Many iPhone 13 Owners Unable to Get Find My Working on New MagSafe Wallet

[MacRumors]

Alongside the new iPhone 13 models, Apple introduced an updated version of the MagSafe Wallet that has Find My built in. The new MagSafe Wallet is designed to be easier to find should it slip off of an iPhone or fall out of a pocket, but some new MagSafe Wallet owners are unable to get Find My to connect.

According to a long thread on Reddit, affected users do not get the proper Find My pop up when attaching a MagSafe Wallet to an iPhone. The issue seems to be impacting iPhone 13 models in particular, but there are also some complaints from iPhone 12 owners.

The MagSafe Wallet is meant to connect to Find My automatically when attached to an iPhone, as we demonstrate in our hands-on video below, but it simply does not work for some people.

Some users have been directed by Apple Support to Erase Network Settings and have had success with that method, but others say that this method does not work.

I had 3 calls with customer support and we were able to get it working for my iPhone 13 pro max. This is what worked: they told me to go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset > Erase > Erase Network Settings. The phone restarted, and after restarting and attaching the wallet to the back of my phone, the animation popped up and wallet is now in my Find My app!

Reddit user EndlessApology was told by Apple Support to take more drastic measures and put his iPhone into Device Firmware Update (DFU) mode to reinstall the OS using a Mac.

Got my own Wallets today and immediately had this issue with both my 13 Pro & Pro Max. Spoken to Apple tech, and followed what they said and it fixed it. Put the phones into DFU mode, and reinstall the OS and Firmware. Set the phone up again without doing any recovery. Once set back up, pop the wallet on and it'll pop up after about 5 seconds, and let you pair to Find My. After that, if you need to, reset the phone on the device itself, and restore from back up in set up. Sorted

DFU mode has been largely successful for most of the Reddit users who have attempted to fix the issue, but it is a huge hassle that shouldn't be necessary for a simple accessory pairing process. Based on the Reddit thread, Apple is aware of the issue, so it's possible that a fix will be coming in a future update.

• How to Enter DFU Mode on iPhone 13 Models

For now, users who want to get their MagSafe Wallets working right away should try the Reset Network Settings option and if that doesn't work, the DFU method to reinstall iOS 15.

Article Link: Many iPhone 13 Owners Unable to Get Find My Working on New MagSafe Wallet

 

[macloverHK]

Another day, another bug

 

[Lukkee24]

The next version of iOS is supposedly going to fix so much.. just hope it doesn’t cause more bugs as well.

 

[HeavenDynamic]

This might be the buggiest iOS/iPhone release ever. It was understandable when it was a major update like iOS 7, 8, 11 or 13 but there’s almost nothing new this year.

 

[zorinlynx]

Anyone else think they should stop tying OS releases to new phone releases? If there wasn't such a rush to get the new OS out the door for a new phone release, maybe we wouldn't have so many bugs hitting the production releases of iOS.

 

[xxray]

This is hilarious at this point.

 

[0057252]

Man this is sad lol 😂😂

 

[dojoman]

So are these all pandemic bugs? No wonder Tim wants people back in office. 🤣

 

[BenLeong]

Yikes. Whoever is in charge of iOS over there kind of blew it this time around. Every release will have bugs, but 15 seems to be a train wreck. Glad I haven’t downloaded it.

 

[aesc80]

Hmmmm, it's no wonder Apple had a bunch of job openings for QA / Quality Engineers. They probably went through an entire cycle without one.

 

[Macropanda]

The next version of iOS is supposedly going to fix so much.. just hope it doesn’t cause more bugs as well.

Hopefully this is true. They need to do what they did with iOS 12 and seriously concentrate on the bugs.
There are dozens of bugs I come across every day and its not what Apple products should be like at all.

 

[cardfan]

This is hilarious at this point.

The bug or the product. Hard to decide

 

[aesc80]

This might be the buggiest iOS/iPhone release ever. It was understandable when it was a major update like iOS 7, 8, 11 or 13 but there’s almost nothing new this year.

Come on, man!!! You're saying it wrong!!!

<Tim Cook voice> iOS 15 is our buggiest software yet. We can't wait for you to get frustrated in every part of your day.

 

[TMRJIJ]

So are these all pandemic bugs? No wonder Tim wants people back in office. 🤣

It’s that new 1080p camera on the new iMacs and M1X MacBooks. Craig can’t stop fixing his hair during FaceTime group meetings long enough to catch this stuff.

 

[Nuno Lopes]

iOS 15 is riddled with bugs and glitches. From the Widget system to Safari passing through Apple Watch connection up and down to … Never had to close and open Safari or even reboot the iPad Pro due to glitches … well there is always a first amongst many. Grammy much Tim Cook or is it that South Koreans that are stirring you out?

 

[brian3uk]

Yeah sadly the network settings reset did not work for me. Between the photos, watch, and wallet bugs I am really unhappy with the 13 pro this year. What a huge hassle for such a minor improvement.

 

[applyr]

It's like they didn't have a beta running all summer long.

 

[ouimetnick]

“They are doing the best work of their lives”

-Tim Cook (when talking about Apple’s employees at WWDC)

Might want to find competent and capable employees Timmy boy.

 

[vegetassj4]

iOS 15.1 New and Improved feature:

As part of Apple's commitment to its customers health and well being, iPhones now include a feature that helps you train your memory and organizational skills.

1. Cause random operability of Find My on Mag-wallet
   1. trains users to always be aware of their surroundings and devices
   2. trains users not to solely rely on technology
   3. trains users to keep their environment organized so that in the even they lose their mag-wallet, it is easily located using iMemory.
   4. encourages cooperation so that all users keep their environments organized so that they can locate misplaced items in other peoples environments.

 

[calzon65]

Tried official Apple MagSafe wallet, thought it was a cool idea but after coming loose twice (pulling phone from back pocket), returned it. Would have really sucked to have lost it to then discover Find My was bugged.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Here is another bug 😂

We have to start keeping track of all the bugs. Tomorrow, more bugs will be reporting.

 

[gaximus]

They need to do with iOS what had been doing with macOS back in the day. Tick tock iterations. Leopard (Features), Snow Leopard(stability), Lion(features), Mountain Lion(stability), Sierra(feature), High Sierra(stability).

 

[mikethemartian]

Anyone else think they should stop tying OS releases to new phone releases? If there wasn't such a rush to get the new OS out the door for a new phone release, maybe we wouldn't have so many bugs hitting the production releases of iOS.

They probably do that to get people to upgrade their hardware.

 

[macduke]

Apple needs to hire more engineers and more QA testers. This is ridiculous.

At this point a shorter list might be what works completely fine? Hah.

 

[aesc80]

Apple needs to hire more engineers and more QA testers. This is ridiculous.

At this point a shorter list might be what works completely fine? Hah.

QA Testers, yes. Engineers - probably not if they got themselves into this kinda mess. They don't need more cooks.

EDIT: Errr ... pun intended? or not? Not sure? lol