iPhone 15 pro not charging in car or or airplane

I found a solution from a team member at the Apple Store!

The issue I faced was I was using a third party USBc to USBa cable to connect my iPhone 15 to my car. It was charging & then not every 2 seconds, and I had no hope of connecting to CarPlay. But the cable worked in wall outlet, a 12V adapter and even another USB 2.1 outlet in my car (just that one didn’t connect with the CarPlay).

Apple team member said this issue is related to some cables are just charging, and some are for data transfer and charging.

I was sold a belkin USBa to USBc cable and I’ve tried it out and it works to charge and with CarPlay!

Same problem!! Crazy.

I just had this issue, my IPhone 15 was able to charge again after shutting it off and turning it back on despite it being at 1%

Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can try:

1. Use a Wall Charger: Try charging your iPhone using a wall charger and see if it charges normally. This will help determine if the issue is specific to the ports you've been using.
2. Check the USB Cable and Adapter: Ensure you're using an Apple-certified USB cable and adapter. Sometimes, using third-party or faulty cables/adapters can cause charging issues.
3. Clean the Charging Port: There might be dust or debris accumulated in the charging port. Use a small brush or compressed air to gently clean it out.
4. Restart Your iPhone: Sometimes, a simple restart can fix charging issues. Turn off your iPhone, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on.

Here’s the fix for IPhone 15’s not charging on planes or in the car.

This Samsung cable will work right away.

Samsung EP-DN930CWEGUS USB-C to... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IPJX0FO?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Don’t ask me why Apple hasn’t corrected the problem.

Having the same issue with our two IPhone 15’s. But one additional observation for us - it seems the phone will charge normally in the car (not go 1 second charge, 1 second no-charge, back to 1 second charge continuously) ONLY if the phone’s battery is somewhere above 50% charged (not sure about where the cutoff is exactly). If the phone had dropped in power to something in the 30% range (or less) - phone will not charge using car USB. If the phone is in a 60% (or more) state, it will charge in car. To me, this seems to be an Apple iOS or hardware issue and it would be nice if someone from Apple added useful information to this discussion.

iphone 15 charging issue:

Trouble shooting indicates it's a phone defect - right out of the box:

In the office or home wall socket it may be working - unplug it and plug it back in 3 minutes later and it doesn't charge, even if I use my Macbook Pro charging cords.

Same thing happens in my car and on aircraft.

I have exactly the same issue with my iPhone 15 pro and it is only when trying to charge in car either through the BMW wireless charger or plugging cable directly into usbc port in rear seats. Spent twenty minutes speaking to apple support and they told me I would have to book into Apple Store and see tech support. Not sure how they will replicate a 12v supply in store. As you say £1000 for a phone that doesn’t charge in a car is pretty poor.

None of the above is a fix for this problem. I have iPhone 15 pro. Same problem. Will not charge from usb in car. Not even with apple cable that came with phone. It will not charge from any portable charger either. Absolute joke. £1000 phone and doesn’t charge anywhere unless it’s plugged into mains voltage.

Is apple ever going to address the fact that the 15 pro max won’t charge in your car? I would have never upgraded had I known this was an issue. And yes I have tried all of the obvious resets, updates, etc. Are you going to fix this or give me a refund? What’s up Apple?

This is redonkulous that my 15 won't charge in the car. I plug it into the NON carplay ports. My 13 worked fine in the round adapter with generic cable and a magsafe holder.

Now, I've tried that in my car (2018 Honda Odyysey) with generic, I've tried it with apple cables (a rubber basic one doesn't recognize at all), with a basic tiny power brick into the 110v outlet, and up to a 20w brick. Nothing. Apple says it's car thing and to reach out to them. Yeah right, like it would be even possible to get any help from Honda on this without a diagnostic fee and I highly doubt they would know.

Why would the car not simply output power?

Something happen to me and there is no answer for it anywhere like wtf ready to go back to older iPhone

I’m about to go back to my iPhone 13 if we can’t get this 15 to charge in a dang car

It’s getting aggravating enough that I might switch back to older model and sell this thing.