Unlike USB cables, all Lightning cables need to be identical. They’re made at consistent sizes with consistent Made for Ipodcomponents, with smooth, perfectly spaced contacts. So, now I have just plugged my charger in with the hope that it will mysteriously start working again -still no light showing.Īnd ideas? I live in southern Mexico and closest Apple Store is in Mexico City. Apple accessories, like Lightning cables, are set to ultra-specific standards. I even just tried the charger of a friend with a MB Air but her charger didn't work for me either. I get it that Apple want people to use certified cables but I dont think that introducing a fix that affects my genuine cables and stops me from charging my year old iphone 5S is the right answer.
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Of course I didn't back up my files so I scrambled to transfer some to our portable hard drive but I was on reserve power and the transfer did not complete. I even shut down and rebooted but same problem. I restarted my computer and still same problem. Plugged in charger again and screen went black again. Wallpaper photo, Apple, Apple, EPL, MacBook, charging, Photo, MacBook, charging, wireless charger, an Apple, wireless charging to download.
So, I unplugged the charger and then my screen came back. Certified third-party accessories have the MFi badge on their packaging: Some accessories might have a previous version of the MFi badge: An Apple Lightning to USB cable has 'Designed by Apple in California' and either 'Assembled in China,' 'Assembled in Vietnam,' or 'Indústria Brasileira' on the cable about seven inches from the USB connector. Then, when it was running low on battery today I plugged in the wall charger (which is a new one I got in July) and suddenly my screen went black and the charge light wouldn't come on. I charged 2011 Macbook Air yesterday and it was fine last night and again this morning.