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All I need from a lightning cable is for it to charge things, but USB-C doesn't even guarantee that. I bought a shower speaker last year that charges through USB-C, and for some reason the charging cable that came with my Google Pixel won't charge it, but the cable for my Nintendo Switch Pro controller does. That's been my general experience.

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i have a vape battery that charges by USB-C but only the 6" long cable it came with. none of my other cables will charge it, and its cable won't charge anything else.

Also repeated below, but it applies here too: I don't get it. Isn't the point of the EU directive that the cables are interchangeable to reduce waste? Why do different cables behave differently then?

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