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.
Toothpick. Wood only. Never do this with metal.
Toothpick too thick, either sharpen it or use some plastic from somewhere.
Mind sharing what toothpicks? Because in here the ends of them are exceptionally thin.
Never thought of this, will do this in the future tho. Thanks!
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This is the way
Mine is at the point where there is only one specific USB-C cable that I can charge it on.
Literally all other cables simply won’t charge it, and now it’s at the point where I need to have that cable in a very specific position for it to charge.
At least wireless charging still works, the phone is only 3 years old, I really should replace the battery and port
As well as the other suggestions, was discussing this with someone just yesterday and they suggested filling the port with PVA glue (like the stuff used at school, not super glue or epoxy!) and a bit of thread, then pulling it out with all the crud once it’s set.
No idea how effective it is personally, when I got my current phone I got some plastic usb c port covers and that stays in place whenever I’m not charging, so far it’s done the job.
That’s a tiktok thing. In the videos it’s satisfying to pull out all the glue and pre-staged gunk from the port in one solid go, but in reality you have no idea how much dried glue is being left behind or how it’s going to interact with the lint and dust in the port. You could potentially render the port unusable. Better to go with a soft pick and some compressed air.
Don’t do this, just clean it out gently with a small scraper.
Try with a different/new cable.
The contacts on a USB-C cable can become fatigued and lose the tension needed to maintain a solid connection, which can cause this issue.
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
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.
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.
So sorry about your wife’s battery
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
I don’t doubt there’s a difference, I just don’t think it’s noticeable.
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.
Time to fish out the impacted lint from the charge hole with a pin! You’d be surprised how much lint can get jammed up in there.
This. I was sure I had mine completely clean 3 times and was pretty resigned to wireless charging only before a hardened sliver of detritus dropped out. Back to working like new.
Makes me seriously consider something like a Magnetic USBC connector
Look into magnetic charging adapters. I’m just putting them on my wife’s devices out of the box now.
Yes, started using them a few years ago. It’s a game changer.
I got some magnetic detachable usb cables and the end that detaches never gets unplugged from my phone. Although i mostly charge mine with a wireless pad on my nightstand.
This and also battery wear is why I charge my phone exclusively with wireless charging with all the fast charging toggles turned off.
Phones are not that dumb. Mine will actually charge slower at night because it is set up to be “ready” when the alarm goes off in the morning, many hours later.
You might also have an option to limit the % instead
Correct me if I’m wrong, but damage to the battery is done by heat, not quick charging itself. While normally quick charging does produce a lot of heat, I gotta say that I’ve never noticed my phone getting even warm during quick charge, so I feel like the damage done to the battery is 1/5 of the damage done to it by charging to 100% (which I never do, it’s limited to 80% charge)
One time my headphone stopped working without weird angle thing.
Out of nowhere. Just stopped working.It was perfect with good quality sound befire but no “only one ear” or “certain angle” or “bad quality sound” nope.
I didn’t have my guard up and paid dearly for it.
So, the first thing you need to do is to figure out if the problem is in your phone or in the charger. Try either charging your phone with another charger or using your charger to charge someone else’s phone.
If the charger is the problem, it’s most likely broken inside and you need to get a new one. Tape might do the trick for a short time.
If the phone is the problem, try cleaning out the charging port. I personally use bamboo cocktail sticks that I crush with pliers to make them have small rough bristles. Lots of objects work for this (pretty much anything thin, preferably brush-like), just as long as you don’t put anything wet there.
I have nothing constructive to contribute other than I feel smug and superior because I have a fairphone, so I can change mine if that ever happens.
Yup, same. And that smug sense of superiority that comes with it.
I’ll be excited to whip out a Phillips head screwdriver on the day my USB c port acts up to swap it :D
Imagine the superiority you’d feel by using a sewing needle to just pull the shit out of there and not even have to disassemble your phone
Aw damn, that’s not an option with fairphones
Came here to say “laugh in fairphone”
*Smiles* You’re so smart.
Shock him.
- Test the cable first if you have a spare.
- Test the AC adapter if you have a spare.
- If both fail, inspect the charging port with a flashlight. 4a) If it looks dirty, try cleaning it out with a toothpick (if you have a dedicated plastic tool for mobile repair, use that). 4b) If it doesn’t look dirty, refer to 4a. What often happens is that lint from your pocket compacts over time as it gets in there and then gets pressed in by the charger.
- If this doesn’t work and you have a good, locally owned mobile repair shop nearby, they might look at the port for free just to see if there’s anything you missed.
Only after all of this would I start to strongly consider the phone itself as the culprit.
Charging ports wear out if used often, which is why I usually charge wirelessly and keep a lint cap on my port.
Mine started the same thing a few weeks ago. I tried cleaning out the charging port but after a while of scrapinc I gave up since nothing was coming out and I couldn’t see any more lint in there. The problem persists. I am confident that no one in the world has it as difficult as me right now.
i am also convinced that no one in the world has it as difficult as you. sending condolences.
