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my less than year old iphone 6 has issues charging. it seems that even with brand new lightning charger cables, it would not charge unless i fiddle with it and look for the exact position in which it does charge. So very unreliable and something is clearly wrong with the port. WHat is the easiest way to get the port replaced?
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I'm embarrassed to say how skeptical I was about this... until I got a small paperclip and started digging. I had to use some moderate force and then... gobs of lint came out. I think I finally got all the lint out of the port and now, my problem is solved. Lightning cables make a good, tight connection now and I'm not constantly wiggling it around to get it to charge. Thank you!
I have to say that this post is the BEST find of the day and totally made my day!! I have been living with this issue for over a month now, but after removing several dust bunnies I can keep my phone charging even while moving it around, rotating it, and flipping it over! I bet bringing it to a Genius bar would have resulted in recommendation to purchase latest iPhone... Best money saving tip of the year thus far!! Thanks Tony!!
I just experienced this exact problem and my 6S is under 3 years old: I had to coax the cable at weird angles and pressure to even charge; the vibration from notifications would offset the charging! I just cleaned out my port with a paperclip and it's now charging perfectly. I can actual;y use my phone while it charges, LOL.
Also: it's INSANE how many dust bunnies and lint fell out of that port! Keep them clean 🙂
I used a piece of very thin, stiff wire to fish out dust bunnies from the lightning port and headphone jack. worked like a charm. it's incredible the amount of debris that accumulates in there!
Been living with this 'problem' for weeks- paper clip clean out worked in less than a minute. Sweet!
Thank you mate, just tried this and it's worked perfectly. Saved £££ on a new iPhone
Mine is three weeks old, same problem, I doubt is for having a dirty slot
I used a bent paper clip to remove all of the lint from the charging port. It works perfectly fine now.
Awesome bro. It worked. I was about to buy my new cable, And was thinging to change charging port too. After reading your post, I tried it, and it is working properly. Thank you.
It was my problem too. Used toothpick to clean charging port and now it works like new. I almost ended sending my iPhone 6 plus for repair.
If you are still within AppleCare + coverage your iPhone is probably worth far more than $100
SOLUTION :
use a wooden toothpick to clean it.
OMG that was amazing! I was almost on my way to the store to get it replaced, when I saw this post. It's just like belly-button fluff! The SIM pin cleaned it right out! Thank you!
BTW, next time you wash your pants, could turn the pockets inside out so there will be less dust bunny material on hand when you stick the phone in there...
Just sayin'
mine is a slightly bent pin says the Apple Genius Bar person - not still under warranty - don't have $700 for new phone - now what?
my phone said the Genius Bar folks has a slightly bent one of the pins - don't have $700 for new phone - anyone think a 3rd party apple repair a good idea?
iPhone charging port repair and replacement options
