why is my phone not charging

My phone is not charging

iPhone 13 mini, iOS 16

Posted on Dec 9, 2023 5:19 PM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2023 5:42 PM

Well, several possibilities come to mind:

  • Your USB power source is defective
  • Your USB to Lightning cable is defective
  • The connector on the bottom of the phone is full of crud (clean it with a toothpick)
  • The phone has water damage
  • There is a hardware problem with the phone, most likely the charger chip in the phone
  • The battery was replaced with the wrong battery
  • You used a really, really cheap Lightning cable→Why Counterfeit Lightning Cables Kill iPhones - Motherboard and it killed your phone’s charger chip


Have you tried charging with a wireless charger? Does that work? If it does, then the problem is one of the first four above.

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Dec 9, 2023 5:42 PM in response to jalyssa240

Well, several possibilities come to mind:

  • Your USB power source is defective
  • Your USB to Lightning cable is defective
  • The connector on the bottom of the phone is full of crud (clean it with a toothpick)
  • The phone has water damage
  • There is a hardware problem with the phone, most likely the charger chip in the phone
  • The battery was replaced with the wrong battery
  • You used a really, really cheap Lightning cable→Why Counterfeit Lightning Cables Kill iPhones - Motherboard and it killed your phone’s charger chip


Have you tried charging with a wireless charger? Does that work? If it does, then the problem is one of the first four above.

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