The news comes after multiple reports of iPhone

Now it's been confirmed the trade-in plan will be valid in the UK, Australia and Canada in addition to the US and China.

In the UK, a on-genuine charger can be exchanged for a genuine charger, although it will cost ￡8 to make the swap. A genuine Apple iPhone charger usually costs ￡15.

You can get a replacement charger per device you own (your device's srial number will be entered into the system) at the discounted rate and the offer lasts until October 18.

The news comes after multiple reports of iPhone owners being electrocuted by their charging iPhones.

This started with a 23-year-old flight attendant in China being killed by the shock from her charging iPhone after she answered it following a shower. Subsequently a 30-year-old man went into a coma after being zapped by his iPhone and most recently a woman in Australia also suffered an iPhone electrical shock which put her in hospital,wholesale fashion shoes though her injuries were the least severe of the three so far.

Investigations by Apple and local authorities have suggested that each incident was the result of the use of an unofficial third party charger, so Apple is taking action to try to prevent further injury to its customers.

As well as putting up guide pages on its websites showing what to look for to determine whether a charger is official or not, Apple has now announced its exchange program, starting from August 16 and running until October 18.

Under the scheme, users with unofficial chargers can go to an Apple Store or certified Apple service provider and trade their potentially dodgy unit for a shiny new Apple branded version at a cut price of $10 (￡6.51). After having your iPhone’s serial number validated you can get the reduced price for one charging cable for each of your iPhones, iPads or iPods.

Is Apple overreacting? Perhaps, but it’s also understandable given modern litigation culture that the company should want to minimise such incidents. It’s also bad for its PR and product image if people keep getting shocked by the devices even if it’s not actually Apple’s fault.

The increase in iPhone injury incidents is also being paralleled in rival products from Samsung, with multiple reports of Samsung Galaxy devices overheating and ‘exploding’.

A woman in Switzerland sustained extensive burns to her leg when a Samsung Galaxy S3 battery went supernova in her jeans pocket. Most recently a Samsung Galaxy S4 owner in China claimed his whole house burnt down when his device burst into flame.

Several of these incidents are believed to have been caused by third party battery packs.

It’s difficult to think of a way Apple, Samsung and other key mobile players could deal with the production of dodgy third party chargers and batteries, particularly as the majority will be being made in China, somewhere where the production of cheap, copycat clone products is very much the norm.

While in some cases there must remain an element of personal responsibility on the part of the buyer,it’s also likely true that in plenty of cases the cheap clone chargers are being pedalled as the real deal and the customers are understandably oblivious.
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