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USB-C ports on smartphones are used for a variety of reasons, with the two main uses being charging and connecting to a PC (for data transfer or tinkering). These ports can be used for much more though.

We thought it would be a good idea to ask Android Authority readers whether they use their phones’ USB-C port for more than just charging and connecting to a PC. Here are the results of that poll.

This was a mega-popular poll, accruing over 14,300 votes since we posted it on May 17. It turns out that just over two-thirds of respondents (roughly 9,700 votes) say they have used their phone’s USB-C port for tasks other than charging or connecting to a computer.

We got plenty of reader comments in this regard too, noting that they’ve used the port for USB tethering, webcam functionality, external mics, Dex/outputting to a larger screen, game controllers, wired headphones, Ethernet via a USB dongle, car diagnostics, and for accessories like a keyboard/mouse and flash drive.

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Meanwhile, just under 32% of polled readers (roughly 4,500 votes) said they didn’t use the USB-C port for anything else. At least one reader said this was because of a manufacturer (Google) not implementing video output via USB-C, while another noted that their phone still had a headphone jack (presumably so they use traditional earphones instead of USB-C audio).