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Are USB cables device-specific?
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Mar 15, 202615001 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I have a dozen or so USB or USB to mini-USB cables lying around. It's annoying keeping track of what goes to what. Are they interchangeable or are they device-specific? Does it change the answer if I'm expecting the device to transfer data vs. merely charge its battery? For example: Can I expect th…
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The U means universal indeed, but some manufacturers (such as Apple) choose to provide their own proprietary USB cables -- which are not interchangeable -- while others provide generic USB cables which are interchangeable. All standard USB connector…
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