Your iPhone Isn’t Charging (And It Isn’t Your Charger’s Fault)

That mini heart attack you get when your iPhone doesn’t charge is one of the worst. Especially when you try your charger and cable with another device, and it works just fine.

The first thing you might want to do is take your iPhone to a professional, which makes sense, but there’s still a couple of things you can try beforehand. It’s possible that your Lightning port isn’t damaged. Instead, there’s the possibility that it’s just dirty.

There might be something blocking the pins where you connect the cable. If that’s the case, you can try to remove it with a toothpick or a safety pin. You must be very careful and avoid using too much strength. If you’re lucky, that’ll fix your charging issues.

The good thing about newer iPhones is that they also come with wireless charging. You can switch from wires to a MagSafe charger while you decide what to do with the Lighting port.