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If they made the connector reversible, you'd have to try to plug it in five times to get the right orientation instead of just three...
by cheaprentalyeti 3y ago
If they made the connector reversible, you'd have to try to plug it in five times to get the right orientation instead of just three...
- hknmtt 3y ago:D
- OJFord 3y agoI, genuinely, have a USB-C cable which will only charge my phone in one orientation. That's worse than Type-A, since I can't even look at the end to see which side has the plastic bar, I just have to try it and obviously it fits, but see if it charges. Which means it takes about 94 attempts because I only realise the other end's not plugged in, or it's turned off at the wall, on the 92nd.
- baq 3y agoI have an A-C cable which has a reversible type-A plug (basically, it looks like a huge ugly lighting plug) and charges both ways but data only works one way. The first time I wanted to use it for carplay I lost some hair.
- netsharc 3y agoI guess you need to mark the correct sides of the cable (and maybe the port) with a dot from a marker, so you know which way is "up"...
- OJFord 3y agoHonestly I think I just need to get rid of it!
- MBCook 3y agoI’ve noticed that in devices that aren’t truly USB-C but seem to be USB-B with a C connector. They work fine with an A-C cable, even when using that with a C-A dongle. But often only one way up. They’re clearly noncompliant. Not that that stops anyone.