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My iphone 4s doesn't charge at all. Via wall adapter, or usb regardless of cable). Always shows plug icon, never the lightning bolt.

My iphone 4s worked perfectly fine for 1 year. Then all of a sudden one day it quit charging. It does show the plug icon (regardless of how charged it is), but the battery percentage number keeps dropping. It drained completely and I took it to get repaired. They changed the battery, which gave me one more day. (long enough to back up my pictures and take a few screenshots showing this plug icon regardless of charge level.


I have tried 3 different cables, and have tried to charge my phone on two different computers. No results. I reset back to factory settings/ installed the newest system update. Still no results.


Please help.

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iPhone 4S, iOS 6.1.3

Posted on Jun 19, 2013 7:30 PM

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Jun 22, 2013 12:24 PM in response to evanfromsk

Never overlook the simple, physical cause of a problem. It is too easy to go for "this is an advanced complex electronic device therefore the problem must be equally complicated"


Decades ago used to man a technical support phoneline. Loads of problems with external hard drives. The outstanding solution was "Is it plugged in? Is the power outlet switched on?".........

My iphone 4s doesn't charge at all. Via wall adapter, or usb regardless of cable). Always shows plug icon, never the lightning bolt.

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