Most ports on USB hubs, whether they are Type-A or Type-C, are designed to only output power, so plugging a live USB Type-C cable (either the reversible one or the Type-C to Type-A one) into the wrong slot would force current into places where it doesn't belong, potentially damaging the hub. The same can be said about plugging your USB Type-C charger into the wrong port on a USB hub.
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If you were to accidentally plug the free end of your Nexus charging cable into another charging brick, the electrical current would flow between the two, which is a huge fire hazard. What This MeansĪs far as your phone goes, these chargers shouldn't cause any issues with charging or hurting your battery life-but there's still a serious problem. The Nexus 6P's charger, on the other hand, only exhibits this behavior when a third-party cable is used-even if the cables used are fully compliant with USB Type-C standards. In the case of the Nexus 5X, the charger demonstrates this "VBUS hot" issue (VBUS is the pin that supplies power) even when the stock USB Type-C to standard USB Type-A cable is used, which is quite alarming.
In the above video, K tests several stock chargers for the Nexus 6P and 5X, and they all output power regardless of what they're connected to. Image by Dallas Thomas/Gadget Hacksīut that's not how Google's Nexus chargers are behaving-at least, not according to independent USB Type-C tester Nathan K. Google's Nexus chargers aren't up to USB Type-C spec.
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