1. Turn on Auto-Brightness
The iPod touch's built-in light sensor can be your ally in extending your iPod touch battery life. When Auto-Brightness
is turned on, the sensor will automatically adjust the brightness of
the screen based on how much light is nearby. This means that in
brighter settings, the screen will be dimmer, allowing you to use
ambient light to see the screen and reducing the mount of battery life
needed to power the screen.
Find it in the Settings app -> Brightness & Wallpaper -> Slide Auto-Brightness to On
Find it in the Settings app -> Brightness & Wallpaper -> Slide Auto-Brightness to On
2. Reduce Screen Brightness
Instead
of using auto-brightness, you can also set one brightness level no
matter what environment you're in. In this case, use the Brightness
slider. Needless to say, the brighter the screen, the more battery it
requires. Keep the screen more dim to conserve more of your iPod touch
battery life.
Find it in Settings -> Brightness & Wallpaper
Find it in Settings -> Brightness & Wallpaper
3. Keep Wi-Fi Off
Unlike
the iPhone, the iPod touch only connects to the Internet when there's a
Wi-Fi hotspot nearby. Because of this, iPod touch batteries aren't
usually drained by constantly trying to connect to networks. Some users
may keep Wi-Fi turned on at all times in hopes that an open hotspot will
appear, but drains your battery and only works well in some places. So,
unless you’re using Wi-Fi right now, keep it turned off.
Find it in Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Move Slider to Off
Find it in Settings -> Wi-Fi -> Move Slider to Off
4. Turn Off Location Services
While the iPod touch offers Location Services, it doesn't have a built-in GPS.
Instead, the iPod touch's location services require Wi-Fi to work (and
we just talked about Wi-Fi, right?). Still, using these location
services, your touch can offer you an approximate location and walking
or driving directions, among other features. But, since it and Wi-Fi
need to be on simultaneously to work, if you’re not using Location
Services immediately, and don’t plan to right away, turn them off and
conserve your iPod touch battery life.
Find it in Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> Slide to Off
Find it in Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services -> Slide to Off
5. Turn Data Push Off
The
iPod touch can regularly suck down email and other data or, for some
kinds of accounts, have the data pushed out to it whenever new data
becomes available. Of course, both features require the iPod to be
connected to a network via Wi-Fi, something we know drains battery. When
you add this second data feature, you draining even more battery power.
So, unless you're waiting for a super-crucial email, turn Push
off to extend your iPod touch battery life (though with Push off,
you’ll need to set your email to check automatically or do it yourself).
Find it in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendar -> Fetch New Data -> Move Slider to Off
Find it in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendar -> Fetch New Data -> Move Slider to Off
6. Fetch Email Less Often
The
less your iPod touch accesses a Wi-Fi network, the less battery it
uses. So, reduce battery usage by setting it to check your email less
often. Try checking every hour or, if you’re really serious about saving
battery, manually. Manual checks means you’ll never just have email
waiting for you, but you’ll also stave off the red battery icon.
Find it in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendar -> Fetch New Data -> Tap on Your Preference
Find it in Settings -> Mail, Contacts, Calendar -> Fetch New Data -> Tap on Your Preference
7. Auto-Lock Sooner
You can set your iPod touch to automatically go to sleep - a feature known as Auto-Lock
- after a certain amount of time. The sooner it sleeps, the less power
it uses for the screen, network access, and other draining features. Try
setting Auto-Lock to 1 or 2 minutes to save the maximum juice.
Find it in Settings -> General -> Auto-Lock -> Tap on your preference
Find it in Settings -> General -> Auto-Lock -> Tap on your preference
8. Turn off Equalizer
The iPod touch has a built-in Equalizer
feature in its music player that dynamically adjusts the music it's
playing to increase bass, decrease treble, etc. Because this adjustment
happens on the fly, it requires extra battery power. Turn it off to
conserve iPod touch battery life. Turning it off means you'll have a
slightly modified listening experience - the battery savings might not
be justified for the true audiophile - but for those hoarding battery
life, it's a trade worth making.
Find it in Settings -> Music -> EQ -> Tap off
Find it in Settings -> Music -> EQ -> Tap off
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