The iPhone performs at its best every day. Of course, the demands on the charger are high. The iPhone's battery usually has to be recharged every day, which is only possible with a functioning connection to the mains. But the loading doesn't work for you? Then you should try these tips:
Charge your iPhone: use official accessories
In some cases, power supplies or USB cables from other manufacturers are not recognized by the iPhone. To be on the safe side, you should always use either original Apple accessories for charging or accessories that Apple markets itself . These are certified by Apple and have a " Made for Apple " logo. This Apple support page explains how to identify counterfeit or uncertified accessories.
You can also use an iPad power adapter for charging. This has more power (12W) than the iPhone power supply (5W), but in no way harms the battery and even enables faster charging..
iPhone won't charge: you can do that
Check accessories and connection
If your iPhone does not charge properly even with the official power adapter and a USB cable from Apple, you should first check whether the cable or power adapter is faulty . Use another Apple device such as an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to help. So if the charger works on any of these other devices, then the problem is with your iPhone. Check if the iPhone's Lightning connector is OK . If there is dust or dirt on the contacts or if something is bent, the connection must be cleaned or repaired.
Check if the Lightning connector on your iPhone is OK. Reduce power consumption
Does your iPhone say it is charging , but the battery gauge isn't really changing ? Perhaps your battery is being used particularly heavily and preventing normal charging. Try to reduce power consumption , for example by closing all open apps and disconnecting all connections. The easiest way to do this is to put the iPhone directly into airplane mode ..
Restart the iPhone
Maybe there is a small bug in the system somewhere that is preventing the loading process. The switching on and off of the iPhone can help there already. Turn the iPhone off and then back on again after a short while and see if it is charging. Still no improvement in sight? Perhaps a hard reset , the "forced restart", will help . This deletes the iPhone's cache and can also fix minor malfunctions. Our article "iPhone: Hard Reset - This is how it works" explains which buttons you have to press on which iPhone model.
iPhone does not charge on the PC: That helps
You can of course also charge your iPhone on the computer. Now and then there is the problem with Windows computers that the iPhone is not recognized. In our article "PC does not recognize iPhone - that helps!" you will find a few possible solutions.