wraggster
September 22nd, 2013, 00:37
Your formerly working clone Lightning cable could stop working with the latest iOS update (http://www.phonearena.com/news/Apple-blocks-unauthorized-Lightning-cables-with-iOS-7_id47612). Previously the beta version allowed these cables to charge with a warning message but the final release actually stops many cables from working. Apples Lightning connector system is locked with authentication chips that can verify if a cable is authorized by Apple. Many users with clone cables are now without the ability to charge their iPhones.
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/09/21/2256230/apple-starts-blocking-unauthorized-lightning-cables-with-ios-7
http://apple.slashdot.org/story/13/09/21/2256230/apple-starts-blocking-unauthorized-lightning-cables-with-ios-7