My iPhone 6 cord has been broken so I decided to put some regular masking tape on it. Would this damage the phone by any chance? Or is it absolutely safe? the charger does work but I just taped it up a bit.
iPhone 6, iOS 9.2.1
It won't do any harm, but it's a temporary fix. Just buy another cable. $20 to keep an $800 phone working correctly doesn't sound excessive.
i do intend on getting a new one. but I wanted to know if a damaged charger would affect the phone at all. It's really expensive so I don't want to risk it.
the charger works fine just that at the point of insertion the cord is exposed as though it's been bent alot.
its fine if I continue using it till the charger stops working?
A damaged cable (it's not a charger) will either work or it won't work. However, a counterfeit cable CAN damage the phone. So when you replace it get either an Apple cable or a cable that is certified as "Made for iPhone."
So I would have to look for an official iphone store or can i buy it from a vendor down town?
How about the Apple online store?
i usually only buy in stores.
But say I some how buy a counterfeit charger, even though i asked for an original charger. Would the phone show signs that the charger is fake, or would the phone instantly start failing and eventually stop working?
Stop calling it a charger. You need a cable. You do not need a power adapter.
iPhone charger
