My Iphone 4s only charges when off?

My iphone 4s only charges when its off. I held down the lock and home button to reset it but nothing works at all. I've done it for like 5 five tines in a row. Does anyone wanna know how to fix this?

If you don't have AppleCare you dhould try yo set up as a new phone.

You may have tried to charge your iPhone while it was powered off only to have it turn itself on as soon as you plug it in to the USB cable or place it on the dock. As a result, it may have seemed that the iPhone insists on being turned on in order to charge.

As it turns out, this is not the case. Simply plug your iPhone in to charge while turned on (or off for that matter) and once it begins charging, power it down. If you power down after charging begins, the iPhone will remain turned off while still charging.

Hey it happened to my 4s too and i recently discovered it charges fine if i use another charger so my recommendation is to get a new charger, no need to meddle with the phone

Or at least try charging using a friend's charger first

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