User Guide

Chapter 3 Basics 33
Charge and monitor the battery
iPod touch has an internal, lithium-ion rechargeable battery. For more information about the
battery—including tips for maximizing battery life—go to www.apple.com/batteries.
WARNING: For important safety information about the battery and charging iPod touch, see
Important safety information on page 124 .
Charge the battery. Connect iPod touch to your computer using the included cable. You can
sync iPod touch with iTunes at the same time. (it may take longer to charge, however, if you sync
or use iPod touch while it is charging.
Unless your keyboard has a high-power USB 2.0 or 3.0 port, you must connect iPod touch to a
USB 2.0 or 3.0 port on your computer.
Important: The iPod touch battery may drain instead of charge, if iPod touch is connected to a
computer that’s turned o or is in sleep or standby mode.
Charge the battery using a power adapter. Connect iPod touch to a power outlet using the
included cable and a USB power adapter (available separately).
Note: Connecting iPod touch to a power outlet can start an iCloud backup or wireless iTunes
syncing. See Back up iPod touch on page 129 and Sync with iTunes on page 16.
The battery icon in the upper-right corner shows the battery level or charging status.
Important: If iPod touch is very low on power, it may display an image of a nearly depleted
battery, indicating that iPod touch needs to charge for up to ten minutes before you can use it.
If iPod touch is extremely low on power, the display may be blank for up to two minutes before
one of the low-battery images appears.
Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be
replaced. The iPod touch battery isn’t user replaceable; it can be replaced only by an authorized
service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html.