Let's hope something happens with the display cable issue soon. I just want reassurance that if mine breaks, I can get it fixed.
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Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Erroneous 'This Accessory May Not Be Supported' Alerts
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Let's hope something happens with the display cable issue soon. I just want reassurance that if mine breaks, I can get it fixed.
No it's not. You can plug a USB cable into any charger. This alert is to prevent people from using knock-off cables, and making sure that the Apple Tax is alive and well.
Litigation is the way to solve a dilemma discussed by philosophers for over 350 years now: the collective action problem. Welcome to the many perils of capitalism.
You're both confusing intent with outcomes. This lawsuit is not altogether frivolous.
Uh, they do. Lawyers cost money. Some take cases 100% on contingency. Many do not.
Well it "seems" if they are being sued via class action...there must be something to it.....
I've gotten these errors myself but they went away. It is just a software bug. Every issue with the software should no be a class action lawsuit. Good grief. You can go to the store and Apple will literally exchange the cables for free if they get old or damaged.
Keep in mind, this is just filing a lawsuit. It’s not even before a judge to decide on its merits to be accepted. No need to say the US legal system is bad. It is actually a good thing that anyone can file a lawsuit. But filing a lawsuit is far from it being accepted and then (in this case) attaining class status and then being tried.
The difference nowadays is media sites, including MR, will publish every attempt at a lawsuit because it is sensational and draws attention. Usually you never hear of these lawsuits again. Now if the media would only publish attempts that have made certification and are scheduled for trial then that news would be meaningful.
The difference nowadays is media sites, including MR, will publish every attempt at a lawsuit because it is sensational and draws attention. Usually you never hear of these lawsuits again. Now if the media would only publish attempts that have made certification and are scheduled for trial then that news would be meaningful.
Practically every time I see one of these I think of some scorned ex-lover that believes they were dumped or wronged somehow and now they must, for whatever reason, get revenge and say "Take that ******S!!1, aha!!1".
On another note, no-one wants to be held accountable for their own decisions in what they purchase. If they "make the wrong choice" somehow it has to be someone else's decision so they can pass the fault.
Make a new decision based on the previous one and move on.
On another note, no-one wants to be held accountable for their own decisions in what they purchase. If they "make the wrong choice" somehow it has to be someone else's decision so they can pass the fault.
Make a new decision based on the previous one and move on.
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California resident Monica Emerson has filed a class action lawsuit against Apple this week, accusing the company of releasing iOS updates which were "specifically designed and programmed to reject, starting on November of 2016, old iPhone chargers from properly charging the iPhones."
The complaint, obtained by MacRumors, alleges that Emerson bought an iPhone 7 in September 2016 and charged the device with Apple's power adapter included in the box without issue until around October 2017, when it stopped working alongside the alert "this accessory may not be supported."The alert is part of Apple's system that aims to protect iOS devices against potentially dangerous aftermarket accessories.
Emerson believes the alert forced her and thousands of other customers in her situation to buy new chargers, with total claims exceeding $5 million. As a result, she is suing Apple for damages, accusing the company of false advertising, unfair business practices, fraud, and other violations of California laws.
Emerson supposedly always used Apple's first-party charger, but it's unclear whether it was connected to the iPhone with an Apple-certified Lightning to USB cable under the Made for iPhone program. If she was using an Apple power adapter with an uncertified cable, then the message was correctly displayed.
While it's hard to believe that Apple released an iOS update that prevented its own chargers from working--it simply doesn't make sense--there have been scattered complaints of the "this accessory may not be supported" system throwing false positives for Apple-certified chargers and cables over the years.
False positives can occur for a variety of reasons, including something as simple as a dirty pin on the Lightning connector.
Emerson is seeking a jury trial in the U.S. District Court for Central California.
Emerson v. Apple Inc. et al by on Scribd
Article Link: Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Erroneous 'This Accessory May Not Be Supported' Alerts
I actually have several generations of apple USB power adapters that I've accumulated from various ipads and iphones over the years.
I have recently had devices give me a "accessory not supported" error with an older (larger) APPLE (oem) USB power adapter, that when swapped out for the latest (smaller) oem version, with the same USB/lightning cable, works flawlessly. I for one have seen this behavior, but chalked it up to a older power adapter gone bad. It is interesting to know if this was actually planned obsolescence on Apples part.
I have recently had devices give me a "accessory not supported" error with an older (larger) APPLE (oem) USB power adapter, that when swapped out for the latest (smaller) oem version, with the same USB/lightning cable, works flawlessly. I for one have seen this behavior, but chalked it up to a older power adapter gone bad. It is interesting to know if this was actually planned obsolescence on Apples part.
My first thought as well. I have gotten that message, yet it was still charging. And I also had one of the more embarrassing moments in my life when I took my iPhone to the Apple store because it was having charging issues... and I watched the Apple Genius take a paper clip like thing and proceed to pull a bunch of lint out of the phone. Worked fine after. As others have said, lots of reasons it can fail to verify.
Do you have lint in your port?
It’s not a personal question, just a common cause. Apple store can clean it for you. Or use a wooden toothpick.
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There has got to be a way to get speed these law suits up so as not to waste company time. The reason Apple products keep going up in price is because the cost of all the lawsuits has to be factored in. We are all paying for the fact that these types of people are abusing the system. I actually think the lawyers who take the case should have to pay damages and be fined if a case is deemed to be frivolous.
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They should sue for legal fees times five.
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Probably but you can get a new one for free by simply trading it in. I trade my old cables in all the time.
I know all law suits use this type of wording but I really hate the phase "suing [] for damages." Wut, did it ruin your life or something?
A month ago my iPhone froze for a few minutes. Too much activity, perhaps. Cause a great deal of emotional distress. Might have lost a kidney in the process. But gosh darn it, I live in the wrong country!
A month ago my iPhone froze for a few minutes. Too much activity, perhaps. Cause a great deal of emotional distress. Might have lost a kidney in the process. But gosh darn it, I live in the wrong country!
Actually, there are rare cases when the power brick itself fails for one reason or another; I just recently handed off a new cable to my daughter to fix this problem for her... only to have her come back to me and say that she still had the problem. Checked for lint and no dice, so off to the store we went. One new brick later, her problem was solved and the old brick was chucked. (I've had this affect both third party bricks and older Apple chargers, too -- but so far, always the tiny brick that came with an iPhone.)
That said: I do agree that it's almost always the cable. In particular, always look very closely at the Lightning leads on your cable; you may be slightly surprised to find rust on one of the middle two leads. The quick fix is to flip the adapter over, so that the rusted leads are facing the same direction as the front of your iDevice and (hopefully) a good set of leads are now facing the connectors on the device, which I'm mostly certain are usually on the back side of the device... but yeah, if it's rusting out, you really-really are going to have to replace it.
And no: that's almost certainly not Apple's fault. This lawsuit needs to die very quickly, for the sake of every technophile's sanity, if nothing else.
I did not read all the comments, yet. So forgive me, if anyone else mentioned this before.
As far as I am concerned, that message is never prompted due to a charger, but always due to the used (lightning) cable.
If the charger does not comply with USB standards, that might be different.
I guess she should sue because of the USB cable, if it is from Apple and still works, but gives those messages.
As far as I am concerned, that message is never prompted due to a charger, but always due to the used (lightning) cable.
If the charger does not comply with USB standards, that might be different.
I guess she should sue because of the USB cable, if it is from Apple and still works, but gives those messages.
I've gotten Apple MFi certified cables from Monoprice that have worked JUST FINE until an iOS upgrade comes along. I've just learned to read the new features of the iOS upgrade first, asking myself if I'd be OK buying new cables in exchange for those features. HOWEVER, the update notes from Apple NEVER call attention to your need to do this. Just TELL me that this upgrade will cause my cables to stop working so I can decide whether getting the new cool POOP EMOJI is worth it. Roll Eyes.
Why should she sue? She can trade it in and get a new one. She's costing the rest of us who use Apple products lots of money. All these things are factored into the cost of the end product.
I used to have this issue with my iPhone 7 plus, with third-party charger cable supported for sometime, then suddenly start getting messages that this is not compatible while supplied charger cable easily getting broken due to fragile construction material for charger cables. I think Apple must supply quality chargers like OnePlus which charges 1/3 of the device price.
