Hi, I discovered a charging cable eaten in half this morning due to my jerk cat, so I need to get a replacement. I'm curious, do I have to get a replacement OEM Apple charger or are there any 3rd party docks that don't require the OEM charger?
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My Cat just ate through my charger, do I have to get an Apple replacement?
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If it's the cable-with-magnetic puck, I haven't heard of third-party versions, or at least not many.
The cat problem makes me think a future fix would be Apple's UFO-like dock, if only because it uses any regular Lightning cable. The cat might try to eat the UFO, though.
The cat problem makes me think a future fix would be Apple's UFO-like dock, if only because it uses any regular Lightning cable. The cat might try to eat the UFO, though.
What kind of cable? If it's a standard Lightning cable there are a number of good third party options on the market. I've bought a few to replace for my wife and kids devices. If it's a laptop cable go genuine. It will cost more but it probably won't catch fire, as a few of the third party ones out there have.
I think he's pretty clear on what he needs - charging cable for his watch...with that said, I have not seen an aftermarket cable, so looks like you'll have to go OEM.
If it was a lightning cable - I would recommend to go aftermarket, as I've noticed that companies like Anker make superior cables
If it was a lightning cable - I would recommend to go aftermarket, as I've noticed that companies like Anker make superior cables
