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Charger slips out of iphone

Maybe it feels a little loose, or wobbles back and forth. Or sometimes when it starts charging, it will stop if you bump it, or even randomly stop charging altogether. Well, typically the culprit is just pocket lint clogging your charge port and you can easily fix this problem in just 3 easy steps. First, you will need something small and pointy, like a toothpick. If you have some canned air, that will come in handy too. Gently insert the toothpick all the way into the charge port and see if you can feel any debris. Be careful to not scratch the sides of the charge port too hard. Depending on your model of phone, there could be delicate pins on the side that you could damage. You should be able to feel the pocket lint and dirt as you scrape the bottom of the port. Gross right? Once you feel like it is loosened up, try to gently scoop it out and use the canned air to blow out any remaining debris. Now try your charger and see if it makes a better connection. Repeat if necessary. If this is the case, bring it by the shop and one of our skilled technicians can take a look at it for you and diagnose the problem for free.

The lint was so packed in I thought I was scraping the back of the socket with the toothpick.

Released September 16, Models A, A, and A Available in 32, , or GB configurations in Rose gold, gold, silver, black, jet black, and Product Red. Posted: Mar 27, Lightning cables will just not stay in this phone if either is even shifted to the slightest. Unscientific measure; I used to be able to pick up the dropped phone by the cord alone without disconnect. Now ANY pull or pressure and the cord comes out.

If you're having trouble connecting or charging your iPhone using its Lightning port, it might be time to clean it out. We'll show you how to do it safelyand to troubleshoot other possible issues. The charging port at the bottom of all iPhones produced since is called a Lightning connector. If you try to insert a Lightning cable and the connection seems flakyit disconnects if you tap the cable or phone lightlyor it won't insert all the way, the problem could either be the cable itself or the Lightning port on your iPhone. To see which component phone or cable is causing the trouble, borrow or buy a known-working Lightning cable , plug it into your iPhone, and see if the connection problem persists. If the new cable fixed the problem, then your old cable is bad or dirty.

Charger slips out of iphone

Phones are annoying. Yes, they are convenient, placing a variety of tools and functions at your fingertips, including the internet. But what happens when you deplete your battery? Without a charger, your phone is useless. And unfortunately, chargers are not always trustworthy. For a charger to charge your phone battery, it must stay inside the charging port. What do you do with a charger that keeps falling out of the charging port? This guide will tell you. A charger can fall out of a phone for severe and innocent reasons. If you need help figuring out why your charger is falling out, consider some of the following factors:.

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Which phone do you have? Or sometimes when it starts charging, it will stop if you bump it, or even randomly stop charging altogether. Top Bottom. It's not that hard to do. Not a ton. Posted: Nov 21, Options Permalink History. Aug 13, by Rohit Borkar. Sundar Narasimhan sundarnara I use a wooden tooth pick or the end of a plastic tooth flosser which I buy fro Aldi. The port works great now. It is just plain loose. Score 2. I used a toothpick to clean out the charging port, and found what I can only describe as a small cat in there. I thought for sure the charger port was loose.

To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. My iPhone has recently developed a problem where the charger, if bumped to the right, causes the charger to slip out and stop the charging process.

Thanks for the help! Apr 21, 4, 2, OLD thread - but, cleaned mine out. Welcome to Apple Support Community. View in context. Prateek Kalra prateek This might not be smart, but it did work, and this big hunk of link came out that was otherwise invisible. Jan 4, by bonayemi. Available in 32, , or GB configurations in Rose gold, gold, silver, black, jet black, and Product Red. Looking for suggestions or similar symptoms to diagnose. User level: Level It took a free toothpick from a restaurant and two minutes and DONE! This post has really proved invaluable!