I expect this has a certain poster here firmly in mind, but I’m at my wit’s end (or wits’ end?) with this particular first world problem.
I have a 2022 Kia Sportage (newest shape). It has wired Apple Car Play, which works very nicely, but…
The only cable I can find that reliably works all the time is an actual Apple OEM cable. All others (from Poundshop to Amazon quite expensive) either don’t work at all, or result in Car Play working for any time between 2 minutes and 1 hour plus, then suddenly just switching off, and it reverts to the Bluetooth connection. Re-plug it in and it reverts to working, but for shorter periods… The issue is of course, that Apple cables in that environment last about a a month before the plastic coating frays and it starts to fall apart. At Apple Shop prices, that’s expensive.
So, my questions are…
Can I trust the “Genuine Apple cables” on ebay for a fiver or better? What makes the cables so blinking special? Is there a recommended and reasonable priced third party alternative cable?
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