Q: charging is not supported with this accessory
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May 2, 2014 8:05 AMby gciriani,It took 20 hours in total to charge my iPhone with the "charging not supported" message, but eventually it went to 100%. Now the battery is holding up its charge as usual. This is one more proof that the cable works and that it is just the software version at fault: it decides to trickle charge rather than charge at full power.
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May 11, 2014 2:25 PMby Lawrence Finch,What did Apple say when you asked them? (Hint: this is a user to user forum; Apple neither reads nor responds in it).
An iPhone will charge with any source that supplies at least 0.5 amps (there is no upper limit, only a lower) AND provides a signal that says the device is compatible with the iPhone. iPhones with the dock connector (pre iPhone 5) only require this. However, a dirty or damaged dock connector can block the compatibility signal.
iPhone 5 and later with the lightning connector additionally require that the cable be either Apple-manufactured or Apple-certified. That cable has a microcircuit in the iPhone end of cable that must meet compatibility requirements. As with the Dock connector, dirt or damage in the Lightning connector or in the cable will result in the "device not supported" message.
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May 11, 2014 2:47 PMby User111029,Come on, I just need charging. No microcircuits or anything of that kind. If the charger or battery provides a signal that it is compatible with the iPhone, why does the iPhone say the accessory is not supported (there's no dirt nor damage). Or did this change in iOS 7.
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May 11, 2014 2:56 PMby User111029,If Apple neither reads nor responds in this forum why do I keep getting these messages?
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May 11, 2014 4:07 PMby Lawrence Finch,User111029 wrote:
If Apple neither reads nor responds in this forum why do I keep getting these messages?
Because there are moderators ("hosts") who have the job of enforcing the Terms of Use of the forum. If you get a lot of these messages for posts that you make you must be violating the TOU pretty frequently. Most visitors never get that message. The hosts do not read the forum and do not read messages unless a Level 3 or higher participant brings it to the host's attention. That is the host's role. They are not engineers, have no input into product development, and are not told what is being developed or planned. BTW, probably 90% of what the hosts do is delete the thousands of spam messages posted daily.
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May 11, 2014 4:10 PMby Lawrence Finch,A host will edit your post to remove content that violates the TOU of the forum if the rest of the message is not in violation. If the bulk of the post does not conform to the rules the whole post is deleted. Hosts go out of their way to avoid deleting content unless it has no value or is entirely out of place. But again, hosts won't even see your post uniess a regular participant reports it.
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May 11, 2014 4:12 PMby Lawrence Finch,User111029 wrote:
Come on, I just need charging. No microcircuits or anything of that kind. If the charger or battery provides a signal that it is compatible with the iPhone, why does the iPhone say the accessory is not supported (there's no dirt nor damage). Or did this change in iOS 7.
It won't charge without the microcircuit. It also won't sync, won't restore, and won't be able to connect to audio or video devices. Apple externalized those functions with the iphone 5.
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May 12, 2014 5:58 AMby Lawrence Finch,Analyses of Lightning cable:
http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/136947-apples-mega-complicated-lightning- connector-analyzed
