accessible-iOS Re: strange error message when charging my phone since upgrading to IOS 7

  • From: Donna Goodin <doniadonna@xxxxxx>
  • To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:33:49 -0500

Yeah, and I bet money changes hands in order to obtain that license.  All I'm 
saying is that this is about control, and a pretty sleazy attempt at making a 
buck.
Cheers,
Donna
On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Kevin Barry <krbarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> You do not need an actual Apple cable. You do, however, need a cable made by 
> a manufacturer who obtains the license and thus meets the technical 
> requirements for one.
> Amazon Basics cables are ggreat and so are cables sold by monoprice.com.
> hth
> Kevin
> 
> At 06:10 PM 9/24/2013, you wrote:
>> I don't agree. There not going to stop people from buying other cables.  In 
>> fact, this message annoys me enough that it makes me feel more inclined not 
>> to buy an Apple cable, unless it comes with the device.  And, as you pointed 
>> out, if I'd never upgraded to IOS 7, I would never have known this wasn't an 
>> Apple cable. And since my phone isn't under warranty, there's no way I'm 
>> going to shell out the money just to buy one, either.  So, giving me this 
>> very annoying error message accomplishes absolutely nothing.  If they want 
>> to do this, they ought to at least give you the option to not see the 
>> message again.
>> Cheers,
>> Donna
>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 1:13 PM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker296@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > Hi Donna,
>> >
>> > Not at all.  Do to the people in China who have died of electrocution from 
>> > using knock off chargers, it's in their best interest to regulate this 
>> > stuff.  All though its not their fault people died, they are still the 
>> > ones who get the negative press and backlash from it.  I think this move 
>> > makes perfect sense from a public safety, and PR position.
>> >
>> > JMO.
>> >
>> > Ricardo Walker
>> > ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Twitter:@apple2thecore
>> > www.appletothecore.info
>> >
>> > On Sep 24, 2013, at 7:36 AM, Donna Goodin <doniadonna@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi Ibrahim,
>> >>
>> >> I'll have to think about this.  Since my phone was purchased used, it 
>> >> isn't under warranty anyway, and frankly, I find this a little Naziish of 
>> >> Apple.
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Donna
>> >> On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:35 AM, Ibrahim Gucukoglu 
>> >> <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi Donna.
>> >>>
>> >>> The cable you have then is probably a non genuine cable, since I only 
>> >>> use genuine Apple cables then I don't get this message.  You should go 
>> >>> to www.apple.com/store and buy yourself a genuine cable, they do them in 
>> >>> different lengths now too.
>> >>>
>> >>> All the best, Ibrahim.
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Donna Goodin
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 12:33 PM
>> >>> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: strange error message when charging my phone 
>> >>> since upgrading to IOS 7
>> >>>
>> >>> Well, the cable I'm using is the one that came with my phone.  Now since 
>> >>> I bought my phone used, hard to say what that means, but when I bought 
>> >>> the phone all the pieces and packaging were there, so I have no reason 
>> >>> to believe it isn't an Apple cable, other than this stupid error message.
>> >>> Donna
>> >>> On Sep 24, 2013, at 3:50 AM, Alex Stone <alexstone871@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> Neither did I, but I get it with ios7 now, with exactly the same cheap
>> >>>> Iphone5 cable I bought off eBay about six months ago.
>> >>>> Cheers
>> >>>> Alex
>> >>>>
>> >>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>> From: accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>> [mailto:accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Goodin
>> >>>> Sent: 22 September 2013 21:04
>> >>>> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >>>> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: strange error message when charging my phone
>> >>>> since upgrading to IOS 7
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Weird.  I never got that message in IOS 6, strange that I would start
>> >>>> getting it now.
>> >>>> Cheers,
>> >>>> Donna
>> >>>> On Sep 22, 2013, at 2:43 PM, Beto Arreola <beto.arreola22@xxxxxxxxx> 
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Hi, I used to get that it will happen if the cable used is an after 
>> >>>>> market
>> >>>> cable not an actual apple cable.
>> >>>>> On Sep 22, 2013, at 7:17 AM, Donna Goodin <doniadonna@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> Hi all,
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Ever since I upgraded to IOS 7, when I plug my phone in to charge, I 
>> >>>>>> get
>> >>>> the following message:  "This is not a registered cable and may not work
>> >>>> reliably with your device."  I'm using the cable that came with the 
>> >>>> phone.
>> >>>> I did buy the phone used, so it's conceivable that it may not be the
>> >>>> original cable that came with the phone, but it is an Apple cable, has 
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> correct connector, etc.  anyone else ever seen this?  Any thoughts on 
>> >>>> how I
>> >>>> can make that message go away?  My phone seems to be charging just fine.
>> >>>>>> TIA,
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