The company promises to solve the problem with a patch
Apple acknowledged a problem that became known at the beginning of the month: wireless charging in BMW cars disabled the NFC chip integrated into the smartphone. Now there are many more details on this matter.
It’s not just BMW that breaks the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro
In a notice to authorized service centers, Apple said that problems occur with all models in the line: iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max. True, we are not talking about any physical destruction of the chip – we are only talking about temporarily disabling NFC capabilities. However, because of this, a person cannot use Apple Pay and CarPlay, and even worse, the digital key stops working.
The problem affected not only BMW but also Toyota – at least it refers to the Supra model, which… was created jointly with BMW.
Apple promised to solve the problem with a patch for iOS – it may be designated iOS 17.1.1 or iOS 17.2. Well, until the update is released, Apple suggests temporarily not using the car’s built-in wireless charging.
