While Apple promises to fix the overheating problem of the new iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, without reducing performance, another problem has emerged with the company’s new products. It turned out that BMW cars can actually break smartphones.

Several owners of Bavarian cars have already reported that the NFC module in their new iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max has failed. This happens after smartphones are charged via wireless charging in the car.

During charging, smartphones go into data recovery mode. A reboot helps return the devices to working condition, but the NFC modules do not restore functionality. In particular, the Could Not Set Up Apple Pay error appears in the Wallet app.

In some cases, owners have already replaced their smartphones at Apple stores, but it is not yet clear what the cause of this problem is. So far, complaints have only come from owners of older new Apple products, which suggests that the problem may be related to overheating.

Apple will solve the overheating problem of the iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max without reducing performance. The company stated this in comments to Forbes.

As we said, Apple blames some third-party apps for the overheating, including Instagram, Uber, and the game Asphalt 9: Legends. Additionally, smartphones may become warm during the first few days after setup or recovery due to increased background OS activity.

However, some changes will be made by Apple itself. They will be implemented in iOS 17.1, which is expected at the end of October. Considering that the company has directly stated that the performance of the A17 Pro SoC will not be reduced, users can only wait a little longer. Although, of course, Apple’s statements will later be clearly tested in numerous tests.

Since 2020, Apple has been applying microscopic QR codes to the screens of its smartphones.

The Infirmation resource reported that for several years now the Cupertino giant has been placing tiny codes to simplify the control process and save hundreds of millions of dollars.

In fact, there are QR codes on many iPhone components, but they have only now become known about them on screens, since they are really very small. Codes are etched into the glass at different stages of production, helping Apple “track and reduce defects” on the production line.

More specifically, the codes allow the company to track exactly how many glass elements its Chinese partners Lens Technology and Biel Crystal produce, and how many defective units they discard during the production process.

Interestingly, at the initial stage, when codes were engraved directly on the glass, this affected the strength of the latter. When dropped, cracks in the glass almost always appeared where the QR code was placed. Apple eventually created technology using microscopic lenses with ring light. As a result, Apple suppliers reduced the number of discarded glass covers to one in every ten. Before this, three out of ten were thrown out. As a result, Apple saves hundreds of millions of dollars a year.