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This little gadget to find out which type of USB-C cable you have
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this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2024
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Out of curiosity, is there a reason that this couldn't be an Android app? I would think that there should be some way to check a cable's functionality by plugging it into a phone and a computer.
Cable testers can bypass all of the standard driver and USB negotiation bullshit before anything else. I would imagine building a device to manually control when and how the connections are made is much easier than fighting for low level device control on systems like Windows, macOS and Android.
It could be, but I imagine the reported capabilities would be limited by the connected devices. So if your phone doesn't support USB SuperSpeed 80gbit/s, it wouldn't be detected by the app.