How to fix a Samsung Galaxy S5 that is not charging

ID: 108455

Description: If phone is not charging, check the pins in the...

Steps:

  1. Note: Images here are from the internet for reference only but not from me
  2. Check the charging port at the bottom of the phone. I used a magnifying glass with light to see because these are very small.
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  3. When I checked the pins in my phone, I saw 3. with the one on the rightmost having 2 layers. This was because one of them was bent making it look like there were only 3 instead of 4
  4. I used a needle to push the bent pin. After a few pushes, it started charging again!
  5. Reminder: be very careful when pushing the pins. I only did this because my phone was not charging at all and I was ready to get a replacement for the charging port if it still didn't work
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