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I buy Anker cables and they hold up really well to my kid's cable abuse. They have a braided sheath around them.
Plenty of companies make solid cables now and Anker's Eufy camera controversy made me look to other options for cables and battery banks. Truly scummy while sacrificing their own users' privacy (and lying about it).
https://www.theverge.com/23573362/anker-eufy-security-camera-answers-encryption
I also love my Anker cables. I have cables from them that are like 10 years old and I would still be using them if they were USBC
I bought my kid the magnetic kind where the but stays in your phone and the cable magnetically connects to it and it also rotates and whatnot. Doesn't charge fast but it's hella capable of her shit. Last phone port failed because she ripped the cord out all the time but now the important but just stays in the phone.
Ooooooh, this seems like a game changer. Apparently I am a middle aged child when it comes to cord removal.
If you don't care about fast charge or data transfer they really are. Here's a link to the ones I bought
https://a.co/d/dwlnFQn
Highly recommend if you wear out cables. I'm guilty as well but I use Android Auto for work everyday so these do me no good but help my daughter immensely.
They can't transfer data? That's AUFU. But seriously, I use Android Auto every day as well, but the new work vehicle works with it wirelessly. Usually...
They can prolly do some data transfer but won't make Android Auto work. I wish our trucks had wireless. Surprised they didn't honestly, they're all 2024 Mavericks. I need to get another wireless dongle thingy.
I know some of those magnetic cables can do it but they're much pricier than the ones I got for my kid.
My old work vehicle (Silverado) also only worked with wired Android Auto, but this one is a Ford Transit van.
Pretty sure I've got Anker cables from when they were the "no name generic" option.
They're probably the most recommended brand now for all types of cables and battery banks. It's kind of crazy
Get in the game with inexpensive options, grow the business and reinvest profits to both expand and increase quality. The exact opposite of what we see with large companies once they hit the top of their respective markets.
Their charging and cable products are awesome and still a decent price. That's not to say Anker is perfect. They straight up lied about their Eufy security cameras. Sending unencrypted streams back to Eufy despite claims of offline local data storage.
I think I'll try some of these braided cables with the magnetic bit someone was talking about. Thanks!