iPhone 14 Pro - Wireless Charging not working with slim standard case and standard QI charger

I tested my sons 14 Pro just to be sure. It also works in my car and on all of my Qi chargers in my home with no issues. He has an OtterBox Defender case on his Pro. So unless we are somehow the exception it still doesn’t seem to be a software issue that needs to be fixed or anything. His is also the US version. He did say his wireless charging stand will constantly connect and disconnect if he places his phone on upright but works fine if he places his phone on it upside down so in that case it clearly is a magnet placement issue.

As far as MagSafe goes…I might be the only person on the planet that isn’t impressed. It’s not bad or anything but hasn’t been anything so mind blowing that I would say it’s worth it for me to go out of my way to get all MagSafe everything. Particularly in my car. I’m not going to trade using my OEM charging pad and wireless Apple CarPlay to go back to plugging in a cable to use MagSafe (or using an add-on solution like a charger that attaches to the vent/windshield/cup holder/etc). Outside of my car I do have a few MagSafe chargers including a MagSafe charging stand but I just don’t gravitate to them. Unless I’m just missing some extra benefit that I just haven’t noticed other than the ease of connection because of the magnets…

I'm guessing you likely wouldn't be hear complaining about your iPhone not charging on older charging stands if you went MagSafe. You wouldn't be here, because your iPhone would charge reliably, every time you put it on the charger.

Impressed or not, it just works and that's the point of MagSafe.

The camera bump does not prevent charging on a regular Qi charger.

Here is a closeup of a 14 Pro wirelessly charging on a Mophie wireless charging pad from 2017; note the gap from the bump doesn't affect charging at all with a properly designed charger.

You are entitled to your own opinion as I am mine. Like I said I love the phone but this issue seems to only impact this model. Have tried a variety of other iPhones in the same wireless charger and all charge fine. This model cannot sit flat making numerous wireless chargers incompatible. Anything that is a flat plate charger will not work, which is a shame because most car ones I have seen are a flare plate.

Well, here's what I do. My iPhone 14 Pro Max won't charge wirelessly in my 2019 Mercedes E450. But my car and I'm sure your car does have USB ports built in. So your answer should be quite simple. If you can't use the wireless charger in your car, like many who can't - PLUG your phone into charge if you need to charge it.

You say you don't want to use old fashioned cables? OK. Then don't charge your phone.

Apple cannot solve this issue with the charging mat in your car.

It fits on the charging plate it’s the height of the cameras that makes the phone sit on an angle and not flat against the charging plate.

We need an adapter or some way to make the chargers thicker so they will work. This is Apple’s screw up - they need to provide them at no charge. Just upgraded our whole family to 14 Pros and thinking of returning every single one.

Easy answer. iPhone 8 is NOT MagSafe and and the charging magnet is in a different location on an iPhone 8 than it is in a iPhone 13. Yes, charging is controlled by software. But it is also effected significantly by where the charging coil is located in the phone itself compared to where it is located on a charging stand.

If you move to MagSafe charging (I did and wouldn't go back if you paid me to), you won't have any issues.

If you thought you were writing Apple here, you are not. This is a user to user only forum. Apple was right however. Apple is not responsible for the design of the Kia charger. If it won't charge your iPhone wirelessly, that's on Kia's design. I own a Mercedes, which won't charge my iPhone 14 Pro Max either. So, I simply plug my phone into the USB Charging cord in my car if I need to charge it.

yep Can plug it into the usb. But poses a problem

as there is no where to place the phone unless I purchase and mount a phone holder. Which isn’t that easy either with the large digital control screen

and if I use a cup holder would need an 18” plus cable which will then interfere with the shifter

and apple moving it really isn’t the issue. It’s the introduction of the camera and the lip around it

That's simply not true; there are multiple flat plate chargers that continue to work with the 14 Pro and Pro Max, it's just your car's won't, and that's entirely due to bad assumptions your auto maker made about the charging coil location and distance to the device.

My car dealer has a Sobro Smart Side Table in their service waiting area, and it works properly to charge my phone.

A well-designed phone will charge on any charger made for "wireless/tap charging". Prior iPhone models had no issue with Q1 chargers. All of a sudden iPhone 14 models do not. The lay-flat chargers in cars have not changed, but the phone design has.

"You keep stating they are "standard" wireless chargers, when in fact some do not adhere to the standards you claim they do." Like Apple did with .m3u playlist extensions?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M3U

A specified format wherein the path should contain a backslash and Apple Music changed it to a forward slash, rendering playlist export to be used outside their ecosystem useless.

I bring this up because you so adamantly defend the design of the iPhone and the giant bump on the back. Referring to your database, I checked every registered Nissan design, all are licensed (which by the way, only means the license fees have been paid to the consortium, and has nothing to do with the design), and I also have problems with my iPhone 13 and 14 charging on the mat. Place an android phone it that is flat, and it works much more easily. The iPhone just requires rather finicky placement. Another thing, with an android phone you can use the hotspot and wireless android auto. Wireless CarPlay requires using the vehicle's hotspot. There are just different designs. I like iOs, but interoperability and an open experience are not hallmarks of apple. If building a charging system were so simple, we'd have that apple powerstation they announced and then canceled.

Precisely.

When contacted both Belkin and Logitech said if the package doesn't specifically say the stand is compatible with your model device, they don't guarantee it is. 🤷‍♂️