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Why is my iPhone charge going down while it's plugged in?

Why is my iPhone charge going down while it's plugged in?

My iPhone's battery charge is going down while it's plugged in to my car charger. It only does this while I have the Maps app running, and as soon as I close down the app it begins to charge again.

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Guest [Entry]

"maps app uses triangulation off cellphone masts... basically it's a huge battery drain as it's sending/receiving signals constantly...

It shouldn't noticeably drain your battery when it's plugged in to mains/charger though. It may be that your in-car charger isn't delivering enough power to compensate-I'm not sure what the output of in-car chargers are.. I'd start troubleshooting with the charger/USB connector; look for damaged pins/wire/dirt."
Guest [Entry]

PLEASE HELP MY IPHONE 5 is charging but it goes down and then goes up. I have tried everything and been to every shop they all said it was really werid
Guest [Entry]

WIFI or 3gs connections are heavy drainers of the battery. You have not mentioned what firmware/operating system is installed on your iPhone. Also if it is unlocked and jail broken. Have you tried restoring your system since you noticed this happening? You would be amazed at how many bugs that are fixed with the iPhone by doing that. You have not mentioned anything about the battery life during normal use. If the battery is on the way out it will lose amperage capacity. Amperage is the electricity. Voltage, in essence, is how fast it is moving. Please tell us more about your iPhone and your attempts to resolve the problem.
Guest [Entry]

Sounds like the battery is not taking the charge any longer. Some batteries, when they have gone completely dead, then they are DEAD and you have no choice but to replace it. Another reason is that your charger had died and needs to be replaced.
Guest [Entry]

GPS uses a lot of battery. Depending on the car adapter it may not be generating more than it's using. Also I agree that if the battery has been run dead too often it will cause the battery to charge more slowly~or at all.
Guest [Entry]

I found the issue is with the charger , If you connect different chargers , In the initial stage it will work But later on your phone wont accept charging any more even from the original charger came along with the device , I have tried to find the solution in many ways , I came to knew that i have to change the mobile charging socket pin