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voidUpdateyesterday at 7:13 AM1 replyview on HN

That's not just an issue with usb-c. normal usb a and b cables can have data or no data depending on how stingy the company wants to be, and you can't know until you test it


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Xss3yesterday at 8:24 AM

You can get pretty good guesses just by feel and length. Tiny with a super thin cable? Probably charge only.