Be careful because your BMW could break your new iPhone 15
Many users are reporting that their BMW wireless charger is breaking their new iPhone 15.
If you are, very bad news. If you own a BMW car and bought a new iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro. According to several users, The wireless charger found in some BMW brand cars may break the new iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 ProMacRumors reported.
According to many users, After charging your new iPhone 15 on your BMW’s wireless charger, the NFC chip needed to use Apple Pay. Additionally, since Apple cannot repair this malfunction, you will have to replace the iPhone completely and the warranty may not cover it.
Last week, some BMW owners complained that their iPhone 15’s NFC chip was no longer working after charging the device with their vehicle’s wireless charging pad, according to comments shared on MacRumors and X forums, formerly known as Twitter. Affected customers say their iPhone enters data recovery mode with a white screen and the NFC chip no longer works after the device is reset.
iPhone 15 can be broken with BMW charger
Be careful if you have a BMW and an iPhone 15
One of the users of the photos MacRumors, xrayboy, told his story. After encountering issues with Apple Pay on his iPhone 15, he turned to the Apple Store for a solution. They replaced their iPhone 15 Pro with a new model and a few days later the problem appeared again.
Many users stated that the same thing happened to them.. The NFC chip seems to be connected because it is not a chip that is usually broken easily. Perhaps BMW wireless chargers heat the area near the iPhone 15’s NFC chip too much.
If you have a BMW and purchased an iPhone 15, DO NOT put your phone on the car’s surface charger. This will cause the digital card reader to malfunction and you will have to buy another phone as they don’t have the capacity to fix this yet.
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Not open What is the specific cause of the problem?, how many customers are affected and which BMW models are affected. But at least for now and until this issue is resolved, we recommend not using your BMW’s wireless sensor if you have a new iPhone 15.
Source: i Padizate
