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0 pointskoyote4y ago0 comments

This might be a long shot, but I once thought my USB-C port was broken but it turned out that all that happened was that fluff and dust/dirt was lodged inside and the cable no longer went in all the way.

The fix was to slowly scrape all the fluff out with a needle (I am sure there are better ways).

This is of course assuming your issue isn't anything electronic.

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astronautjones4y ago

don't use metal to do that! use compressed air

LegitShady4y ago

I've done it carefully a few times using the sim card slot tool that comes with the phone. When it gets crusted in there not sure compressed air will do it.

zibzab4y ago

Just use a toothpick

xdavidliu4y ago

even paperclips are way too large for usb-c slots; toothpicks are even bigger than that, even if you consider their conical shaped tips, so there's absolutely no chance a toothpick will work. The only thing that worked for me was a bent staple.

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