• TheRealKuni
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    713 days ago

    Is it the jack itself that’s wiggling, or the plug won’t stay in the socket and wiggles too much?

    If it’s the latter, take a staple and bend it straight, and VERY GENTLY drag it round inside the port, avoiding contacts, scraping out the lint and dust that has almost certainly become impacted at the base of it over time. I do this whenever cables don’t want to stay in anymore and it’s amazing how much of a difference it makes.

    I have had one example of the port itself becoming loose, but mostly I’ve run into the lint/dust problem.

      • TheRealKuni
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        413 days ago

        Toothpicks aren’t usually thin enough in my experience, and I’m more worried about the tongue getting bent by the toothpick than I am about the bottom of the port getting scratched by a staple. But I agree a staple isn’t ideal, it’s just the common item I’ve found that works best. I’m sure there are better tools.

        • @Maltese_Liquor
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          313 days ago

          I find the plastic floss picks work really well because they are flatter than regular tooth picks. It has to be the type where the back part is a pick as that’s the part that I use.

    • @Scripplet
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      313 days ago

      The short end of a cable tie also works supprisingly well if you’ve got any around.

    • @Defectus
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      212 days ago

      The lint problem! The first time when my phone started acting up when charging I thought it was the USB jack that have worn out. Then I tried cleaning it with a needle. Still can’t believe how much lint can fit in a USB-C socket.

      • TheRealKuni
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        112 days ago

        Right? It’s wild how much comes out!