AmazonBasics Braided Lightning Certified Charger

My Old Chap Jason Sewell Talk Warning: fire hazard.

This cable looked great and worked great, right up until the point it tried to burn my house down. I noticed my iPhone was getting a bit warm where the cable connects to the lightning jack. So I unplugged it thinking it was just a glitch in the iphone’s charging system. I left the cable on the floor.

When I came from work 8 hours later, I found the melted blob pictured. I have no doubt that if I had left the cable on a flammable surface it would have started a fire.

If you have these cables, do not leave them plugged in unattended.

My friend Marionkc said Only lasted 3 months.

Was great. Then it wasn't. 3 months later, it stopped charging. No kinks, no tears. Still in mint condition, but won't charge. I have original apple cords that are fraying that I've taped up with electrical tape that still work 2 years later.

So frustrated with these cords. I thought if I spent more it would last longer. Bought 2 and both are broken. Maybe if I collect enough of them I can macrame a plant hanger with them.

My Old Man Denitta say Supposedly Apple certified. Nope..

I ordered this because the info indicated that this is an Apple Certified product. After 2 weeks of intermittent use (on a table in my living room) I got the dreaded “this accessory may not be supported” pop up. No worries... ish happens and I requested a replacement. Received that today and I am getting the same pop up with the new cable. No other cable (both Apple and certified products) are doing this. Add to this the fact that now I can only get an Amazon gift card as a refund.

My Old Man Ralph E. Talk Do not recommend....VERY short life!.

I was very pleased with the quality of the product as I received it. But after about one week of charging it became intermittent for a couple of days and then stopped working. I think it is important to point out that this cord is in one location, I sit my phone on a table surface and let it charge all night. So no moving, no using it while connected or such. I also an not the type of person that unplugs it by pulling on the cored or such. This just proved to me that they cord was either defective as received or poor quality (or maybe a combo of both). Now it is much cheaper than an APPLE cord, but I would expect more. Wish it would have done better....I had I hopes being an Amazon product!

My Old Fellow Brian Schlamp said last night phone was plugged in and I started to smell something like a burning plastic smell.

Buyers beware! I had this cable for 5 days, last night phone was plugged in and I started to smell something like a burning plastic smell. I went to unplug the phone and the cable was EXTREMLY hot , hot enough to burn your hand when touching. When I went to unplug the cable from the phone I also received a shock from the end of the cable. Not suppose to happen!!

My Old Fellow MattyD Talk Cute Color and Seems Like Good Quality but....

I needed a new lighting cord, especially a longer one (6 feet) so I bought this one in thoughts that the Nylon will make it last longer since that's the idea with nylon braided cables. At first sight and opening the package, it was seemed like it was good quality and it seemed like it was going to be promising but it actually doesn't work. I've plugged it into my charging block which came with my iPad and left it for an hour and when it was time to get up and go, I realized it only charged a couple percentages. Not too long after, it wouldn't even charge, nor would my phone even recognize that it was plugged in. I've used the regular iPhone charging block and nothing happened. I had to go back to using my old frayed cable for the mean time. I guess I just received a defective one?

My Old Man Stephanie Breidinger tell us Started having trouble after only 3 weeks....

I had high hopes for this lightning cable as the majority of the reviews were positive and mentioned that it didn't end up fraying after a short amount of time until it just stopped working or became unsafe to use. I use it with no problems for about 3 weeks, and then it started getting kind of temperamental about how the cable had to be positioned which made for some interesting solutions for charging my phone. Still, there was no obvious damage or fraying and the cord looked to be fine, so I continued to use it even if it was slightly annoying to sometimes have to spend some time finding the right position for the cable in order to charge my phone.

About 3 1/2 weeks ago, I started noticing some obvious fraying of the braided cord near where it plugs into the iPhone and it inevitably became too temperamental to even bother using it to charge at all. I've now switched back to an Amazon Basics lightning cable and am hoping that one lasts longer than this one did.

I did give it two stars because even though it didn't last very long and became unusable rather quickly, when it was working normally it was great, and I do love the way it looks. I don't know if my situation is a fluke, because like I said, I know most of the reviews are positive, but my experience was not. I chose to pay extra for a product I expected to last longer than a few months in lieu of buying the Amazon Basics one that I would normally use, so I'm disappointed that it didn't really live up to the standards in both the reviews and its own description.

My Buddy Debbie say Very disappointing.

I am very disappointed with this purchase. I bought AmazonBasics chargers for each of my family members in December and in March several of the chargers have stopped working are are not recognized by any of our numerous Apple devices. It's not an overuse issue as the one charger just sits in my office at work rarely used.

My friend LB experience Don't bother at any price.

I've bought a few of these and each one is terrible. The problem is that they don't attach securely. Looking at them it is not possible for me to see the difference, but it's there and I regret buying them at any price. I have a few Anker cables and those are much better

My Old Fellow Aizrec! said Love this charger.

I was hesitant to buy this product but am quite pleased with it so far.

Pros:
- Firm braiding, feels quality.
- Length is as was listed and quite useful.
- Charges my iPhone and tablet very quickly

Cons:
- None. I am interested in how long it will work, all cables have a set lifetime from normal wear and tear, usually fraying where the cable connects to the charging end into the phone so will keep you posted.

1 year update almost and they all work excellent with daily use. One of the ends has a loose cover, hard to explain, but it doesn’t affect the use of the product.