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Wasn't this a news item ten years ago? Ah, yes - confirmed in the article!

• Arnt 5y ago
  It was, and quite a success, and probably encouraged the current step. It changed a problem from "find the right charger" to "will this charger charge this phone quickly or slowly?" with hardly any problems. Someone will post a link to that Google engineer who tested cables, and there was a manufacturer who supplied non-USB power via a USB plug (can't remember which voltage but it wasn't 5V1A), but on the whole, a great improvement over the old state.
  • gambiting 5y ago
    If only USB-C PD was less of a mess...... Somehow my 25W USB-PD original genuine Samsung charger doesn't charge my 2021 iPad Pro which normally uses a 20W USB-C charger...it just makes no sense.
    • Arnt 5y ago
      Sure. I too have a device that "won't" charge from a particular charger. The device and that charger negotiate some ridiculously low effect, and the device turns on its screen while charging. The net effect is awfully close to zero, sometimes it's negative. But compare it to the mess phone chargers were in 2005.