iPhone 4S won't charge in wall charger, will charge from PC USB

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iPhone 4S won't charge in wall charger, will charge from PC USB

Suddenly, about a week ago, shortly after I upgraded to iOS 6.1.3 my iPhone 4S will no longer charge from any AC chargers, but still charges from the USB port in my laptops and work desktop. I have 5 or 6 wall chargers both Apple and other brands it won’t charge from any of them. They work fine charging my wife’s iPhone 4S and my iPad 2 and iPad 4. I have seen others post about this problem but there are no fixes posted to date.

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.1

Posted on Apr 5, 2013 10:47 AM

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Apr 10, 2013 9:34 AM in response to jpdornberger

I have the exact same issue today. I have not been able to get it to take a charge direct from the wall, via Mophie or via USB. I tried the hard re boot and now I have done a full restore, but the battery is so weak I can't get the phone to function even to test it.

What is strange is that the CHARGING symbol appears on the phone as if it is working, but I could not get it past 2%...

Anyone???

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wegras

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Apr 10, 2013 9:51 AM in response to jpdornberger

Have you tried basic troubleshooting

Reset

Restore first with back up then as new

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wegras

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Apr 10, 2013 9:54 AM in response to Paul Taroli-__

The important trick is to ensure you get a fresh download of 6.1.3 not just the update patch using iTunes

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Apr 10, 2013 10:23 AM in response to wegras

Yes, of course. Reset, power down, restore, etc. Don't want to do a "restore as new" since it still charges from my PCs.

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Apr 10, 2013 10:20 AM in response to Paul Taroli-__

Paul,

Not to be a pain but you don't have the same issue that I am reporting. My phone WILL charged from a USB cable connected to a PC, it WILL NOT charge from a wall charger. There are several other threads by people with your issue.

Jim

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wegras

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Apr 10, 2013 1:01 PM in response to jpdornberger

So did you update to 6.1.3 over the air if so I suggest you follow the above advice if you want it fixed

It also helps if you actually say what steps you have taken or you will be responded to accordingly 😉

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Apr 13, 2013 9:16 AM in response to wegras

Thank you, Peter. Restore to last backup solved the issue.

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wegras

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Apr 13, 2013 1:23 PM in response to jpdornberger

Your welcome

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Apr 16, 2013 8:00 PM in response to wegras

I spoke too soon. My iPhone 4S now rechages on some AC wall adapters (10v 2.1 AMP chargers) but will not charge on any of my car chargers (lighter chargers) 10v 2.1 AMP or otherwise. What would cause that? i did perform a reset while plugged into a brand new 10v 2.1 AMP lighter charger.

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Oct 20, 2013 8:37 AM in response to jpdornberger

When my phone had this problem I opened up the phone and after disconnecting the battery I unseated the dock connector flex cable. I gave it a quick blow with some canned air then reseated the cable, after reassembly everything worked good as new. (I think this will void your warranty, if that still applies)

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Oct 20, 2013 10:06 AM in response to thismatters

(I think this will void your warranty, if that still applies)

Certainly does it also excludes you from any post warranty support or service from Apple on that device

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Apr 22, 2014 9:47 PM in response to jpdornberger

I have the same problem but its not from iOS 7 update because its had it since I got the phone my phone will charge on my laptop but not when it is plugged in my brick can anyone help??

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