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New iPod touch does not fully charge

I just got a new iPod touch and am charging it thru my Apple laptop (which is plugged in). It never gets a full charge. The "battery" on the screen of the touch looks almost full but it never completes the charge.

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  • doemery Dec 29, 2008

    Thanks so much for your explanation. This is very helpful.

  • jellero May 11, 2010

    where are the "menu,standby, power buttons"? don't see them on mine. 

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Hi there,
To fully charge takes about 4hrs. The first 2hrs are a fast charge bringing it to about 80%. The following 2hrs are a trickle charge to bring it to as near to 100% as it can get. It is possible that the iPod hasn't yet calculated what 'Full Charge' is yet based on your devices installed battery. Give it a few days. If it still does this after a few charges and near complete discharges then do a reset. to do this, while it is on press and hold the Menu and Standby/Power buttons for about 10 seconds until the Apple symbol appears. This should get it to do a self test which will re-analyse the battery.

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Sean
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