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Why the NSA Is Right About Periodically Restarting Your Smartphone (gizmodo.com)
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[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

This is gonna sound odd, but have you cleaned out the USB port lately? Weird stuff happens when pocket lint collects in there. I thought mine had a dead port until I picked out (with a non-conductive toothpick) the lint I didn't realize had accumulated.