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Re:Apple rumored to subvert EU Rules by nerfing USB-C on iPh... by LorenPechtel on Thursday March 02, 2023 @01:24PM (#34999621)
That's what's *supposed to* happen, but some of the bad cables omit that and the charger is actually talking to the device, not the cable.
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Re:Apple rumored to subvert EU Rules by nerfing USB-C on iPh... by error503 on Thursday March 02, 2023 @04:07PM (#35002091)
Huh? That's not how the PD protocol works, it's a multidrop bus, and the device won't respond to requests addressed to the cable.
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