Mobile phone USB C charging port belly button fluff

[Shortfall]

Think about a wirelessly charging mat instead for the phone and stick a port cover to only be removed when you don't have access to the mat.

This. Even if you don't have wireless charging its still worth getting some usb bungs from Amazon and removing to charge.

 

[T4tomo]

Common problem. But DON'T use needles. A cocktail stick is better, or tge aforementioned plastic bristle...

I get the concern of metal into a metal port, but a cocktail stick is actually too fat, more likely to damage by bending the middle bit. As long as you'e careful a needle is fine. A stiff plastic needle shaped object would be best, but they aren't a household item.

 

[Homers Double]

First world problems.

 

[Shortfall]

First world problems.

True but it happened to me with a handset that wasn't wirelessly chargeable and I had to scrap it because it wasn't worth the cost of the repair I'd been quoted. I was hoping to keep it another 12 months and ended up buying a new handset instead. The bungs cost pennies and save all that hassle and expense.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I used to be a teacher in a secondary school

This was a common problem with girls who kept their phones in their bag

exactly what it was that I dug out of their USB sockets was nobody's business!!!

(and no - they were not allowed to use phones in school at the time - but they were allowed to have them "for safety")

 

[ColinJ]

Thank you for confirming the bleeding obvious Colin, did you play the Major?

Ha ha. It prompted me to check when mobiles first came out. I would have guessed the early 90s but I forgot about those brick phones with external aerials that stockbrokers, billionaire businessmen, and rock stars used to flaunt in the 80s.

Think about a wirelessly charging mat instead for the phone and stick a port cover to only be removed when you don't have access to the mat.

I use wireless charging most of the time to save wear and tear on my phone's USB socket and charging cable, having had USB connections fail over the years. 30-40 minutes a day is usually enough to keep the phone at 50-80% charge.

 

[presta]

Ha ha. It prompted me to check when mobiles first came out. I would have guessed the early 90s but I forgot about those brick phones with external aerials that stockbrokers, billionaire businessmen, and rock stars used to flaunt in the 80s.

The Motorola DynaTAC was the first. We had one in the lab, it was like something from another planet compared to anything we were making.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DynaTAC

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQJ1SRE0YN8