Q: iPhone 5 recognizes charger but won't charge

Since yesterday my IPhone 5 has had troubles charging, and the battery died on me before I could resolve the issue.

When I plug the charger in, the iPhone recognizes something's happening as the screen goes from black to indicating it needs a powersource (the cable + lightning symbol below the red bars of the empty battery), however it won't charge and ive tried 4 different cables so far.

thanks in advance

iPhone 5

Posted on Jul 18, 2016 12:19 AM

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by Johann.B,

Johann.B Jul 18, 2016 2:05 PM in response to KYog
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Jul 18, 2016 2:05 PM in response to KYog

Hi KYog!

I see that your iPhone is not charging or powering on. I know it's important to have the iPhone working right, and I'm happy to offer some help. Please try all of the suggestions in this support article:

If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch won‘t turn on

Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.

Cheers!
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by Enock96,

Enock96 Jul 20, 2016 4:01 PM in response to KYog
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Jul 20, 2016 4:01 PM in response to KYog

okay listen get a hair dry turn the iPhone on its back try to heat the battery But don't get to heated up then plug in the charger then it should work
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by Pigmeat,

Pigmeat Jul 20, 2016 4:53 PM in response to KYog
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Jul 20, 2016 4:53 PM in response to KYog

I had this problem for a while. I took it to an Apple Store. The problem was lint from my pocket getting in the charging port. He scraped it out. I suppose you could do that yourself, but he recommended against it.
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