Our phones are now pretty essential when it comes to getting through everyday life—so it can be disconcerting when one of these ever-present pocket companions refuses to charge up as normal.

By following these steps, you can effectively troubleshoot and often fix issues with your phone's charging port without resorting to professional repair services. However, if the problem persists ...

You shouldn't neglect cleaning out your phone's port routinely ... drops of alcohol or cleaning liquid in the port. Do not use water as a replacement for isopropyl alcohol.

The charging adapter end of the iPhone charging cable also changed to USB-C with the iPhone 11 – but the phone port remained Lightning. Speaking last year, CCS Insight analyst Ben Wood said ...

In fact, Alex Hausfeld, the manager of a uBreakiFix tech repair store in Cincinnati ... It’s easy to locate the charging port on a phone, but it’s not always clear where to find the speakers.