iPhone 12 Pro Max not wirelessly charging

Showing again how alignment with the Qi coil in the device is key for charging stands rather than "puck" style chargers, note that the description for the Geekera now specifically states it won't work with the 12 Mini.

I reached out to support and they did a diagnostic test that revealed no errors.They want me to take my phone to a technician at the store. I may do this once it enters a failed wireless charging state again

iOS 14.4.1 here and same issue! Bought brand new on Wednesday. Wireless charging works fine on the first two days. Stopped charging on Friday on all my wireless chargers (different brands). My wife Xs still works properly! Very frustrating.

Restarting the phone works for 1 day. Then back to not working!!!

It is a common fault with iphone 12's, after speaking with several tec's at apple it was eventually confirmed that it is a software issue with iphone 12's, not hardware, despite what 'others' may say on this forum. So I wouldnt bother attempting to take phone back to apple store, the same issue will be there until software issue is addressed.

Apple are fully aware of issue and are trying to put a fix in, but it won't be soon.

I am experiencing exactly the same issue with wireless charging.

I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max and it doesn’t hardly charge on my dual charger. I’ll do a soft reset but that doesn’t fix it all the time. I know I can just plug it in like normal, but it’s more convenient to charger my iPhone, watch and AirPods on one wireless charging pad. Instead of having cords everywhere.

I have 3 Qi chargers all of which continue to charge other devices, all of which have stopped charging my iPhone 12 Pro Max yesterday and all of which had been charging the phone perfectly previously.

My iPhone 12 Pro Max isn't charging wirelessly anymore. I've tried it with different chargers. I've tried it with Apples magsafe charger and duo charger, Samsung charger and Native Union charger. None of them was worked. I've got iOS 14.4.1 (latest at the current time). I tried soft and hard resets. Nothing worked. Any suggestions?

Having read the various comments, last night I did a hard restart (power off, power on) of my iPhone 12 Pro Max and so far, so good, it is now charging on my 3 Qi chargers. How long for? Well we will have to see.

I previously reported that shutting down and repowering sorted out the problem. It did, for about 24 hours only. I am now having to reset more and more frequently. Apple have just run a remote diagnostic and confirmed no hardware issues. As previously noted, they acknowledge that many owners are now experiencing this issue. I am awaiting their Expert Support to take over my case.

Yes, the reset worked for me once. This is ridiculous. It's obviously a software problem. I am already unhappy with some of the "new" features of this iphone. I purchased a wireless charging device directly from the Apple website-and it doesn't work. I don't know if anyone noticed, but it takes a crapload of time for the phone to charge from the normal plug in. Come on, Apple!

My Iphone 12 Pro Max usually last for about 3-4 days on the Qi charger before having to be rebooted to work again. The problem is at night I dock my phone and do not realize it did not charge until the next morning...so I am running low on battery all day on a $1400 device that is "suppose" to be the Rolls Royce of phones.

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I’ve had a wireless charging issue since getting the 12 Max Pro last fall. At first, I thought it was the charger. So I replaced it. And replaced it again. And again (I’m a slow but persistent type). Finally I realized it was the phone, not the charger and found this thread several months ago. As I result, I ended up with the Geekera charger (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083S8418Z/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_GKCW0YNQWDC9DTZAA16G?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1). It turns out this device has a big, bright, green light that pops on for several seconds when the phone is placed in one tiny little sweet spot. Once there, the phone ALWAYS charges fine. However, if not placed in this tiny little sweet spot, the charger’s green light flashes, non-stop. I would say this occurs about 80% of the time. Maybe more. Then I have to take the phone off the charger, wait a sec, then try again. Voila. Phone always charges. However, if I didn’t have this big green light letting me know I’d hit or missed the sweet spot, it’s highly likely I’d be waking up most mornings with my phone not charged. I hope this helps someone. PS: I love my iPhone and all of my Apple products. I trust that Apple will, indeed, resolve this. At least, fingers crossed.

I also got the Geekera and only occasionally but more recently have the phone miss the sweet spot. it works well enough but I am disappointed with the phones compatibility with my car qi charger. boo apple.

I am currently facing the same issue. Recently I have received a mophie 3-in-1 wireless charger from my friend and it charged my airpods and apple watch, however when it came to my iphone 12 pro max it charged for just a few seconds and then it stopped. I've tried every position possible and have too taken off and on the original apple silicon magsafe case. I've reached out to the official mophie website and they said the next IOS update should fix this.

I've had a 12 Pro Max since November, and place it on a wireless charger several times a day.

Not once has it failed to charge, except when placed on chargers whose manufacturers state they are not compatible (sadly including chargers from Belkin, who has now come out with new models that are.)

The charging brick is a done deal; none comes with new Samsungs, either:

The Verge: Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones come with plenty of features — but not a charger