Re:Apple Will Be Forced to Use USB-C Charger in iPhones
by gamblor956 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @07:16PM
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I'm sorry, but you're just spreading more FUD.
I've never had an issue with my USBC ports on my phones or billion other USBC devices going bad.
OTOH, it's a frequent problem for iPhone users. In my circle, it's frequent enough that even my brother who works for Apple has this issue, and it's frequently (but not always) severe enough that the phones require replacements, instead of the $5 cable. And that was my point from the beginning: USBC is designed so that the failure mode affects the cheap, easily replaceable cable rather than the expensive device it is connecting to.
The only thing that approximates this is that pocket lint can accrue inside the port, as small amounts of lint are repeatedly pressed into the port when inserting the connector. USB-C is susceptible to this too for exactly the same reasons: frequently-used female port that spends most of its life in a lint-generating pocket. As more is packed in, we push on the connector a little harder until the debris is deep enough to prevent contacts from connecting.
You can scoop it out in two seconds with a safety pin or other thin metal probe. And again, USB-C is equally susceptible to this failure mode.