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Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip
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Losing/refusing respect for someone because they use a particular piece of software?!
That kind of elitist, ego-centric attitude says a lot about those who hold them. They stifle open conversation, sharing of new ideas and perspectives, and add nothing but divisiveness to forums like this one.
It's great. My car doesn't have CarPlay, but I have a vent-mount magnetic Qi charger I pop my iPhone onto for Maps and music. I'm already juggling a bunch of other crap, and may get in/out of the car multiple times an hour. Being able to just place my phone securely onto the dash with one hand means one less thing to futz with. It's "a couple of seconds" that occupies both hands and more of my attention than I care to spend on something that is so easily solved with the mount I have.
But you respect those who drive a BMW? 🤔
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Well global warming affects cars and phones not just people 
I still use wired charging.
The least green way of charging your phone is wireless considering the loss of transfer, not to mention extra costs for the wireless chargers and the heat it produces + the slow charging speeds.
I so wish my aWatch would have wired option
For my standards, wireless tech has much to advance.
I still use wired charging.
The least green way of charging your phone is wireless considering the loss of transfer, not to mention extra costs for the wireless chargers and the heat it produces + the slow charging speeds.
I so wish my aWatch would have wired option
For my standards, wireless tech has much to advance.
The specifications do exist. That doesn’t mean that everyone makes sure to fully comply with them, unfortunately.
Exactly, I wonder if BMW used cheap parts for the wireless charger, as my phone does not overheat on the Apple wireless charger, just the darn BMW one. We should all complain to BMW about this. Maybe a software update can fix? Or they should do a recall.
Yeah, strike the “4”, I’m just seeing “iPhone 1S” there.Just checked, Apple doesn't sell a 14S.
A big time saver. Not to mention saving a ton of wear and tear on the port. Ports are a weak point. They can loosen over time with regular usage and are an ingress point for dust, debris, and moisture that can render them useless or cause internal damage if the seals inside are compromised. It's safer for the device as well. If you forget your phone is attached and pick it up to use it, MagSafe just breaks contact and you're good to go. Not the case with old-fashioned wired charging.
Perhaps the BMW wireless charger can occasionally go on the fritz and try to wirelessly pump 100 watts of power into an iPhone.
Still, most here would dance around with inane comments saying it's Apple's fault.
My MagSafe wireless chargers work fine (no excessive heat), but my phones always got hot when on my Tesla Model 3’s wireless charger for any significant length of time. May avoid putting my iPhone 15 Pro back on it for now until we hear more. A couple of short times on it and so far no problems fortunately.
If there ever was a definition of First World problems, we have reached the pinnacle.
Is this how they broke their indicator lights too?
My car (Toyota) has a wireless charging compartment, and very welcome it is, too. I only use it on long trips, but no messing about with cables is required. The only real downside is that it is not MagSafe. I suspect the charging rate would be better if it did have MagSafe.
Wow, these iPhone 15's suck so much already, lol. Did Apple fire the QC department during COVID?
This looks like an issue with BMW, not Apple, unless most wireless chargers are doing this to iPhone 15 models.
Edit: After reading about it more online, it looks like wireless chargers in cars cause all sorts of heating problems for iPhones and phones running Android. See this Reddit thread:
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I've worked out what the "S" in iPhone models means. Stability! Maybe there will be an iPhone 15S at some point.
I’ve used wireless charging on my iPhone 14 Pro all year long and sold it two weeks ago with 97% battery health so I’m not afraid of using wireless charging.
I’m pretty sure it’s mostly iPhone users who became disillusioned with Apple over the years, even if it’s still the lesser evil compared to Android/Google. Gotta vent your frustration somehow.
It’s a BMW. You are supposed to put your Starbucks in the holder/charger with the iPhone so that the heat transfers to and keeps your Double Ristretto Venti Half-Soy Nonfat Decaf Organic Chocolate Brownie Iced Vanilla Double-Shot Gingerbread Frappuccino Extra Hot With Foam Whipped Cream Upside Down Double Blended, One Sweet N'Low and One Nutrasweet warm.
