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Somewhat unrelated, but I recently realized, my micro USB devices have never “worn out” the way my USB-C devices have. I remember having to rig things up, just to get one last charge into my USB-C phone that stopped holding a connection to the charging cable. It actually made me nostalgic for the “plug it in, flip it, plug it in again, realize you still don’t have it and flip it again” approach 🤷

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brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Usb-c is really susceptible to dust building up in the port, especially on phones on pockets. They often need to be scrapped out to get rid of the lint.

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- SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Removing the phone’s belly button lint is oddly satisfying
  
  A real throwback to cleaning ball mice
  
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XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I’ve had many micro cables get broken, requiring the perfect angle, but never the ports themselves as far as I could tell. I’ve never had a C port fail either and rarely have cable issues. However, any time the C ports require a specific angle to work, I have found they’re packed with lint. It goes with the “click” getting weak as well. Paperclip, Sim card pick, compressed air, a good cheek puff, usually all good after.

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- quokka1@mastodon.au ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  @XeroxCool @Entitle9294 I often read of people claiming to have broken many ports and/or cables. I can't understand how they do it.
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  - XeroxCool@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Micro was weak and largely people’s first experience with frequent-use plugging. Cheap cables don’t last long. Car use is abusive, even using the phone while charging is harsh. Moving the phone by the wire. Hard cable angles to keep the phone upright in stands, cup holders, cups, whatever. Rolling the cable tight for storage or travel. Pulling by the cable to unplug instead of by the head. Accidentally tripping on cables or otherwise yanking them. It’s death by 1,000 papercuts for the cable. Shit happens.
    
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AlphaOmega@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Hmm interesting. I work with a bunch of older machines that use micro USB. They are all going on 10 years without a broken port. But my phones USB C port broke recently at about 4 years in.

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- some_random_nick@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  My Pixel is going strong for 4 years and the USB-C port works like on day one. Comparing that to my old Samsung J7 which I also had for 4 years, that port struggled 3 years in. I think most of my microUSB devices had worn out ports after a year or two of charging.
  
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  - Entitle9294@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    My pixel was the USB-C phone that I was referencing above 🙈
    
    I’m glad it works for at least some folks :)
    
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  - Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Huh my Pixel 7 no longer holds a cable at all and it’s not due to lint. I’m far from the only one too. I see folks complain about the port on them all the time.
    
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    some_random_nick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Strange. I have a 4a 5G model. Had some issues with lint 2 or 3 times, but everything else is fine. Might be just manufacturers skimming on quality as usual.
    
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Tempus_Fugit@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Same here. My current phone and a few other devices don’t hold a type C connector anymore. I never had that issue with micro B.

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ohshit604@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Micro B port broke on my JBL charge 3, de-soldered and replaced, works like new.

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