My phone says there is an accessory atached

a message keeps popping up on my iphone saying "this accessory is not optimized for this iphone" and that i may experience a decrease in cellular strength. it does this constantly all the time ive tried turning it off and cleaning out where u plug in earphones and the charger but nothing helps. how can i fix this and if not is it covered in the warranty and will apple fix it???

This usually means there is dirt, lint, or foreign material in the iPhone's dock connector port and it doesn't take much, and/or the dock connector port has some moisture damage which doesn't take much either.
If due to moisture damage, it will not be covered under the warranty.
Apple doesn't do a la carte repairs. If there is no hardware damage and there is no change after the standard troubleshooting steps and your iPhone remains under warranty, your iPhone will be exchanged under warranty.

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