Third Party cables no longer working?

[Danny8200]

Ever since updating to iOS 8.1, my third party cables are no longer working to charge my iPad Air. I get the typical Accessory Not Supported error message when plugging in to charge. These are Belkin Lightning cables I am using. Anyone else experience the same?

 

[mitc5502]

I have a Moshi (?) lightning cable...tried it just now with my iPad Mini2 and iPhone 6, both running 8.1, and everything worked just as it should.

 

[kuuipo2006]

Yes, I have the same problem, except I get a DISCHARGE, all the way to 0! My original iPhone 6 cable works perfectly with the same charger, yet I can charge my iPhone 6 with my 3rd party cable. Seems to just be something with 3rd party cables and the iPad air.

 

[eyecrispy]

I have a third party cable and an iPad Air that is on 8.1 and just charged it to full last night with no issues. I'll keep an eye out.

 

[vanilal]

my third party cable work well

 

[SnapThrow]

If they are not "Apple Certified" then this is the risk you take buying 3rd party cables. Generally if the cables are significantly cheaper than the actual Apple Lightning cables then they are probably not certified. And if they are Apple certified, it would have definitely been stated on the packaging. My Apple certified Monoprice lightning cables all working fine...

 

[Craig]

My 3rd party cables work until I hit 100% and then get an error that it may not be supported, but yet it is.. and works fine.

 

[Steve Sparks1]

Yep....my monoprice cables are no longer working on my iphone 5s. They worked until just a few days ago. This sucks!

 

[Namdnas78]

I'm running 8.1.2 on my iPhone 6 Plus and iPad Air and am using all Anker branded stuff for charging, including a high amperage charging base and Anker branded cables. I dare to say that these are higher quality than even the Apple cables!

 

[Ledsteplin]

My 10' MFi Certified monoprice lightning cable works fine except for where it's worn a bad spot that shorts out. When it shorts, I get the message. But it's my fault for using my phone so much while charging. I don't think I can fix it. It lasted me 7 months. They've gone up $5 since I got it. I like having a 10' cable. My Wife uses an off brand MFi Certified cable with no issues on her 5c. When my monoprice is not shorting out, it works fine.


Sent from my ancient but trustworthy iPhone 5.

 

[bluearkie]

I have certified monoprice usb lightning. Certified for iphone, ipads etc. it worked for a month without issue. Now it dont work.says not supported etc. it has not been damaged. I like monoprice but some things are not made well. They should not certify as for ipads. Just be aware and take your chances. Also, it could be Apple just being jerks for profit advantage.