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This is a repost, since I’ve come down to a much more narrow diagnosis, I’ve made a new one. Old: iPhone NOT increasing charge percentage unless ‘Condition’ Anyhow, my iPhone says it’s charging, but the % doesn’t go up. When I bump my phone (hit the bottom of it with the ball of my palm) it starts to charge again. I check if it’s charging properly by an input amperage meter, so I can always tell if it’s a false positive, or truly charging when I plug it in. Thus, the issue is physical / hardware. (NOT IC charging chip) Does anyone have an idea what exactly might be my problem? How I can fix it? Has anyone had this before? I built the iPhone myself and it worked for a year no problem.
Very interesting, Ben. I hadn’t heard of the display acting as a ground. Thank you for sharing that. Now, what I’m getting out of this, your phones not properly charging. Even though you checked continuity, go ahead and borrow a friends charger. Just to rule it out. Apple quality, preferably. If that passes, I would recommend a new, quality, lightning dock. Kudos on building your own phone iPhone 5s Lightning Connector and Headphone Jack iPhone 5s Lightning Connector Replacement
Guessing right now, but it may be the battery. Not really sure though.
This is a common issue. If the battery percentage isn’t going up then you may want to look into the FL11 filter which is right next to the battery connector. I’ve seen many phones show this. The FL11 filter is the data line that controls the battery percentage indicator. It commonly blows.
