How to Clean an iPhone Charging Port

[@y0Tie]

i know this a old video but i had a big job interview and my phone died in the middle of the night. thank god i woke up by myself . but anyways my phone would not hold a charge when i woke up! i needed directions because the interview was so far away. to keep the story short i used this video and it worked! i was trying to get it to charge for a hour then youtubed it, thanks man! i got the job btw :)

[@crane1432]

Be very careful while doing this everybody. Just cleaned my phone like this and now it won’t charge

[@djtanikgotbeatz]

I love how no one replyd this wow sus!

[@appelsinan5777]

Same

[@LennyBK]

Idk I just did this and it worked. I just lightly kept scraping it with a paper clip and a decent amount dust and shit came out

[@justinmoto929]

They probably keep deleting the comments

[@Ray04._]

Who gives a shit

[@jessie_d0634]

one time i spilled water on my phone so i put it in rice, and then a piece of rice got stuck in the charging port lol

[@moomerelite163]

marvel.edits42069 that happened to me today but it was milk instead of water

[@MahimaLiL]

I've been watching various videos about this issue and trying so hard to get "lint" out of my phone. You're comment made me realize NOOOO I have RICE in my phone. Hahaha thank you!!

[@jacklittlejohn1857]

your comment just made me think maybe this happened to me, it did SAVIOUR !!

[@toomanycolors5774]

That is happening to me right now lmao

[@kylehogben9449]

I don't usually comment on videos, but this saved me so much money, I was worried I'd have to spend loads on getting it repaired but this has saved me, pulled loads of dust out of my charger port and now charges perfectly, thank you!

[@ft7724]

Just listened to ur advice and now my phone won’t charge at all ffs

[@zelokamikaze826]

I’m watching dis on 4 percent

[@danieladams1699]

Sameee

[@wyndab]

watching this on 3 percent,have to search for the metal thingy tomorrow:( See ya soon comrade!

[@itsnotbaron8333]

I’m on 7

[@keysun830]

1

[@defnotkate]

watching this on 6 %

[@1.3klike36]

Thank you so much . I was nearly going to change the charging port. But after i have cleaned it . It is perfectly working

[@JoaoVictorMignoli]

OH MY GOD! I was also about to buy a new charging port to replace it, but after this video my life is happy again! With a simple method, u helped me to solve this problem! Thank u so much!

[@amarmot3635]

I want to thank you most sincerely for this. My 3.5 year old 5S wouldn't charge. This fixed it perfectly. I used a sewing needle and a dental brush (white/green, available in packs at WalMart). The port is now perfectly clean. It was packed with lint. 👍😀

[@stheban888]

I was just about to give up when, I decided to check good ol' KZbin for help with this issue. A few minutes ago I was in the bathroom attempting to clean out my charging port with an air can, still the phone wouldn't charge, but then after seeing you give it to it with that pin I was determined to stick whatever needle looking thing I could find to rid it of its dirtiness, thankfully it worked! No need for a new charging port or costly Genius visits, you are the man! And as someone else already comment, I could also kiss you right now!

[@KingLulzington]

You’re a life saver. Toothpick is what did it for me! Had huge chunks of pocket lint in there. Thank you!!!!

[@AL-it2uq]

OMG ITS A MIRACLE 😭 thanks so much!! I can finally charge my phone without having to position it in 200 different ways to get that “spot” to charge....

[@dantedelgadillo8592]

A L I thought I was the only one having this problem, but it looks like its quite common, also placed it in 200 positions to get that "spot" lmao

[@robynsmith9928]

Get a baby wipe and fold it in two and put over the Charing port.... then put in an earring and move the earring back and forth problem solved. Had the same phone for 4-5 years and I’m shocked at how much came out the charging port. This also helps with speakers when they’re dirty too 👌🏼

[@omer4m1]

Omg thank you very much I was really about to send my iPhone back to company because charging issue. After watching your video i cleaned charging port and now it's worked perfectly Thank you so much dear

[@tonyjf64]

I thought my charging port had become "stretched out" from overuse and that was why the cable kept falling out. I didn't realize how much dust and lint had built up in there! Cleaned it out and it works great now. Thanks!

[@sunnydubey8948]

It works... tried on my iPhone 7... saved me during lockdown period

[@Guacamole1000]

This video made me feel like an absolute moron. I've literally had issues with the charging of my iPhone for about 6 months now at least, and I had just become accustomed to not touching it while it's charging, because I would have to find a specific angle or position in which the charging would work uninterrupted. If I had literally just done the most simple of things in the modern world (ie. a google search) I would've had my iPhone back to like new condition in fucking 10 minutes. And I've been seriously contemplating whether or not I would have to buy a new iPhone or something like that. Btw if you don't have any ideas what to use people, I used a staple and bent one end out a little so it had a nice picking angle. I cannot believe how much lint was in there and how dumb I am for not just looking up how to fix my phone that otherwise had been in perfect condition. I feel HIGH right now, no more buzz buzz buzz buzz on and off charging for me. I can now happily plug my phone into my computer without iTunes and Photos popping up and going away and bugging out. This is amazing.

[@norm7747]

I feel you man, same here.. Been struggling with it every day, my USB port barely worked so i literally wasted 20 mins each day trying to find a perfect angle, i would have never known it could be that easy lmao but lets not feel like retards, shit happens to the best of us

[@j.jwhitty5861]

I was just about to buy a brand new port lightening connector and saw this thinking 'yea right another dumb KZbin video'. Scrolled down read your comment and hell the staple worked. I cannot believe it, after a year of using a small rock on my phone to charge it at some angle or other , it plugged in PERFECT. I am some dummy.

[@FlapjackBProductions]

I'm so glad I found this video!! I was about to pay some store like $60 to fix my charger port and all I needed was some tweezers! My phone's charging port has been clogged for a couple months now, can't tell you how glad I am that this worked.

[@ondrejwrzecionko3749]

Awesome video! You saved my money, I was gonna visit the apple store because the charging was laggy. Got a pen tip and boom! Dust was gone and charging works.

[@WadeWalker98]

“Dont get aggressive with it” 3:05

[@Eric-zq6sb]

That's what happens after a few minutes of cleaning. lol

[@peachy-wd6ci]

Thanks! I thought I was gonna have to waist my money on buying a new phone because there was w bunch of dirt stuck deep inside it. This worked

[@illmatic19]

its honestly amazing the amount of lint I am pulling out of my phone

[@clau.mm7]

Mine is sticky and stuck there i wanna use a lil bit of water but i am afraid it will short out

[@marcoavila2426]

Thanks! My charger looked to be going in all the way but many times I had to play around with the cord to get it to charge. I thought it was a bad port. Been dealing with this for over a year. I found this video but didn't think this was my issue since the charger seem to go in all the way. At first, when I poked around in there, I had a little of debris that came out. I tried it but it did not work. I got way more aggressive and way more debris came out. I could tell I was now scrapping the very bottom of the plug that sounded like plastic (before it did not). It now work a lot better but still not 100%. I believe my contacts needed cleaning and I could occasionally feel them as I was doing the initial 2 cleaning. This guy is correct that it's difficult to damage the contacts if yo are going straight in to clean out the bottom of the port. When I purposely scraped up against the contacts, I was very careful and now it work like new. I think the combination of getting the charger a hair further in and cleaning the contacts did it. I used a long earring hook from my wife's drawer (don't tell her). I think it was much better than digging into that plastic with something to chard as this was probably the same gauge but blunt end. Side note. I purchased a battery case for my phone that would not charge my phone. I figured if I get away with plugging a charge cord into it and not moving it after I get it to start charging, then I could slide it into a battery case to always charge. Before cleaning the port, this case would not charge no matter how many time I slid the phone in and out and tried to put pressure on it while in the port of the battery case. After the final cleaning, I slid it in and it did not work the first time but did on the second time. snapped the top of the case, locking the phone in and have not moved it around too much. Hopefully this did work and bumping it around won't make it mess up again later. I think if I don't lock it in a battery case like this and have to plug and unplug, I will probably have a few times again where I may need to play with the cord. It was just getting really bad and the phone was not receiving a strong charge. If I got it to charge all night, I would take it off and 2 hours later be down to 30% with light use. Hopefully this will improve with this fix. BTW, I should have thought of this since my ear piece had to be cleaned with a tooth brush from all the pocket lint. I took it in for repair when it was still under warranty and Apple told me it just needed a good cleaning. I do that every few weeks now and now I can hear people without having to put it on speaker phone.

[@diplomatsafe]

Thanks so much for this. I was worried I need to buy a new phone, but then I saw your video. Thank you!

[@williamgabriel2394]

I just picked a cat's hairball out of my phone charger! Holy cow! No wonder my phone wouldn't charge! I have had this phone for 4 years and never cleaned it once. The amount of ...uh... "material?"... that I pulled out of there blew my mind. Thank you so much for the video. I was freaking out until I found this :)

[@heathdempsey84]

Thank you so much! Almost went out and bought a new phone because my phone wasnt charging. this saved me a lot of money!

[@joshkp5085]

I never ever comment on a video but this video actually helped me out a lot. I bought a new charger port for my phone, which I no longer need!

[@Ghiath]

I dropped my iPhone 11 into the shower, dried the phone with a towel softly and then checked if nothing was damaged. I put the phone to charge and came back to find that it can't charge because it detected liquid. I tried tapping into my palm gently, still got the same problem. Then I blew dried it, nothing happened. I put it towards the fan for 5 minutes and then grabbed a piece of paper and started cleaning the inside of the port. After about 5 more minutes of cleaning, I charged it and it worked!

[@HippiePyrate]

This actually just saved me from buying a new phone or charging port. I previously had blown it with a can of air and thought it was good, but sticking a pin inside revealed a ton of lint and dirt. Good video!

[@Dubzys]

Oh my god, My phone has been fucked for like a year i have to keep the phone and cable at a certain position and it will charge otherwise if the cable moves a bit the charger isnt connecting to the phone but now watching this vid i got so much dirt out of the port and no issues now when i plug it on charge. Your the GOAT.

[@MsPLandH]

Wow! I wonder how much Best Buy was going to charge me. I had an appointment with them today and I was depressingly prepared to pay $300 for a repair. Thank you soooo much for this video. It worked for me. I thought my iPhone was completely dead and gone because it would not turn on at all while trying to charge. I used the pin that is used to remove the sims card. When I talked to Apple Support, they told me to check for debris. I used a flash light to look inside and of course I saw nothing. They failed to mention that I should insert a small pointy object inside of the port. I removed a lot of lent. My phone charged to 100% with no problem at all. Just...wow!

[@kusi5318]

I was about to wast money to get my port fixed but I found out I just had to clean it, thank you 🙏🏽

[@marquis7985]

Kusi Channel I still wasted money

[@GoodGirlGonGr8t]

Finally! It works! Some lint was stuck inside. I thought I'd have to replace phone or port! Very thorough explanation unlike other videos I saw.

[@lisaw695]

Lmao i used a tooth pic and a flashlight got this big green cloth thingy out, later i found out my charger was the actual problem to why my phone whouldn’t charge.....

[@RuchirDhingra]

Literally thanks alot, I was facing this issue for like 10 months and I was literally fed up and was about to spend 6k for new battery, charger and charging port. But you saved me buddy, didn't expect I would get alot of debris and dust from my phone. Thanks alotttttt

[@everestsdriveway366]

Ruchir Dhingra 6k for all that shit? Wtf? Where were you getting your parts from?

[@WaltDittrich]

One should not put anything metal inside the lightning port. Use something "softer" and which doesn't conduct electricity like a toothpick.

[@olivergreey4110]

Shit I used a small knife

[@Jezcassar]

@@olivergreey4110 dang I used my dog

[@Simply_mystical]

@@Jezcassar damn, i used my grandma

[@kawaiistarfish3342]

I was wondering if a toothpick would work a lot thanks

[@veritas2145]

I used a hydraulic log splitter

[@debrawilliams569]

WOW! This video was extremely helpful. I would never have thought to insert a pin into the port for fear of damaging it. There was definitely some "purse/pocket gunk" in the port and once I removed it, the problem was resolved. This saved me a trip to the iPhone store. THANKS!

[@Ulfric1976]

I use a toothpick. Softer than metal so you don’t have to worry. Seems to work well.

[@Mark-zg4ky]

this WORKS! Make sure you use a flashlight to see all the little bits of lint and debris. Took me about 15 minutes and now it's so hard to unplug my headphones from the phone, LOL

[@TheMikeGemini]

Who’s Watching This With Your Phone On 1%

[@Idk-kw7hc]

ZombieSlayer5150 3%

[@Warclock07]

I ordered the usb port 2 days ago and didn't see this video before. Didn't realize there was a lot of dirt inside. work now. Thank you. Save my time to replace it :)

[@carolinepechini9039]

Hold up!!! Never!!! Put sharp things in ur lighting port!! I’ve learnt this in my tech class always use something soft like toothbrush bristles

[@Preppy-f9i]

KZbin is so handy for these kind of stuff thank you so much 😊

[@RahulMeena-zj3tt]

YOU JUST SAVED ME 10 DOLLARS (500-700 rupees). THANK YOU FROM 🇮🇳

[@robertanthony7962]

I just started a working in Construction and not even 3 months in, my phone port was compacted with dust. Luckily I was able to fix it with this tutorial

[@sharilevine761]

Worked for me! Thanks for saving my phone and my weekend.

[@206soicygoon]

Best video went to Verizon and they told me nothing was wrong watched this cleaned my port now phone works great thank you !

[@FrankBoxman]

Lint was my first thought too but I couldn't see anything. Lightly trying a needle didn't work. xLike mentioned below, you really wouldn't want anything metal in there. Canned air didn't do anything. I went through with a needle after this video and dug a little deeper. Lo and behold, lots of paper and lint came out ... and my port survived the needle. Still: use something like a toothpick.

[@rooseveltabandy3766]

This worked for me, as I used an earring. The least I can do is subscribing to your channel. Thank you so much

[@glockshawti]

I've bought 8 chargers in the last two days 🤦‍♀️

[@scaifedogg]

dude..you just saved me $60,thought the port was thrashed...turns out there was just a shit tonne of lint in there. Many thanks..and a like

[@kirahalderson4585]

Saved my life!! The biggest piece of lent came out my phone and now it works perfectly

[@Kman747]

You helped me out. I attempted so many ways but yours worked with me. I found bunch of lint inside port charger. Thank you!!!

[@kingj728]

super super thin tweezers for me. felt around a little bit and it felt like there was a thin layer of foam at the bottom and figured that was normal until i started scraping at it. 8 good chunks of lint formed a layer in there, mega gross

[@exzisd]

This worked like a charm. I couldn't plug my cable in all the way and it was like that for a long time where I just thought it was a broken cable. I bought multiple cables and then realized it was something stuck inside the port that probably just built up over time. I took a small sewing needle very very very careful and pushing it down near the bottom without touching and gently scraped the debris away with the phone off being sure not to damage anything side of the port. I turned it back on and all my cables work and its charging like new. I wish I would have done this a year ago!

[@jesseanthony4816]

My iPhone 10s max wouldn’t charge after 6 months of owning it I bought the phone brand new my first brand new phone so I was mad but I did this and now it charges so much stuff came out of the charging port

[@fgdc1980]

Really thank you, it worked! I tried to clean it before but I had to watch your video to know how "aggressive" I should be.

[@viktork.frrisdahl355]

Just did it and 3 big chunks of dust came out. But I work great now. THanks :D

[@Shadders3324]

Thanks a million. I was going to send off to Apple Service after a chat with their support people. They forgot to suggest cleaning as your excellent video explains.

[@GoCellPhoneRepair]

+Peter Shadbolt Thats great to hear. How much were they going to charge you?

[@pjdmiller]

I looked and did not see anything but after watching this video I took a plastic dental pick and wads of debris and pocket lint came out. And, a second and third try found more. Thank you.

[@liamn6409]

orginally tried with the sim needle you get with the phone and didnlt work very well, thought i actually damaged the phone forever with it. After watching this and discovering its actually difficult to damage it internally, i tried with a toothpick and it worked a charm!!! so happy!

[@tuctown7043]

Thanks for the info. I’d never had a problem like this in any cell phone I’ve ever had. That. Even my last iPhone. I couldn’t believe the amount of lint that was in there!

[@ig.amannn]

Thank you so much sir... This video saves my 2500Rs. It just take 5 minutes to clean up my charging port..

[@texaspoolshark]

Saved me from a repair, or at worst, an upgrade! Thank you!!!

[@Cyruseh]

Thanks I was trying a little peace of plastic and then your video reminded me to use a tack and now my phone is charging normally again

[@alsunhijastro5914]

THANKS! IT REALLY HELPS ME! I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA FIX MY CHARGING PORT HAHA THANK YOU SO MUCH! MONEY SAVER

[@miguelalmeida751]

Great video! Worked Perfectly and now my phone is back to charging! Thank you!

[@RumbleFish69]

9 out of 10 times, blowing into the port works! Ol' school style, blow it like Nintendo!

[@k60eth]

Having got to the point where I was tempted to trow my phone against the wall for poor charging and not cable connecting to my car. I researched and following one video fail I found yours and success it worked, however I am surprised just how much fluff and detritus came out. thank you regards Keith

[@gizmo8489]

Be extremely careful you could damage or just flat out break your port I used a thumbtack and it worked like a charm

[@keithdouglass4990]

Thanks men. I was about to spend 40$ just to replace this port.. money saver!!

[@genoanthonyguerra2094]

I just dug out a ridiculous amount of lint. I was ready to throw this phone through a wall. Thanks so much for this seemingly obvious tip! It's like brand new!

[@steven.woodward]

Thanks. You saved me the time and cost to get "professional" repair. I have an iPhone 7

[@failnation9172]

Just got a small tac and pulled out a huge piece of lint, not it’s charging perfectly fine no problems, thank you!!

[@monicaperez9002]

The best video! I took out a tiny piece of rice (I had put the phone in rice to dry it out) I followed your video and it worked!! THANKS

[@taz_trader]

Thank you so much. Phone is charging like when it came out the box thanks to you. Legend has it the piece of rice I took out haunts the next iPhone it stumbles across for 3 years

[@ahmadfatouh7089]

I swear your the best I was about to go to the shop to fix it , I thought its damaged but now it's working perfectly Thank youuuuu

[@IDKAN017]

Ahmad Fatouh same

[@chaotictranquility228]

I literally just pulled out like half of a weed bowl.. yes, I smoked it. Tasted rather metallic.. Question: was it the machine elves that just slid me a piece of mech-weed? If so, I will sacrifice the hill of ants. Disclaimer: I’m obviously joking about hurting ants. As a Pagan, which involves blood rituals at times, I am in love with the Buddhist ways & refuse to eat or hurt anything that’s ever lived that’s had eyes or a soul.

[@izzyrookes861]

Thanks you this helped me out so much I thought I broke my iPhone 7 and I was kinda scared if I would brake it using the first method

[@shmuel5708]

this guy is the man he saved me 250 dollars thanks man keep it up

[@Sixteenbearings]

Thank you! Just saved me $80 and I fixed my bfs phone!! I always thought it was dirty but was timid in trying to clean it. The sharp edge definitely helped much more then just a Qtip or compressed air.

[@tmccle]

This might be a stupid question but will sticking a pin or something metal in the charging port cause the phone problems?

[@abbas1271]

No

[@killacam1989]

Thank you so much for this video I literally bought a mophie case and have been using it because I thought my charge port was broken and wouldn't work with a normal cable ,and recently I've been having to squeeze the case on the phone to get it to charge and it kept charging and stopping and then I was about to go take it to a repair place and today I watched this video and took a flashlight and looked inside and saw DUST packed in like crazy ...cleaned it all out now it works perfectly...long story short THANK YOU

[@user-wi2kq9lj3q]

Ahhh thank you so much!! 😃😃 my iPad was having trouble charging (on and off if I touched the cord it wouldn’t work kinda) and now it is working so well!! 😀😀😃😃😀😀😃😃😄😁😆😆😃😀😃😊literally thank you so much

[@cphu6112]

thank you so so so much. There is lots of link in my charging port. I cleaned the pot, and the phone charges. I thought my charging port was damaged before I watched this video.

[@GoCellPhoneRepair]

Awesome and thank you.

[@kingshearer2]

You can cheaply buy the little plugs to keep the ports clean once you've cleaned them!

[@tolbyn]

Excellent video! Exactly what I needed. At first I didn't see any debris/lint but I noticed the plug was not inserting all the way. After poking the inside a bit more firmly I was able to pull out a bunch of pocket lint that had compressed deep in the port. A little bit of scraping and a blast of compressed air and it's charging good as new. Thanks for putting this out there.

[@Sonilamin]

tolbyn hos do I get led out

[@tolbyn]

@@Sonilamin not sure i understand your question, but the way i got the lint out was to use a small pin and to scrape the inside of the charging port 'carefully'. the video is pretty accurate

[@Nara-fj8yv]

Dude, I just got a huge piece of lint out of the charging port. Thanks man.

[@jeramieee5241]

If this method doesn't work, I recommend reseting the device by holding down your turn off button and your home button at the same time, and then holding the off button to turn it back on. This may not work for you but it works for me. Anyways great video!

[@maddison2184]

YOU JUST SAVED ME 200-300 DOLLARS OH MY GOD I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE SOMEHOW I MESSED UP MY PHONE AND IT JUST WOULDNT CHARGE AND WHEN IT DID IT CONSTANTLY UNPLUGGED AND STUFF SO I WAS SO CONFUSE DBECAUSE I WOKE UP ONE DAY AND IT WAS LIKE THIS YOU JUST EARNED A SUBSCRIBER MY GOOD MAN

[@30sguptaa]

Today my phone stopped charging all of sudden. After watching this video, i did same action and phone started charging back. Thanks for sharing such informative video.

[@joshstatkiewicz3829]

Wasn’t working at first.. then found a really big ass piece and it worked😂

[@FUUNNIIEEE]

Josh Statkiewicz thank you for making this video, it worked for me.😊

[@aanimenerd5390]

thank you so much for this i thought my iphone 6 was all ready broken i hadn't even had it for a year but looking in the port it was so bloody dirty cleaning it fixed it all up thanks man

[@thimai3817]

I need help with my iPhone, I have an 11 one only for bout 7/8 months but now. When I charge it it would stop charging randomly and I have to unplug it and plug it back in to keep charging again. And my battery health is already at 95 after less than a year of usage, im not sure what's wrong please help. Thank you

[@AshMertVlogs]

Mate! Thank you so much! My charger has not been working for so long, I had to push my cable in and pull it to the left abit for it to charge, I just cleaned it out and now my cable goes in all the way and charges perfectly even when I move the cable about! Its down to you and your channel! Thanks man!!!

[@GoCellPhoneRepair]

Thank you.

[@mattrowe1037]

It would seem pretty obvious that if the cable doesnt go in all the way like it's supposed to, then there is debris. I was just going to see if there was a safer way to get it out. I suggest compressed air in a can, and possibly something softer like a tooth pick rather than metal. Whatever you do, DO NOT BLOW INTO IT WITH YOUR MOUTH... When you exhale, it's not just air, it's also small particles of moisture and COULD possibly cause more damage. This may not be the case with newer phones, however, because most newer phones are water proof. Just remember that water PROOF, is not the same as water TIGHT... just a little extra help if anyone needs it.

[@sla3890]

ummmm... shit

[@johnterry1291]

You saved me from having to get a replacement done on my phone. Many Thanks!

[@sang1582]

There was no dust or debris in my iPhone charging port, THERE WAS A BIG CHUNK OF PENCIL LEAD IN IT!!! Anyways thanks for telling me how to do this my phone is jailbroken so apple support won't do it :D

[@KRAZYSHAWNJ]

Thanks a Million! I thought I stretched out my Port with a Non Certified Apple plug But there was a Crap Load of dust inside there. Way more then in this video. I used a Plastic toothpick and a wooden toothpick. Worked 👍