For me it’s the notification light you used to find on older phones, was particularly good to know if your phone was charged without picking it up

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    10 months ago

    There are phones that output analog audio over type C so you can have a type c to jack adapter with no dac inside, just wires. That is possible through Audio Adapter Accessory Alternate Mode.

    My huawei tablet works with such an adapter, but when I try it with the samsung s10e which has a jack, it gives an error and doesn’t work.

    Type C alternate modes are cool, too bad they are not advertised, they should be clearly labled and easily distinguishable. Type C has so many features yet it’s so hard to know what’s available without actually having the devices and connecting them. It’s both a blessing and a curse.

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      10 months ago

      Thanks for the correction. I had thought that only some of the early Motorolas had that feature, but it looks like there are quite a few more phones that support analog audio out via USB-C.

      From the wiki article:

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB-C#Alternate_modes

      Moto Z/Z Force, Moto Z2/Z2 Force/Z2 Play, Moto Z3/Z3 Play

      Sony Xperia XZ2

      Huawei Mate 10 Pro, Huawei P20/P20 Pro, Honor Magic2, LeEco

      Xiaomi phones

      OnePlus 6T, OnePlus 7/7 Pro/7T/7T Pro

      Oppo Find X/Oppo R17/R17 Pro

      ZTE Nubia Z17/Z18