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Re:What Finally Killed AirPower by kbutler on Friday March 29, 2019 @11:25PM (#19527507)
I have a Nexus 7 2013 whose USB jack no longer works (probably accumulated damage from bumps/drops/general stressors), but wireless charging still works fine.

(High-five ThatPlayer who posted at the same time)

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Re:What Finally Killed AirPower by brian-armstrong on Friday March 29, 2019 @11:27PM (#19527515)
Have you checked the port for pocket lint? Believe it or not, that disables more ports than anything else.
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Re:What Finally Killed AirPower by kbutler on Saturday March 30, 2019 @01:01AM (#19527866)
I wish that were the case here, as I've "fixed" other ports by lintectomy (and it has been long enough I had to go check it again!) but this is physical damage to the port.
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Re:What Finally Killed AirPower by zhte415 on Saturday March 30, 2019 @01:10AM (#19527895)
The USB jack is always the first to fail for me too. Depending on where you live, you might be able to get it replaced. Where I am a USB jack replacement (parts and labour) is about USD 8 (and a replacement for a scratch screen (5 inch 720x1280 so nothing special) is about USD 15, both at a local electronics market.
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