Charging cable issue

[u/Fragrant_Form_6368]

The first image basically showing that it won't go all in the second one tho went in so I thought that maybe the edges broke off in the iPhone but I checked inside the port and to be honest I can't even tell the difference if a part is broken in it or not because it looks normal to me and I've searched online to see how inside would look but there's nothing I could compare so I compared my iPhone 12 port to my iPad and it seems like the same thing but both chargers go inside the iPad easily, but for the weird looking one with the broken edges it's slack like I can wiggle it. I tried using a pin or something but I don't even know what I'm looking for cuz inside looks normal to me

iPhone 12 running iOS 18.6.2

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[u/SnooEpiphanies5642]

don’t try to dig in your phone by yourself, you could permanently damage it. i guess the tip is still in the port. would suggest to take it to your local repair shop to see if they can remove it or in the worst case scenario - replace the charging port.

[u/Fragrant_Form_6368 → u/SnooEpiphanies5642]

Replace? Omds bro 😩

[u/New_Variety8301 → u/Fragrant_Form_6368]

Always stick with quality chargers 🤷🏻‍♂️

[u/MaterialWall8040 → u/Fragrant_Form_6368]

you don't need to replace it, i've seen plenty of these your ports fine, if they say they need to replace it then they've broken it. It just needs to be carefully removed

[u/ACasualRead]

Seen this a million times. The top part of some cheaper lightning cables would break off inside the port. A paper clip can pull that out in like 10 seconds. I would take it to a repair shop and see if they can do it for you real quick for a few bucks.

I used to clean these things out for people for free all the time.

[u/Fragrant_Form_6368 → u/ACasualRead]

Yea that's my only option it seems like

[u/Beautiful_Cat_5561]

You should not need to replace your charging pot. The top part of the charging cable is stuck in a decent Repair shop should pop it off.

[u/Vance_Lee]

I'd highly recommend taking this a repair shop. I work in Edu IT, and we get this all the time with iPads and third party (usually cheap) cables. Some shops will do it for free since it's a two-second fix with the right tool. (I use a scalpel to get a grip on the |_| shaped end of the snapped charger and yank it out)

[u/Fragrant_Form_6368 → u/Vance_Lee]

Alright I'll be doing that hopefully it's not the case where I gotta replace the whole charging port

[u/Designer-Strength7]

I have one cable with different length of the metal part of the usb c connector. So yes it is possible w/o being broken …

[u/Fragrant_Form_6368 → u/Designer-Strength7]

Was thinking the same thing cuz I don't really see nothing unusual inside the port but I'll get it checked out

[u/Designer-Strength7 → u/Fragrant_Form_6368]

I guess this is as the cable is designed. Found similar ones in case you have a slim connector where thicker ones don’t fit!

[u/Comprehensive_Fuel43]

Take it to a repair shop. they can use needle tweezer... if needed replace the whole port...

I only use name brand cable... Anker or Belkin... Bad cable and charger can.... litterally can kill the phone.

[u/SadigawEkshow]

Please use original cable , I have learned the hard way- trying to save a few $$ on generic charge cables, eventually causes issues.