[header] How to charge your iphone with an unofficial lightning cable [title] Search for an mfi-certified cable. [step] Mfi (made for idevices) cables are certified by apple to work with your ios device, even if they aren't made by apple itself. Mfi-certified cables will not cause your ios device to stop charging when you use them. 
[substeps] While mfi cables are cheaper than apple cables, they still aren't inexpensive. [title] Look for the " made for " certification.