Re: charging port

Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> wrote:

On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 17:00:13 -0000 (UTC), badgolferman
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
 

The charging port on my iPhone 14 has gone bad already. I’ve tried several
cords including Apple ones and they don’t work. I was forced to go to
Walmart last night at 10:30pm and get a wireless charger.
 
Of course the warranty has ended and I don’t have Apple Care, but I used
Apple’s service app to find an authorized service center near me and make
an appointment for Monday, rather than the Genius Bar which is 30+ miles
away.
 
This is the second time this has happened to me. My iPhone 13 failed for
the same reason, which is why I upgraded to the iPhone 14. In the meantime
I have a work issued iPhone 11 that uses the same exact cord for charging
and is still going strong all these years.

 
My charging port has stopped working or worked intermittently a couple
of times. Both times it turned out to be a buildup of dust inside the
socket, probably due to me carrying the phone around in my pocket.
 
Using a combination of a watchmakers screwdriver and a pair of pointed
tweezers I was able to remove most of it and got it working again.
 

I cleaned out the port best I could and blew air into it, but nothing
changed. The last phone I had was checked out at the Apple Store and they
told me the port was bad. Maybe they lied since Lorenz doesn’t believe me.

I don’t like the wireless charger because it makes the phone hot. Also I
need the port to work so I can use Google Maps when I go on motorcycle
trips. The battery is down to 88% already, but the tech told me Apple
doesn’t recommend changing the battery until it gets below 80%.