Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip

[USB-Adapter]

What is the point of wireless charging? To save a couple of seconds that it would otherwise take to plug in a wire? Taking that couple of seconds to plug in a wire will save several minutes or even hours because wired charging charges the phone much faster than wireless charging.

What is the point of wireless phones? Wired phones ought to be enough for anybody!

 

[klasma]

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.

PARSE ERROR

 

[anthogag]

BMW is not the "Ultimate Charging Machine" 😂

Apple should make the Apple Car. Plug-in newest iPhone or iPad devices in the Car dashboard.

 

[psbales]

I haven’t had this issue but the BMW wireless charger is garbage. It heats the phone so much that the phone stops charging. Not surprised to hear that it can actually do damage.

I’ve got a Toyota and it’s absolute crap, too. Even if it did charge correctly (and 9 out of 10 times it doesn’t), it’ll only ”charge” at 5 watts. If you’re running CarPlay, Maps, and Music/Spotify, it doesn’t even charge the phone, it simply slows down the discharge.

As soon as a replacement cubby part is available (it’s backordered), I’m yanking out the “charger” and replacing it with a more usable space.

 

[Wildkraut]

Might be heat; which then kills the NFC chip

Yep, the iPhone 15 is plagued by heat in every way.

Apples answer to this will be, "It's the Apps fault, ohh shhhh we meant it's the cars fault, if not the car then at least the car's app! - Trusty Tim."

 

[e-coli]

I haven’t had this issue but the BMW wireless charger is garbage. It heats the phone so much that the phone stops charging. Not surprised to hear that it can actually do damage.

The Audi one has the same issue. I suspect it’s because of DC (battery) vs AC (outlet) power.

 

[jbmelby]

Wow, these iPhone 15's suck so much already, lol. Did Apple fire the QC department during COVID?

Anyone notice that the problem seems to be specific to BMW, but so much of the complaining is directed at Apple? Have people been reading the posts? I thought not.

 

[klasma]

Wireless charging in cars always seems hit and miss. Size differences or cameras lifting the phone too far from the charger to make reliable "contact", etc....

I finally see the rationale for an Apple Car.

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Kia Evo 6 doesn't recognise my 14 Pro Max, so ican't charge it wirelessly. Same with some Samsungs, but some work. No idea why it's like that. All of those phones support same standarts.

 

[TheOneWhoKnocks]

Anyone notice that the problem seems to be specific to BMW, but so much of the complaining is directed at Apple? Have people been reading the posts? I thought not.

There is a chance it is all coincidental and simply the chip just dies for whatever reason.

 

[Shirasaki]

Soon cars will have subscriptions to start them and if you don't pay the subscription it'll just be parked up for 30 days until the company tows it away.

...Here's where someone replies to tell me this already exists.

Next level: if you don’t pay subscription you will be permanently removed.
But seriously tho, it is horrible to lock literally every aspects of your life behind subscription. Maybe in the future if you don’t pay subscription fee, your car would refuse to fire up or refuse to stop.

This sounds really strange. If heat is the problem, shouldn't the phone detect that way before it could fry any chip inside the phone and just turn off charging? If it is some strange noise that affects the NFC, why hasn't this happened before? It's not like the 15 Pro is the first iPhone to have NFC. If the NFC chip in the 15 Pro is more susceptible to noise, to the level it will self destruct, that is even worse.
Not the same thread, but the news about Apple blaming apps for "overloading the system" is really sus. It's not like the developers can bypass the OS and run the CPU at 110% until it shuts off, this is clearly all on Apple.

These 2 news have an ominous feel to them. I do NOT blame the Titanium as others have, but it seems to me that heat is the common demoninator here and that the 15 Pro may have a serious design flaw regarding heat dissapation, to the degree that the phone actually can self destruct. I'm sure Apple can fix this by throttling the CPU earlier and shutting down wireless charging at a lower temp but what does that mean for performance and usage?

Apple obviously will refuse any wrongdoing openly even if they did in fact did something wrong. The legal repercussions of admitting wrongdoing is just too much for Apple to bear, apparently.

This whole overheating debacle is gonna be mostly Apples fault, with some poorly programmed third party apps sharing the blame. iPhone 16 series will just magically fix overheating issues mostly, similar to iPhone 6s Plus resolving the bendgate quietly.

 

[fhall1]

My recently new Mazda's pad is next to useless with my XR as well.

Ditto with my 2023 Subaru Outback. It's narrow and cramped....reminds me of putting a cassette into a player the long way.

 

[lindros2]

I sold my BMW, so I don't have an issue.
It's the user's fault - just like AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, MacBook Pro keyboard, and battery issues on iPhone 14 Pro.

 

[magicschoolbus]

Big Money Wasted

 

[Gdwheel]

I use wireless charging in my X5 all the time. I even took a long trip with the 15 PM in the wireless charging tray. This scared me so I went and tried Apple pay at the gas station. No issues. Worked like it always does. The 15 PM does heat up in the tray sometimes.

 

[Wildkraut]

The next headline will probably be, Airplane burned down by iPhone 15 catching fire.
If I had an Airline i would proactively ban the iP15* for safety reasons.

iP15* heat fiasco is slowly becoming a serious problem, just a matter of time until the first battery blows up.

 

[applepotato666]

There is a chance it is all coincidental and simply the chip just dies for whatever reason.

In my experience, this is it. No BMW was ever in the equation for me and I DMed other people who complained about the same issue who said they have never wirelessly charged it in a BMW, or wirelessly charged it at all. But my issue may be unrelated.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Not to mention the cable provides more versatility in that you case pick up and use the phone WHILE it charges

Which is of course illegal in many countries whilst driving.

 

[Apple fanboy]

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.

Never had a Starbucks in my BMW.
Haters gonna hate I suppose. Whether it’s Apple or BMW.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Serves them right for driving a BMW 😛

Jealous much?

 

[darngooddesign]

You sure??

😄

Both I and Apple‘s site are sure.

 

[bmustaf]

You mean the iPhone 14S. The S is for “sucks” this time around. I would return my 14S but we my wife already sent our trade ins back and that’s a total pain to undo at this point.

This message sent from my iPhone 14S Pro Max. Better go out it down because getting hot…

The iPhone 15 Pro just keeps getting better and better!

 

[lamerica80]

BMW Wireless charing is absolut **** (I have one, its slow and overheats the phone) but this sounds like an apple problem to me.

 

[darngooddesign]

You missed the joke I think

So did the comment I replied to.

 

[stocklen]

The iPhone 14S has been a mess of a launch.

good job that was a year ago then eh.