[stouset]

My own empirical evidence suggests that USB-C ports stop holding tightly onto cables after light to moderate use.

To be fair, Lightning ports were prone to being clogged with lint, but that was fixable in twenty seconds with a safety pin.

[f33d5173]

My experience is that plugs from the same manufacturer as the device tend to keep holding tightly, but mixing makers is unreliable. Apple plugs in particular tend to slide out of my samsung phone really easily. I guess whoever speced usbc didn't bother with the details of how it would stay in, and every manufacturer figured out their own solution.

[bdangubic]

exactly!