Apologies if the wrong community, if there’s a better suited one, please point me to it!

But, I figure we all buy USB-C cables, and being a progressive group of folks maybe someone has a suggestion so I cause slightly less waste pollution and waste? Here’s hoping!

Edit: Allrighty, apparently I’m just rough on all my usb cables OR you have all teamed up to prank me.

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    I bought my kid the magnetic kind where the but stays in your phone and the cable magnetically connects to it and it also rotates and whatnot. Doesn’t charge fast but it’s hella capable of her shit. Last phone port failed because she ripped the cord out all the time but now the important but just stays in the phone.

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      Ooooooh, this seems like a game changer. Apparently I am a middle aged child when it comes to cord removal.

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        If you don’t care about fast charge or data transfer they really are. Here’s a link to the ones I bought

        https://a.co/d/dwlnFQn

        Highly recommend if you wear out cables. I’m guilty as well but I use Android Auto for work everyday so these do me no good but help my daughter immensely.

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          They can’t transfer data? That’s AUFU. But seriously, I use Android Auto every day as well, but the new work vehicle works with it wirelessly. Usually…

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            They can prolly do some data transfer but won’t make Android Auto work. I wish our trucks had wireless. Surprised they didn’t honestly, they’re all 2024 Mavericks. I need to get another wireless dongle thingy.

            I know some of those magnetic cables can do it but they’re much pricier than the ones I got for my kid.

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              My old work vehicle (Silverado) also only worked with wired Android Auto, but this one is a Ford Transit van.