Why Is My Phone Charging Backward

Imagine you put your phone on charging, but the percentage of the battery decreases instead of increasing. In this case, your very next question would be, ‘why is my phone charging backward?’

Nowadays, many phone users commonly face charging backward. There are many reasons behind this issue. 

Our article includes all the possible reasons behind the problem, along with solutions as well.

Why Is Your Phone Charging Backward

Charging the Overheated Phone

Your overheated phone can be a reason for charging backwords. The phone can be overheated for a long duration call placing, watching the movie for a long time, or doing work. In this situation, the phone battery cannot receive the charge.

Solution

Never put your mobile on charging in this condition because it decreases the battery percentage instead of increasing. First, try to minimize the phone heat and make it normal. Now put the phone on charging, probably you would not face the problem anymore.   

Using Phone While Charging

You can be too busy with your phone to use it while charging. It is a common practice indeed. But do you know it is very harmful to the battery? Using a phone while charging is another big reason for the problem.

Solution

Stop using your phone while charging before the problem has started. Leave your phone for a certain period to complete the charge. It will keep your phone safe and give a longevity favor.

Charging Through a Computer USB Port

Charging a phone through a computer USB port is another possible reason behind the charging backward. A computer USB port can pass only a low amount of power which is not enough to charge a phone battery.

Solution

The solution to this problem is in your hand. There is no need to change the phone but need to change your phone charging practice.

If WiFi/Mobile Data Enabled While Charging

WiFi or Mobile data connection of your mobile phone can be a reason for charging backward. So, if you are still facing this problem, it can be hidden behind the WiFi or Mobile data connectivity issue. 

Solution

The solution to this problem also is in your hand. If the WiFi or Mobile data connection is enabled, you need to disable it. So, you should have checked the phone each time when putting it on charge either you have faced a draining problem already or not. 

For Active Background Apps

After following the described solutions, you may not solve the charging backward problem. For your kind information, there are still some reasons behind the problem. One of the reasons is the active background apps of the phone you used.

Solution

First, You have to find out the running background apps. It can be google auto-sync, auto-update, or other auto-performing apps. You can pause the activities manually or by using flight mood. You also can do it by switching off your phone while charging.

Problem With Charger

Charging backward can not only hide behind the phone setting issue, but it also can happen for a problem with the charger. The whole charger or only adapter becomes damaged. If you try to charge your phone with the damaged one, the battery percentage will not increase but decrease.

Solution

Check the charger with another phone so that it would be easy to find out the reason. If the problem still exists, you need to change the charger. If the charger work, I recommend you try to find the other related reasons.

Problem With Charging Cable

Your charging cable can be another possible reason behind the charging backward when it is damaged somehow. To make sure of the issue, you need to check the charging cable with a running adapter.

Solution

If you check the cable and find its faultiness, I recommend changing the charging cable to a new one.

Problem With Charging Port

Your phone charging port can be damaged too. When you check your phone settings and the charger also, but the phone still faces the problem. In this case, it also can be an issue for charging backward.

Solution

In this scenario, you need to take your phone to an expert technician. If the problem is in the charging port, the technician will solve it.

Problem with the Battery

It can happen that you are still facing the problem after applying all the possible solutions. Here is a big issue we do not discuss yet. The battery of your phone also might be damaged. You need the help of a technician to find out the problem to diagnosis the problem accurately.

Solution

The technician will confirm the actual problem. If it hides behind the damaged battery, ask the technician to change it.

Final Thought

I think you have got the answer to your question- ‘why is my phone charging backward?’ If you have faced charging backward, I recommend you to check the reasons one by one. I believe your solution is inside the article.