Cleaning lightning connector

[DCIFRTHS]

I got a small rubber plug from eBay for the lightning conductor and headphone ports. Fits perfectly and keeps the crap out.

Interesting. Do you happen to have a link?

 

[lugworm]

Interesting. Do you happen to have a link?

Just enter "iphone dust stopper" into ebay search, and you'll get a good selection. I use the combined lightning and headphone jack stopper. Very cheap, very effective.

 

[DCIFRTHS]

Just enter "iphone dust stopper" into ebay search, and you'll get a good selection. I use the combined lightning and headphone jack stopper. Very cheap, very effective.

There's certainly no shortage of them available Thanks!

 

[Alexrat1996]

I got a small rubber plug from eBay for the lightning conductor and headphone ports. Fits perfectly and keeps the crap out.

I did for my jet black iPhone 7 but still dust collects

 

[steve knight]

I would suggest strongly you use a wood toothpick and nothing metal like a paper clip to help avoid any damages

thats what I use. it is more of a lint catcher then the old style.

 

[Alexrat1996]

thats what I use. it is more of a lint catcher then the old style.

I let the store do it for me

 

[steve knight]

I let the store do it for me

when I kept the phone in my pocket I would get sawdust in it all the time. the headphone jack was worse. I would have lived at apple.

 

[Alexrat1996]

The otter box sometimes keeps dust sways some times it does not

 

[steve knight]

The otter box sometimes keeps dust sways some times it does not

I got annoyed with it trying to flip the things open. finally got my phone in a pouch and the problem has been taken care of. but the iPhone was the only phone that survived in my shop for more then a few months. flip phones would start sounding bad then stop working. since the 3 I have not had a problem with a phone and sawdust.

 

[Alexrat1996]

I got annoyed with it trying to flip the things open. finally got my phone in a pouch and the problem has been taken care of. but the iPhone was the only phone that survived in my shop for more then a few months. flip phones would start sounding bad then stop working. since the 3 I have not had a problem with a phone and sawdust.

I do even with the otter box

 

[Mchang40]

What about using a thin pipe cleaner?

 

[Mrbobb]

They sell plastic toothpicks, stronger and u don't run the risk of it breaking.

 

[Inkling]

Any other ideas if my phone isn't charging unless I wiggle the cable? If I hold the cable with pressure forward it charges, otherwise it's on/off and sometimes I wake up after charging overnight to a still dead battery.

The necessity for pressure to charge hints that Lightning slot is stuffed with lint. Use something non-metallic to clean it out. Some suggest a toothpick. I found a stiff sliver of the clear plastic used to package devices works well.

That lint is packed and and will not come out easily. Removal will go faster if you position the opening under a bright light, so you can spot the lint and tell when you've removed it all.