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Re:Apple Says iPhones Will Switch over to USB-C Chargers to ... by samatman on Thursday October 27, 2022 @01:08PM (#33360697)
The main thing USB-C and Lightning have going for them, which Micro-B doesn't, is the redundancy of two connection pads.

I've had more than one female Lightning port start to get tetchy about which direction a cable goes in.

All I'll miss from Lightning is being able to clean the port with a toothpick. Then again, that's not a small thing. When I hear/feel a bit of grit in a USB-C port I get a sinking feeling, with Lightning I just reach for a dental pick.

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Re:Apple Says iPhones Will Switch over to USB-C Chargers to ... by toast0 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @01:37PM (#33361112)
You can clean out a USB-C with a toothpick too, I did mine a few months ago when the connections got flakey and I got a ton of fluff out and now cables click in (which I forgot was supposed to happen).
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Re:Apple Says iPhones Will Switch over to USB-C Chargers to ... by shuntress on Thursday October 27, 2022 @02:12PM (#33361618)
Snap a toothpick in half roughly and you should get a sliver on the broken end that fits around the USB-C tongue very well for cleaning lint.
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