iPhone 13 Mini won’t charge on Mophie Wireless Charger.

Place my new iPhone 13 Mini on Mophie Wireless Charger…lightning bolt comes on and then goes away. Charger bought 2 years ago on day we picked up our iPhone XR’s…still charged every other thing we have…but not iPhone 13Mini….

iPhone 13 mini, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 26, 2021 8:49 PM

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Posted on Dec 16, 2021 9:44 AM

For those coming to this question:


I had the same issue with my Mophie wireless pad and an iPhone 13 Pro - worked fine with my old phone, but the 13 wouldn't charge. I eventually figured out that I have to position it higher up than I expected - about half of the camera bulge has to be on the pad to get the 'hit zone' correct.


This is with one of Apple's leather cases on the phone.


Just in case anyone else hits this - play around with positioning, positioning the phone WAY higher than you did before. There may be an issue, but it could just be that the sweet spot is in an odd position.

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Dec 16, 2021 9:44 AM in response to bigblanar

For those coming to this question:


I had the same issue with my Mophie wireless pad and an iPhone 13 Pro - worked fine with my old phone, but the 13 wouldn't charge. I eventually figured out that I have to position it higher up than I expected - about half of the camera bulge has to be on the pad to get the 'hit zone' correct.


This is with one of Apple's leather cases on the phone.


Just in case anyone else hits this - play around with positioning, positioning the phone WAY higher than you did before. There may be an issue, but it could just be that the sweet spot is in an odd position.

Dec 15, 2021 9:13 AM in response to bruno75

This is a problem on multiple wireless chargers. It looks like it communicates, but 2-3 seconds later, the charging stops and cannot align it well enough to charge. It seems iPhone13 is not sensitive enough to pick up Qi chargers w/o MagSafe. That's disappointing since I have multiple Qi chargers that I've used for several years.

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