Why won't an off brand charging cable work?

The cable it comes with works fine, but I bought a longer charging cable and it won't charge my iPad Air

because they are cheaply made and can be potentially dangerous.

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    Since your phone is still under warranty, take it to an apple store and have them replace it, since you have a faulty iphone, and its not usable.
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