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How does Apple know if I'm using a fake usb cable
I'm not a Apple Dev, but I pay just to have the right to use the beta iOS before the others. I like it.. I have 1 original iPhone lightning and 2 fake cables..
When I use the fake cables appear a message on my iPhone.
How does Apple knows if it's a fake or original lightning cable? Btw, it charges my iPhone and I can use iTunes with the fake cable.
http://imgur.com/SEehjSK
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- jgeorge 13y agohttp://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/resources/blog/inside-the-apple-lightning-cable/ http://www.chipworks.com/en/technical-competitive-analysis/r... Presumably Apple can tell that the USB cables are "fake" by either the exclusion of the small security bits in the cable's chip, or perhaps that large enough quantities of "fake" cables all use the same cloned chip from one original cable somewhere. The cable may work fine, but if the OS determines that it's not a valid security chip at the end of the cable, you get the "if you electrocute yourself don't sue us" disclaimer warning.
- barcaig 13y agoI never knew about it jgeorge, but can I be electrocuted by a iPhone cable?