What does dust do to my smartphone? More than you probably think!

Ever thought about dust in your smartphone? You take your smartphone almost everywhere you go, you put it in your pocket or in your bag. All places where there is dust, which then gets back into your phone. We can tell you in advance: your phone is going to function less well, the dustier your smartphone gets. So keeping everything well dust-free is imperative. We address the following points in this blog:

• Dust in plug / connector: phone no longer charges properly
• Dust in iPhone speaker / dust in microphone
• It’s everywhere: dust in volume knob or mute button
• The solution: a cleaning

Dust in plug / connector: phone no longer charges properly

This is one of the most common problems smartphone users have. It manifests itself in one of the following ways:

• When you want to remove your phone from the charger, it is not easy.
• The charger must be in a certain position to be charged.
• Once your phone charges, the plug falls out easily.

You can recognize the problem if the plastic of the charger does not fit properly with the body of the phone. After cleaning the charging port, the charger fits properly, this can be seen in the second photo. Modern devices with a USB-C connector are more susceptible to clogging due to fine dust or lint. Regular cleaning prevents malfunctions and charging problems.

Dust in speaker or dust in microphone

Dust tends to sit around the smallest holes, so do the mesh for the microphones and speakers. If you are making a call and notice that the sound is soft or that you only hear something when you put the phone on speaker, we can assume that there is dust in front of the speaker that is blocking the sound. Also, if one cannot hear you well while making a call, dust is generally the culprit.

Many smartphones today have smaller openings for better waterproofing, so even a thin layer of dust will affect sound quality faster. So regular checking is smart.

How do you recognize this problem?

If you look at speakers and microphones of your phone and see that it is no longer black but brownish yellowish, then there is dust in the mesh. The picture below shows where the microphones and speaker are, on every phone they are roughly in these places. A simple cleaning will fix it again!

It’s everywhere: dust in volume knob or mute button

Suppose you have to go into a meeting and don’t want to be disturbed by the sound of your phone. So you set the slider on the side to “sound off,” but it shoots back to “sound on.” The cause of this is dust between the slider. After a cleaning, the dash is visible and works properly again.

Some devices now use digital buttons or touch-sensitive sides, but on phones with physical buttons, dust remains a common cause of malfunctioning controls.

Solution? A cleaning!

All dust-related problems can be solved with a cleaning. At our stores, we always offer customers a free APK: this means that your smartphone will be dust-free and cleaned for free by one of the specialists.

You can also work carefully at home with a very small and fine brush – and while you’re at it, read our blog on cleaning your smartphone.