Grieve with me

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• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  1. Test the cable first if you have a spare.
  2. Test the AC adapter if you have a spare.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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• psycho_driver@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Look into magnetic charging adapters. I’m just putting them on my wife’s devices out of the box now.

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  • terminhell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Yes, started using them a few years ago. It’s a game changer.

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• deegeese@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Charging ports wear out if used often, which is why I usually charge wirelessly and keep a lint cap on my port.

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• Jerb322@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I had a little plastic army guy go missing from my diorama. Turns out, he was in the charging port,of my phone. :)

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  • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Now how the fuck does that fit in? The thing must be so tiny

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    • Jerb322@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Just fn around.

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• hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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• Zwiebel@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  www.ifixit.com/Search?doctype=guide&query=Chargin…

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• Tungsten5@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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  • taxiiiii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    i am also convinced that no one in the world has it as difficult as you. sending condolences.

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• henfredemars@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Great time to try wireless charging if you have a device that supports it.

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• HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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• Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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• Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I only ever had this problem with micro USB. Thank god we abandoned that shitty connector

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• Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This and also battery wear is why I change my phone exclusively with wireless charging with all the fast charging toggles turned off.

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  • cley_faye@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      You might also have an option to limit the % instead

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  • REDACTED@infosec.pub ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    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%

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• EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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.

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• Someplaceunknown@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I am sorry for your loss…

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• Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  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

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• stebo02@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  i have the same with the headphone jack of my laptop…

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• ILoveDurians@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  This happened to my old Nintendo Switch :'(

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• RaptorBenn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  Most of the time its because you use your phone too much when its charging, never happens to my phones cause i leave em alone to charge.

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• PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  People have offered great advice, one special case: Does your phone still have microUSB for some reason? In that case you might just need a new cable

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