Does anyone know how long a battery lasts - I keep charging my battery and it won't last longer than a minute. Then to screen goes black.
328450
Battery lasts a really long time. Several hours at a time. Looks like you have a bad battery or charger.
328451
Get a new battery...I don't think I've ever run mine clear down, it lasts forever. I charge it when I notice its down to about 1/2 and, unless I'm using it a lot, that's about once every 4-6 weeks.
906306
It could be a bad battery. If it is a bad battery, you can call customer support, and they will send you a new one. They were very pleasant when I spoke with them about a battery issue not holding a charge. At the time, the customer service person told me that new batteries should be charged for at least 24 hours in order to keep a full charge. He also told me if the battery didn't work, that they would send me a new one.
422256
It sounds like you have a bad unit. With mine, the screen lights up when I push the power on button whether on USB or not. Now, the screen does not stay lighted the whole time the payer is running, I assume for battery life, but my screen lights anytime I press the power button, but stays lit only for 4 or 5 seconds. HTH
2155490
Usually the battery last between 4 to 6 hours. Just make sure you don't drain the battery. When you see that the battery is almost gone, charge it to prolong the battery life.
97992
I had problems with this not charging - but each time it turned out to be the usb cable that had gotten too loose. I would try a different USB cable and see if that will charge it. We have had ours for a year and the battery life, while not great, is still a good hour or so.
287525
It's a slow charge so it may take a while, try leaving it for 2 hours then see if the problem exists . If it still don't charge then send it back you may have a defect .I just got may replacement.
2203295
We just had a similar incident with one of ours. we just let it run itself down till there was NO battery life left. I almost threw it out because I thought it was broken! I decided to charge it one more time to see if I could get it to work and it had reset itself and came on and worked properly. just let it go till it is dead dead dead and then try recharging it and see if that works
1167313
It should turn Blue when it's charged. If not I'd RMA it. But yes, 3-4 hours is my approx time I wait until it's charged (from a completely dead battery).
1204931
It sounds like you're using the wrong battery. When I recharge my battery I sometimes leave it charging for more than a day, and I've never had any trouble.
1977143
After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the first time. After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the... » Read More After my first charge began to decrease to one or two bars and I had not used it for a couple of days, I turned it on to check the battery level and it went to a green screen and then to a blank screen. I put it on the charger and got no reaction. Left it on charger for a couple of hours, still just a bland screen. Unplugged it and pushed in the reset button under the battery. Did this a couple of times and finally got the regular power up screen. Have charged battery several times since and all has continued to work well. Hope this helps. Try the reset several times if it doesn't work the first time. « Show Less
1595327
Thanks very much for your response. I'm only getting about an hour or less of battery life. I'm very disappointed. Thanks again.
341641
I charged my for an hour.Use for a couple hours a day .Sounds great no problem yet.Sorry for your misfortune .Maybe you got a defected one.Send it back!Get another one.Dont wait to long.
986039
Have you completely charged the battery? Maybe after charging, try to shut down and recheck battery status. I did not have any issues with mine, I just popped mine in and it worked great. It said they had a great support system, I would give Anker a call. Good Luck!
1792831
I really dont know why thats happening but you got lucky . At less urs still working . My laptop was working greet but after i install that damn battery it never works again why i dont know !!!Have you try to reinstall your old one again ? And see if its gonna start charging or no ... And pls let me know if its work with u .
1659182
I have played the unit for a good two hours with the battery. I almost always have it plugged in when I view it. I would see about returning the battery, or getting a new unit. Thats what I like about Amazon, I have never had a problem with a return or replacement.
1037550
Not very long, We've gone through 2 of these things thinking maybe the battery was bad in one, but to no avail, both seem equally bad. There seems to be no indication that the battery is fully charged, the charging light stays red from what I can tell, I've charged it for 12+ hrs, take it off and almost immediately the battery percentage drops to 2 bars. All in all the battery lasts about 4 hrs in a silent house. If your child cry's a lot I'd bet you get less.
1219412
I can't answer this, in my case once I use the charged battery, my charger/battery will not take a new charge, is this a normal problem and should I look for a charger?