The switch to USB-C is good! Except for all the dongles you’ll need to get there.

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      1 year ago

      I’ve had several fall apart from usual wear and tear. If you roll them up, pack them, run them on things, pull them in and out of bags/pockets etc they wear down pretty quickly compared to even mid range aftermarket cables. I have some nice baided cables Ive had for 10+ years. I can’t imagine and apple one lasting that. Unless it just sits plugged into an outlet all the time, any cable last forever like that.

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      1 year ago

      The main predictor of cable wear is whether people are using the phone while the cable is attached.

      If you just leave it to charge they will last for u years. If you continue to use them while they are charging, life span of the cable is measured in weeks.