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Circlotron:
Looks like this one got lost in yesterday's administration mishap, so here it is again.

I go a pair of Lightning cables from eBay. They will enable charging of the phone okay but won't allow proper data transfer. On Linux I can browse the folders in the phone that contain the picture files, and see the names of the files but I cannot copy them from my phone to my computer. On a Windows 8.1 laptop I can see what looks  like an *empty* folder on the phone. A genuine Apple lightning cable works perfectly for copying files to either PC in both cases. What could be wrong?

Ed.Kloonk:
Whilst I saw the post yesterday, I have no idea since I have no Apple gear. But I did wonder if the dodgy cable works better if you try and flip the plug over. Missing/broken wires? Can you multimeter test it?

Halcyon:
Cheap and nasty cable?

Syntax Error:
Cheap/fake charger Lightning cables charge, but there may be something else important missing - or not implemented correctly! Inside a genuine Lightning connector...

Apple Lightning Cable Teardown on TechInsights:
https://www.techinsights.com/blog/apple-lightning-cable-teardown

also (recommended read for EEs)..

Apple Tristar/U2 Repair- How Cheap Lightning Cables Cause Damage
https://discdepotstandrews.co.uk/apple-tristaru2-repair-how-cheap-lightning-cables-cause-damage/

Circlotron:

--- Quote from: Syntax Error on May 03, 2021, 08:53:03 am ---but there may be something else important missing - or not implemented correctly!

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Oh, okay... I thought they were simply a length of cable with suitable connectors at each end. I cut one open and inside it was almost identical to this pic. Clearly a substandard fake.

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