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This is usually due to dust/gunk in the port or cable. My Pixel slowly lost its grip until I scraped the crud out. I used the plastic toothpick from my penknife

by joshvm 7y ago

This is usually due to dust/gunk in the port or cable. My Pixel slowly lost its grip until I scraped the crud out. I used the plastic toothpick from my penknife, it's an ideal size (and non conductive).

samatman 7y ago
If you don't have one of those, the little dental picks that come with floss on one side do a great job. I've lost bits of wooden toothpicks in headphone jacks before; would not recommend.
- throwawayurnfj 7y ago
  You know these plastic(outside)/metal(inside) cable ties that are twisted around cables of any newly bought devices? Strip off the plastic; the metal is perfectly sized for cleaning USB-C ports. Plus it's just hard enough to push out the fluff, but soft enough that it probably won't damage the port even if you make contact. And theyre super available.
Diggsey 7y ago
This is still poor design. I never had this issue with the previous Micro-B ports, presumably because of the tiny hooks on one side. Does anyone know why those were ditched? If you want to keep it symmetrical you could put them on the inside of the port instead and just have tiny notches on both sides of the plug. Or better yet, design the plug so that the process of plugging/unplugging helps clear out the dust, instead of just compacting it in. Perhaps the plug could have holes in the base so that dust pushed down the centre has a way out.
Terr_ 7y ago
Paper is another good option: Tear off a narrow strip from something like a post-it and then fold it over to make a thin strip of 2-4 thicknesses, and run your improvised pick around the recessed edges of the USB port. Benefits: It's (A) just abrasive enough to get gunk out of the bottom (B) without being strong enough to bend anything important, (C) you can easily snip off the "tip" to expose a new working-surface, and (D) it's unlikely to shred or break-apart into anything you can't easily remove or blow out.

by joshvm 7y ago

samatman 7y ago

If you don't have one of those, the little dental picks that come with floss on one side do a great job. I've lost bits of wooden toothpicks in headphone jacks before; would not recommend.

throwawayurnfj 7y ago
You know these plastic(outside)/metal(inside) cable ties that are twisted around cables of any newly bought devices? Strip off the plastic; the metal is perfectly sized for cleaning USB-C ports. Plus it's just hard enough to push out the fluff, but soft enough that it probably won't damage the port even if you make contact. And theyre super available.

Diggsey 7y ago

This is still poor design. I never had this issue with the previous Micro-B ports, presumably because of the tiny hooks on one side. Does anyone know why those were ditched? If you want to keep it symmetrical you could put them on the inside of the port instead and just have tiny notches on both sides of the plug. Or better yet, design the plug so that the process of plugging/unplugging helps clear out the dust, instead of just compacting it in. Perhaps the plug could have holes in the base so that dust pushed down the centre has a way out.

Terr_ 7y ago

Paper is another good option: Tear off a narrow strip from something like a post-it and then fold it over to make a thin strip of 2-4 thicknesses, and run your improvised pick around the recessed edges of the USB port. Benefits: It's (A) just abrasive enough to get gunk out of the bottom (B) without being strong enough to bend anything important, (C) you can easily snip off the "tip" to expose a new working-surface, and (D) it's unlikely to shred or break-apart into anything you can't easily remove or blow out.