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ACCount37
6mo ago
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It sure is a weird thing, but yes, the first mobile devices that shipped with USB didn't really know how to charge off it.
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mghackerlady
6mo ago
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Which, to be fair to them, usb was never supposed to be a power delivery standard (at least not more than the 5 volts needed to power a mouse)
theshrike79
6mo ago
And now pretty much all of the portable devices in my house can be charged with 5V/2A USB :D
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