Final week, Apple pushed out iOS 17.1.1 with a repair for an issue associated to wi-fi charging in BMWs, however now it seems that no matter Apple did to make the iPhone 15 play higher with BMW autos hasn’t fastened wi-fi charging for some GM fashions.
It’s maybe ironic that it’s GM autos particularly encountering this drawback, contemplating the automaker’s plans to ditch CarPlay; nevertheless, that is probably merely a humorous coincidence as we’re assured Apple wouldn’t ever make a software program change out of spite.
Most certainly, it’s only a matter of the complexities of the code Apple makes use of to deal with wi-fi charging. Previous to iOS 17.1.1, most BMW house owners discovered that their new iPhone 15 fashions charged simply high-quality. The issue was that Apple Pay and different NFC applied sciences tended to cease working after an iPhone 15 had spent a while on a BMW charger.
That’s not what seems to be taking place with GM autos. As first reported by 9to5Mac, GM house owners have been reporting issues charging since updating to iOS 17.1 on the iPhone 15. Posts from of us on Reddit, the GM boards, and Apple’s help boards recommend it’s a widespread subject, though once more, it’s an entire failure to cost in any respect slightly than the dodgy NFC expertise that BMW drivers have been reporting.
There doesn’t but appear to be a consensus on which particular GM fashions or years are affected, though the stories embody the Chevrolet Blazer, Bolt, and Traverse, Buick Encore, Cadillac fashions, GMC Silverado and Sierra, and extra. Nonetheless, some customers with older 12 months fashions, such because the 2022 Chevy Bolt, report that charging works high-quality for them.
Notably, this seems to be an issue that Apple launched in iOS 17.1 slightly than iOS 17.1.1, though it reportedly stays unfixed even within the present iOS 17.2 betas. GM house owners who’ve reported the issue to Apple say they’ve been instructed to contact GM, however the truth that wi-fi charging was working high-quality with their new iPhone 15 earlier than the iOS 17.1 replace suggests this can be a drawback that Apple wants to repair in an iOS 17 level launch, probably by undoing no matter iOS 17.1 did.
Wi-fi charging will be fickle at the perfect of instances because of the must accommodate a wide range of completely different smartphones, however that doesn’t seem like the case right here, as most of the complaints are coming from drivers who hadn’t beforehand skilled this drawback. Some have even been capable of repair it by downgrading to iOS 17.0.3.
That this subject impacts solely the iPhone 15 suggests some inner {hardware} adjustments which might be distinctive to these fashions, as we haven’t seen any stories of comparable issues with house owners of older iPhones. The truth is, a number of of us reported that issues “labored completely each time” with the iPhone they’d earlier than upgraded to an iPhone 15 Professional. It’s unclear what Apple modified right here, however it could be associated to the adoption of the brand new Qi2 charging commonplace.
A GM spokesperson instructed The Verge that the carmaker is “conscious of this concern” and is investigating it. Nevertheless, he additionally added that “there’s nothing we will verify at this level.” Apple has not but responded to requests or remark.