One such product is the 10 foot mfi certified powerline lightning cable 16 99.
Apple mfi certified lightning cable list.
What are the best lightning cables.
Certified third party accessories have the mfi badge on their packaging.
Certified third party accessories have the mfi badge on their packaging.
Apple mfi means that these cables can be used with complete confidence that they meet or exceed apple s rigorous standards for ios accessories.
Unlike usb cables all lightning cables need to be identical.
The lightning connector that iphones ipods and ipads have been using since 2012 is a proprietary connector created by apple.
The lightning cable on the left is mfi certified.
There are probably more mfi products now.
You enter a brand and it will return a list of that brand s products that are mfi certified.
Some accessories might have a previous version of the mfi badge.
Thankfully finding the apple mfi certified cables are dead simple if only you are not in a hurry.
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.
This is important because non certified or knock off lightning cables can be very dangerous to your device.
We got to use this cable hands on and it does a great job at charging ios devices.
Most of the time the low price may itself help you figure out whether the lightning cable is fake or certified.
The reversible type c connector is always properly oriented eliminating a common source of frustration from trying to plug in improperly oriented type a connectors.
If you are curious about a specific product you can search by upc code.
They re made at consistent sizes with consistent made for ipodcomponents with smooth perfectly spaced contacts.
The generous 50micron thick gold plating ensures that the connectors will not corrode.
The cable on the right isn t.
Apple accessories like lightning cables are set to ultra specific standards.
It used to be faster.
E g lightning cable battery.
Mfi licensed accessories once an accessory has completed mfi certification requirements and is reported to apple as sold distributed by the manufacturer it will be searchable in our public database of authorized lightning headset charging and iap based mfi accessories.
Known to take safety and security extremely seriously.
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.
Inside each lightning connector is a tiny authentication chip that tells your device it s apple mfi certified.
Simply connect the long lightning cable adapter to your apple device and the usb end into a wall adapter or usb hub to charge or into your computer to sync data.