Apple says BMW wireless chargers really are messing with iPhone 15s::An Apple memo to authorized repair providers reportedly says BMW and Toyota Supra wireless chargers can disable iPhone 15 NFC chips.
They’ll probably just tell people to deal with it and not use an iphone with a bmw like what they tell motorcycle riders
What’s this about motorcycles?
If people mount their phone on a motorcycle the parts for images stabilization and optical zoom (moving parts) can break, because of the potential vibrations a motorcycle can have.
Though this isn’t just a iPhone issue.
It’s also not just a BMW or motorcycle issue. It happens when people mount their phones on bicycles as well.
Fortnine just did a video on this
The vibrations fuck with the phone.
Thanks
That was a general answer. As others have said it breaks the motors in the camera and can do other damage. This isn’t an apple thing, damage is done to any phones used with a motorcycle and from what I’ve heard the vibration dampening mounts don’t eliminate the problem completely.
Did you read the article? They’re working on a fix
Of course. its more of a jab at what happened before
There is a software update in the works for this, but BMW is probably equally at fault, their wireless chargers have sucked since they introduced them. All they do is heat up the phone and they don’t actually charge them. I had one in my 2020 BMW, and didn’t bother ordering it for my 2022, and there have been complaints for years on one of the largest BMW forums, bimmerpost.
Sounds like an apple problem, so fuck m. Stop buying apple products asshole!
Let’s get something clear: a wireless charger CANNOT disable an NFC chip. They are two VASTLY DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES.
A wireless charger is nothing more than a wire coil hooked up to electricity. That’s it. No smarts involved.
BMW must likely have an NFC chip also mounted in the same place which for some reason is disabling the NFC on the iPhone.
Maybe it’s trying to take a reading off the chip but after a while the iPhone disables the NFC because it doesn’t recognise the request? Or maybe Apple haven’t properly programmed properly? Who knows?
