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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 hour ago (5 children)

Step 1: clesn out the lint from the charging port

Step 2: make sure you actually got all the lint out and there isn't any hiding to the side.

The sim ejector pin that used to come with phones can sometimes just barely fit between the center blade and connector housing. Otherwise a paperclip with a slight hook bent into the end can work well.

Also consider getting a wireless charger for nightly charging if your phone supports it.

[–] Zachariah 19 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

I prefer a toothpick. Wood won’t scratch the metal or cause a short, but it’s still stiff enough to scrape any lint that’s stuck. And lint sticks a bit to the toothpick, so that helps get it out.

[–] Pantsofmagic 5 points 1 hour ago

Toothpick is absolutely the best solution for this. 3d printed cleaning picks are also usable but aren't as strong in my experience

[–] neatchee 5 points 1 hour ago

Sometimes the toothpick tapers too quickly though and I have break it or shave a bit off to make it fit all the way into the port

[–] Schal330 1 points 35 minutes ago

To add to this, get yourself a USB-C nubbin to protect it going forward.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

The port on my old phone broke entirely but it still had wireless charging so I got three more years out of it. Then the display failed and since phones have switched to USB C I figured it was time to upgrade

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

time to upgrade

They fucking got ya. That's like a $30 repair and you just threw it in landfill and gave them another grand or more. Weaksauce.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 hour ago

Ouch. Why don't you remind them that their dog is dead as well. Really lay into them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

A comment like this one saved me from giving up on my aging phone.

No matter how convinced you are you definitely cleaned it, there still could be a little bit more stuck in there.

[–] Blue_Morpho 0 points 48 minutes ago

Everyone raves about usb-c but despite my hating everything Apple, the lightning port's physical design is so much better.

Who thought putting a thin circuit board projection inside the port was a good idea?

[–] UnderpantsWeevil 16 points 2 hours ago (3 children)
[–] Donkter 9 points 1 hour ago

New cable was ineffective against bad port!

[–] wjrii 2 points 1 hour ago

Fewer pouches, but still not zero pouches. This tracks.

I'm suspicious of those feet though. They look biologically plausible and therefore wrong for the character.

[–] Apeman42 1 points 1 hour ago

Holup, is this real or fan art? When did they make Cable a twink?

[–] zoostation 8 points 1 hour ago

When we had real headphone jacks the phone lasted longer because you didn't use the same port for both audio and charging, wearing it out faster.

[–] RedIce25 5 points 1 hour ago

...did you try cleaning the port?

[–] whyrat 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Get a wireless charger. If your phone is less than ~6 years old or probably supports wireless charging. Can find them for as cheap as $10-15...

[–] Boozilla 1 points 21 minutes ago

So much easier.

[–] Valmond 1 points 56 minutes ago

For me:

USB-B : always doing this rather quiclky

USB-C : never does this

What about you?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Don't you have to replace the device if it's USB C because the compliant mechanism is in the port, not the cable?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

It could just be build up in the port. Throwing some sticky tack in there a bunch of times to pull out all the debris has "fixed" multiple devices for me.

[–] Pavidus 4 points 1 hour ago

Lint gets stuck in the base, so the cord will not properly seat. I've found that dental floss picks get in there great, and are non conductive.