Loose iPhone 15 series USB-C port?
Loose iPhone 15 series USB-C port?
Anyone with an iPhone 15 series device find their USB-C port to be loose? When I have it plugged in the car for CarPlay my cable frequently pops out if I nudge it accidentally. I’ve tried different brands of cables, and all of them wiggle loose eventually.
For context I’m using an iPhone 15 Pro.
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I have a 14 pro and thus still use Lightning, but I've had iffy USB-C connectors and plugs on various other devices. Potentially an upopular opinion, but I don't like USB-C much and find it doesn't have a very positive feeling connection. I've also had a couple USB-C plugs fail already.
I agree. I love what USB-C can do, but it is NOT a secure or durable-feeling connector.
Yes! Every time I say this somebody shows up to comment on how USB C is the best and they use it for all their fastening.
Yes. I tow large granite boulders behind my truck using nothing but a USB-C connector
That’s why lightning cables were designed the way they were. The flat connector was made to break if there was too much strain so that the port wouldn’t come loose. The cable is more easily/cheaply replaceable than the port.
Lightning cables are actually backwards to what is desired:
In USB standards the part that wears out (the spring pins) are on the cable, and thus easily replaced. In lightning the wear piece is in the expensive device, the cable has no moving parts. Beyond that, lightning has exposed pins, kind of a bad idea.
Definitely better than micro B, but far inferior to USB C.
That is simply incorrect. In lightning the wearing part also was on the cable. Simply by it being a softer metal.
It's why usb-A will probably never go away for computers; the friction fit is fantastic, and you don't have to frequently clean it out to have a connection.