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Repair information, troubleshooting tips, and guides for the sixth iteration of Apple iPhone, announced on September 12, 2012. Model: A1428, A1429

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iPhone 5 Charges only at certain angles?

My Iphone 5 charges only when the lightning cable is pulled to a certain direction. It's the same way with two offbrand chargers. It works fine with a friend's OEM charger that came with their iphone 6 however. Both of my chargers worked fine for several months while I was on a trip, but have suddenly stopped working at the same time. I'm wondering if this is because of the IOS update that stops non MFI chargers from working? I cleaned out the port, no lint, and if getting a MFI charger is the solution, do I need to order off the Apple website or is there any cheaper solution?

Edit: Just checked friend's iphone 6 with my chargers, her phone doesn't charge with mine unless its pulled to the one side as well.

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I went to walmart and bought an Onn brand MFI certified charger, and it charges perfectly now. Perhaps both of the others just happened to randomly die at the same time? Oh well, its all fine now anyway. Not the charging port.

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If this ever happens, its typically a free, easy fix. I fixed one with a tooth brush. Cleaning out the charger port was just dirt.

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