AlfUK Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I have, for some time been viewing Youtube/news etc., content from my Iphone via a video link to a TV using an HDMI non-apple cable. It worked great. The cable cost around 330 baht. The cable consists of an HDMI connection and a further connection for charging the phone when viewing the TV. Very happy until about 3 weeks ago it stopped working. If anybody has had the same problem the following is what happened. I was using an older IOS version on my Iphone 7 and unfortunately had the automatic software update ticked. So a few weeks ago my Iphone was automatically updated to version IOS 12.1.2. and now the HDMI video link no longer works with my existing HDMI cable. I contacted Apple who refused to help me because I was, as I was told, connecting a non Apple product to the Apple Iphone. It looks like the updated software had a fix to stopped non compliant HDMI cables from being used, The answer is to buy an Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter at an enormous cost for a cable of over 2000 bahts. Apple has done it again, through software control made you use an Apple product at an inflated price. I did buy an Apple Lightning Digital AV Adapter (2100bahts) and now the Link from the Iphone to the TV works. Has anyone else had the same problem and tried a copy Lightning Digital AV Adapter from a third party? Another Apple rip-off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 my wife has same problem and it appears that has to do with the software update.... because of their monopoly strategies I never liked apple and still not like it, very happy with (free to do as I please) Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Moving to the Apple forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfUK Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 5 hours ago, Mavideol said: my wife has same problem and it appears that has to do with the software update.... because of their monopoly strategies I never liked apple and still not like it, very happy with (free to do as I please) Android Yes, you are right. I also have an Android phone but could not get the video link to work so reverted to the Apple Iphone. The Apple software update was the problem. BTW I have now tried a third party Lightning Digital AV Adapter and it works just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banK Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Is it not possible to get a connection via bluetooth. Thinking about it, maybe you do not have a smart tv. banK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 This is why I almost never do OS updates as long as things are working sufficiently well as-is. There needs to be a compelling reason to change something, because change always involves risk. And I would definitely not upgrade if out of warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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