I had the same problem where neither my headphones or my charger would stay in place. I read about lint in the port but when I looked in the port I didn't see anything and my first attempt to clean it out didn't yield much lint or dust.
Then, I used a push pin which was sharp enough to grab the packed lint and pull out a wad. Couldn't believe it. It was at the very back and just dragging the push pin across the very back is what finally broke it free. Works great now!
I had the same problem where neither my headphones or my charger would stay in place. I read about lint in the port but when I looked in the port I didn't see anything and my first attempt to clean it out didn't yield much lint or dust.
Then, I used a push pin which was sharp enough to grab the packed lint and pull out a wad. Couldn't believe it. It was at the very back and just dragging the push pin across the very back is what finally broke it free. Works great now!
if the connector has a defect so it only give a connection when in a special angle then you need to get it repaired
Thanks for the tip. It worked like a charm. The only thing I wanted to add is don't forget to turn off the phone before inserting the metal pin into the lightening port.
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Hi Kurt, if the lighting cable will not fit tight into the phone the best way to clean your charging port is to us a tooth pick to dig out the compressed dirt in the charging port.
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