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Originally Posted by monophoto
That said, sticking a toothpick or pin into the charging port is a very bad idea and can cause irreparable harm to the device. A far better suggestion is to use a new, dry soft toothbrush.
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Agreed. Mine was packed in there so tightly that the softer cleaning implements didn't do the trick when I tried them. It's certainly preferable to have the dexterity and steadiness of a surgeon if you decide to go in there with a hard utensil. I did not find it difficult (I'm not a surgeon!), but some might. I used a headlamp and parked the side of my hand on the phone for steadiness when I was working.
I did not think of a toothbrush until after I had gotten mine cleaned out. The implement I tried first (that didn't work) was a plastic bristle that I cut off from one of those dusting attachments that you put on the end of a vacuum cleaner tube. You don't want to use an actual vacuum cleaner or anything attached to one - those are huge static electricity generators and shouldn't get anywhere near electronic components.