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Re:The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Andr... by cyberax on Thursday November 27, 2025 @03:07AM (#46066928)
No, there weren't. Lightning cable have an authentication chip, and while it was cloned towards the end of the lifecycle, most accessories still utilized official chips.
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Re:The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Andr... by JustExAWS on Thursday November 27, 2025 @08:31AM (#46069059)
I have been buying cheap knockoff lightning devices since my iPhone 5 at least. I can guarantee that random Chinese manufacturer wasn’t selling lightning cables in bundles of 5 for $10 using officially licensed anything from Apple.
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Re:The EU made Apple adopt new Wi-Fi standards, and now Andr... by morshu9001 on Thursday November 27, 2025 @10:57AM (#46070435)
Same here. They tended to stop working, not because of a shoddy cable but because the phone rejects it.
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