Used to be the socket with micro USB, but USB c is much more resilient. And any damage usually occurs on the cable end and not the socket. So worst case just replace the cable
It’s honestly a bit of a miracle. The whole male port design looks like it would be asking for trouble compared to a female port like lightning, but the engineering seems to hold up.
Can a steam deck be charged wirelessly? I got a wireless charge pad for my Galaxy S-10e when the charge port started being wonky and it’s worked for a few years now.
If not, order a new charge port, it shouldn’t be more than $15, and remember to remove your sim card before trying to disassemble the case.
My steam deck just started doing this…
9 times out of 10 it’s just compacted dust in the charging port.
or a bad/cheap charger. Rarely is it the socket itself
Used to be the socket with micro USB, but USB c is much more resilient. And any damage usually occurs on the cable end and not the socket. So worst case just replace the cable
It’s honestly a bit of a miracle. The whole male port design looks like it would be asking for trouble compared to a female port like lightning, but the engineering seems to hold up.
Can a steam deck be charged wirelessly? I got a wireless charge pad for my Galaxy S-10e when the charge port started being wonky and it’s worked for a few years now.
If not, order a new charge port, it shouldn’t be more than $15, and remember to remove your sim card before trying to disassemble the case.
Can’t be charged tirelessly, no