I Plugged a seemingly innocent fan into my iPhone six lightning port, and now my phone will not take a charge? Do I need a new phone or is it repairable?
iPad (4th gen) Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM), iOS 6.1.3
Back it up, make a Genius appointment and have it evaluated at an Apple Store. We have no way of knowing if it's repairable.
How did you plug a fan into your phone? If you think you damaged the port, make an appointment at an Apple Store to have it checked.
Make a genius bar appointment with Apple for an evaluation.
Try a force restart of the phone. This may reset the configuration of the Lightning port and allow it to charge,
See Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support.
iPhone as a novelty battery pack. A new one on me. 😮
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With mini USB plugs forced into Lightening jacks. What could ever go wrong...
The device has a lightning connector. After the battery went dead due to not being able to charge, the phone now will take a charge. But the charge rate is extremely slow and the phone is warm.
You should never plug anything that is not MFI certified into the lightning port on your phone.
THanks for the chastizing, what needs to occur to correct the phone charging issue?
If the phone has booted up swipe away anything that could run in the background, then turn the phone off so it doesn't need to run the screen at the same time as it is charging. Give it some time to charge up before trying to turn on again. In fact probably a good idea to take if off charge and turn it off to let it cool down.
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I wasn't chastising. I was trying to point out the dangers of plugging cheap junk that doesn't meet Apple's standards into the lightning port of your phone. Problems with uncertified lightning cables physically damaging iPhones are well documented.
If the phone was damaged by the fan, what needs to occur to 'correct' the charging issue is an out of warranty replacement phone from Apple.
SO, it looks like I dodged a bullet at this point. The charge rate has improved. There was the original reboot from the battery depleting, Continued charging and disconnecting and using the phone and then reconnecting and charging using different APPLE charge equipments, the charge rate is acceptable.
So the power surge/spike created by disconnecting the operating fan motor did not fry circuitry. Only an anuerism not a heart attack.
IT is funny, this product is sold on Amazon for $.99 plus $1.99 shipping, return shipping is on the consumer. Go figure. I bought mine at a convenience shop in Mandalay Bay Resort.
THanks to all for the support. Since there is a happy ending (so far), this has been a comedy. Good times.
THanks again.
Hi ToyotaTech - was it by chance this fan? Kikkerland Super Phone Fan: http://www.onlinesciencemall.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab335 25d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/p/iphone_fan_-_white.jpg
I have encountered a similar issue - if i let my phone run out of juice, it takes at least an hour for the phone to get enough charge to power on. It is also very slow to charge as well.
my fan did not come in a fancy package like that, but yes, that is the fan. Obviously the current draw from the fan and the power spike when disconnecting it, the battery doesn't like. Not to mention that the charge port really wasn't designed to be a discharge port. I had the same charge issues and finally my battery wouldn't take a charge anymore. I had to replace the battery. $40 later, the phone is back to normal.
I have had similar issues with my phone , slow charging, heating up, and quick battery draining. Would you recommend getting a new battery?
What needs to be replaced on the phone to make it work again? The lightning connector, the battery, the processor? How extensive is the damage? I have a dead iPhone 6s from one of these fans
I plugged a fan into my lightning port and now my phone won't charge
