It all started less than a month ago, when the owners of the models BMW AND Toyota reported information that in induction charging were in their car serious consequences for them iPhone. The Cupertino company was forced to respond. Very quickly, before numerous complaints customers, the company officially admitted that it really was problem at this level and mostly in models from BMW
Is the problem only in BMW?
Given the numerous testimonies, the problem would be more present on BMW and further the latest models. However, be careful, some models from Toyota will also be involved, in particular Supra, which inherited many parts from the BMW Z4.
The inductive charging stations of these cars can be sensitive to burn the NFC chip the latest iPhone 15 Pro. As a reminder, the iPhone’s NFC chip is an electronic component for short-range wireless communication. If you have an iPhone, it is thanks to this chip that you have access to features such as ApplePay. Those who have experienced this problem can no longer activate payment cards on iPhone. Plus, with this chip, you also have functionality Digital key which allows you to open and close the car using your phone. The function is available on some BMWs.
The most surprising thing is that Apple cannot solve this problem. Some tried to restore their iPhone but nothing worked. The only solution remains exchange at your nearest Apple Store.
Overheating problem?
As we just clarified, it is currently unknown what is causing this problem. Some argue that the latter is related to overheated what to meet iPhone 15 Pro since its release. However, nothing has been decided yet.
Regarding the overheating issue, Apple has announced that it is working on a renewal system that should solve the problem. Now let’s see if this update also fixes the NFC chip and inductive charging issue.
To be continued…
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Source: Auto Plus
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