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Warning: BMW Wireless Charging May Break iPhone 15's Apple Pay Chip
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not coincidental. I had this happen to two separate iPhone 15 Pros in the first week after launch. both had issues after using the wireless charging pad in a 2024 BMW X5 M60i.
True, but in car it is convenient is some scenarios. For example, I have a Belkin wireless charger that doubles as a vent mount so all I have to do is hold it the mount and it is visible for directions and charging. Easy to take out as well. Should I not want to charge because the device gets hot on longer drives, I simply unplug the USB-C wire from the device or charger.
Ah, first world problems.
Are you getting "Hold near reader" with the cards you already have added and the terminal does not react? Or does Apple Pay just spit out an error and your cards disappear?
Or as it just seems to be the pro models, could it be that the choice of materials? Titanium is a poor conductor of heat.
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Don't know about BMWs, but in my Hyundai, the wireless charging pad also has an NFC reader so you can use a phone or keycard to start the car in place of a ket fob. Maybe BMW has a similar setup and theirs somehow burns out the NFC antenna in the phone.
No, the motorcycles don't; nor do older bimmers such as my e24.
No back to the regular rant...
From Apple’s perspective it solves several problems.
When they took away the headphone jack, now the only way to listen to wired audio and charge at the same time is MagSafe.
When they feel like they can get away with it, they will remove the USB-C port and wireless will be the only way to charge or get data.
For users? Basically the single advantage wireless ever has. No wire. Wired everything is better than wireless anything in terms of reliability, price, performance, etc etc etc. Just that pesky wire.
It can also be handled by the passenger, not only by the driver.
Similar to their heated seats experiment, BMW will probably charge $5/mo to not destroy the NFC chip.
No issues for me… but same as the overheating thread, my question would be who has the 80% charge turned on? I had that on since day one and have not had heat issues at all. And the fact it’s only available on the 15 makes me think that maybe the new battery packaging is actually to blame… more heat when charging, more heat when discharging. If so could be a battery recall instead of a full on design issue.
I suspect this might be related to the fact that a lot of wireless chargers also have the remote start feature which uses NFC.
Well, wouldn't it have happened to the previous phone models then?..
I still can't bring myself to use wireless charging. It's so slow and unreliable.
If Apple removed the cable on every iPhone to enforce wireless only for everybody, we'd probably be back to the Stone Age before long.
I never got a wireless charger, as I know BWM has terrible ones. I ordered an aftermarket one instead. Not getting the 15, but don't suppose I would have this issue...
Not for passengers and only while driving for the driver. Same idea for the non-car wireless chargers- it’s cool but really, not necessary and actually limits your use of the device in order to charge.
I never pay cash for a car. I use a check. Carrying around that much money is a bit nerve wracking.
Lol. Well technically I pay via wireless transfer from my bank. Nobody accepts cheques over here anymore. Not for decades.