lightning SD card reader issue with iOS7

Hi Amit,

After some correspondence with my supplier they offered me a refund or I could wait to see if Apple issued a system fix. I decided to cut my losses and took the refund asking them how they wanted me to return the reader.

Surprisingly they told me I could keep it and not to bother to return it.

I then went in to an Apple store and bought one over the counter with an assurance from the staff that I could return it for a full refund if it didn't work.

I Plugged it in at home and it worked fine.

Bottom line is there are some very, very convincing counterfeit items out there that even the importers don't know about. Everything about the first reader was identical to the one I purchased in the Apple store, other then the fake one didn't work.

If you want one that works buy it directly from Apple not from someone claiming to be an approved Apple distributor and even if it's a couple of quid cheaper it's probably a wrong un!

Caveat Emptor

Rgds

Steve

Thanks for that advice Steve.
I have just bought a 'genuine' apple reader from eBay - and it doesn't work.
I guess I should have known better. Oh well - off to Apple now to get the real deal 😢

I had the same problems - bought a 'Genuine Apple SD Card Reader' from Ebay - didn't work on my iOS7 iPAD.

Just took the plunge and ordered the proper one from Apple and it works a treat. I just hope it carries on working once iOS8 comes out 😉

Don't beat yourself up too much.

They're bloody convincing aren't they!

At least you can get your money back from e bay.

I unplugged the lightning plug, turned over, re-inserted, and it worked. Not sure why. Maybe it will help you?

graf357 wrote:

Thanks for that advice Steve.
I have just bought a 'genuine' apple reader from eBay - and it doesn't work.
I guess I should have known better. Oh well - off to Apple now to get the real deal 😢

For what it is worth, there is literally no such thing as an Apple Authorized reseller on eBay. Apple does not list any such sellers on their web site, and they list ALL authorized resellers on their web site.

My SD reader also does not work. I am fairly certain that it is an original apple device but I may have been screwed over. Apple does make it impossible to tell original from fakes

Luckly I had given up on the Ipad for photo storage/editing since it is useless even with photo editing software.....NO WAY to get the finished pictures off the Ipad and printed.Best I could come up with is to email to myself, go to internet cafe and store then on the SD card again and then go to photo printing shop.

''Apple does make it impossible to tell original from fakes'

Yes, its Apple's fault alright. They should print 'This is Genuine' on their products and the fakers would be completely outwitted, wouldn't they?

They should have a serial number on the device. Simple enough to then check it online.

Then there would be fewer stupid responses that add no information or value to the topic.

Yep, no one could possibly fake a number on anything! I mean, they never do it with cars or banknotes, do they?

I don't like the fact that someone gets swindled by fakers - and I positively hate the fact that it happened to me once - but the lesson is to buy from a genuine Apple outlet. Not completely foolproof, but a lot safer.

I had a similar problem today with my lightning SD reader. After trying several things, my brother told me to double-check the folder structure. In my case, I use a Nikon camera, so the folder name has to be the same as the default Nikon name (DCIM). When I used a folder with this name and placed all pics in it, my iPad mini recognized the adapter immediately and the import tab was there. I was able to import all photos on the card successfully.

Don't know if this will be helpful for anyone, but I thought I would share the info just in case.

I am currently having issues with my adapter and just recently updated to ios8. Is it possible that the new software is having issues with the SD Card reader adaption again?

kurt