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Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone?

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On Thu, May 14, 2026 at 04:50:47PM -0400, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Thu, 14 May 2026 13:38:19 -0600 "D. R. Evans" <doc.evans@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> > mick.crane wrote on 5/13/26 6:08 PM:
> >
> > > Connect your iDevice with an USB cable ( I think some cables might be
> > > just charging not data as well ).
> >
> > As I mentioned to David Wright: the idea of a USB cable that does not actually
> > transfer data was completely alien to me.
> 
> There is a *demand* for using a "USB" cable as a *charge* cable.  Building a
> cable with only two wires is cheaper than one with 4 (or more) wires -- eg 2
> conductor cable is cheaper than 4 (or more) conductor cable.  (Yes, on one
> level this is dumb, but...)

You can't make USB-C power delivery with just two wires (unless you stick
to very low power delivery). The sides have at least to negotiate voltage
for reasonable power to flow (max current is, ISTR. 3A, which'd make 15W
at 5V: I shudder at the thought of 3A going through those pins).

But I agree: there should be a very clear way of communicating that on
the package.

My solution is a brick-and-mortar store where the folks know what they
are doing. A luxury, but my city has that :-)

Cheers
-- 
t

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Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? "mick.crane" <mick.crane@gmail.com> - 2026-05-14 02:10 +0200
  Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-05-14 23:00 +0200
    Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-05-14 23:50 +0200
      Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2026-05-15 03:10 +0200
        Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> - 2026-05-15 04:20 +0200
          USB devices and security (was: how to transfer files to/from iPhone?) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-15 05:20 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> - 2026-05-15 06:40 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security (was: how to transfer files to/from  iPhone?) Brian Sammon <debian-users-list@brisammon.fastmail.fm> - 2026-05-15 07:40 +0200
              Re: USB devices and security nwe <nwe@gitcoding.net> - 2026-05-15 15:50 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security (was: how to transfer files to/from  iPhone?) <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-15 08:50 +0200
              Re: USB devices and security Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-15 18:40 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-15 20:00 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security -- and rubber ducks! <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-15 22:00 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security (was: how to transfer files to/from iPhone?) rhkramer@gmail.com - 2026-05-15 15:30 +0200
              Re: USB devices and security (was: how to transfer files to/from  iPhone?) Norwid Behrnd <nbehrnd@yahoo.com> - 2026-05-15 16:00 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-15 18:40 +0200
              Re: USB devices and security Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-15 21:00 +0200
              Re: USB devices and security <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-15 22:00 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security debian-user@howorth.org.uk - 2026-05-15 23:20 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> - 2026-05-16 09:00 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security CGS <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 18:10 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-16 18:40 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security CGS <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 18:50 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security Henrik Ahlgren <pablo@seestieto.com> - 2026-05-16 19:20 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-17 09:50 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2026-05-17 17:00 +0200
                Re: USB devices and security Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2026-05-17 17:50 +0200
            Re: USB devices and security Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2026-05-16 07:00 +0200
          Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? CGS <etphonehomefrance@gmail.com> - 2026-05-15 16:30 +0200
    Re: how to transfer files to/from iPhone? <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2026-05-15 08:40 +0200

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