This is quite a common issue that we hear a lot from iPhone users. There’s an easy way to fix it. Read on…
Here’s a typical scenario of someone’s iPhone will not charge when plugged in to a charger or USB port:
The user unplugged the iPhone and then plugged it in several times and the same thing happened – the charge lit up, then immediately disappeared. The iPhone won’t charge.
Here’s an easy and quick way to fix the iPhone won’t charge problem. All you need to do to fix this problem is by doing a hard reboot or reset on your iPhone:
Step 1: Hold down the power button (at the top of your iPhone) and the home button (the circle button on the bottom of your iPhone) at the same time.
Step 2: Hold both buttons down at the same time until your see your iPhone reboot. You’ll know your iPhone rebooted when you see your screen flicker off. At this point you should see the Apple logo. If not, go to Step 3 below.
Step 3: Now just push the power/sleep button only at the top of your iPhone until your iPhone turns on.
Now go ahead and plug your iPhone back in using your iPhone USB charger or to your computer.
Your iPhone should start charging normally by now.
We hope that it won’t happen to you, but if it does, you are now prepared and will know what to do!
Let us know if this worked, or didn’t work, for you!
i've tried it so many times but still won't charge
most likely a dead chip
but try again
mine won't charge either
any other way to charge it? this way not so useful
speaker with docking station
hard re-start won't work, any other suggestions?
I have tried every possible way to get this phone to charge up and it totally refuses to do so, first of all the iPhone that I own is a 2G. Do you think that that chould be the problem or should I consider replacing the battery itself?
When I turn on my iPhone it dosen't stay on long enough for me to plug it in, what should I do?
My iPhone 3G won’t turn on.it happened when it went off out of low battery
U can see the charging symbol but it can’t turn on after hours of charging please what should I do because am very worried
My iphone 3gs stopped charging. I followed your directions and it worked the first time. Thanks!!
awesome, Jason!
mine just keeps showing the chargeing symbol. i have a iphone 4. it comes up with the battory with a little bit of red thats it. what should i do??
mine is the same
It didn't work
I have iPhone 4s. Everything was fine till the other night when I plugged it in. I searched how to fix it and I rebooted it. But now I have to every time I plug it in. What should I do.
get a replacement from your nearest Apple store if it's still under warranty
I did all of te above and had run so low on battery mine would not turn on either. I decided one last ditch attempt to at least try charging via a USB cord to the computer…and it worked!!! I'm charging now and I was able to back up my pics. So, if you are trying to charge via a wall charger, even an Apple wall charger, because that is what I was attempting and it does not work. Try the hard reboot and then, attempt charging it via a USB charger on the computer (obviously, you have to use the correct USB to iPhone charger – lol). Good luck!!!