Tips to Care your iPod Batteries

One of the common worries for you as an iPod user is that the battery does not last well and are expensive to replace.I guess, with thousands of iPods being sold everyday, there will bound to be a small percentage that ends up with defective batteries.But paying attention to a few common sense pointers will pay off with a longer battery life for your iPod.Still, battery problems are a major concern so I have compiled these short iPod battery tips that will hopefully, be of some help to you as an iPod user.Update to the latest softwareAlways make sure your iPod has the latest software. This is the first and most important tip... of all iPod battery tips.Regular iPod useFor proper maintenance of your iPod's battery, it’s important to keep the electrons in it moving occasionally. In other words, use your iPod regularly.Use the 'Hold' switchSet the 'Hold' switch on your iPod to the 'Hold' position whenever you are not using it. This will keep your iPod from accidentally waking from sleep and playing songs if its buttons are pressed while in your pocket or bag.Wi-FiThe latest iPod with Wi-Fi consumes power even if you are not using it to connect to a network to access the internet. Turn your Wi-Fi off to save battery power. To do this from your iPod's main menu... go to 'Settings > General > Network > Wi-Fi'.BacklightingBacklighting can use a lot of battery power. Only use the backlight when necessary. If you don't need to use backlighting, turn it off. Choose 'Settings > Backlight Timer > Off' from your iPod's main menu.EqualizerAdding EQs to playback uses more of your iPod processor, since they aren’t encoded in the song. Turn EQ off if you don’t use it.If, however, you’ve added EQ to tracks in iTunes, you’ll need to set EQ to "flat" in order to have the effect of "off", because your iPod keeps your iTunes settings intact. To turn off the Equalizer, choose 'Settings > EQ > Off' from your iPod's main menu.Use compressed songsYour iPod's cache works best with songs of average file sizes (less than 9 MB). If your audio files are large or uncompressed (including AIFF format), you may want to compress them, or use a different compression method, such as MP3 or AAC, when importing them into iTunes.Also, consider breaking very long songs or tracks into shorter tracks that have smaller file sizes.Avoid Fast forwarding through playlistsIf you fast forward through your playlists frequently your iPod will be using more power thus decreasing overall battery life.