this cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iphone

biggebruv

I bought an iphone 5

when I put the cable in this message pops up but I think the phone still charges anyways

I updated the phone to 7.1 but this message still pops up

Creamy Goodness

Is the cable an official 'Made for iPhone' cable? If not you'll continue to get this message.

FourFourRED

Try a hard reset of the phone. That fixed it for me with the genuine lightning cable.

biggebruv

Aodhagan wrote: »

Try a hard reset of the phone. That fixed it for me with the genuine lightning cable.

just tried the hard reset but still the same


is it ok to use the cable anyway since it says im charging

the seller on adverts said its from an offical apple so I dunno

makoten

Well, it's obviously not genuine Apple if it still shows that message. But you can keep using it if it charges.

biggebruv

makoten wrote: »

Well, it's obviously not genuine Apple if it still shows that message. But you can keep using it if it charges.

will it do damage though?

what the f**k are apple playing at they have to be offical apple cables now:rolleyes:

coylemj

At 18:02 you said....

biggebruv wrote: »

the seller on adverts said its from an offical apple so I dunno

At 18:26 you said ...

biggebruv wrote: »

what the f**k are apple playing at they have to be offical apple cables now:rolleyes:

What happened in those 24 minutes that allowed you to decide that it's Apple's fault that an accessory that you bought off a stranger on adverts isn't working as claimed?

Creamy Goodness

If you bought a brand new BMW, would you bring it to an aprentice mechanic or would you bring it to an authorised BMW mechanic?

biggebruv

coylemj wrote: »

At 18:02 you said....



At 18:26 you said ...



What happened in those 24 minutes that allowed you to decide that it's Apple's fault that an accessory that you bought off a stranger on adverts isn't working as claimed?

no nowhere did I say that its apples fault im just saying I think its S***ty that apple is doing this in general now making there customers pay for there official cables when before you could use any type it did not matter

Gordon

biggebruv wrote: »

will it do damage though?

what the f**k are apple playing at they have to be offical apple cables now:rolleyes:

They seem to be warning you, they aren't saying that you can't use the cable, right? There have been a few cases of shoddily made iphone chargers catching fire and electrocuting people, so I imagine they are simply trying to protect you.

FourFourRED

Gordon wrote: »

They seem to be warning you, they aren't saying that you can't use the cable, right? There have been a few cases of shoddily made iphone chargers catching fire and electrocuting people, so I imagine they are simply trying to protect you.

Well I've had one from Dealz that gave the warning message but also didn't charge it either.

Protecting us is great but maybe they should also reduce the ridiculously high margins on the "official" cables.

username123

Ive been using a non Apple cable and plug for my ipad mini for a year now and Ive been getting that message since the iOS upgrade. Ive just ignored it and its been fine.

biggebruv

whats annoying me is the thing is charging but yet its warning me lol WTF

if it was a non official cable wouldn't it not charge full stop?

Is there a way to tell if its an official cable?

Iv read up and people have been saying there 3rd party wires are working fine before an IOS update then the cable just stopped altogether

biggebruv

what about even the belkin or isound cables do they work?


http://store.apple.com/ie/reviews/ME291ZM/A/lightning-to-usb-cable-05m

the official site has alot of bad reviews on the cable itself

coylemj

biggebruv wrote: »

what about even the belkin or isound cables do they work?

It doesn't have to be manufactured by Apple, simply approved by them with the 'Made for iPhone' logo. As another poster has said above, it's probably because of shoddy accessories (especially chargers) overloading the appliance to the point where it goes on fire or the battery explodes - cue worldwide headlines which blames Apple.

To answer the question above, I have a Gear4 (they used to be called Griffin) charger which has two USB ports, it is an approved device and charges my G4 iTouch which refuses to take a charge from an old Monster FM car transmitter which has the old 30-pin Apple connector i.e. was specifically manufactured to work with iPods and iPhones but it no longer can charge devices which require the 'Made for iPhone' approval.

biggebruv wrote: »

the official site has alot of bad reviews on the cable itself

Let's face it, who's going to bother writing a good review for a USB cable?

biggebruv

coylemj wrote: »

It doesn't have to be manufactured by Apple, simply approved by them with the 'Made for iPhone' logo. As another poster has said above, it's probably because of shoddy accessories (especially chargers) overloading the appliance to the point where it goes on fire or the battery explodes - cue worldwide headlines which blames Apple.

To answer the question above, I have a Gear4 (they used to be called Griffin) charger which has two USB ports, it is an approved device and charges my G4 iTouch which refuses to take a charge from an old Monster FM car transmitter which has the old 30-pin Apple connector i.e. was specifically manufactured to work with iPods and iPhones but it no longer can charge devices which require the 'Made for iPhone' approval.

oh thats good then the isound cables are about 18euros better than apples 25euro on there website

basill

Look on ebay. There are official belkin cables from an irish seller. You will get two and some change from 20 euro.

biggebruv

basill wrote: »

Look on ebay. There are official belkin cables from an irish seller. You will get two and some change from 20 euro.

cheers will do

Hollister11

I'm using an official iPod touch 5 charger for my iPhone 5 and still get the message!!

neilmulvey

the latest software update is now able to detect if the cable is an apple supplied charger or not.

biggebruv

bought an isound cable no pop ups anymore

Deep Thought

I also have an official cable for Apple and still sometimes get the message

Its fine, it still does the job

FourFourRED

Just bought a lightning cable in Dealz and it seems to be working. Do these cables usually charge slower or are they the same speed as the Apple ones?

Mimikyu

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coylemj

Aodhagan wrote: »

Just bought a lightning cable in Dealz and it seems to be working. Do these cables usually charge slower or are they the same speed as the Apple ones?

Did you buy a charger or a cable? It's down to the voltage and the maximum current the charger supports, they should both be listed on the charger. The cables all have very small resistance so do not affect the charge time.

FourFourRED

coylemj wrote: »

Did you buy a charger or a cable? It's down to the voltage and the maximum current the charger supports, they should both be listed on the charger. The cables all have very small resistance so do not affect the charge time.

Just the cable, using the same charger plug. Thanks for the info

FourFourRED

Captain Morgan wrote: »

I have a number of lightning cables from Dealz that worked fine on my 5S but wouldn't work on my partner's 5. None of them work now since the 7.1 update though. What phone/iOS are you using?

I never noticed them charging slower than the official cables but I only ever used them in the car for a boost charge.

5s on 7.1 - the last one I bought in Dealz didn't work with 7.0.x

Gumbo

All my cheap ones still working on 5 with 7.1 and also on the ipad air with 7.1. Not bought in dealz, but the 2 euro shop on George's street. But I'd imagine there all made in the same warehouse?

Snake Plisken

I'd kind of worry about using one of those dealz cables on my 500 euro iPhone 5, so what's the cheapest apple approved cable is it the Isound one mentioned above?

diograis

hey I was just wondering if those cheap cables are still working for ye? After spending 30 euro for a non-apple cable in compu B and it breaking after 3 months, I'm fed up to say the least. Cheers !

hfallada

My dad brought a cheap charger from a chinese shop in town and it fried the battery on his near perfect iphone 5S. I have always found generic chargers to be false economy

Snake Plisken

picked up a 1 metre apple lightening cable for 19.99 from PC World Compu B where looking for €25 for the same one, also Pc World where selling an ILuv lightening cable for 15.99, but don't know if they have official approval from Apple.

Mick Murdock

The cheap ones from Dealz etc. do charge much slower in my experience.

savic04

Mick Murdock wrote: »

The cheap ones from Dealz etc. do charge much slower in my experience.

if you turn off your phone when charging, the dealz ones work

I have been through 4 offcial apple ones in less then one year, Apple replaced my first one in warranty but now I am out of warranty

dodzy

savic04 wrote: »

I have been through 4 offcial apple ones in less then one year, Apple replaced my first one in warranty but now I am out of warranty

WTF are you doing with them? 4 OEM cables in 12 mths go pear shaped? No chance, under normal use.

diograis

dodzy wrote: »

WTF are you doing with them? 4 OEM cables in 12 mths go pear shaped? No chance, under normal use.

it's a cable. How could you possibly misuse it, yanking it? They're stupidly overpriced and terrible quality. Cheers for the recommendations on the cheap ones guys, got myself one for 1.50 after paying 30 fecking euro for the last one and it works a dream! Wouldn't go near a knock off charger though :P

nightster1

dx.com have pleanty of cheap cables that work with 7.1.1

You will be waiting for 6 weeks though.....but all free post��

flyguy

nightster1 wrote: »

dx.com have pleanty of cheap cables that work with 7.1.1

You will be waiting for 6 weeks though.....but all free post��

No they don't, dx removed all the "fake" lightning cables after apple threatened them. For a short while they had none for sale and now only approved ones. They start at around €10 which is too much for a non apple cable with a 6 week wait on top. Get loads of stuff of dx but lightning cables I'll get elsewhere...
Btw if you're looking for a cable and charger you're better of getting this for less: http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/jbl-onbeat-micro-portbl-speaker-dock-with-lightning-connector-andndash-black/317115/186.1

nightster1

flyguy wrote: »

No they don't, dx removed all the "fake" lightning cables after apple threatened them. For a short while they had none for sale and now only approved ones. They start at around €10 which is too much for a non apple cable with a 6 week wait on top. Get loads of stuff of dx but lightning cables I'll get elsewhere...
Btw if you're looking for a cable and charger you're better of getting this for less: http://www.currys.ie/Mobile/Product/jbl-onbeat-micro-portbl-speaker-dock-with-lightning-connector-andndash-black/317115/186.1

yes, dx now appears to have stopped.

What about these guys?:-

http://www.tmart.com/search.html?q=IPHONE&typeid=3431:3635

flyguy

Was actually gonna suggest tmart, but have only gotten 2 things of them so far. 1 item doesn't work at all, the other one was a lighting cable that wasn't reversible (only worked with one side up) and broke quite quickly. Even when it was working it would not charge my iPad. It was one of those 3 mtr braided cables. Anyone any good experience with them?

nightster1

flyguy wrote: »

Was actually gonna suggest tmart, but have only gotten 2 things of them so far. 1 item doesn't work at all, the other one was a lighting cable that wasn't reversible (only worked with one side up) and broke quite quickly. Even when it was working it would not charge my iPad. It was one of those 3 mtr braided cables. Anyone any good experience with them?

I have an order in with them. I wont know the quality a while.