Nothing can stop us from making the same PCB but with USB Type C connector for charging.
Actually I'm using it in my other device according to the exactly same thoughts.
I've never tried hand soldering a USB-C SMT connector, expecting it to be somewhat harder than Micro USB, is it reasonably doable with hot air?
Oh, in fact it's much simpler than MicroUSB. There is special type of USB Type C used for charging - https://en.ovcharov.me/uploads/2020/04/06/20200404_092055.jp...
It has only six huge pads and can be soldered either with hot air or normal soldering iron as a charm.
Oh, now this is a revelation, I had no idea!
P.S. the link has hotlink protection for anyone wanting to click; you'll need to paste the link straight into your address bar
Every time one breaks or gets tatty I bin it and don't replace, because, really, the only thing I need it for is my PS4 controller and the baby monitor. I've burned through a decade or so worth of them thrown in boxes and drawers.
It gets really hard these days to find one when I need to charge my PS4 controller and the baby monitor needs charging at the same time.
While I'm on the go, I guarantee I don't have one. Phone, wife's phone, Switch, tablet, power bank, laptop, earbuds, all USB-C charging. It's taking me some time and careful purchasing choices to get to the point where I can carry a single power brick to fast charge all the devices I carry with one connector/cable, adding Micro USB back in would actually be an inconvenience.