Apple iOS 7 can Block Your Non-Certified Lightning Charger

In the several past months, iPhone was troubled by the electrocution death of some iPhone users who are confirmed to use the counterfeit USB power adaptors or USB charging cable. Apple now is determined to make these accidents happen no more. According to a confirmed report, Apple has officially blocked some non-certified lightning cables from charging iPhone in the iOS 7 update.

Over the course of the past few hours, a number of AppAdvice readers have been in touch, explaining that iOS 7 is now blocking their third-party, non-certified Lightning USB cables. As such, a large number of iDevice users have installed the seventh iteration of Apple’s mobile operating system only to find that their iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch can no longer be charged using the cable they have.

If a user attempts to charge with an unauthorized lightning charging cable on iOS 7 they will receive this message, “This cable or accessory is not certified and may not work reliably with this iPhone.” Apple’s cables contain a chip that authenticates the cable allowing it to be used with the device. Of course there is nothing to stop unauthorized cables with cracked chips and apparently they work fine with iOS 7. There are some workarounds if you do not want to spend cash and get an official one. Some devious third-parties have already figured out how to cross Apple’s detection mechanism. It’s possible that some of the unlicensed cables that still work implement this crack.

1. Turn on USB power.
2. Plug in lightning cable to iPhone.
3. Dismiss any warning.
4. Unlock your iPhone.
5. Dismiss any remaining warnings.
6. Now with the screen turned on, unplug the lightning charging cable.
7. Plug it back in.
8. Dismiss warning again. It should now charge.