alt Hacker NewsWait what. I thought half the point of usb c was to not rely on orientation.
Is there any way to check this other than experiment?
My "solution" so far has been to not buy cheap cables and just hope I get quality in return.
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I believe USB C cables actually do have an orientation - it's just that the negotiation both ends do usually makes that orientation irrelevant.
Maybe the negotiation can fail & the plugged in orientation is then the only one that works?
I think that I have a specific cable-device-orientation that is broken. Meaning, I think a particular USB C cable won't charge my phone if it's plugged in 'backwards'.
I always assumed that USB C cables use different pins depending on orientation, and that some pins on the cable wore down.
Maybe that's what happened here?
It happens. More often than not, it can be physical damage or manufacturing defect for one of the contacts and/or wires.
> I thought half the point of usb c was to not rely on orientation. > Is there any way to check this other than experiment?
Well sure, a standards-compliant cable will work in either orientation, but it's always possible for some but not all of the pins or wires to break.