Why do I have to wrap my charger around my phone?
The metal contacts in the charging port are lightly soldered to small metal pads on the control board. These connections allow electricity to flow into the control board, but they are fairly fragile. If your phone stops charging when you move the charger, the connections might be insecure or broken.
What cable does an iPhone 5 use?
Lightning connector
Like the iPhone 5 and recent iPad and iPod touch models, the iPhone 5s and 5c use Apple’s Lightning connector for all wired connections. (The phones ship with a USB-to-Lightning-connector cable for charging and syncing.)
Can iPhone cable be repaired?
Repairing Broken iPhone Cables You can use electrical tape to try to fix the connection. If you have a soldering iron, you can actually repair the wiring though this can be quite difficult if you’re not particularly handy.
How do you fold a USB cable?
Step 1: Hold the thicker end of the cable in one hand and wrap the cable around the fingers of this base hand. Wrap around three or four times, until you have a nice bundle. Step 2: Make sure you still have some slack in your charger, as you’ll wrap the remainder of the cable around itself.
Do I need to wiggle my iPhone to charge the cord?
There’s dirt, pocket lint or other cruft in the connector on the phone that prevents the cable from seating properly. This is the “good news” answer; if you clean out the connector with a bright light and a non-metallic probe (such as a toothpick) it should resolve the problem.
Why does my iPhone only work with certain chargers?
The most common reason why this is going to happen is that the charging port inside your iPhone or Pad is dirty this can be due to dirt or pocket lint filling up the charging port ensuring the charger cannot establish a proper connection.
Why is my iPhone charger cable not working?
These alerts can appear for a few reasons: Your iOS device might have a dirty or damaged charging port, your charging accessory is defective, damaged, or non Apple-certified, or your USB charger isn’t designed to charge devices. Remove any debris from the charging port on the bottom of your device.