Last week, iPhone 15 users took to online forums and social media platforms to voice their concerns. Latest reports indicate that the use of wireless charging pad is recommended in BMW vehicles It may cause issues with the iPhone 15’s NFC chip, affecting features like Apple Pay and digital car keys.
In fact, car owners are reporting that after charging their iPhone 15 on their car’s wireless charging pad, the NFC chip, a critical component responsible for features like Apple Pay, stopped working. To make things worse, When the phone restarts it enters data recovery mode and shows a white screen.
BMW cars cause iPhone 15s to malfunction
The NFC chip is an important part of the iPhone and usersMake contactless payments via Apple Pay and even unlock and start the car using digital car keys. We would like to remind you that BMW was one of the first to harmonize this feature in 2020. The automaker has even made its cars compatible with certain eligible Android smartphones.
Unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be a direct solution to this problem. Some affected customers had their iPhones replaced by Apple. It confirmed that the NFC chip was indeed faulty. But, backup devices also seem vulnerable to the same problemleaving users in a frustrating loop with no permanent solution in sight.
For now It’s unclear whether this is a software issue or worse, a hardware issue. The second solution would prevent Apple from fixing the problem with a simple update and would likely result in a rapid change to the components used in BMW vehicles.
Although existing complaints mostly from iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max usersIt would be logical to assume that this issue may affect other iPhone 15 models, including the standard iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. These use the same components in terms of battery and wireless charging, so we think they may be affected as well.
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