Hey guys, my 5th gen Touch recently stopped charging, I thought it was the cable, so I got a new one, same thing. It only charges if I hold the cable in a certain position. My question is this, it's out of warranty (bought over a year ago) and the nearest Apple Store is about 2-3 hours away from here... So is it worth all the trouble of taking it to an Apple Store and seeing if they can fix it, or should I just start saving up for a new one?
Is there any chance that something could have gotten in the socket where the cable goes, like dirt or fluff? Worth a try.
Get a bottle of air and blow out the charging port. You can get a light and look into the port and generally see debris like pocket lint. Usually works when the cable only charges at a certain angle. Hate to have you drive to an apple store for a quick fix!
Purchase a new data cable rather than looking for the fixing it up. Well, What I am going to suggest you is try buying a new cable I don't think it is going to cost you too much I would say rather than searching for the data cable online try buying a new one.
Gamer and Cloudpuff, that did it! Cleaned out the charging port with a toothpick, there was a ton of lint. Thanks guys!
