I previously worked in an environment where iPads were distributed to staff; the team responsible for supporting them had toothpicks on hand for this exact reason.
An argument may exist for lint etc being harder to clean out of a USB-C port once it had made its way in there, but haven't witnessed it myself yet.
Anecdotes can be given all day, but I would suggest it's a potential problem for any port of similar size being placed in pockets and bags.
> You can use any old USB-C charger with the Switch, as long as it's not faulty.
But you cannot use any USB-C to HDMI adapter.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/7qgy9d/has_...
Re:USB-C Has Finally Come into Its Own
by Dylan16807 on Friday October 11, 2019 @02:16PM
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> sending 9V on a 5V line.
From what I could find after an hour of digging through USB specs is that that line is actually supposed to use 2V signals. (Though it's possible I misread.) So the faulty dock is even worse!
For the switch to tolerate 6V on that wire is already a healthy buffer. How hard is it to keep things 5V or less on the data wires of a USB device?
I don't think it was just docks I had my switch brick and I never used any 3rd part docks and the chargers I used were all either Anker (both wall and battery packs), Google phone, or Nintendo chargers.
This happens regularly to the lightning ports among my family&friends. "My iPhone keeps stopping charging" "did you clean out the lint with a toothpick?" "Oh"
> Otherwise you can brick your Switch
The bricking was happening due to a faulty third-party dock that was sending 9V on a 5V line. Nothing to do with the Switch itself. You can use any old USB-C charger with the Switch, as long as it's not faulty.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSwitch/comments/ckaiiv/an_e...