iPod Touch 5g keeps connecting and disconnecting while charging

A lot of people having the same issue, dust, lint, corrosion in port all possible and reported. I see you replaced the cable, and your sure the charger it's self is OK? Would be something else to check. You could try cleaning the iPod's port, do you have any canned air? With the iPod completely cool down keep the can up right stick the tip right up to the port and give it a quick 1 second blast. You can do this about 2 maybe 3 times before the can starts getting cold, stop before this occurs very cold air can damage the port and circuits by freezing them. OR try cleaning the port with a small round paint brush, like the ones that come with a child's water color set. Use a dry brush and attempt to clear the port VERY VERY carefully! Some have used a toothpick, but I would not do this, you may damage the port and create a bigger problem! But NEVER EVER NEVER use a metal pin. Good luck.

I just hope I'm not looking at my own future; I bought the same iPod about 6 months ago. Good luck cleaning, hope it works.

Diddo! But mine is grey.

Just thought about it. Seems I remember seeing it somewhere in here where someone did a reset and the problem stopped. You won't hurt or lose anything, it's worth a try. Otherwise if all else fails... it's a call to the Apple Genius Bar, may be a crack in the port or a damaged circuit. I'm out of ideas.

Yah, about that reset, it was about a network thing-- memory.😊 Your down to a physical cleaning. Be careful not to bend or break any of the pins, try to limit your your motion to straight in and straight out-- going side to side you run the risk of bending or breaking one. When you looked inside the port, did all pins appear the same and no gaps?

Did any of the pins appear green or black? If so you could try trimming a Q-tip so it fits in the port. dip the Q-tip in rubbing alcohol and blot it almost dry. With the iPod off run the Q-tip straight in and out a few times, to clean the pins. Do this until the Q-tip comes out clean, after the alcohol dries see if it charges correctly.

When you talked about the shorting out when changing positions sure sounds like a faulty cord. Can you isolate the end so it doesn't move and move just the cord, can you create the short? It's possible the new cord has failed.

mine does the same thing, i just cleanded it with a modeling paintbrush but no effect there does appear to have a gap in the connector. But mine wont start charging. It does the same thing. Really gets me mad. You think it's the port?

Possible. Since you've tried all the physical things, (different cable, different charger, allowing the battery to power down then recharge and clearing / cleaning the port ) learned a couple of things since the last post... things to try, a simple reset, seems people have had some success. Will not hurt anything, worth a try, costs you nothing. Just hold both the power and home buttons down together approximately 15 seconds until the Apple logo appears then release both buttons. If that doesn't do it some have suggested running a DFU restore or Restore from backup, not sure why it works but some have stated it did. Just make sure you backup all your stuff before doing this! If the problem persists contact Apple about have your iPod checked over and possibly replaced, a refurbished one is around 1/2 a new one. If under warranty you may not have to pay for anything. That's all I got, Good luck.

I just purchased one brand new and it is doing the same thing.

I just had the same problem with my Ipod 5th Gen and now its working pretty well for me. All I did was go into settings, than I went into general. Once I did that I went at the bottom and pressed on reset and I reseted my Network Settings.

It doesn't change anything, however it did solve the problem for me.

Hope it helps.

My iPod Touch 5g is 3 years old now. Extended warranty is expired. I use it in my car by plugging it in to the usb port and listening to audio books. Plug it in and then play, pause, ff & rw using my cars audio controls. Very sweet. Don't wanna lose that feature. I'm in my car 4-6 hours a day. Started disconnecting a while ago. Now it won't even connect on my computer. Atm the battery is completely dead and I can't charge it. Tried all of the above. New cable, reset, restore etc all to no avail. I seriously suspect the female portion of the lightning port is at fault which would make it a hardware problem. Can that even be replaced or repaired? Planned obsolescence? Poor engineering?