iphone scratching cable connector | Linus Tech Tips | Page 1

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:09 AM

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recently I have had charging cables just quit working on my iphone it seems to be scratching the connector that goes into the phone is there anyway i can fix this?

echo depot Jul 21, 2023, 4:12 AM

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Are the cables your using from trusted brand IE: Apple, Anker, Belkin ect?

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:12 AM

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its just a cable from amazon

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after about a week it lookss visually worn and isnt working

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ive had issues with multiple cables

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everything was fine till maybe a month ago

echo depot Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 AM

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We're any of them the original apple cable?

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:14 AM

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no

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the one was only charging when the phone was dead

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i think 2 did actually

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my previous cable was working fine for upwards of a year then started having issues

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it wasnt an apple or anker cable ither

echo depot Jul 21, 2023, 4:19 AM

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I would try a cable from one of the above sources.

if it keeps happening then it's probably a damaged female port.

i've found some cheaper cables can just break, because of a worse quality coating on the connector it's self.

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:22 AM

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i dont have any of those cables

echo depot Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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If it has wireless charging I would almost use that instead anyway

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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its been fine but till recently with off brand cables but just in the past month ive had a few offbrand ones quit

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:23 AM

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echo depot If it has wireless charging I would almost use that instead anyway

its a 7 so doesnt have it

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is there anyway i could try to clean the port out

echo depot Jul 21, 2023, 4:26 AM

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Yeah it's possible that it could be dust or a misaligned pin, try something thin like a floss pick

potent trellis Jul 21, 2023, 4:34 AM

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k tried that now i just got to wait a week and see if it quits too

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