iPhone 12 Pro Wireless Charging Issues

Mememur wrote:

Talking to Apple support and this senior advisor said that iPhone 12 is not made to be able to charge on a Qi pad, seems wildly bad to force the mag charger especially since we have to buy separately and the leather case I bought is guaranteed to be ruined on the MagCharger.

That's utterly ridiculous and COMPLETELY INCORRECT. iPhone 12 is Qi Wireless capable. If it is not able to charge on a charging pad how come I have three new charging pads our iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max charge perfectly fine with?

I have the 12 Pro Max and it does not work with either of my wireless and or my wireless car chargers wearing any of my new Spigen cases like my former XS Max would. The only way I can get any of the chargers to work is when I take the phone out of the case.

Again, I have tried different cases and they are they same style that worked with my XS Max..

Yeah, that’s crap. Qi charging is certified for the 12 Pro.

i experienced similar issues with my phone. I found another Qi certified charger that works fine for my Pro Max without rebooting g or turning off optimization or any of the other tricks. I found it on Amazon and decided to give it a try. A week in and not a single problem.

Wireless Charging Stand, GEEKERA 3 in 1 Wireless Charger Fast Charging Dock Station for Apple Watch 6 SE 5 4 3 2, Airpods 2/Pro, iPhone 12/12 Pro/12 Pro Max/11/11 Pro/X/Xr/Xs/8 Plus, Qi Phones https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083S8418Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabt1_uO6VFbHE65931?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

I have the same issue with iPhone 12 Pro in an Otterbox Defender case. The iPhone XS in the same model case charges fine on my Atomi wireless 10W charger. IPhone 12 Pro will only charge if I remove the rubber casing. Seems the extra thickness of the rubber is enough to disrupt charging for 12 Pro.

But why should we have to buy a new wireless charger? Apple already took the charger out of the box, now they’re telling use we can’t use certain wireless chargers that they themselves sell on their website? If it is a hardware issue they’re going to have a lot of angry customers if they don’t issue a recall.

Because Apple changed the charging system on the new phones. Apple is not responsible for ensuring your device works with 3rd party accessories. Apple itself doesn't make or design chargers. If you bought a charger from Apple it was made by a 3rd party company. Apple just carried it in their store and sold it to you.

You can either be upset or buy something which we have tested and know works great. They're not going to issue a recall either. There's nothing wrong with the phone. It just doesn't play well with ALL 3rd party Wireless chargers.

Things change and they will continue to change.

No, I'm not misinforming anyone. iPhone 12 is still fully Qi Compliant. They moved the Qi charging location on the back of iPhone 12 to the middle of the phone for the new MagSafe charging system. The issue most people are experiencing is using an older single Qi charging plate and not being able to position the phone precisely over the plate. Also, many people aren't using high enough output QC3.0 charging bricks.

I was experiencing issues, much like many here are having. I figured out my Wireless charger wasn't outputing enough power and the charging stand was single charger, so our phones weren't charging. What to do? Buy a newer more modern charging stand (I've linked to it a few times in this thread) which features dual charging plates and an 18W QC3.0 brick.

So, what's the outcome? Our two iPhone 12's are now charging consistently and reliably on the new charging stands. Our iPhones are still Qi compliant. Our stands are Qi compliant, but they're better suited to the task at hand, which is charge the new 12 phones understanding the location of the Qi charging plate has been moved in iPhone 12 to better play with MagSafe charging.

Again, I'm not misinforming anyone. Perhaps you're simply not understanding the issue. I can't help you with that.

Well I was at the Apple store with a technician who said the Mag Safe chargers are a QI charger, they just add a magnet around the perimeter to allow it to hold the phone. They admitted there is a problem and the Mag Safe was not a definite fix. They made me set up as a new phone, still did not work so they ordered me a mew one. Comes in tomorrow.

Mine is just a cheap silicone backing case. My Amazon order says its made by "Kensou." It was 8 bucks. I'm pretty sure it doesn’t have anything to do with the case, given that the same thing happens when it's plugged in with an Apple lightning cable.

I was, I believe the first to recommend the Geekera. It came with an 18W QC3.0 charger and it charges iPhone at 7.5W. It's reliable, well made and solved all our charging issues. This is the link to the one I bought and have recommended here from Amazon --> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083S8418Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wantage hasn’t seems to make any difference for me.

Various options tried without success as earlier the claim was that 5w wasn’t enough. I’ve tried Qi chargers with 5w, 10w and 20w charging bricks without success.

I have one charger in my car that works and two at home that never do since I bought iPhone 12 Pro. They still work on iPhone X.

Geekera did not work for my iPhone 12 pro max with otter box defender case. Choetech 5 coil wireless charger was the only one which worked for me consistently for 12 pro max plus otter box defender case.

The issue with that listing is there are three chargers on the Geekera, but they only refer to one.

One is the charger for the iPhone which is 7.5W for iPhone and 10W for other phones. One is 3W for Apple Watch. And the back charging plate is 5W for charging cases. It's simply an incomplete listing of the chargers in a triple charger.

Go by what the manufacturer presents in their product listing.

Hi

I have figured this out, it's all about the plug you use and the wattage of your charger. Most people plug into a laptop or 5W iPhone plug and these are not strong enough, see this article https://torro.co.uk/blogs/tips-tricks-how-tos/wireless-charging-common-mistakes

I have 2 Mophie wireless charging pads. (one at home one at work). Until yesterday they both worked on my new iPhone 12 Pro. Now neither work. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but I did do the recent 14.2.1 software update.