10 Pack Phone Charge Port Cleaning Tool kit, Anti-Clogging Mini Brushes Cleaner for Phone Speaker and Receiver, Multifunctional Cleaning Tool Compatible with iPhone, Keyboard, Car Vent,Tablet Camera

Just what I needed to clean the (apparently dirty) lightning ports in our iPhones and iPad. My wife and I have been complaining for quite a while about how poorly our devices were charging. Our lightning port Charging connections were very temperamental, device would charge for a few minutes, then just stop. I would wake up in the morning expecting a fully charged phone, only to find the battery totally discharged. I did some research, and the consensus was I needed to clean the charging ports. Surely it can't be that easy? But before ordering new chargers, or getting new phones, I decided to throw a few bucks at these tiny little brushes to see if they would solve my problem - and they did! I spent a few minutes with each of our devices and these brushes, and our chargers are connecting flawlessly. My iPhone is even connecting better to the USB cable in my car for Apple CarPlay. To other reviewers' points: Yes, these are quite delicate little brushes, and the cleaning job is a delicate operation. But, you don't want to jam anything into your phone that's too robust or you'll break something. I used about two brushes on each device. They get a little bendy and wonky with use. The bristle tips can break off, especially if you twist them. I did find that if you bend the bristle end of the brushes over themselves in half, you do get a tool that's a bit more stout. Just use the brush to delicately scrape all sides of the port interior. Left, right, front, back, top to bottom. Hold the phone upright and blow out the debris with some air occasionally. I had a flashlight handy to inspect my work. I will say that there was surprisingly little lint and dirt to remove, but apparently there was just enough to foul up the connections. If you're having charging or other connection problems with your lightning port devices, it's worth it to try these brushes to see if the problem is just a little gunk in your ports!

Good

What’s having trouble with my port? It was very dirty. I tried cleaning it. The connection still wasn’t very good. Have you picked these up and they’ve been great. I’ve got a good connection again.

Very bad to clean iPhone with

They bend right away if you try to use them. Even if you're handling them delicately. They accomplished nothing. A toothpick is more helpful