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

I just got the iPhone 14, and yes, there appears to be a design flaw whereby the camera bump does not allow the phone to charge wirelessly. I have the Fuel brand wireless charger, The solution for that charger is to turn my iPhone clockwise, until the camera bump slips over the edge of the flat surface of the Fuel. Note that the bump slips off at approximately the 1-oclock position if you imagine a clock face. Now charges just fine.

There is no “design flaw.”

Properly designed chargers do not have any issue with the camera bump, but others that were designed with the assumption the device would always lie flat may be usable with your technique.

Obviously that’s easier with “puck”-style chargers and impossible with most stands.

The iPhone 14 Pro also charges without issue on properly designed Qi chargers; your assertion is provably incorrect (as is your assertion about past iPhones charging on "all existing" Qi chargers; design issues by charger makers has been an ongoing problem.)

I’m incredibly frustrated as I just purchased iPhone 14 Pro for my partner and I. It was our first time getting the latest model and was a huge splurge. My mother bought us each clock radio/wireless charger for each of us for Christmas. We can’t use them! I’ve even tried removing my case to see if it helps. It doesn’t. I can get it to connect for a moment or two if I apply pressure but then it stops.

yes, iPhone 14 has issues with charging on "lay flat wireless chargers", because of the camera lens bump. I found a fix for my Fuel wireless charger by turning my iPhone clockwise until the camera bump dropped off the side of the charger. Along as the "center circle" on the iPhone is lined up with the "center circle" on my Fuel wireless charger it will charge just fine.

Note again that this issue is not the fault of the phone, but of bad assumptions made by the company designing the third-party charger; many flat or puck-type chargers work just fine with the 14/14 Pro/14 Pro Max, but it's impossible to supply a list of chargers that do and do not work.

It's not an opinion when you've provided proof that what others are saying (the bump prevents iPhone 14 models from charging with Qi chargers) is demonstrably untrue for well-designed chargers.

I've posted photos of it working with chargers that date to the iPhone X, have referenced flat table chargers that work and have also linked to the Qi consortium specifications for charging.

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.

We have a Mercedes E400 with a flat charger built in the car and our 14 Pro charges just fine on it laying flat. You cannot suggest ALL iPhone 14 models won't charge on flat chargers from the past. Because you haven't tested ALL of them. You can say your charger doesn't charge, however and that would be fair.

It’s not Apple’s responsibility to make sure their device works with all chargers in the world as the Qi specification allows manufacturers to put the charging coil anywhere they wish and charger manufacturers are responsible for having their chargers work when the coils are aligned.

The problem comes if a stand or say a cutout in a vehicle charging mat assumes a particular coil placement or a minimal coil to coil distance.

Note several Android phones suffer from the same issue for similar reasons.

You're right. The phone changed. When Apple moved to MagSafe charging, the coil in the phone was moved into an optimal location for MagSafe chargers. MagSafe chargers are still Qi Wireless Standard.

Many older chargers have no issues charging the changed iPhone. But many older chargers do. There is no industry standard mandate on where a charging coil should be in a wireless charger. Some manufacturers got it right and their chargers work fine. But for those who put their coil in a spot which is not optimal for iPhone and as Dogcow suggested above Android phones, well those chargers just don't work. And that is not Apple's fault. That is not Androids fault. It is simply a misaligned coil for the newer generation phones.

Technology continues to advance. It will continue to advance and some older devices just aren't up to the job they were designed for a few years ago.

And I just read this:

"MagSafe is truly one of the wonders of the modern world.

It makes wireless charging way better and easier, and it’s great for accessories like car mounts. There’s a range of useful and interesting gewgaws that can be clamped magnetically to the back of your iPhone.

And now it’s coming to Android – and everything else that’s charged wirelessly.

The Wireless Power Consortium says Apple’s MagSafe will be built into the next-generation Qi charging standard, allowing a range of devices to benefit from the magnetic system.

This is a win for everyone, and it’s great to see a good idea like MagSafe get the widest possible distribution throughout the product world by becoming a standard.

Kudos to Apple for letting this happen."

As I said, Technology moves forward and that's that.

It’s incorrect assumptions by some charger manufacturers about coil placement and distance that cause this issue. Some charger makers did not comply with the part of the standard that allowed the charging coil to be placed anywhere of sufficient size to accommodate it.

For a standard to be useful, everyone must comply with what is contained within it. Apple did, some charger makers did not.

It’s not Apple’s fault in any way.

There is nothing for Apple to do here.

MagSafe chargers and any number of third-party Qi chargers continue to work

properly.

If you have a third-party charger that doesn’t work, contact the charger’s manufacturer.

I have a Ubiolabs wireless charger, a glass camera protector (making it even higher profiled), and a tech21 case. My phone charges and doesn't really make direct contact with the back. It also charges in my K5. All with the case on. I think having a MagSafe case would solve your issue. I haven't had an issue with one.

MagSafe charging does not require direct contact just needs to be close enough.

So what’s your answer to a wireless charger in the car that won’t work. Plenty big enough for my IPhone 14 pro Max , but as the phone won’t lay flat against the charger it won’t charge !!

So do you suggest I go and replace my 2021 car so I can charge my phone ?

And no I don’t want to use old

fashioned cables. I specifically paid extra to have wireless charging. It worked great on my old IPhone !