iPhone charging port not working - Loose connection

RedToo wrote:

Oh, and I too used a cool hairdryer to blow out anything that could possibly be in the port. Now it seems to charge every once and…there it goes. It just fell out while I was talking! I give up!

As you've responded to yourself, I'm not sure who you really meant to respond to. So, pardon if you've already tried cleaning out the port. Don't use a blow dryer. That tends to just push things further in.

I had to drive home without a map. Praying that I would get there without Waze working. First world problem, but it is a little scary if you get stuck by the side of the road and you can’t call anyone.

Ah, kids today! Keep a road atlas in your car for just such emergencies.

I had the exact same thing with my 12. Tried blowing lint out with canned air, but still nothing. I then flattened the end of a small paper clip and dug out a significant amount of compressed lint. Aired it out again and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps.

Brian Ohlsen wrote:

I had the exact same thing with my 12. Tried blowing lint out with canned air, but still nothing. I then flattened the end of a small paper clip and dug out a significant amount of compressed lint. Aired it out again and it worked perfectly. Hope this helps.

Avoid using metal. Stick with something non-conductive.

We have been dealing with this for MONTHS with my husband's iPhone 13 Pro. We used compressed air and a brand new toothbrush. Really a low cost solution that (I felt) would be a no harm, no foul solution even if we ended up making the trek to the Apple Store 3 hours away. I felt like putting any kind of implement in there ran the risk of hurting the electronics. Anyhow, happy husband. The combo of compressed air and toothbrush worked for us.

I dug the lint out and it is actually worse. It’s like the lint made things tighter. And it’s more than charging so the mag safe solution won’t help. I cannot use my SD card reader nor my DJI drone remote control

I tried cleaning the lightning connection, changing lightning connection and inspecting the connection port for debris. Nothing was found.

I tried this and it helped a lot!! I would also say get a coffee straw and blow into it so it can blow out any dust or small crumbs.

Thanks for the info on lint , same problem , after cleaning, working greT

My iPhone iPhone 13 Pro charging port has too much play in it and even even with a new lightning plug I have to wiggle it to get it just right for it to charge. How do I fix that?

Contact Official Apple Supportf to schedule an assessment and obtain repair options.

I have been doing this wriggling exercise since my first iPhone. Nothing has changed with iPhone.

Well my charger goes down and I be trying to fix it but idk I’m a kid so don’t know what to do

I tend to agree with this. The cheap cords/devices are going to have less longevity in general.

That was my exact problem, didn’t even think that about checking for that until I read ur post, I want and looked and yep big chuck of lint, got it out and now charging port is no longer loose

My friends phone only charges with disk charger is there I way to fix it at home