{"id":3355,"date":"2019-09-05T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T11:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langa.com\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:57:34","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T17:57:34","slug":"how-do-i-stop-my-charging-ports-from-dust-and-other-particles-resulting-in-the-phone-not-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/05\/how-do-i-stop-my-charging-ports-from-dust-and-other-particles-resulting-in-the-phone-not-charging\/","title":{"rendered":"“How do I stop my charging ports from collecting dust etc., resulting in the phone not charging?”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(Answer requested by Julian Diep)<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you can\u2019t just blow the dust from the port before each use, and if a phone-enclosing case is overkill, try a plastic or rubber \u201cUSB Port Cover<\/a>;\u201d a malleable, nonconductive plug that fit snugly into an unused USB socket, preventing debris from entering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They’re available by the gazillions online (Amazon, Ebay, etc.), and are very inexpensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This bagful of socket covers currently goes for about $6 on Amazon<\/a>. Many others also available.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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(Answer requested by Julian Diep) If you can\u2019t just blow the dust from the port before each use, and if a phone-enclosing case is overkill, try a plastic or rubber \u201cUSB Port Cover;\u201d a malleable, nonconductive plug that fit snugly into an unused USB socket, preventing debris from entering. They’re available by the gazillions online…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7,30,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-reader-asks","category-hardware","category-smartphones"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paaiox-S7","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3846,"url":"https:\/\/langa.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/03\/3846\/","url_meta":{"origin":3355,"position":0},"title":"“Does USB 3.2 Gen 1 support fast charging?”","author":"Fred Langa","date":"2019-12-03","format":false,"excerpt":"(Answer requested by Rinki Singh) No. Normal USB 3.2 Gen 1 combined data\/power sockets can deliver a maximum of 900mA at 5v, for 4.5w total. 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