The issue was reported a few weeks ago when BMW owners started complaining about broken Apple Pay on their iPhone 15. The wireless charger was initially believed to be the culprit, as it caused the device to overheat, eventually forcing it to enter a recovery mode.
However, considering the overheating issues encountered by the iPhone 15, most affected customers contacted Apple, with some getting replacement units without further questions.
Rebooting an iPhone 15 out of the data recovery mode left owners with a smartphone whose NFC chip was fried, so any functionality related to the sensor was no longer available. Apple Pay and digital car keys are two features using NFC, and both became unavailable once the bug hit a specific iPhone.
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