I had the same thing.
Turns out the charger was too weak. Getting a 2A (Ampere) charger fixed it.
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Take a tooth floss pick and dig all the pocket crud out of it, both the top and bottom side. try a fresh cable, if that fails try some deoxit on the port
Do this. It worked for me.
Yea, I bought one of the induction chargers cause this happened to me about a year ago. My phone still works so i see no reason to buy a new one and quite frankly i just don't want to. Gonna ride this bad boy out until it dies.
Have you tried cleaning the port out, mostly it's crap built up in the port.
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.
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.
Don't do this, just clean it out gently with a small scraper.
I was happy when usb c came out because it looked like it had to be a significant improvement over micro usb, in terms of longevity and reliability.
It's looking like it's only a slight improvement though, which sucks.
Idk what cables and devices youve been buying but ive seen an insane difference in durability going to micro to c.
For a start, none of my usb c cables have lost their gripping strength, one of which ive been using daily for over 6 years.
None of my usb c devices have had the central pin blade thing fall off or fatige to the point of not making a connection,
The one down side ive seen to usb c is that when i accidentally rolled my chsir over a connector, it did crush the oval inwards but i pried that open again and stuck it in my desk mic and its been working fine since.
I only used Apple for a very short time, but their connector seemed pretty neat. Small and with satisfying haptics. Too bad they are so shitty about patents and standards.
I have yet to have a USB c port be ripped out of a device, I have had this happen to two USB micro b devices (ultra cheap). (USB c cords die relatively frequently though)
I've never had any issues with micro usb, yet no usb c on a phone survived for more than 2 years. It's ridiculous.
Remember when the little chip that held the pins in the middle would get obliterated?
That's the beauty of the Fairphone https://shop.fairphone.com/shop/fairphone-4-usb-c-port-25
Ugggg I was so close to pulling to trigger for one on my last phone death. But I was doing all this comparison and pricing, and at the end of it all, realized they arent sold in my shithole country and had like a extra 200 hundy shipping price. So im still android and the ogle. But next time... pretty sure itll be fairphone.
By the way, any users of the Mint mobile service who have a fairphone who see this comment, please respond to me. Im still only like 90 percent sure I use one with that plan.
As long as the parts are available.
Haven't needed them myself, but I've heard stories where they couldn't get a replacement part because it was sold out for a long time. Which kind of defeats the purpose.
Still, it is such a robust phone.
Digging around the forums it's really easy to find replacements! FP3 replacement parts are still widely available, and you can find FP2 parts by doing a bit of digging. Remember to contact your local Fairphone Angel too!
Now if only the hardware wasn't subpar and the OS unusable...
How is the OS unusable when you can always install a custom rom?
Fairphone even encourages it.
Didn't know that but I've not rooted in quite some years because Google actively opposes it and not everything works as well. But good point. I do however stand by my hardware point. Wish they made a premium Fairphone.
For me it works perfectly fine. I don't need a super computer in my pocket
All the better for you then. :)
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What the hell are you people doing to your ports?
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.
If there is a problem with capacitance then this won't help, but if it might just be dirty then power it down and clean the charging port with a can of 99.99% compressed alcohol electronics cleaner, then use a can of air duster, repeat a couple of times. Afterwards, press the case firmly to ensure it's still held together. Leave to dry completely before trying again.
If you want a sketchy but simple solution you can use the back of a sewing needle to poke the stuff out of the port. Be careful tho, you can very easily break the port.
Toothpick. Wood only. Never do this with metal.
I found wooden kebab skewers were better. Longer and stronger, can be shaved to the best point needed for each task.
Toothpick too thick, either sharpen it or use some plastic from somewhere.
Mind sharing what toothpicks? Because in here the ends of them are exceptionally thin.
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