My iPhone 5 won't charge

tioYayo wrote:

I reset the iPhone (press and hold the 02 buttons) and when re - started it could charge, that has worked the two times i got this problem. for me looks like a bug.

Thanks tio, this worked for my iPhone 5s that stopped charging after my last sync. I got red when inserting the my original Apple charger with about 19% battery left. One reset and I got green again at first try.

I tried cleaning it out with an X-acto knife as per someone's suggestion. While this did help a little, I still have to hold my d11ck just right to get a charge out of it. Often I have to angle the charger into the port, wrap the cord around the phone for tension, and then sit the phone on top of the cord to keep that tension, unless I wanted to hold the wire in place for 2 hours while it charges from 1%. I think the real issue is that I grabbed the phone without realizing it was still on the charger and this caused some alterations to the inside of the port. Nevertheless, this is just one more chapter in my soon to be released book called "1000 Reasons To Hate iPhone Since Steve Jobs Died".

So get another type of phone and spare us your hate speech. If you don't feel served, get out while you can.

After my Iphone cut off due to it being on 1 percent it wouldnt charge, labtop wouldnt recognize it, and other chargers didnt work. Finally on my way to the apple store I tried again by pluging it into my car charger while turning on my car. Seconds later it finally showed the silver apple sign and turned on.

My iphone 5s won't charge. I first assumed the issue was with the cable, so I replaced it and tested it with my ipad, still won't charge. Following the advice on this blog I removed the debris in the phone, but now the phone keeps resetting itself in a loop with the apple logo rather than charging (it's been doing this for 40 minutes+).

your advice really helped me. Couldn't believe how much fluff was in the charger socket.

THanks. Carl Rhodes.

I Seem to have a different problem with charging my iPhone 5s. Sometimes when I plug it in it starts buzzing and then a message pops up saying this device may not be an authentic device (or something like that). We are only using Apple cables and chargers. My husband and I each have one. He's having no problem with his phone. If I tried the other charger it would work. Last night they both did the same thing. Tried a different outlet and still the same thing. Tried to clean the port there was nothing there. Finally plugged into my computer and its charging there. Anyone ever have this problem?

Paperclip worked like a charm. Had tried all kinds of other things and the paperclip removed a good amount of lint.

Thank you so much for that advise it solved my problem really fast.

You can check the serial number and make sure that its available for the iPhone 5 replacement program.

Anyone whos Lightning cable doesn't appear to fit very well or they have to wiggle to get it working, you have compressed fluff in the socket! Remove it with a paperclip (a plastic coated one is probably best from a non-conductive point of view) or any other small pointy object. You'll be surprised how much comes out! You should not be able to see any of the metal of the connector between the phone and the connector plastic. I have to clean mine out about every 3 months (I have the phone in my pocket upside down).

Worked like a charm! I was about to go to the Apple Store. Thank you!

I did have compressed fluff! This saved me a lot of time and trouble. Thanks!

Iphone 5 has stopped charging reliable, It always says its charging when plugged in but doesnt always actually charge, I have tried cleaning out the end, but that hasnt helped, changed chargers and leads but noting fixes problem, anyone know what i can do to fix this problem??

Yeah, worked a treat, thanks! Used a wooden toothpick to clean the lint out of the lightning socket on my iphone 5. Amazing how much came out. Charging fine now.

Just stumbled upon this thread, and Cyberbiker was right (at least in my case) Tons of fluff came out of the port while I was cleaning it, and now it woks just fine!