Hated 2016 Macbook Pro inititally, convince me otherwise

[Chancha]

Is there even a way to actively command which end of the USB-C nodes to act as the master/host? I remember when the Nintendo Switch just came out, a tweet went viral with it being plugged into a 2016 MBP, and it was the Switch that charges the MBP not the other way round, lol...

 

[Hanson Eigilson]

Is there even a way to actively command which end of the USB-C nodes to act as the master/host? I remember when the Nintendo Switch just came out, a tweet went viral with it being plugged into a 2016 MBP, and it was the Switch that charges the MBP not the other way round, lol...

Lol, i think you can do it by putting 1 device into charging state before connecting the other, or by turning one of them off.
same way you can trick dongles into using a certain protocol, connect them in the right order or connect, turn off, turn on connect next dongle like a monkey until something works.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Lol, i think you can do it by putting 1 device into charging state before connecting the other, or by turning one of them off.
same way you can trick dongles into using a certain protocol, connect them in the right order or connect, turn off, turn on connect next dongle like a monkey until something works.

Sounds like a free game they included called:
"Charging Circus: Switch Edition"

 

[SteveJUAE]

no the truth is that USB-C devices are very error prone because of USB Type-C Specification 1.0, and that the specification is unlikely to get much better any time soon.
Even reputable companies have problems: https://www.apple.com/support/usbc-chargecable/
not because the idea of USB-C is horible, but going all in on a 1.0 implementation that can fry your stuff is not a great prospect for people that actually need to get stuff done on a daily basis.
another field test here: http://blog.fosketts.net/2016/10/30/2016-macbook-pro-usb-cthunderbolt-survival-guide/

My wife's rMB 2015 apple power cable does not even have any identification marks to check if it's potentially one the faulty ones

This is typical of many cables even on high quality TB3 ones that are active or passive often look the same

I understand part of the reason USB-C is capped at 100w is due to the tight pin spacing and good OEM's have to provide additional chips to detect short circuits
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Lol, i think you can do it by putting 1 device into charging state before connecting the other, or by turning one of them off.
same way you can trick dongles into using a certain protocol, connect them in the right order or connect, turn off, turn on connect next dongle like a monkey until something works.

I also understand it is possible to trick the PD cable identifiers by monkeying around