one (new batteries tend to run under $50).
Cracking open the case, though, requires that you’re handy, comfortable repairing your own electronics, have the tools to do it (lots of types of tools will work, from those used for electronics to mechanic’s tools to those used by jewelry designers), and willing to void your CANON digital ixus 300 battery warranty.
The last item is perhaps the key one. Opening the iPod case voids the warranty, so if you break something, you’re going to be paying to repair it.
If you’re not comfortable making these kinds of repairs to electronics – and most people aren’t – then the iPod battery isn’t really replaceable. In that case, you’re better off hiring someone else to do make the change. There are lots of stores that offer this service.
Question:
What Happens When an iPod Battery Totally Runs Out?
Many iPod users have likely seen the red battery icon on the iPods that tells them they’re running low on juice and need a charge soon. Fewer, though, have let their iPod batteries run all the way down. But how big a deal is that? What happens when an iPod battery totally runs out?
Answer:
How big a deal it is depends on how much time you have and whether you’ve synced content recently.
When an iPod battery totally runs out, all content–music, movies, podcasts, photos, etc. – gets deleted from the iPod and the iPod goes into a non-functional mode.
The next time you connect the iPod to your computer, you’ll have to set the iPod up again as if it was brand new. As long as all the content from your iPod was backed up on your computer, this is annoying, but not serious. You’ll need to recreate all your settings and then wait for your content to sync to your iPod again.
If you had things on your KODAK CR-V3 Battery iPod (maybe apps on an iPod touch or video on the 5th generation iPod nano) that weren’t yet synced to your computer and let the battery run all the way down, they’ll be deleted. That’s a good reason to keep your battery charged, I’d say
