iPhone 12 Pro Max not wirelessly charging

Yep, I completely agree about the placement of the coils.

The mophie will stop charging after a few seconds if the phone is off center (1/16”) in portrait mode. As long as it’s *perfectly* centered it seems to work fine.

Both chargers seem to charge fine in landscape.

All my testing has been short term, I’ll see how the mophie does tonight. I’m giving up on the Belkin. I’ll post the model numbers of these chargers shortly for reference.

Correct 14.2, I also have the Apple Clear MagSafe case. Taking the case on/off makes no difference.

I called apple support, but they were not helpful. They are sending a new MagSafe charger.

It’s clearly the phone having the wireless charging issue.

Best they could do is send my phone in to be looked at, but then I’m phoneless for a few days.

Correct 14.2, I also have the Apple Clear MagSafe case. Taking the case on/off makes no difference.

I called apple support, but they were not helpful. They are sending a new MagSafe charger.

It’s clearly the phone having the wireless charging issue.

Best they could do is send my phone in to be looked at, but then I’m phoneless for a few days.

Hi All, I hope you are well today!

I too have the issue with the charging of the 12 Pro Max using QI. I attempted it first in my Tacoma and it didn't charge. The phone will charge without using the apple clear case that supports MagSafe. I can wirelessly charge on an old Mophie pad with the case on. I'm expecting a Mophie charging station today. Hopefully it isn't a problem. If memory serves, there was a second release of 14.2 that had something to do with this, but if you already have 14.2 on the phone, it won't pull the second 14.2 release. Yay Apple.

I have the same issue with my iPhone 12 Pro Max and I am on the latest update of iOS 14.2.1. The phone seems to work on my Mophie wireless charging pad but it doesn’t work on my 2018 Toyota Camry. It used to work with my previous phones from the X, XS Max, and 11 Pro Max. Just this one.

wozwebs wrote:

Well 14.2.1 didn’t make any difference, still won’t charge on my three wireless chargers I have in the house. Tried my car though, a Peugeot 3008, which has a QI wireless charging mat and it works fine on there with the Apple silicone case on it so wondering if it is to do with the voltage?

Possibly. But it highlights why this is a difficult issue to diagnose. The phones are not likely defective. There are just so many chargers out there that with the new Magsafe charging system placement of the wireless plate in the phone, some chargers no longer seem to play with the new iPhone.

I wound up buying new chargers and the sporadic charging issues went away.

I've been having the same issue with my 12 Pro Max, everyone in my house has the same phone as me (3 others) and mine is the only one that wasn't wireless charging, or it wasn't working with the MagSafe charger I got.

I thought I’d post an update on my charging issues. The issue is random, sometimes it charges and sometimes it doesn’t, sometimes it will stop after a few seconds and sometimes after 30 minutes.

I'm curious if folks have “optimized battery charging” enabled or disabled? Mine is enabled but I’m going to disable it to see if that makes a difference.

Mine is enabled. I was having the issues you are having UNTIL I purchased newer much better charging stands. Not a single issue since I got better chargers with dual charging plates and 18W QC3.0 charging bricks.

Received my MagSafe charger today planning to use it in my car. Doesn’t work. Works fine plugged in inside the house so I know it’s not defective. Was wondering if the USB-C charger I have it plugged into isn’t powerful enough? I’ve had it a while so I don’t remember what the output is. Could this be an accessory compatibility issue or a software bug?

It could be the power output. I just hope it is just a software update fix. It seems to be only affecting the 12 Pro Max models. The last updates fixed the issues on the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro. And that time the Mini and Pro Max wasn’t released yet. So far it works well on my Mophie 7.5 W wireless charging pad. It just doesn’t work on the wireless charging pad in my Toyota Camry which is a lower watt output

Yeah I just updated my Pro Max to 14.2.1 and it still didn’t work in my car. I guess I will have to buy a new car charging plug. If anyone has any good ones please recommend! The mophie one listed in the Apple store has an arrival date in December and January. That’s too long of a wait!

Hello I too have had the same issues. It will start to charge my 12pro max .. after a few mins the charger will say charging but the phone is not. Or the charger will blink .. I have tried 3 different cases all name brands. 3 different chargers. New 15w Samsung & pixel stand & mophi 3 in 1. They all worked with my xs max and 11 pro max. Something is up with these new phones ..

Mine is doing the same with a clear apple case with the mag safe on the back. I have a mophine 3 in 1 charger. When I have the apple case on the phone it won’t charge just flash and cuts the charge pad off but when I take the case off it works perfect