Honestly I just use a metal sewing pin or something. Hasn’t caused any problems for me! Just gotta be gentle and not jam it.
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radiouser@crazypeople.online 2 days ago
Get a wooden toothpick and snap it in two (unevenly is better). Then use a pointy bit to clear out all the dirt, dust and grime from your phones port. I had the same problem a few weeks ago with my phone, after a good 20 minutes of careful scraping my phone is fine now. Best of luck.
Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Use the eye side instead of the pointy side
Can also remove dirt from the speaker recesses this way
neclimdul@lemmy.world 2 days ago
If you’ve got a 3d printer there are various picks you can print to help too. This ones popular www.printables.com/model/…/related
OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 2 days ago
I recommend also taking a knife and peel it a bit so it is basically flat.
twinnie@feddit.uk 2 days ago
I tried this and had limited success. Then I just got a wireless charger and it’s fine now.
LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
But be careful: do not press hard on the toothstick. It will splinter and then you will have a related problem getting the port clean. Source: my phone port :(
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Sewing needle, use the eye side to dig around, I cut wood and ends up with chips in the port all the time, it’s not a problem
StarMerchant938@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Bricked my first iPod back in the day using a sewing needle to fish lint out of the headphone jack. I must have nicked or bridged something inside because it started behaving so oddly as to be unusable before finally refusing to turn on at all.