This free Mac app reveals the truth about your mystery USB-C cables
A new free Mac application called WhatCable identifies the actual capabilities of USB-C cables that otherwise look identical.
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The brief
A free Mac app named WhatCable has been released to help users determine the specific capabilities of their USB-C cables. Because USB-C ports do not guarantee high speeds, the software identifies whether a cable is fast or slow.
Coverage from The Verge, 9to5Mac, Engadget, How-To Geek, and Six Colors emphasizes that USB-C cables often look the same despite differing specifications. These outlets highlight that the app reveals what each cable can actually do.
Future utility depends on users identifying the specific specifications that separate slow cables from fast ones using the tool.
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Quick answers
What is WhatCable?
It is a free Mac application that reveals the capabilities of USB-C cables.
Why is this app necessary?
According to coverage, USB-C cables look identical but can vary in speed, and a USB-C port is not a guarantee of high speeds.
Which platforms is the app available for?
The provided coverage specifies that it is a Mac app.
Coverage (7)
- WhatCable gives you the download on your USB cables Six Colors · 4h ago
- A USB-C Port Isn't A Guarantee Of High Speeds: Here's Why Engadget · 4h ago
- This free Mac app reveals the truth about your mystery USB-C cables The Verge · 4h ago broke it first
- USB-C cables look identical, but one simple spec separates the slow ones from the fast ones How-To Geek · 4h ago
- Free Mac app WhatCable tells you what each of your USB-C cables can really do 9to5Mac · 4h ago
- Free app reveals capabilities of USB-C cables for MacBook Air and other devices Notebookcheck · 5h ago
- This free Mac app reveals the truth about your mystery USB-C cables The Verge · 5h ago broke it first
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