iPhone charging port repair and replacement options

Thank you for posting this . I was on the verge of upgrading my two year old iPhone 6. Tried different cables and I even blew out the port with air. Had to mess with cable just rt and carefully set it down so it would charge .

Cleaned out , scraped out port with a thin metal pin and wow! Couldn't believe all the dirt and dust that came out . Worked like a charm! Plugged it in and VIOLA! Thanks

You should be able to do an out-of-warranty replacement of your iPhone 6 for half of that price. Did you ask about it? Otherwise do the 3rd party (check around in your area to be sure they are reputable) but make sure they do not replace your home button or its cable.

nolim8s wrote:

which are a used phone with no warranty for $299 or a new phone $700

Nope, not a used phone, it is a refurbished phone, new battery and any other parts new as needed. And it comes with a 90 day warranty, and that isn't bad for the price. You can't tell the difference between it and a new one.

nolim8s wrote:

which are a used phone with no warranty for $299 or a new phone $700

False. They may be new or re-manufactured. That is not the same as "used". They also come with a minimum of 90 days warranty. If they are replacing a unit that had a warranty, or AppleCare agreement, they will inherit the balance of that, or 90 days, whichever is longer.

New Apple Discussions user here! Thanks you SO MUCH for the tip, I used a small ordinary toothpick to dig around the port and what do you know, TONS of dust bunnies were clogging the charging port and it charges just fine now. I definitely recommend cleaning out the port before trying any sort of repair. You saved me tons of $$$!

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!

I visited Apple Store with same problem & I was told socket can't be replaced instead need to replace complete device which will cost 100$ under Apple care.

Why can't we just replace socket?

Is it takes 100$ to replace phone under Apple care.

Not sure even it phone worth is 100$ after almost 2 years

I have the same problem....charging port that no longer seats sufficiently to charge. I have done the "blow the dust out" and when that did not work, turned off my phone, used a small alcohol wipe (the type used before they give you a shot or draw blood) and gently pushed that into the slot with a needle until it was packed in - gently moved it about and took it out. Let the alcohol evaporate for about five minutes and plugged in my phone. It works....but for how long is anyone's guess. Never had any issue of this type with the old 30 pin plugs.

I thought I needed to replace my re-charging port because the charger cord only worked when the phone was positioned properly. However a kindly service technician recommended that I use an X-Acto blade to extract any lint that the charging cord had compressed into the port. There was a significant amount of lint in my port, which kept the cord from seating properly. A word of caution: try to stay down the center of the port as there are pins on both walls. not trying to scare anyone off, but just don't scrape the walls with the blade

The bottom of the port is a white if you put it under direct light. If you are seeing gray, you have accumulated lint.

I hope somebody finds this helpful.

Use a bright light, a magnifier if you have one and a non-conductive tool like a wooden toothpick. Do not use metal, solvents, liquids or compressed air.

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won't charge - Apple Support

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.

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.