Touch Battery Life

cyndersk · 10-03-2013, 09:51 PM

I'm wondering if anyone can help me - I've been noticing for the past several weeks/months my reader is no longer holding a charge for very long. It used to last me weeks in between charges.

Now, it is down to days. Example, I charged my reader on Monday - full charge. Today, it was totally drained. I am not doing anything differently than I used to, and have made sure that it is updated to the latest version (2.5.2)

If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix/work around this I would much appreciate it.

Nightyume · 10-03-2013, 11:30 PM

how long have you had it?

davidfor · 10-03-2013, 11:39 PM

Yes, how old is it? The age of Li-Ion batteries is an important factor in how much capacity they can still hold. And you might want to look at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=223508 for some discussion on the battery life in the Kobo devices and in general.

m_bisson · 10-04-2013, 07:44 AM

Any changes in the wifi settings?

TechniSol · 10-04-2013, 10:35 PM

I've got firmware 2.8.1 running on my Touch. Worth checking the firmware thread to see if it's compatible with your model Touch. Not saying it's your solution, just something to try.

I'd sign out/back in, dump all the books, do a factory reset in that order and see if anything helps. Load just a book or two and see if anything improves at each stage. Preferably a book you read when you were not having trouble. I'd also try running the battery way down and leaving it on charge for a while.

Good luck!

rjcroy · 10-04-2013, 10:42 PM

Have you tried charging it for a couple of hours, regardless of whether it says it is 100% or not?

I sometimes get what seems like rapid discharge, but I notice that it is when I am giving it short charges often. I never had much faith in the battery indicator on the Touch. It seems pretty primitive and unreliable compared to my smartphone one.

cyndersk · 10-07-2013, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nightyume

how long have you had it?

It's coming up on 2 years. I got it the first year the touch version was released. I don't use the wi-fi on it, and I have previously done a reset - this did not improve the battery life.

If I had the money I would break down and get one of the new readers. But, since I don't I'll have to live with the crappy battery.

TechniSol · 10-07-2013, 08:47 PM

Well, two years is a while, but the battery in my cell is two years+ old and still going strong... I'd give you odds that unless you noticed a gradual reduction in capacity, that your problem is firmware or file related and probably began either after a firmware upgrade or side loading a book the firmware can't quite process. I bought my Touch used on EBay, have had it over a year -it's an N905B, and it's still going strong on the battery.

Good luck.

10-03-2013, 09:51 PM	#1
cyndersk Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 10890 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Burlington, ON Device: Kobo Touch & Kobo Arc	Battery Life I'm wondering if anyone can help me - I've been noticing for the past several weeks/months my reader is no longer holding a charge for very long. It used to last me weeks in between charges. Now, it is down to days. Example, I charged my reader on Monday - full charge. Today, it was totally drained. I am not doing anything differently than I used to, and have made sure that it is updated to the latest version (2.5.2) If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix/work around this I would much appreciate it.

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Nightyume Addict Posts: 243 Karma: 115140 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: HTC One, Galaxy Note 10.1, Kobo Aura	how long have you had it?

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davidfor Grand Sorcerer Posts: 24,905 Karma: 47303824 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kobo:Touch,Glo, AuraH2O, GloHD,AuraONE, ClaraHD, Libra H2O; tolinoepos	Yes, how old is it? The age of Li-Ion batteries is an important factor in how much capacity they can still hold. And you might want to look at https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=223508 for some discussion on the battery life in the Kobo devices and in general.

10-04-2013, 07:44 AM	#4
m_bisson Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 25803 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: kobo touch :)	Any changes in the wifi settings?

10-04-2013, 10:35 PM	#5
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	I've got firmware 2.8.1 running on my Touch. Worth checking the firmware thread to see if it's compatible with your model Touch. Not saying it's your solution, just something to try. I'd sign out/back in, dump all the books, do a factory reset in that order and see if anything helps. Load just a book or two and see if anything improves at each stage. Preferably a book you read when you were not having trouble. I'd also try running the battery way down and leaving it on charge for a while. Good luck!

10-04-2013, 10:42 PM	#6
rjcroy Bibliophile Posts: 167 Karma: 1147338 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Sony PRS-T3, Kobo Touch	Have you tried charging it for a couple of hours, regardless of whether it says it is 100% or not? I sometimes get what seems like rapid discharge, but I notice that it is when I am giving it short charges often. I never had much faith in the battery indicator on the Touch. It seems pretty primitive and unreliable compared to my smartphone one.

10-07-2013, 08:47 PM	#8
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Well, two years is a while, but the battery in my cell is two years+ old and still going strong... I'd give you odds that unless you noticed a gradual reduction in capacity, that your problem is firmware or file related and probably began either after a firmware upgrade or side loading a book the firmware can't quite process. I bought my Touch used on EBay, have had it over a year -it's an N905B, and it's still going strong on the battery. Good luck.

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