Robin, Thanks so much for this corroboration. I guess I should also invest in one of those two meter lightning cables from the apple store but I'm almost afraid to ask what they cost.
Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 10, 2015, at 3:43 PM, Robin Frost <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > I absolutely can corroborate your findings almost to the letter though my > extension cable a well-known name brand one to boot was plugged into Apple’s > own AC Adaptor. > As soon as I took the USB extension cable out of the mix I have never gotten > that message since. My work around for this was to purchase the 2 meter (6 > ft.) USB to Lightning cable directly from the Apple Store. It by the way > seems to be slightly thicker and thus sturdier than its shorter sibling in my > view. > I hope this helps. > Robin > > > From: Alan Lemly > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 1:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: iPhone 6 More Sensitive to "This Accessory May Not Be Supported" > Messages? > > Hello List, > > I learned through experience with my iPhone 5 to only use Apple cables and AC > adapters for charging my iPhone. However, I've always used a 6-foot USB > extension cable to plug into the back of my mid-tower desktop which sits on > the floor in order to make one rear USB port accessible from the top of my > computer desk. > > I never received any messages from my iPhone 5 when charging it by plugging > its lightning cable into the USB extension cable. With my new iPhone 6, I've > gotten the "This accessory may not be supported." error message on my phone > several times when doing this. I don't get the message immediately when > plugging in but only after a few minutes and the times aren't consistent. The > USB extension cable must be the culprit because when I plug the lightning > cable directly into a front USB port, the message does not recur. > > I've decided that the iPhone 6 must be more sensitive to extension cables and > was wondering if anyone else had experienced this. > > Thanks in advance for any comments. > > Alan Lemly > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list > can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
