• Noah Jorgensen
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    213 months ago

    I hear a lot of people saying to clean the port and I agree. I’ve found with usb c it’s often very difficult to find something thin enough, but I’ve found a staple to be surprisingly good at the job

    • @AlpacaChariot
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      63 months ago

      The sharp end of a safety pin did it for me

      • @hesdeadjim
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        83 months ago

        I use a disposable dental floss pick. The toothpick side is very narrow and no concern scratching too hard down in a port since it is plastic.

    • @telllos
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      53 months ago

      The little pin that comes with phones to open the sim tray works well.

    • Synapse
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      43 months ago

      Dry air can does the job pretty well too.

    • @[email protected]
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      33 months ago

      This is the one thing that sucks about Apple going USB-C. Lightning is easier to clean for me and my pockets are a lint factory apparently.

      • @naught101
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        23 months ago

        I have never been an apple user, but that lightning port always seemed like a good design. Seems way more durable than usb-c

    • @[email protected]
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      23 months ago

      Yeah, it’s surprising how much pocket fluff gets in there. If it no longer clicks into place, chances are it needs a good clean.

      • @r0ertel
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        13 months ago

        I’ve started to train myself to put my phone in my pocket “upside down” with the charging port up. It collects much less pocket lint, but now I drop it more when I take it out and flip it around. I’m hoping that I get better at this soon.