Grieve with me
Submitted 2 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Zwiebel@feddit.org 2 months ago
henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 months ago
Great time to try wireless charging if you have a device that supports it.
HappyTimeHarry@lemm.ee 2 months 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.
Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
Rip.
Good luck buying a new one with all of * gestures at everything * this going on.
amphetaminisiert@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I just started buying cheap xiaomi phones. Mine cost 120€ and it can do everything I want it to do.
Tungsten5@lemm.ee 2 months 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.
taxiiiii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
i am also convinced that no one in the world has it as difficult as you. sending condolences.
Zaphod@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months ago
I only ever had this problem with micro USB. Thank god we abandoned that shitty connector
Opisek@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This and also battery wear is why I change my phone exclusively with wireless charging with all the fast charging toggles turned off.
cley_faye@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
You might also have an option to limit the % instead
REDACTED@infosec.pub 2 months 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%
ulterno@programming.dev 1 month ago
My phone started doing the thing, where, if I let it discharge to 18% before setting it up to charge, it doesn’t charge unless I turn it off and on again.
No, Restart does not work.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
That usually indicates battery wear. Phones doing weird things at specific charge levels is almost always battery wear, especially powering off above 0% or failing to charge under certain circumstances
ulterno@programming.dev 1 month ago
I see. So I’ll have to buy one again 😒.
Well, my fault for keeping it on the handlebar while riding at noon
EtherWhack@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
Someplaceunknown@lemm.ee 2 months ago
I am sorry for your loss…
Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social 2 months 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
stebo02@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
i have the same with the headphone jack of my laptop…
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
I had the same thing.
Turns out the charger was too weak. Getting a 2A (Ampere) charger fixed it.
Raxiel@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.
alekwithak@lemmy.world 1 month ago
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.
BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 1 month ago
Don’t do this, just clean it out gently with a small scraper.
remon@ani.social 1 month ago
What the hell are you people doing to your ports?
ManOMorphos@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Pocket lint + port with no cover = clogged ports that chargers can’t plug into all the way. It’s very common.
I almost completely ruined the charge port on my last phone by digging out lint and scratching the contacts. I don’t use cases without port covers anymore.
ILoveDurians@lemmy.cafe 2 months ago
This happened to my old Nintendo Switch :'(
RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 2 months 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.
PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 months 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
Shootingstarrz17@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Same, but with my laptop. 😔
Karjalan@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This happened to me a few times but it turned out it was actually the charging cable.
I had crinked the cable enough times trying to charge things at weird angles.
Shootingstarrz17@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Oh. I’ll have to get that checked at some point.