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Why does my battery go down when I start charging?

I am plugging in my iPod touch and it was at 1/2 battery. When I plugged it in it went down to 20% or less of Battery. What is causing that?, and if possible what could I do to have it not do that?

iOS 9.1

Posted on Nov 5, 2015 1:23 PM

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Nov 5, 2015 1:37 PM in response to Aaron12756

Not Charge

- See:

iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting

iPhone and iPod touch: Charging the battery

If you can’t charge your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

- Try another cable. The cable for 5G or later iPod (lightning connector) seems to be more prone to failure than the older cable.

- If a 5G ot later iPod

Iphone 5 lightning port charging problem - SOLUTION!

- Try another charging source

- Inspect the dock connector on the iPod for bent or missing contacts, foreign material, corroded contacts, broken, missing or cracked plastic.

- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

Why does my battery go down when I start charging?

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