maybe BMW can introduce a monthly fee to disable features!
this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023
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They’ll probably just tell people to deal with it and not use an iphone with a bmw like what they tell motorcycle riders
What's this about motorcycles?
If you mount your phone to your motorcycle the vibrations can mess up the tiny motors that are in the camera to make it focus.
The vibrations fuck with the phone.
Thanks
That was a general answer. As others have said it breaks the motors in the camera and can do other damage. This isn't an apple thing, damage is done to any phones used with a motorcycle and from what I've heard the vibration dampening mounts don't eliminate the problem completely.
Did you read the article? They’re working on a fix
Of course. its more of a jab at what happened before
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Users have been reporting that their iPhone 15’s NFC chips were failing after using BMW’s in-car wireless charging, but until now, Apple hasn’t addressed the complaints.
That seems to have changed as MacRumors reported this week that an Apple internal memo to third-party repair providers says a software update later this year should prevent a “small number” of in-car wireless chargers from “temporarily” disabling iPhone 15 NFC chips.
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Users have been complaining about BMW wireless chargers breaking Apple Pay and the BMW digital key feature in posts on Reddit, Apple’s Support community, and MacRumors’ own forums.
BMW seemed to acknowledge the issue early this month when the BMW UK X account replied to a complaint earlier this month saying the company is working with Apple to investigate the issue.
There’s no easy way to know which models are affected, so for now, if you have a BMW or a Toyota Supra with a wireless charger, it’s probably best to just avoid using it until the problem is fixed.
The Verge has reached out to Apple, BMW, and Toyota for a statement, but did not hear back by press time.
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Sounds like an apple problem, so fuck m. Stop buying apple products asshole!