The cable is designed to break before the port.
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HelixDab2@lemm.ee 3 days ago
Every time I’ve had that happen, it’s been the cable going bad, not the port.
Honytawk@feddit.nl 3 days ago
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 3 days ago
I had one phone where it was the port, but I’m pretty sure it was water damage. It took one too many falls into puddles while fumbling with kids, carrying stuff and opening doors all at once
bier@feddit.nl 3 days ago
In my case it was actually the port, well not really the port, but a lot of pocket dust had gotten into the port. I spend some time with a toothpick to clean everything out and it was fixed. When you think you got it all there is probably more.
mavu@discuss.tchncs.de 3 days ago
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 :)
Oka@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Or the port is just full of pocket lint