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Free Mac app WhatCable tells you what each of your USB-C cables can really do

We’ve talked on a number of occasions about the problem with USB-C cables: namely, they all look alike but can have very different capabilities. Google addressed this issue in Chrome OS several years ago, and we suggested at the time that Apple should copy it. That hasn’t yet happened, but there’s n...

We’ve talked on a number of occasions about the problem with USB-C cables: namely, they all look alike but can have very different capabilities.

Google addressed this issue in Chrome OS several years ago, and we suggested at the time that Apple should copy it. That hasn’t yet happened, but there’s now a free Mac app, WhatCable, to turn your Mac into a hardware cable tester …

This story was first published by 9to5Mac. Read the original report