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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by eyelidlessness on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:13PM (#34156273)
I just dig out my lightning port with a toothpick every time I wake up to find my phone didn’t charge. I have no idea how safe that would be with a USB-C port, which is literally the only reason I dread the otherwise obviously-good transition of iPhones to a standard port.
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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by phonepostingsux on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @08:17AM (#34160658)
> no idea how safe that would be with a USB-C port

I've cleaned mine with a needle several times without any issues. Being a little careful seems to suffice.

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Re:All About USB-C: Illegal Adapters by cesarb on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @09:32AM (#34161305)
It should be safer with a USB-C port, since the springs (the most fragile part) are in the cable, not in the port; with lightning, the springs are in the port instead of the cable.
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