not tested with a thick case (except ultra thin back cover Gecko, I have trouble finding a commercially elsewhere ...) but the plug is easy or not, this case (just find the hole groping or by using the screen on the smartphone to center, back of the Belkin dock has not used much because it does not touch ...) Ideal to let the iphone on a bed table and easily take over the morning. If the cable was included with here: it thus gains a cable lightning!