HT203284: If you need help with iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch accessories
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Feb 1, 2015 5:44 PM in response to Bellijazzby Skydiver119,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.
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Feb 1, 2015 6:38 PM in response to Bellijazzby Skydiver119,★HelpfulI 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'
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Feb 1, 2015 6:55 PM in response to Bellijazzby Procyon256,★HelpfulAPple 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.