iPhone iOS 7 and Lightning Cables

Ljimbobaus on 03/08/2013 - 01:31

Hey Y'all just thought i would share something.
So i am running iOS 7 Beta 4 on my iPhone 5 and have been since Beta 1( it has drastically improved my battery life i must say)

anyways, i have a few lightning cables for charging from different places.

I have noticed a annoying feature in the current beta which i suspect will be present in the final release this spring.
When i plug in some of my cheaper lightning cables i get a message on the screen saying "that the cable is not certified for use " the charging and data transfer is then disabled.

I have a few cheaper cables that work (Belkin etc) but most of the $3 ones etc simply won't work.

I notice lately a lot of companies are offloading their cables super cheap.. and i suspect this is why
they need people to buy them while they still have iOS 6

Cheers

Mobile

Comments

  • cpho on 03/08/2013 - 09:47

    Well, eff you Apple…
    All that innovation wasted on "certified" cables. Stunts like these really make me regret getting iProducts.

    Reminds me of the usb to 20pin adapter, how a direct plug will say the device is not supported or uses too much power, but when you put it through an adapter, it'll work fine.

    Might have to jailbreak my ipad to get it charging. I lost my original cable and I've got about 4-5 "non-certified" cables…

  • jimbobaus on 03/08/2013 - 09:49

    yeah its a bit annoying :(
    Usually u get the this accessory is not supported but to then disable the charging is a bit crap

  • leonheart1 on 03/08/2013 - 13:11

    I have a few cheaper cables that work (Belkin etc)

    The Belkin lightning cables seem to go for ~$10 but that's still a bit high. Could you share the other cables that you tried which worked?

    • jimbobaus on 05/08/2013 - 08:45

      Belkin
      Cygnet
      And one I found in a shop which even had a box made to look like it was genuine but they clearly weren't.

      Basically any cable I have found or bought under $10 hasn't worked.

  • scotty on 03/08/2013 - 14:29

    Of course Apple is doing this for your good. They definitely don't want to see you getting electrocuted due to dodgy lightning cables :)

  • longislandicetea on 03/08/2013 - 14:47

    I am running ios 7 on my iphone 5 aswell and it pisses me off when my phone shows me that message. My original iphone cable stopped working after 3 months so i had to buy a cheap $3 one from ebay and the trick to charge your phone through those ones is to put it in the charging port but not all the way just till you see the battery bar change to green

    • jimbobaus on 05/08/2013 - 08:46

      I am going to try this tonight lol.

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