• @TheEntity
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    101 month ago

    The micro USB most of us know already is a USB-B. Each cable before USB-C had USB-A on one side and USB-B on the other. The square-like one used for printers is a full-sized USB-B, as opposed to the one used in phones (micro USB-B).

    • wander1236
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      11 month ago

      I’m pretty sure there’s also a micro USB-A that just never got adopted.

      • @TheEntity
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        21 month ago

        Yes, that’s what I meant by “the micro USB most of us know”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the A variant of micro USB.

        • @Rebels_Droppin
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          11 month ago

          Isn’t that the PS3 controller cable? It’s such a funky lil micro variant I’m so scared to lose my cable lol

          • @TheEntity
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            1 month ago

            Unlikely, the A plugs are for the host devices while the B plugs are for peripherals. It got blurred with smartphones (see: USB-OTG) but in general the host devices were big enough to have full-sized USB ports, so the smaller USB-Bs are extremely rare.

        • 2xsaiko
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          11 month ago

          I have! It’s apparently pretty common on e-bikes.