USB Dual Role replaces USB On-The-Go
May 7, 2018
As product makers move from USB 3.0 to USB 3.1 (and soon USB 3.2), they also move to USB Type-C. With Type-C, this means the connector is the same on all products. PCs and phones. Media players (remember those) and cameras and flash drives.
So no more A, micro-B, or micro-AB connectors. Only Type-C
Consumers can buy just one cable, and use it for everything. No more mixes of different cables.
Phones can be dual role devices (DRD). A DRD can be either a host or a device.
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