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From: badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: charging port
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 2024 11:03:02 -0000 (UTC)
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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%.