iPhone 12 pro won’t wirelessly charge

I was having same issue where my iPhone12 would struggle to charge wirelessly unless i reboot it.

Contacted Apple support - they said it may be because of the magnet inside iPhone12 is causing our wireless charger not able to detect an iPhone resting on its' pad to enable charging status but they suggest to update to 14.2 to see if it resolve the charging issue.

I updated to 14.2 after getting off with support and I haven't had an wireless charging issue since then..

Still too early to tell but so far it been good for me after the update ...

My iPhone wasn't charging wirelessly on the new Qi charger or on an older charging pad. After I restarted the phone, however, it began charging.

Always try turning a device off then on; and then try resetting it.

My iPhone 12 Pro is also intermittently failing to charge on a Samsung EP-P3100 wireless QI charger. Rebooting the phone resolves the problem for an unpredictable period of time then it resurfaces. IOS 4.2 DID NOT resolve the issue.

You likely need a different charger. Several have reported their phone wouldn't charge wirelessly, even after a reboot, but remarkably a different charger solved the problem. See if you can try a different Qi charger.

Not sure it's Apple's fault. They are not responsible for ensuring iPhone works with every Qi charger on the market. It is every Qi charger manufacturers responsibility to ensure their device works with iPhone.

It's a well known brand I've used for years with my Apple products. My other iPhone 11 works well with wireless charging and there is no issue there. Just wanted to share my opinion I'm good with cable charhing. Let's see what happens.

I just got the iPhone 12 Pro Max yesterday and noticed the exact same thing with all 3 of our wireless chargers (different brands and models). One of the Qi stand models will work only if I put the phone on its long edge (landscape), but not in the standard portrait orientation. The other two chargers won't work at all. All 3 chargers work fine with my previous iPhone 11 Pro Max.

I spent 30 minutes with Apple tech support and they not only could not confirm there was an issue, but said to bring the phone into an Apple Store for them to look at it! So they obviously did a TERRIBLE QA on these Pro models and don't care that users won't be able to use most of their wireless chargers at home, office, or in the car, as well as leverage any that are in cafes and public places. THIS IS A HUGE BLUNDER!

Anyway, couldn't get tech support to acknowledge the problem so obviously they wouldn't offer any advice or information regarding a possible software fix in a future update (assuming it can be done). If this is a problem with the hardware and its circuitry positioning, then they will have a lot of unhappy customers.

The 12 Pro Max arrived yesterday with 14.1 so I updated it to 14.2, also also tried the full reboot like others have suggested, but nothing has helped.

You should Force Restart your iPhone.

We have had iPhone 12 and today I got my iPhone 12 Pro Max and it is able to charge wirelessly on every Qi wireless charger in the house. That's 3 chargers and it charges on all 3. All are different brands purchased from Amazon.

Unfortunately I have done both methods of restarting the phone several times but no change in success. So now I wonder if there is just a bad batch of phones that came off the assembly line where they simply don't work?

I posted a report on the Apple iPhone bug reporter page and will probably take it into an Apple Store with 3 of the chargers next week and see what they say. I would be curious if they could exchange the phone to see if a different works.

Just look at the charging brick. If the brick is QC3.0 it will say so right on it. I remember seeing others post that they couldn't charge their new iPhone 12 with a Belkin Qi Charger. They tried another charger and it worked fine. It could be something with the Belkin, which honestly shouldn't be since Belkin owes its success to selling accessories for Apple products. But see if you can try a different Qi charger and it your phone charges, it's not the phone, it's the charger.

See if you can try your phone on another Qi charger. And if you know anyone who has a QC3.0 brick see if you can borrow it to see if that solves the issue with your Belkin.

You can honestly purchase a Qi Charger on Amazon with a QC3.0 brick in the $20 range. I have several at home and in the office.

I hope you get this resolved. It should be so simple, but sometimes it just isn't. I was advised long ago to ONLY use QC3.0 charging bricks with a QI Charger. So far that has served me well, now including our iPhone 12 and my 12 Pro Max.

I only use 3.0 chargers and still face the same issue as everyone else in this thread.

it the iPhone. Not the charger.

I am hoping it software side which can be easily upgraded

Currently at 14.2. Still have issue

The Forced Restart works momentarily. The phone will start charging after a forced restart, but if you pick it up and set it back down, it will not charge again. So far, the only way I can get my Pro12 to charge on the wireless charger is to do a forced restart EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Same issue with the 12 pro (tested with x3 12 pro's), using QC3.0 bricks, 6 different qi chargers tested so far - all different manufacturers & all working on xr, xs & 11 models, software is up to date at 14.2. None will charge the 12 pro. Force restart does not resolve as it has for others, it won't even charge temporarily. All of the chargers will recognize a phone has been placed on them but none will charge the device.

Certainly hoping for a software fix.