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Why does my sister's old phone (iPhone 6S) only charge when the wire is pushed down on in a certain way? (discuss.online)

submitted 3 days ago by IHatePepRallies@discuss.online to c/techsupport@lemmy.world

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Hi, so I want to use my sister's old iPhone 6S to mess around with and to jailbreak, but apparently the charging port/pins are all messed up and it indicates that the phone needs to be plugged in when it is plugged in and the wire symbol only goes away when I hold down the cord at a certain angle and I don't wanna risk breaking it. Plus, it hurts my fingers to do so. I also have 16 year old devices that don't do this and charge fine.

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[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Yeah, most likely lint. A toothpick is a good tool for pulling stuff out. Be gentle.

EDIT: If that doesn’t work the port needs to be replaced.

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

Might also be the cable. The wires inside can break after some time. I had many cables die like that. At least the cheaper ones.