Apple iPod Update Increases Battery Life 110
hhoor writes "Apple has released iPod Software 1.2.6. According to Apple, 'After updating the iPod, customers can expect at least 10 days of standby battery life on a full charge.' So maybe now it's really time to buy one."
Annoying Lock-ups (Score:3, Informative)
It only takes a few seconds, but it's annoying. Maybe 1.2.6 will help out in that area, too.
Odd statement hhoor (Score:4, Informative)
Downloaded, about to take the plunge. The Changelog is minimialist;
Changes since 1.2:
Version 1.2.6 has improved battery management, providing the following updates:
* Increased playback time on scroll-wheel iPods
* Longer stand-by time for all iPods
Looks like it is a definite must for owners of the lower capacity pods.
I see in other places that it does not implement the cursed EEC mandated volume lowering, so don;t let that hold you back.
Works great for me (Score:5, Informative)
I updated my 10 GB Mac iPod, and the updating process went smoothly. I have had no problems with the update. So go ahead and update. You should however always make backups if you want to be sure.
Re:Out of stock (Score:5, Informative)
Re:My pet iPod-peeves: (Score:3, Informative)
I had that problem so I mentioned it to Apple and I have just received a new remote in the post...... Very good service there. Assuming your iPod is still in warranty, give 'em a call.
There's stuff about the remote problems in Apple's forums. It seems the newer remotes have been changed slightly to solve the problems you are having......
Troc
Re:Clock and firmware (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Holy Crap (Score:4, Informative)
Re:About Software Update (Score:3, Informative)
Apple should build "a check for iPod update" feature into iTunes, with the option to have it check automatically-- then only people with an iPod would enable/use the feature, anyone who didn't use iTunes could just download the updates from Apple's site, and anyone who had no need of it at all wouldn't even see it come up in Software Update.
~Philly
Re:hmmm...... (Score:3, Informative)
The 'second processor' is not a second processor. in fact it's not a processor at all, it's simply a logic array that happens to be made by the same manufacturer as the real CPU.
repeat after me
"apple do not sell ipods to make clusters from"
Re:Clock and firmware (Score:5, Informative)
No, you and everyone else blamed the clock, as it was the only apparant change to the iPod firmware that seemed like it might have introduced a drain on the battery.
However, if this update works, it blows that theory out of the water. The knowledgebase article for this says that the problem was that the iPod was incorrectly interpreting the battery charge. It seems that the 1.2 firmware was not allowing the iPod to use all of the battery capacity, and was shutting down when there was still plenty of life left. There is no way anyone outside of Apple could have figured this out, so the clock got blamed.
iPod on Linux (Score:4, Informative)
I use an iBook with OS X, and a Linux machine.
Recently I acquired a iee1394 PCI card, and used the conversion tool from iPod-on-Linux [sourceforge.net] to transform it into a FAT32 iPod, and gtkpod [sourceforge.net] to manage songs on it.
The conversion tool installed firmware 1.2.1, but this last iPod upgrade wanted to reformat my iPod. So now I had a 1.2.6 iPod, but HFS+ instead of FAT32.
Never to lose courage, I copied the 'Firmware' file from inside the upgrader's directory on the Mac to the PC, over the 1.2.1 firmware used in the conversion tool. Run the conversion tool again, and now I have a 1.2.6 FAT32 iPod, and I'm filling it up again using gtkpod.
Re:Holy Crap (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Why does the iPod have no off switch? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:My pet iPod-peeves: (Score:2, Informative)
It sounds like you have the same problem I did. Until I read iPod: Remote Buttons Do Not Work [apple.com].
Re:Why does the iPod have no off switch? (Score:2, Informative)
Of course, it's pretty unresaonble that the battery drains in standby over a few days. Hopefully this update fixes that.
Re:Why does the iPod have no off switch? (Score:2, Informative)
Anyway, my preferred method is to hit PAUSE then lock the unit (the sliding switch on top). Fastest method I know of, includes locking the device so it won't be turned on again by accident, and it only takes two minutes for the iPod to shut itself down.
And with this new update we hopefully won't have to worry about those two minutes killing our battery.
There is an off switch (Score:3, Informative)
Press and hold down the play button for about two seconds and the iPod will immediately turn off.
Re:Odd statement hhoor (Score:3, Informative)
On the later, 10Gb and 20Gb units, it's a touch sensitive ring (no goatse links please!) instead.
Actually... (Score:5, Informative)
In fact, the chip IS a dual ARM7 core with supporting I/O logic. So it is you, in fact, who is mistaken.
Re:Buyer Beware (Score:3, Informative)
Every piece of hardware (computer, automobile, etc.) ever created has stories like this attached to it.