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Lint! It was lint!
I've been wondering why my iPhone lightning port has been fiddily and unreliable for months. I never thought too hard about it, the only real problem I had was using my MV88, so I just figured it was the microphone's fault. It never occured to me until I saw a post about lint in USB-C ports today that the port could be clogged up. All this time there's been a millimeter or more of lint preventing lightning connectors from going in all the way.
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Indeed. Regular blast of compressed air works for me. You can also get cases that cover the ports with a flap. They're not very common though.
I have had the same exact problem for months. I tried to use a q-tip which helped but I'm going to try compressed air as well.
I panicked last year when my phone wouldn't charge. I thought the charging port was hosed, so I ran to the nearest Verizon store and one of the workers there dug out a ton of lint using his house key. It's been fine since. Compressed air is the safer option...
I damaged the contacts using an assortment of things (q-tips, etc.) before arriving at the compressed air. Had to get the charging port replaced.
An iphone that I bought off craigslist always had a weird crooked connection with the 30 pin connector, but still worked. One day it stopped and I dug out a surprising amount of packed in lint/pocket debris from me and the previous owner with a dental tool.
Another time the mic on the phone stopped working, at the same time the headphones wouldn't plug in all the way. Dug out a tiny piece of packed in foil from a gum wrapper from the headphone jack...
I think it would be difficult to design a lint resistant connector, unless it had a little built in door.
Wtf a house key? A pin is a much better option
It was Lindt....worked much better after I cleaned the chocolate off .....
I've had good luck working very, very gently with a thin wooden toothpick (the flimsy rectangle kind, not the ultra-pointy round ones).
Don't stick metal in there! A toothpick or something non-conductive only!
it's always either lint or roaches, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
I've always put my iPhone top down in my pocket, that tends to cut down on the amount of lint that builds up in the ports. Though to be honest, I think that's been my habit, because if I hold the phone upright, then put it in my pocket, it's now upside down. Also, expensive as they are, I always reserved a pocket for the phone, keys and such go in the other pocket. Less fear of scratches or other damage that way
I never really paid attention, but lint indeed!
My mini 2 gets hot while charging. Ive just cleaned out the port with air, seems like a possibility. @kobamoto yep, had my share of hooking out bugs from electronics, its so nice and warm inside.