Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?

From	Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?
Date	2026-04-15 11:42 -0600
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AJL wrote:
> My low tech solution
>  was to paint a white dot with fingernail polish on the matching side of
>  each to quickly get it right. Avoided a lot of false tries and squinting...

Heh heh heh... that's completely different from my low-tech solution, 'cuz
I used whiteout instead of fingernail polish to accomplish the same goal!

:)

Before that, it took three tries, on average, to figure out which way. :)

Jokes aside... 
a. USB-C is a symmetrical oval, roughly 8.4mm x 2.6mm.
b. Micro-USB is a "flat-bottomed" trapezoid, roughly 6.8mm x 1.8mm.

While a Micro-USB plug is smaller in width, it is thicker in certain spots
than the gap around the center tongue of a USB-C port. To get a Micro-USB
plug into a USB-C socket, you would likely have to apply enough force to
bend the internal pins or snap the "tongue" (the plastic tab inside the
phone's port). 

If someone actually managed to jam it in there, could the phone "light up"?
Yes, but usually only once. :)

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Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-15 11:17 -0400
  Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-15 17:29 +0200
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-15 11:38 -0400
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-16 08:28 +0200
  Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-15 11:34 -0400
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-15 16:06 +0000
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-15 11:42 -0600
        Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-16 10:58 +0000
          Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-16 18:52 +0200
            Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-16 22:25 +0000
              Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-17 09:03 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-17 08:29 +0100
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-17 12:44 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-17 20:27 -0400
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-18 07:05 +0100
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-18 13:29 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-18 23:49 -0400
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-19 14:41 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-19 17:39 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-19 21:02 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-19 19:43 +0000
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-19 22:08 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-23 12:46 +0200
                [OT] Taps [Was: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-23 13:05 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-25 19:47 -0400
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 11:19 +0000
                [OT] Taps [Was: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-04-26 14:23 +0200
                Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2026-04-26 13:23 +0100
          Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-16 15:56 -0400
            Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? AJL <noemail@none.com> - 2026-04-16 22:34 +0000
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-16 08:31 +0200
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-16 16:06 -0400
        Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-17 11:41 +0200
          Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-17 11:01 +0100
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-16 07:46 +0100
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-16 12:51 +0200
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2026-04-16 14:08 +0000
        Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-16 15:22 +0100
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-16 16:11 -0400
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-04-18 15:01 +0100
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-18 23:50 -0400
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-19 17:41 +0200
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-20 11:26 -0400
  Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-15 17:24 +0100
  Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-16 16:17 -0400
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2026-04-17 11:46 +0200
      Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-04-17 10:56 +0100
    Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs?  micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> - 2026-04-17 20:23 -0400
  Re: Do usb-C jacks work with prior plugs? Brian Gregory <void-invalid-dead-dontuse@email.invalid> - 2026-04-18 15:07 +0100

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