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That sucks, but just seems weird in general, not to you specifically. You never hear about these things happening on random cheap Android phones or PC laptops. Well, at least I don't, but you hear about them semi-frequently regarding Apple products.

Anecdotally, I've had numerous Android phones (granted, almost all Google Pixels) and I've just used any random USB cable to charge and never thought about it and never have had any problems.

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>You never hear about these things happening on random cheap Android phones or PC laptops. Well, at least I don't, but you hear about them semi-frequently regarding Apple products.

For the same reason that Li-ion batteries degrade over time regardless of what sort of device it's in, but the Planned Obsolescence headlines are reserved for Li-ion batteries in Apple devices.

I wasn't aware of anyone else deciding to slow their device down except for Apple.

Pixel user—I've never had a USB-C cable fry the phone, but I have had a cable fry itself, with melted plastic and the connector stuck into the port (requiring tweezers to pull out).

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