The cable for iPhone is not certified, what should I do? “This cable or accessory is not certified”? Why does this message appear on iPhone and iPad?

When you charge your iPhone or iPad using the Lightning connector, you may see a notification on your screen that says " This cable or accessory is not certified and is not guaranteed to work reliably with this iPhone." Usually after this charging stops. What's the matter?

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Below we will talk about the three most likely reasons why you might see such a message - and explain what to do in such a situation.

Before we begin, we will suggest you to do a simple procedure: first remove and then insert the cable back into the connector of the iPhone and iPad. It also wouldn't hurt to try connecting to a different USB port or outlet. If in your case there is a random system error (this also happens), this will help. If not, read on.

Reason #1. Use of non-original accessories

Most often, the above message appears when a non-original accessory is used - a cheap replacement for official Apple equipment. Users are trying to save on branded products - they cost a lot of money even before the crisis - and buy much cheaper accessories from nameless manufacturers. Sometimes these things work, sometimes they don't.

What to do? You can try to bypass the protection. For this:

• Connect the cable to your iPhone or iPad;
• Click Close when the message “This cable or accessory is not certified and is not guaranteed to work with this iPhone” appears.
• Unlock your iPhone or iPad;
• Click Close again when iOS displays the warning window;
• Now - without blocking! — unplug the cable from the phone or tablet connector;
• Reconnect the cable.

An alternative (and much safer for your device) option is to buy a cable that is guaranteed to work and won't harm your iPhone or iPad! There are always cheaper third-party accessories that work just fine—for example, the AmazonBasics Apple Certified Lightning Cable costs just $9.99. In general, you can recognize high-quality accessories by the logo with the inscription Made for iPhone / iPod / iPad(“Made for iPhone/iPod/iPad”) on the packaging.

Reason #2. Cable damage

The message “This cable or accessory is not certified and is not guaranteed to work reliably with this iPhone” may also appear because the accessory is simply broken. Possible reasons: the cable was in water, became a victim of corrosion or physical impact. In this case, it will have to be replaced with a new one - for example, with a legal and quite affordable alternative from Amazon or other manufacturers.

Reason #3. Garbage

A much less common, but still real reason is a physical obstacle to charging. The port can become clogged with crumbs, threads/lint, or any other contents from your pockets. This happens more often with the iPhone, but there are similar complaints from iPad users online. What to do? The solution is obvious - check the ports for stuck debris and clean them of foreign objects (for example, with a toothpick). If you don’t have confidence in your abilities, turn to specialists.

Eat folk myth which I want to dispel.

They say that a fake Lightning cable is as good as the original one. You buy this AUCHANe for 190 rubles and don’t worry. Maybe the assembly is worse, but the functionality is the same.

Just this not true, which I was personally convinced of. There is a difference. Exactly functional, that is, influences your life in the most direct way.

How did I solve this problem?

I have a good habit - do not use the included charger iPhone.

Why? A standard 5W adapter takes forever to charge an iPhone 7 Plus - 6 hours! You can get old. Therefore, I bought a 12-watt charger + original cable a long time ago. With them, the iPhone 7 Plus reaches 100% in just 2 hours.

I’m used to it by this time, so I notice any deviations immediately. Actually, here is the culprit:

What's happened: Over the weekend I used this black Lightning cable, purchased either on Aliexpress or left over from another accessory. I put my iPhone 7 Plus on charge through it and went about my business.

After 3 and a half hours I looked at the iPhone and sensed something was wrong: 60% instead of the expected 100%. I made a mistake about charging and the phone itself, but I decided to repeat the experiment with the original cord. This time I sat next to him and looked from time to time.

The result is 2.5 hours. That is, with the original cord, the phone charged 2 times faster, all other things being equal.

As a result, we have a fact on hand: some cables charges the device more slowly. But why? If you listen to Aliexpress fans, all lightning cables are the same, but here you have a surprise.

Why is this happening

Lightning cables cheaper than 500 rubles are almost always laid the thinnest possible wires. Savings do not come out of thin air. As a result, these cables do not support the amperage (amps) of original or quality Lightning cables.

The original cable, as in the photo above, supports the current up to 2.1 A(ampere). Current strength, in turn, is one of the parameters that determines how quickly your iPhone will charge.

Fake and low-quality cables support current about 1 A. It could be less, it could be 1.5 A. The run-up is large. That's the difference in quality. So, you take a Chinese cable, you get Charging takes 2x longer.

Or not? Why does no one notice the problem, where are the complaints? If everything were so simple, they would have known about it long ago. There's just another factor at play.

Charging model matters

This is an original Apple 5 Watt flat charger (included with iPhone). She supplies current 1 A.

In principle, it is enough to charge any iPhone. However, the batteries in Plus models will take a very long time to charge - the device, even in passive mode, consumes more energy, and such a small adapter barely “catch up” with the natural consumption of a working device.

And this is the original thick Apple 12-watt charger (sold separately). Much better - it supplies current 2.4 A.

If you connect it to a regular iPhone, you hardly see the difference in charging speed - the screen is smaller, and so is the passive consumption. With these, the difference is literally 30-40 minutes in favor of a thick block. But for Plus this is a real salvation. Instead of 5-6 hours it turns out 2-3 hours.

Let's repeat: A 5-watt charge generates 1A of current, while a 12-watt charge delivers as much as 2.4A. All that remains is to transfer them to the device via cable. This becomes a bottleneck when charging the iPhone. The worse the cable inside, the slower the charging.

According to the data sheet, the original Lightning cable is capable of carrying current. up to 2.1A. Almost all cheap counterfeit cables and simply “analogues” only pass 1A, that is, 2 times less.

Conclusion: Fake Lightning cables limit the charging speed of any iPhone when using high-power units - 10 and 12 watts. There is a problem, and now you know about it.

Some Chinese manufacturers are aware of the problem and mark their cables accordingly. To believe them or not is a difficult question.

Here are a few more consequences and tips, since we played iSherlock.

1. If you have a regular iPhone (not Plus), you are almost you won't notice the difference between a bad and a good cable. Especially if you use the 5-watt charger included in the kit. But it is there, be it half an hour or an hour. IMHO, the difference between 25 and 50% charge at the same time is worth the overpayment for a good cable and 12-watt charging.

2. I highly recommend the original cable or models from well-known, non-fake brands to Plus owners. Almost everything that is sold in electronics hypermarkets is branded Chinese. There is trust in Belkin, whose cables are actually certified and support current up to 2.4A.

3. All flat Lightning cables (a la noodles) – nonsense, and they will charge your iPhone the longest. This made my Plus charge comically slowly, and when I started using it, it stopped charging altogether.

After this story, I try not to use left cables, especially when I need to charge my iPhone as quickly as possible. But even after such an analysis, I am sure that not everyone will believe me.

That's why I want ask you. Have you noticed slow charging of your iPhone or iPad from third-party cables? What kind of lace do you use and which charging unit?

P.S. Well, the last thing, for those who scrolled and didn’t read. I highly, highly recommend that you still buy a 12-watt unit, even if you have an iPhone 5s. Inexpensive, really useful accessory without a single minus. And it charges all Apple devices a little faster.

If your iPhone is not charging, then now I will try to solve your problem.

Especially for you, I have prepared 7 reasons why your iPhone may not charge and now I will tell you about them!

Software glitch

The first common reason why an iPhone won't charge is a glitch in the system itself. Maybe something in iOS is frozen, and the controller that gives the go-ahead to transfer current to the battery simply does not work. The easiest way to get rid of freezing in iOS is to do a hard reboot. It is done easily and simply. Press and hold the Home key and the Lock button at the same time for about 20 seconds.

At the same time, please note that when we reboot, a white screen with an apple will light up.

At this point, you don’t need to release the keys yet. Hold Home and lock for another 5-8 seconds (until this whole thing goes out).

After such “ hard reboot"turn on the iPhone again and check whether the iPhone is charging or not.

Problematic firmware

If your iPhone stops charging after updating the system, it means there was some kind of glitch during the firmware. Of course, this does not apply to any specific version of iOS. Both on the 11th and on the 6th, in principle, on all versions of iOS, the iPhone charges :)

Another thing is that sometimes after updating the firmware, the smartphone stops charging. Although before the firmware everything worked fine. What to do in this case?

1. Rollback

If before updating to the new version you made a backup copy of your device (backup), then in this case it will not be difficult to restore the device via iTunes. This is done very simply. In iTunes there is a special button for this “ Restore from copy...»

2. Restore factory settings

If you didn’t make a backup copy, then this is very bad :(Because in this case you will have to. With a full reset, all information from the iPhone will be deleted. This will include all photos, videos and music.

Faulty charger

If the iPhone does not charge, then a very important point when looking for the reason is to check the charger and cable. In the next paragraph we will talk about the Lightning cable, and now about charging in detail.

This block here can also fail:

Simply put, sooner or later it may burn out. Especially if we are talking about a cheap Chinese charger. In general, you cannot charge your iPhone with a “left” charger. There can be very, very severe consequences. In the best case, the battery will wear out much faster, and in the worst case, something will break in the iPhone or it will simply explode.

Okay, okay, don't take explosive words too seriously. After all, not many iPhones exploded around the world.

Try to take another charger, and if you don’t have one, then try charging the phone through the computer. If it works, then good, look for another charger and use it for your health. If the computer does not charge, then we continue to look for the reason!

Faulty Lightning cable

I already said earlier that in the next paragraph we will talk about the Lightning cable, because they also fail, and even more often than the charging unit.

This original cable from Apple fails after 1 year if used carelessly:

It costs a lot, but it breaks faster than some left-handed one.

If possible, test the charging functionality using a different cable. Because, even if your old cable looks great in appearance, this does not mean that it is working.

If there is no other Lightning cable, you will have to buy a new one. I said earlier that you cannot use non-original chargers, but this fortunately does not apply to Lightning cables.

You can easily buy cables on Aliexpress. Another thing is that their quality is not always decent. But if you buy it from a trusted manufacturer, for example, in the UGREEN store, the cable will last much longer than the original Lightning, and it will also cost 5 times less. You can buy it.

Cheap wires have also not been canceled, I bought myself a beautiful Lightning cable in a denim braid. Costs less than 3 dollars. You can buy it.

Lightning port glitches

We've sorted out the Lightning cable, and now let's touch on the issue of the port itself where this charger is inserted. Now I'm talking about the port where we insert the Lightning cable.

In the worst case, something could break there, but in the best case, a lot of dust, debris, seeds and other rubbish simply accumulated there and because of this, the contacts with the cable do not make contact.

Look into the port and if there is dirt there, take a small stick, like a toothpick, and carefully clean the port.

USB port does not work

If you charge your iPhone from a computer or laptop, then the USB port may simply not work or provide insufficient power. Try a different port, or better yet, use a charger or PowerBank.

Faulty parts (battery, cable, recess, etc.)

If all else fails, and the iPhone still won’t charge. Then most likely the problem is a malfunction of some components. This could be a battery “dead” by time or poor charging, broken cables from a fall, some other damage, and the like. In addition, if your smartphone is “drowned” or moisture simply got into it, then this can also cause a breakdown.

In this case, there is only one option - to take the iPhone to specialists for diagnostics. Let them watch.

Conclusion

I hope this lesson helped you in some way. And if you managed to solve your problem, the iPhone was not charging, and now everything is okay, then be sure to write in the comments what kind of breakdown you had.

That's all. Bye everyone!

“This cable or accessory is not certified...” is a message that you may not have encountered personally, but you have definitely heard about it. We all know how short-lived original lighting from Apple is and how expensive they are. Buying a cable not from the manufacturer is fraught with unpleasant consequences. They usually find out about them when it is too late. What to do if you find yourself in a similar situation? How to charge your pet? And why might such an alert occur if everything was fine up to this point?

Why do users buy replicas?

The purpose of buying a copy cable is clear - the desire to save money. The Chinese-made analogue is cheaper than Apple products. At the same time, a scary message with the text “This cable or accessory is not certified” sometimes does not appear immediately. Someone may have a question: how exactly does the phone recognize that the connected cord is not “native”?

The bottom line is that a special component is installed in this original lighting - a microcontroller. One of its functions is to ensure that the charging and data transfer process can occur no matter which side you insert the cable into. This microcontroller is most likely missing in Chinese replicas. Alternatively, it is damaged or simply does not meet the phone's requirements. Because of this, problems subsequently arise.

What problems might arise from using such a cable?

As you can see, Apple strictly monitors the use of products not made by itself. Special devices do not allow charging; a message appears on the screen stating that this cable or accessory is not certified, so the reliability of its operation is not guaranteed.

Of course, one of the main reasons for this phenomenon is the monopoly on production. But the representatives themselves name another, no less significant one: a fake cable is almost guaranteed to cause serious harm to your iPhone. Firstly, if you use a Chinese replica, the Apple phone may simply stop charging and connecting to the computer. As a rule, at the most inopportune moment. Secondly, the original lighting is designed specifically for iPhone. Using a fake may damage the Apple phone due to technical inconsistencies. Then your losses will be much more serious than the cost of buying a new cable.

A simple method that can make a non-original cable work

Let's say a phone, on the screen of which a message appears that this cable or accessory is not certified, does not charge. What should you do if you can’t find a replacement cable right now, but you definitely need to charge your phone? No one gives a 100% guarantee, but sometimes this method helps:

1. First, try inserting the cable the other way.
2. If all else fails and the same message appears on the screen, close it.
3. Unlock your phone and the alert will pop up again. Close it again.
4. Unplug the wire and then immediately plug it back in.
5. In some cases, after this, charging begins to occur as usual.

How to charge a device with a copy by turning off the phone?

Another simple option on how you can try to make a non-original cable work:

• Connect the wire to the device. A warning will appear on the screen. But you shouldn't pay attention and take out the cable.
• Turn off your phone. At the same time, make sure that lighting remains connected.
• If this method is suitable for your phone, the charging process will begin. A disconnected device cannot check the cable and “notice” that it is a copy.

This cable or accessory is not certified: how to bypass it via jailbreak?

This cable or accessory is not certified... This problem can also be solved through jailbreak. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. Jailbreak your phone.
2. Launch Cydia and go to the Sources tab.
3. Here you should find the item Support Unsupported Accessories 8. It is this modification that is responsible for activating support for non-original devices.
4. This tweak is absolutely free. Feel free to click “Install”.
5. After rebooting the device, the changes made should take effect.

Now when you connect the charger, the process should occur without problems. The message may still appear. However, this will not affect the result.

What to do if a problem with a lace appears out of nowhere?

A gadget that displays the notification “This cable or accessory is not certified” is not charging? What to do if yesterday you attached the same cord, and everything was fine? And are you sure of the noble origin of your cable? There may be several reasons:

• Over time, any equipment deteriorates. The charger connector may have become oxidized or dirty. Carry out a visual inspection. Dirt can be removed with any stick, but use sharp iron objects! This will only make the problem worse.
• Assess the condition of the wire itself. A message that a given cable or accessory is not certified may appear even from the original model if it is damaged. The weakest points are the articulation points. Minor damage can be repaired. But if the shell is seriously damaged, there is only one way - to the store.

Now, if the message “This cable or accessory is not certified” appears on the screen, you already know what to do. But it’s still better not to skimp. Therefore, advises you to buy original lighting. Otherwise, the consequences may be more serious than just a dead phone. Then the iPhone will have to be taken to a service center, which will entail even greater expenses than purchasing the original cable. It’s better to allocate a certain amount and buy the necessary lace than to pay twice later. By the way, the new cable can be further strengthened. Then it will last much longer.

Everyone is accustomed to the fact that any product with a branded Apple logo is expensive, but if in the case of Apple equipment it’s easy to come to terms with this, the price of branded accessories sometimes exceeds reasonable limits. We looked at how to extend the life of complete cables, but not all users are ready to resort to such tricks when you can buy cheap Chinese cables for ridiculous money.

But when saving on original charging cables, you need to be aware of the possible consequences. The use of non-original chargers can not only be harmful to the environment, because they do not meet environmental standards, but also dangerous both for the equipment itself and for the lives of users. There have been cases where non-original chargers have caused iPhone batteries to ignite, resulting in fires and burns for users. On this occasion, Apple even organized an exchange program for Chinese users, when at the nearest Apple Store you could return a non-original charging cable and receive a discount on the purchase of branded accessories from Apple.

Another widely known problem when using Chinese cables and chargers is the incorrect behavior of the display sensor when charging, which manifests itself in the form of false clicks. Incorrect voltage or current results in lower potential static currents that are detected by the device as touch. This behavior will not affect the performance of the display in any way and does not have negative consequences, but it does not allow you to comfortably use the device while charging.

With the advent of the Touch ID fingerprint scanner in Apple devices, it turned out that static currents also affect its operation. Some users noted that it stopped working when using non-original chargers. Touch ID is a complex sensor that is extremely sensitive to any influence. The worst thing is that if something happens to it, you won’t be able to get away with simply replacing the button as before, but will have to change the entire motherboard of the device, which will cost almost the full cost of the device itself. Each Touch ID sensor is unique and is permanently tied to the processor of a specific device. That is why you cannot even change the cable to Touch ID to a non-original one. This can happen when a broken display is repaired in unqualified service centers. Any impact on Touch ID will cause it to simply fail. This is a necessary security measure that ensures the safety of data on your device and the secure operation of Apple Pay.

This is why you should not use non-original chargers and cables. There is little chance that this will cause your device to catch fire and you will be written about in the news, but there is a chance that it will affect the operation of Touch ID. When buying an expensive iPhone or iPad, it is foolish to skimp on original cables - if something goes wrong, repairs will cost you significantly more.

Added: As user maka correctly pointed out in the comments, not all non-original chargers are the same. Apple has MFI (Made for iPhone, iPad or iPod) certification, which it issues, or rather sells, to third-party manufacturers. This certificate also applies to charging cables and power supplies. If a product bears the MFI mark, Apple guarantees that it meets all safety standards and regulations for use with its devices.