I was happy when usb c came out because it looked like it had to be a significant improvement over micro usb, in terms of longevity and reliability.
It's looking like it's only a slight improvement though, which sucks.
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That's the beauty of the Fairphone https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/fairphone-4-usb-c-port-25
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Rip.
Good luck buying a new one with all of * gestures at everything * this going on.
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Wireless chargers
If there is a problem with capacitance then this won't help, but if it might just be dirty then power it down and clean the charging port with a can of 99.99% compressed alcohol electronics cleaner, then use a can of air duster, repeat a couple of times. Afterwards, press the case firmly to ensure it's still held together. Leave to dry completely before trying again.
If you want a sketchy but simple solution you can use the back of a sewing needle to poke the stuff out of the port. Be careful tho, you can very easily break the port.
This is the way
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I've had that for 2 years. It's no big.
Im still rocking my galaxy s10+ and it's had this issue for about 2 years. Otherwise its great. I'm gunna keep hangin on. ✊🏼
s10 here reporting for duty.
Every time I've had that happen, it's been the cable going bad, not the port.
Or the port is just full of pocket lint
i literally just finished a usb-c charging port repair on a relative's phone.
The plastic "tongue" inside the port was gone, and the metal pins normally embedded in it were standing in empty air.
You can break it if you really want to :)
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This is why I try to use my wireless charger when I don't need fast charging, reduces the strain on my charging cable and the USB C port
increases strain on your battery tho
I have exclusively charged my phones wirelessly for about a decade. My batteries typically end up healthier than my wife’s over a long period of time.
other factors like usage time, intensity of use, and charging habits also have effects on the lifespan, so it's hard to compare one person's experience to a single other persons and draw a conclusion that's anything other than anecdotal without some very specific controls.
what i do know for certain is that the heat generation from wireless charging has been long studied, and so has the effect of those heats on li ion batteries.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.9b00663
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002007118307536
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So sorry about your wife's battery
How, from the heat?
yes! heat is kinda the worst thing you can do to a battery. I'm not a chemist, but I believe the chemical reaction that charges/discharges a lithium ion begins to breaks down when performed in a heated environment, and I can confirm that consistent exposure to heat is how you get the really puffy spicy pillow batteries.
How is it worse on the battery than wired chargers? I'm guessing heat?
yep! it's just less efficient than wired charging and whatever is lost in the process is turned into heat, which is particularly poor for your battery. batteries are consumables anyways and it seems like most people get it replaced at least once in a phones lifespan, so it doesn't really matter if you're ok with that. from my experience fixing phones over the years I can definitely confirm that using wireless charging consistently, particularly if you're doing anything intensive at the same time, will lower the lifespan of your battery significantly.
Wireless charging generators a lot of heat. I'm sure I'm wrong, but I thought it had to do with the energy loss from the wireless powershare causing extra heating.
Caused by gunk in the charge port. It naturally accrues over time. Local repair stores will have the specialized tools to fix it.
Edit: people who are saying toothpicks havent actually done the job properly before, I'm willing to bet. Toothpicks don't fit properly in a USB-C port, and can barely get inside a lightning port. Not to mention that if it breaks, you're fucked and have to go to a repair shop anyway.
Toothpicks work great. They are wood or plastic so they won't conduct electricity.
Can confirm. Clean these out all the time. about 75%-80% of the time this is the cause of this exact issue.
Toothpicks are not exactly specialised tools
I’ve done a little bit of okay cleaning with a toothpick, then much better cleaning from the repair shop.
I use a sewing machine needle, works great, just don't go crazy and break shit.
Something nonconductive seems the safest choice, so you can't accidentally short anything.
Plastic dental flosser with a pick. Cut the tip flat. Easier to reach the edges and less likely to damage the port.
Me too, alcohol and toothpick
Can confirm rubbing alcohol can improve your experience with failing phone charge port. I got to the point with one where it wouldn't charge unless I applied a minuscule amount of alcohol around the metal prong in the phone with a shaved down toothpick before plugging it in. This tip is mentioned exclusively for those trying to extend the life of an end-stage phone and I take no responsibility for any fires or harm to the phone.
That said, there were never any problems when I did it and it extended the phone's life maybe 8 months, and after a few months it didn't even need the alcohol. Maybe it improves conductivity or used the charger head to over time clean the phone port. This was a micro-USB charger because I like using 8 year old, $60 phones.
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Same, but with my laptop. 😔
This happened to me a few times but it turned out it was actually the charging cable.
I had crinked the cable enough times trying to charge things at weird angles.
go give business to your local repair shop.
or gimme a fiver and a toothpick
This happened to my old Nintendo Switch :'(