Before we get into how to clean your Android or iPhone’s charging port, it’s important to know what you shouldn’t do. The cleaning process is relatively simple, but simple mistakes can quickly worsen a bad situation and potentially cause your phone to stop working.
First, although you can use common household objects and tools to clean your charging port, you don’t want to just shove in anything that’ll fit inside the USB-C opening. Under no circumstance should you use a metal tool of any kind. The tougher material can easily damage the components inside the port. Also, metal is a great conductor of electricity, so the last thing you want is to cause an electrical short and damage your phone. Despite its helpful shape, you also shouldn’t use a toothbrush to clean the port, as the bristles can get stuck.
Now for the big one, which you may have already committed once your phone started having charging issues. Do not blow into the port with your mouth. This may seem like a free and easy solution, but chances are all you’ll succeed in doing is getting unwanted moisture into the port, which could do more harm than good. Instead, use our first method to clean your phone’s charging port safely.
