Iphone 5 won't charge unless I wiggle the cable around to fine a spot where it works. It's not the cable/charger as it works perfectly in other iPhone 5's. I haven't even had it a year so it's still under warranty and the phone is in very good condition

The plastic of the charger should meet the metal of the phone (almost) if it doesn't and you have to wiggle it or push it hard to get it to charge you have something stuck in the port, get a toothpick or something similar and pick out the bits of pocket dust and other stuff crammed inside the charging port...

Use a wooden or plastic toothpick and you shouldn't do any damage.

YES THIS WORKED!!!

I assume there was a point in replying to a 4 year old thread, and stating the same advice that has already been given and discussed about a dozen times in those 4 years.

did you just go in or do you have to be careful not to scratch it? i want to do this but i’m a bit scared that i will scratch the things inside and it won’t work

As you've mentioned it sounds like the connector. You could try very lightly brushing it out...but you are still under warranty. I think as long as there is no drop or water damage, or self-inflicted damage to the phone you have a very good shot at getting a warranty replacement. Apple is great to work with at the stores. Just be sure to tell them how you have swapped out cables and tried them with other devices.

You mention trying your cable with multiple phones, have you tried other cables with your iPhone? If not, what happens when you do? If you have, what happened when you did?

Considering that your iPhone is less than 1 year old (it was first released on 21 Sept, 2012) it should still be under Warranty, so I would suggest that you consider making an appointment at your local Apple Store Genius Bar and see what they have to say. If it is your iPhone, and it does not have accidental damage, or water damage, they will probably replace it for free.

I had the same problem and took my iPhone 5 into the Apple store. What happened was a little embarrassing. The genius took out a "special tool" (a paper clip) and began digging out an unimaginable amount of lint from the lightning connector port. After that I was able to connect the cord and charge without any issues.

A few days after, I realized that my problems associated with the remote/mic not working on my ear pods might be due to the same issue. (The volume and action buttons on the ear pods sometimes were not responsive) I grabbed a paper clip and began digging. Again, a large wad of lint came out of the headphone port and my ear pods have worked perfectly since.

I was having the same problem until I read this!

I got my own "special tool" and now my phone charges again! Awesome!

Ok i had to sign in just to reply! I too could not charge my iPhone 5 unless it was at an angle. Unitl i read about this "special tool', i grabbed one and a HUGE lint ball came out! and now its charging perfectly again! thank you thank you thank you!!! 😀

Signed in just to say thank you for this information everyone! Had the same problem so I grabbed a paper clip and WOW did I pull out a bunch of dust/lint balls. Lightning connector locks in perfectly now. Thanks again all!

I had the same problem for 3 frustrating weeks. I thought my iphone port was bad but I was wrong. It was all of the compacted lint that kept the chargers from having good contact with my phone. I used a paper clip to clean out my port and I was surprised at how much lint came out! Now my iphone charges like new. Hope this helps the next person.

I, too, am strictly signing in to say that the paperclip worked amazing! I've been struggling for weeks to try and charge my phone. It never occurred to me that it could be as simple as a huge lint ball in the base of my charging port! Huge thank you to chase35!

ive literally had the same issue, I tried the paper clip trick a couple of times and nothing worked, so got a bit more worried.... Tried it once more, but decided to be much firmer, and out pops about 4 or 5 little lint balls, i flicked them all out for a few minutes and tried the cable again and it fixed everything!!! Paper clips are the way forward !!!

Paperclip!