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Q: Third party accessories no longer supported... All my charging cables were great before the latest ios update, why?

Third party accessories no longer supported... All my charging cables were great before the latest ios update, why?

iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi, iOS 8.1.3

Posted on Feb 1, 2015 5:40 PM

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Q: Third party accessories no longer supported... All my charging cables were great before the latest ios update, why?

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  • by Skydiver119,

    Skydiver119 Skydiver119 Feb 1, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Bellijazz
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    Feb 1, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Bellijazz

    This happened with iOS7, but the update brought with it software that looks for signed chips in the cables.

     

    If a cable was authorized by Apple then the chip will be signed.

  • by Bellijazz,

    Bellijazz Bellijazz Feb 1, 2015 6:32 PM in response to Skydiver119
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    Feb 1, 2015 6:32 PM in response to Skydiver119

    IS there a way around this?

  • by Skydiver119,Helpful

    Skydiver119 Skydiver119 Feb 1, 2015 6:38 PM in response to Bellijazz
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    iPad
    Feb 1, 2015 6:38 PM in response to Bellijazz

    I don't know which accessories you have, but the 'better' ones are usually made with Apple's cooperation. Stuff from Targus, Kensington, Belkin and the like.

     

    Ive used a belkin and Onn lightning cable with my iPod with no error messages.

     

    You SHOULD  be able to keep using the accessories and just ignore the warning. But I say should because that may not be the case with everything.

     

    The issue stems from various incidents involving shoddy third party accessories malfunctioning - sometimes quite spectacularly. But the headlines never read 'cheap knock off cable shorted out' they read 'iphone burst into flames'

  • by Procyon256,Helpful

    Procyon256 Procyon256 Feb 1, 2015 6:55 PM in response to Bellijazz
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    Feb 1, 2015 6:55 PM in response to Bellijazz

    APple holds license to the authentication chip. Unless the manufacture pays, you, pay apple, you cannot use the cords. There is no way around it with the product.