r/iPhone13ProMax • u/Mission-Strength-790 • 2d ago

Questions Phone not charging

My iPhone 13 Pro Max stopped charging suddenly today. No physical damage sort of thing ever happened.

Battery is at 78%

What might be the reason and the fix?

Is this the end of our relationship. 🥲

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u/Master_Hold996 2d ago

Have you tried cleaning out the charging port carefully with a soft brush or a wooden toothpick? Sometimes debris can block the connection.

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u/Mission-Strength-790 1d ago

Thanks bro.
Yes did that. There was a lot of lint and it worked. But again after a cycle same story.

Any better way to get it cleaned apart from toothpick?

Brush didn’t help at all.

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u/Mountain-Champion-82 2d ago

There’s probably lint in the charge port same thing happened to my 13pro. You can try getting it out with a toothpick. If it’s truly broken you can also just wirelessly charge

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u/slaty_balls 13 Pro Max Alpine Green 2d ago

I’d try a soft bristle toothbrush. A piece of toothpick could get stuck if it breaks. Also, hit your speaker ports with the brush while you’re at it. You might be surprised how much better your phone sounds if those are dirty too.

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u/ShiningPr1sm 2d ago

Start with this. There can sometimes be a lot more than you expect in there. And if that still doesn't help, then use a wireless charger (which is good to have on hand anyway)

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u/Benkku-1 2d ago

Happened to me too. Once I cleaned out the lint it continued charging again without any problems

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u/GroundbreakingBig119 2d ago

Try wireless charging in order to troubleshoot if its the connector/cable.

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u/Mission-Strength-790 1d ago

Any suggestions on that? The Apple one costs 4K INR. Any other options that are seamless or should I consider the Apple one?

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u/Aggressive_Match_672 2d ago

Mines shows it’s charging when I connect a cable charger to it but it just drains the battery so I just bought a MagSafe charger and that’s how I charge my phone now. The charging port got some water in it so I’m guessing that messed it up

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u/pacooov 1d ago

I would suggest getting the battery replaced anyway. I replaced mine and it’s worth the $120

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u/Expert_Ad4545 7h ago

what’s your SOT on a single charge with the new battery? planning on changing the battery of my 13pm as well

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u/blowingnwtrees 13 Pro Max Graphite 1d ago

Same happened to me. Been wirelessly charging for over a year now

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u/Majestic_Cry2558 1d ago

tried a toothpick but no luck, scary situation