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Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip
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Interested to hear more about this one. If it's excessive heat then I wonder if that can be triggered by more general situations, like just leaving your phone in the hot sun for too long.
Apple has fifteen years of annual iPhone releases, they probably know how to do them without being rushed.
Doesn't the iPhone shut off the wireless charging if the temperature gets too hot? I'm pretty sure I've received a notification once, forgot which car I was using the wireless charging, "Phone temperature too hot, wireless charging has stopped/disabled" or something like that.
But regardless, also wanted to say both BMW and Mercedes wireless charging options just flat out s--k. Both of them either slow to charge and/or heats up the phone way too much. I get that heat happens when it comes to wireless charging but BMW and Mercedes options seem excessive with regards to heat.
But regardless, also wanted to say both BMW and Mercedes wireless charging options just flat out s--k. Both of them either slow to charge and/or heats up the phone way too much. I get that heat happens when it comes to wireless charging but BMW and Mercedes options seem excessive with regards to heat.
these are the posts I love to read. the subtle (or not so subtle) flexes of cars/wealth owned lol.
nice brands.
Maybe next time Apple might try actually testing new products before releasing them. It is not like a BMW is uncommon in the Bay areas where Apple is headquartered. My guess is that Tesla, BMW, and Prius are the most common cars up there.
Next time give a couple thousand pre-production iPhones to Apple employees.
Next time give a couple thousand pre-production iPhones to Apple employees.
Update: Apple appears to be telling support customers that a software update is coming and that it’s not a hardware issue.
Would you mind posting where you found that?
People saying it on Reddit threads that Apple ran diagnostics and found out that the ‘Apple Pay unit’ (NFC) is physically functional, and that they’ll be issuing a patch. It was somewhere on the r/iOS subreddit among the 5 or so complaint posts about Apple Pay issues.
I called in earlier and while they didn’t directly tell me they’ll be issuing an update, they confirmed that diagnostics appear OK and that it’s a software issue. They made me downgrade from the 17.1 beta to 17.0.2 and I suppose this could also mean a patch is coming.
It’s a “space age” idea that sounds really cool but is really stupid.
Maybe it’s good for top-up situations but on a daily basis it’s dumb.
There are advantageous to wireless charging including seamlessly being able to charge and pick up a phone without having to use another hand to either untangle or manage a long cord (or a short one for that matter).
bmw wireless chargers are absolute garbage and overheat like crazy
Apple takes safety seriously, now Wireless charging only works if you are regularly using your turn signals. 😂
Also, I think that is trendy bashing really hard on Apple.
YouTube is plagued by videos (iPhone 15 pro I was wrong/what's wrong/controversy/heat/**)
Not always the best idea. Many incentives are not applied to cash deals, cash deals require paying tax up front while leases don’t in many states, and subsidized lease programs sometimes have zero percent interest.
The most keen of us discovered early on this phrase means “There is no setting you can toggle to troubleshoot this”
I have a 2023 Land Rover Defender and the wireless charging overheats the phone to the point the "too hot" warning comes on and it shuts it down. Guess it was built for Androids.