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The cables though… they used to be a joke. I’ve wrapped mine with electrical tape near ends so they last longer.

I think at some point they changed the material.

I had never had a single cord fray on me except every single Apple supplied white cord for years, until suddenly I no longer had that problem. Don't know what changed but glad it did

Interesting. The only lighting cable that has failed me so far is the usbC to lightning cable that came with my 13 Pro. All other cables are still in use. Including some cheap ones that get abused being jostled in my backpack.

Definitely, those Apple-supplied cables suck hard. Adding little tension relief springs[0] to the ends can protect them if you don't want to buy another (or more robust) cable and create more e-waste. You can find the springs in clicky pens.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCIo8xGTUX0

The Apple supplied cables seem to be quite environmentally friendly already since they literally rot at the ends. Not only lightning but also the MagSafe ones. The Lightning connector itself mechanically is the best connector I've ever encountered, though. Pure satisfaction when plugging it in, even after 5 years or so

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