iPhone owners who have lost one of their original accessories often find themselves in dire need of looking for a replacement, especially if it is the charging cable. Fortunately, Apple ensures a proper distribution of original accessories around the world, in addition, there are a variety of alternative accessories approved by Apple, but also a huge number of counterfeit products.
Indeed, counterfeiters contrive to make earphones and charging accessories appear genuine, distributing them with identical packaging to those of the original products, making it impossible to distinguish an authentic item from a counterfeit item with the naked eye.
And this fact can lead to a bigger problem on the device, since using a counterfeit and non-approved item, particularly a charging and data sync cable, can be risky for the information stored on the iPhone.
That is why we show you a safe way to detect the authenticity of your iPhone accessories, especially those with a Lightning connection: data cables, EarPods headphones and AirPods with Lightning charging case.
Any time you suspect you have a counterfeit iPhone accessory, just follow these steps.
How to check if your Lightning cable is original from Apple
To get started, download the 3uTools tool from its official page. It is a very reliable program, with which it is even possible to update firmware and flash the terminal. Next, install and run 3uTools on your Windows system.
As the next step, navigate the 3uTools interface and click on the Toolbox tab. Next, scroll down to the More tools section and click the Genuine Accessories Test option. Now, use the options that appear depending on the type of accessory you want to check.
In the case of the Lightning cable, connect your phone to the computer with this cable, and then click Test Data Cable.
How to check if your AirPods with Lightning charging case are authentic
The step is similar when it comes to AirPods with Lightning charging case. Connect this case to the computer and use the Detection AirPods option of 3uTools.
How to check if your AirPods Lightning are original
Now, if you want to check the authenticity of EarPods with Lightning connector, first connect iPhone with 3uTools via Wi-Fi.
For this, reconnect the iPhone to the computer and click on the Accessibility option of 3uTools. Next, activate the Wi-Fi Connection option. Then unplug the iPhone from the computer. And finally, connect the accessory through the Lightning interface of the iPhone and click on the Test Accessories option.