My car won't start this AM... Imma gonna sue Apple. Oh wait, no one wins in these C.A. suits except the lawyers.... hmmm....
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Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Erroneous 'This Accessory May Not Be Supported' Alerts
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Sorry, but I strongly feel that this particular statement simply can't be emphasized enough.
There could be or it’s just somebody who wants to use the court system...for nothing. Either way, it’s not in my hands and what happens, happens.
Maybe we should sue Apple for reception problems in the max.
This is barking mad. This law suit is utterly ridiculous in every conceivable way. Why don't we all go back to living in caves and rubbing sticks together? Oh, hold on a moment you might burn yourself and then have to sue whoever gave you the stick.
I hope I'm allowed to express that opinion and won't be sued by someone who clearly has far too much time on their hands and is, quite simply, looking for a payout.
It's things like this that make me very happy that I don't live in the US.
I hope I'm allowed to express that opinion and won't be sued by someone who clearly has far too much time on their hands and is, quite simply, looking for a payout.
It's things like this that make me very happy that I don't live in the US.
Did you ever stop and ask why? There is a reason and most likely your cable is going bad.
Or the car manufacturer. Now, where was my brain this morning when I took my 2018 Nissan Rogue to the dealer to have my infotainment unit fixed (long story short, they pushed an update online which refused to install)? Sure enough, they blamed it on the cable as well as the tech saw 2 cables in my car: one original Apple Lightning to USB-A and another USB-A to USB-C (I have a second phone, Pixel 3 XL). So I got a lecture about using third-party cables, needless to say, they probably don't know that the native cable that comes with Pixel 3's is USB-C on both sides, and given the fact that the car port is USB-A, that won't work. Plus the cable I was using is from Belkin, IMO a pretty reputable brand unlike the cheap knock-offs from eBay.
Now, how dare I asked the dealer to fix the problem (which they did with no questions asked), I should have sued Nissan instead.
Clean your port with a woodpick. Then reboot your phone. Also see if there are debris on your lightning cables ends.
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You can avoid the 'Apple tax' by not buying apple products. You talk about apple like its the government or something.
Except that companies have multiple opportunities to swat down lawsuits like this one easily and inexpensively. For a company like Apple, there is nothing particularly problematic about being "sued" where the lawsuit is unsustainable and lacks merit.
That could have been to protect the user from any damage from using a non Apple charger with the iPhone, no? For safety, that’s one thing and does not warrant a law suit.
Now having to unlock my phone or mom’s iPad to trust my iMac (which they have been synced with already) is a royal P.I.A.. Yet another reason why I barely use my iMac now (the Bluetooth cutting out multiple times during writing sessions is another).
Now having to unlock my phone or mom’s iPad to trust my iMac (which they have been synced with already) is a royal P.I.A.. Yet another reason why I barely use my iMac now (the Bluetooth cutting out multiple times during writing sessions is another).
No, they don't -- not in the U.S. system. The person to whom you responded wasn't addressing payment for one's own lawyer, but rather why we don't require the losing party to pay the legal fees of the prevailing party, which actually is the rule in many non-U.S. jurisdictions. There are good arguments for and against that approach, but it's not the one used in the U.S., except in relatively limited circumstances.
Also, as an aside, the large majority of class action plaintiffs' lawyers work on a contingency basis. It's not like bad-plug-woman is bankrolling this herself.
My iPhone 6+ started doing this when plugged into my MacPro (2013) and my MacBook Pro using Apple cables. If I unlock it it will charge until it goes to sleep and then stops. I expect Apple to address this in a future update. I hope the lawsuit spurs them to quicker action, but I would never take that route.
Funny your comment could be refering to either apple or the lawyer suing. Apple trying to get people to buy "authorized" cables and the lawyer.
Well, for me my smart cover on my ipad stopped being recognized literally 1 year almost to the day after buying it. Since it was not expensive I did not buy apple care for it (can you even?) so it is out of warranty. Not sure it is the ipad or the cover but it is annoying. it still works fine except these pop ups which happen all the time when I am using the ipad.
Strange how no other device in the world requires a chip specifically to prevent houses burning down.
I’m too busy taking care of my baby, but I’ll gladly defer to the person who started the accessory class action suit.
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Because the other devices apparently just burn your house down without warning you.
Give it 5 minutes and there will be at least 10 class actions on this announced.
You probably don't realize that these cheap chargers also have 500% markup.
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Samsung could have done with one.
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
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