Buy a braided cable. I'm assuming you're propping your phone up and putting pressure on the cable while charging it. Probably not even thinking about it when you do it.
You could also just, you know, leave your phone alone while itās charging. Iām still using the cable that came with my 7 Plus in 2016. Just charge it on my desk overnight and the cord never bends so it never breaks.
Yeah, Apple's cable design are made of pure trash so that you have to keep buying them after getting worn out again and again. Of all the normal wired earphones, none of them lasted for a year of normal use.
I agree. Respect the cord. Donāt bend it, prop it up, pull it from the middle, just treat it with respect. Iāve never lost a cord like this. I still have cords from my iPod Video that look like new. Iāve lost more chargers because my ex brought them to her boyfriends house then even split from actual use!
Either unplugging it by the cord, or propping it on their chest as itās charging. I do neither of these things and have had the same apple cord for two years now.
This is specifically an Apple issue. Every other cable I've used is resistant to this sort of damage because it's an obvious thing to design for. But Apple makes more money if people break their chords and buy new ones, so they didn't really have an incentive to fix this problem.
People use their phones so much that even in bed they use it while itās charging and sit the phone on their chest which causes the cable to bend. I use to do this and have since put my phone in the kitchen to charge. If Iām in bed, Iām not talking to anyone. My watch chimes when I get messages or calls and if their important Iāll get up and go to the phone. Otherwise donāt bother me. Lol
I replaced my Apple one with one from Walmart. (their electronic brand- Ohm (?) ) looks just like it. It's been working great for a year now. Was about 8-9 dollars. I didn't get the longest one. Better luck with the shorter ones for me.
I am still using my iPhone 7 apple cable. Just donāt use your phone while itās charging. Our son kills 2-3 cords a year because his phone is chronically dead and heās twisting it and bending it like a fidget toy the whole time heās charging.
Every time I buy an authorized third party charger - Belkin for instance - there inevitably comes a time where my iPhone will say āthis device is not supported...ā and refuses to charge or transfer data.
If itās the charger that came with your apple device they will replace it for free (in store). At least they did. I havenāt done it since pre covid days. I also invested in a lightning charger. They last a long long time and charge at a fraction of the time.
Get some threds used for stitching clothing and some water like instant glue that dries in seconds and then holds, wrap the stitching threds to the offending part and drip some glue
You can slide a piece of shrink wrap tubing over the end and thatāll add some stiffnessā¦ u can also take the spring from a ball point pen and wrap its coils around that end of the cord, either as-is, or over the shrunken shrink wrap. (Might want to practice first on an old, dead, cord. š)
Even if your cable gets to the point of fraying, you can order this stuff called Sugru which is essentially Play Doh which hardens and will not short out any exposed cables. Helps prolong the life of the cable even if the cable tries to shorten its own life.
its called a turtle neck its from using your phone while charging and having it sitting again your chest or something ive had my charger for years and its in perfect condition cause i stopped propping it against my chest they sell little things that go around this portion of the charger or braided chargers too
Itās even worse when you have to shove the damn thing inside that piece just for it to charge or bend the hell out of it at a certain angle just to get a charge that lasts like 20 seconds.
Easiest as in easy to use. Like someone else mentioned in this thread, the AirPods are pretty good, automatically connecting to your phone without even having to fight Bluetooth. I would argue that macs are super cool but are insanely overpriced. iPhones for the most part are some of the easiest phones to get repaired depending on your location as well. AASPs can be found pretty much anywhere and from my experience, depending on what android manufacturer you have, itās hard to get your phone repaired.
Yeah. It will start shedding soon and there's nothing you can do about it. I'm looking at my charging cable rn, It's almost ruined by the same process.
I recommend the third party cables that looks like fabric woven around them, they cost a little more but they hold up and you can get a super long one too
I generally donāt understand how SO many Apple users have this issue. Literally just take care of your shit. Iāve had iPhone chargers since the iPhone 4s was released, and Iāve never, not once, had a charger do this to me
The fact that the damn devices detect if you are using an off brand cable and either actively reduce (or even claim to reduce) charging efficiency is beyond ridiculous and should put Apple in the crosshairs for monopoly litigation in the same way Microsoft was by bundling Internet Explorer and attempting to crush any off brand browsers back in the 90s.
I got a Titan charger with the sideways plug so u don't have the issue of the cord bunching and splitting like this, at the very least not nearly as soon. My last one lasted about 3yrs with very rough treatment, much much longer than any apple cord has lasted me anyway.
Go on Amazon and get an Amazon Basics nylon braided cable. Got mine for $11 several years ago because of this same issue with official Apple cables, and havenāt had any issues since.
I'm not an apple user but for my Android devices I always look up for corded cables, they are really reliable and last really, the one I'm actually using right now has gone through a LOT and looks like new (a bit dirty, but that's all)
Have you considered that the one constant in this problem is you and how you mishandle your charger cords? Stop yanking the cord at an angle like you obviously are and you won't break the cords.
Ever since I started buying the 2m cable I stopped having this issue. Itāll happen to any cord eventually but I find thereās rarely tension or any bend in the cable when itās longer.
Heat shrink tubing will help. Get the size that just fits over the plug, leave about half white part of the plug covered by it and have it cover about 2 or 3 inches of the cable. Then shrink it using a hair dryer. Cable should be good for a few more years now.
Buy a braided cable. I'm assuming you're propping your phone up and putting pressure on the cable while charging it. Probably not even thinking about it when you do it.
I exclusively use Anker cables and theyāve never failed me. well worth the money.
https://amzn.eu/d/8T0T9fu
as much as i like ankor they are a really shitty company with the new stuff that has come out about them
Probably shouldn't by anker
or a right angle cable
I use a braided cable with a 90Ā° connector for this reason. Had that issue with other cables, but this one has been going strong for a while.
You could also just, you know, leave your phone alone while itās charging. Iām still using the cable that came with my 7 Plus in 2016. Just charge it on my desk overnight and the cord never bends so it never breaks.
Thatās why Apple put the charging port on the bottom of the phone. So they can sell you more cables š”
Yeah, Apple's cable design are made of pure trash so that you have to keep buying them after getting worn out again and again. Of all the normal wired earphones, none of them lasted for a year of normal use.
Dont throw it out it'll grow back.
The grow back mac hack?
Wrap tapes a few inches to either side and over it so the whole section is stable.
Have done this and it works. There is even a special tape for it called electrical tape.
Actually better then tape is a small piece of shrink wrap if you have any. Bonus points for the water proof stuff.
Or get you some Sugru. I now reinforce all my new cables with Sugru as soon as I get them. Works great.
What are you people doing to your chords? I don't get it.
Leaving the phone plugged in and resting the bottom on their chest
I play my chords mostly on the piano, but Iām a drummer so I donāt know many.
I agree. Respect the cord. Donāt bend it, prop it up, pull it from the middle, just treat it with respect. Iāve never lost a cord like this. I still have cords from my iPod Video that look like new. Iāve lost more chargers because my ex brought them to her boyfriends house then even split from actual use!
Either unplugging it by the cord, or propping it on their chest as itās charging. I do neither of these things and have had the same apple cord for two years now.
This! I managed Cell phone stores for 14 years and I saw this daily. šš¤£š
Nothing. Thatās the issue.
Neither do I, it's always the manufacturers fault for their crappy cables breaking. I've an iphone 5s cable i use every day it's 10 yes old
This is specifically an Apple issue. Every other cable I've used is resistant to this sort of damage because it's an obvious thing to design for. But Apple makes more money if people break their chords and buy new ones, so they didn't really have an incentive to fix this problem.
Buying apple
People use their phones so much that even in bed they use it while itās charging and sit the phone on their chest which causes the cable to bend. I use to do this and have since put my phone in the kitchen to charge. If Iām in bed, Iām not talking to anyone. My watch chimes when I get messages or calls and if their important Iāll get up and go to the phone. Otherwise donāt bother me. Lol
Stop buying apple cables
I replaced my Apple one with one from Walmart. (their electronic brand- Ohm (?) ) looks just like it. It's been working great for a year now. Was about 8-9 dollars. I didn't get the longest one. Better luck with the shorter ones for me.
Should just stop buying apple products really.
Seriously. Apple employs some serious shady shit to make a buck. They screw their customers over on a daily basis and they have absolutely no idea.
stop unnecessarily bending chargers
I don't know I've a few nearing 10 yrs old.
Lighting cables, at least. The USB C and Thunderbolt 4 cables they sell donāt use rubber ends anymore.
I am still using my iPhone 7 apple cable. Just donāt use your phone while itās charging. Our son kills 2-3 cords a year because his phone is chronically dead and heās twisting it and bending it like a fidget toy the whole time heās charging.
Every time I buy an authorized third party charger - Belkin for instance - there inevitably comes a time where my iPhone will say āthis device is not supported...ā and refuses to charge or transfer data.
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This has nothing to do with Apple. This person has been holding the cable in such a way that it will look like this.
Stop propping it up on the cord. It fucks up the cord.
Or don't pull on the cord when you disconnect. Grab by the adapter.
Or maybe Apple takes some of the 2 trillion of worth and gives us cables that survive the real world.
Put a spring on it it will protect it
One from a clickable pen would do the job I think
That's what I did to my earbuds 2yrs ago when my cat ate the cable, still going strong!
Take a spring from a pen and wrap it around that part of the cord. Been doing for that years and never head a cord tear on me
Pull it out of your iPhone by gripping the lighting plug and not by pulling on the cord.
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Just don't touch your phone while it's charging and leave it on a flat surface
Smashing!
Thatās a ridiculous request, fyi
buy a pack of cable savers on amazon, theyre like 6 dollars for 30 of them
"not much i can do" Yes there are things you can do. For instance, stop buying Apple cables.
My arm broke last year. Now Iām doing the same behaviors and it broke again. Not much I can do š«
Electrical tape - done
If you refrain from using your phone while itās charging this will be avoided
Thatās when I wrap it in electrical tape.
Bruv, Iāve never had this happen are you ok
Idk i have same charger for 5 years
Apple needs ALL your money šøšøšø
Fucking apple. They can make better cords but they wonāt.
itās dumb how iāve had my mac charger for almost 8 years with no issues and then this happens with the iphone chargers in 3 months
Stop resting your phone on the cord dumbass
Shrink wrap
Rubber heat shrink tubing might be a better alternative, actually.
Heat shrink, itāll save it for a little longer
If itās the charger that came with your apple device they will replace it for free (in store). At least they did. I havenāt done it since pre covid days. I also invested in a lightning charger. They last a long long time and charge at a fraction of the time.
Get some threds used for stitching clothing and some water like instant glue that dries in seconds and then holds, wrap the stitching threds to the offending part and drip some glue
Try brIded, angled charge cables by mcdodo.
Take the spring out of an old click-pen and coil it around the base there where it's creasing.
Tape it up. When I see my chargers start to do this, I just use scotch tape to give it extra support
Put some shrink wrap on it.
Stop buying that kind of charger.... Duh.
Honestly I love plenty of apple products, but their cables are the worst
Return it to apple, they replace them
You can slide a piece of shrink wrap tubing over the end and thatāll add some stiffnessā¦ u can also take the spring from a ball point pen and wrap its coils around that end of the cord, either as-is, or over the shrunken shrink wrap. (Might want to practice first on an old, dead, cord. š)
Get a spring around it and tape it on.
Even if your cable gets to the point of fraying, you can order this stuff called Sugru which is essentially Play Doh which hardens and will not short out any exposed cables. Helps prolong the life of the cable even if the cable tries to shorten its own life.
its called a turtle neck its from using your phone while charging and having it sitting again your chest or something ive had my charger for years and its in perfect condition cause i stopped propping it against my chest they sell little things that go around this portion of the charger or braided chargers too
Thats just called owning an apple charger. They've always been garbage imo
My family always called them turtlenecks. I think it was from an ancient meme we saw years ago haha
Itās how Apple makes millions !
Mine is doing the exact same thing.
Not much you can do, other than not buying apple products again.
Its by design mate. The design: Go buy another one.
I still think for as high tech and expensive apple products are they could at least find a way to make charging cables that last
Itās even worse when you have to shove the damn thing inside that piece just for it to charge or bend the hell out of it at a certain angle just to get a charge that lasts like 20 seconds.
Cut the cord. Go wireless.
It's astonishing that people still buy apple products. Sucks to suck I guess.
itās astonishing that people are still so close minded/ stubborn and think like this
"But I paid extra for a good quality apple product" ... no, you paid extra for an apple symbol on your product.
Their airpods are pretty good. But, that's where Apple stops being good.
Easiest as in easy to use. Like someone else mentioned in this thread, the AirPods are pretty good, automatically connecting to your phone without even having to fight Bluetooth. I would argue that macs are super cool but are insanely overpriced. iPhones for the most part are some of the easiest phones to get repaired depending on your location as well. AASPs can be found pretty much anywhere and from my experience, depending on what android manufacturer you have, itās hard to get your phone repaired.
As someone with an iphone, what else do you expect me to charge with?š
Could always get a cable of this style, my wife and I use them.
I have one and I love it. I may never go back to the regular cables
Planned obsolescence x[
Youāre the problem mister
Stop putting pressure on the cable by propping it up. Just let the phone charge. This isnāt a product defect, itās just negligence on your part
Yeah, it's not a defect when they're designed to break
stop buying apple
Get an android, they make that shit to last
Android is an operating systemā¦
Flaming Samsung has entered the chat
Android users upgrade way more frequently.
I've been having this problem with my charger cords as well. Not all of them turn out this way so I've no idea what causes it
Yeah. It will start shedding soon and there's nothing you can do about it. I'm looking at my charging cable rn, It's almost ruined by the same process.
The stock Apple chargers do that. I seem to recall there being a lawsuit in another country over this issue.
You could stop buying over priced apple pieces of garbage.
Stop buying iPhone,
Typical for Apple cables š¤·āāļø
You could stop buying that apple crap and come to android. I have had the same charger cord for over 5 years.
You can stop using apple products. They are all trash =D
Apple doing what they do best, making you come back for more
Stop using your phone while itās charging, and your cord will be fine.
The amount of Apple/Android fanboys in this post šš
Don't use the phone while charging it
Planned obsolescence
You're using the cable wrong! /s
Should've bought an android.
Iāve had a lot more luck with the fast charging ones. Usb C to iPhone charger. It could be the angle you charge it at too if the cord is being bent
Actually you can flatten it out get electric tap and tightly tape around it then get a rubber wire end thing and put it on it
Sugru
I always do a shrink sleeve on new charge cords. You can save an old one like that.
Donāt use the original Apple cable- I bought a knockoff 2 years ago and it still works perfectly
I recommend the third party cables that looks like fabric woven around them, they cost a little more but they hold up and you can get a super long one too
Duct tape
Get a cord that is 90 degrees maybe?
Cut a plastic straw and put it around the cord to support it
Prop up your phone incorrectly and get owned. Happens to all rookies
Little fuckers. If I knew how to stop this part of the process it would last forever
Apple simply makes terrible cables.
Wrap it in a spring from inside a clicky pen, electrical tape around that.
Get one thatās not Apple.
The hair tho
My last charger did the same thing, its so annoying š
There are many, many ways you could have reinforced it before this happened. My favorite is a few layers of duct tape
I don't know why apple cables do this! BUT I find shrink tubing does the trick.
How long is the cable
Wrap a pen spring thingy around it
I generally donāt understand how SO many Apple users have this issue. Literally just take care of your shit. Iāve had iPhone chargers since the iPhone 4s was released, and Iāve never, not once, had a charger do this to me
If that's an Apple cable and you've had it less than a year you can get a new one for free
Sugru is perfect for this.
The fact that the damn devices detect if you are using an off brand cable and either actively reduce (or even claim to reduce) charging efficiency is beyond ridiculous and should put Apple in the crosshairs for monopoly litigation in the same way Microsoft was by bundling Internet Explorer and attempting to crush any off brand browsers back in the 90s.
Android 1 apple 722
Go spend $10 on amazon and get yourself a nice, long braided cable. If you put a lot of pressure on the connector, find a 90 degree angled one.
Meanwhile back at Apple HQ:
It's an apple product... They don't last by design.
I got a Titan charger with the sideways plug so u don't have the issue of the cord bunching and splitting like this, at the very least not nearly as soon. My last one lasted about 3yrs with very rough treatment, much much longer than any apple cord has lasted me anyway.
Oh that happened to me today, the entire charger cable just died because I tugged on it or something
I have a fish on mine that has done great at preventing that. I know it seems stupid, but it really works.
Needs a cirumcision
Never trust Apple products
Is your phone Wireless charging capable? If so invest in a wireless charger
Go on Amazon and get an Amazon Basics nylon braided cable. Got mine for $11 several years ago because of this same issue with official Apple cables, and havenāt had any issues since.
Put a spring around the cord where it's most vulnerable.
how does that even happen tf i had my iphone xr cable for like 3 - 4 yrs before it died and i never saw that
Don't buy Apple cords the eBay $1 cords are better quality than Apple cords
Looks like quality Apple chargers
I'm not an apple user but for my Android devices I always look up for corded cables, they are really reliable and last really, the one I'm actually using right now has gone through a LOT and looks like new (a bit dirty, but that's all)
Apple cables are complete trash and have always been the same going back to the iPod days.
Somehow apple makes expensive cables that still suck ass
Have you considered that the one constant in this problem is you and how you mishandle your charger cords? Stop yanking the cord at an angle like you obviously are and you won't break the cords.
If it's still working then you can put a piece of tape around it. it will buy you a bit longer time.
Stop buying apple phones. Buy and Android phone. Do not buy a Samsung.
POV: š
Thick tape at the edge so that it does not fold. Even a transparent tape works. There are other alternatives you can find on Amazon.
Don't buy apple
Since both cables have done the same thing, is it because you use them in a specific way? Figure out what causes it and change that.
Heat shrink tubing will probably give it enough reinforcement.
Get some Sugru. It's great.
Stop buying apple products perhaps? š¤
Could try using a lighter to melt the plastic back into shape idk Iām talking out my ass today
I use a braided L cable for my phone. Puts 0 stress on your charger while using your phone charging it. Havenāt broke a charger yet
they make a $1000+ phone but only packages in a cable thats no better than a 99 cent store cable.
Use electrical tape to reinforce
Switch to braided cables
I never keep a cable long enough for it to break. No idea where they end up.
This is covered under apple care if you have it.
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I donttt. š„²
Ever since I started buying the 2m cable I stopped having this issue. Itāll happen to any cord eventually but I find thereās rarely tension or any bend in the cable when itās longer.
How do you think Apple made their billions?
I always put a bit of isolation tape around the end, it works for me
Lol, mine have its wires inside exposed for 2 years, and I'm still using it now
That's actually impressive seeing it hasn't broken for that long
Stop yanking the lightning connector out by the cable.
You can use electrical tape
I have a set of heat shrink wraps for this, works like a charm
You can buy little slip on supports for your non-braided cords. Some are spiral shaped and some look like cute animal heads. Pretty cheap
I've seen family use those before, I'll look into it š
They're designed to do that
Money money money ...
Time for a class action lawsuit against Apple.
Designed that way.
Heat shrink tubing will help. Get the size that just fits over the plug, leave about half white part of the plug covered by it and have it cover about 2 or 3 inches of the cable. Then shrink it using a hair dryer. Cable should be good for a few more years now.