It seems that some Qi wireless chargers won't charge the new iPhone 12. The truth is that it is not surprising. The market is flooded with wireless chargers of all sizes, colors, qualities, and prices, with more than one likely not working with the iPhone 12.
May the new magnet system that incorporates the iPhone 12 to allow MagSafe charging of problems with some wireless chargers. So you have no choice but to pray to see if you can take advantage of the wireless charger you currently have with your new iPhone 12.
Some users are reporting certain social networks incompatibilities charging some Qi wireless chargers with the new iPhone 12. Not surprisingly.
There are many types of wireless chargers on the market, of different qualities and prices. And the new iPhone 12 incorporates a series of magnets on the back to operate its new MagSafe charging system. So some chargers may not play well with the magnets on the new iPhone.
Apple iPhones have been using Qi standard wireless charging since the launch of the iPhone X and iPhone 8 in 2017, which is why many people have existing wireless chargers on hand from previous generations of iPhones. Unfortunately, some of those wireless chargers don't seem to be working properly with the iPhone 12.
In some technical forums, several models of chargers incompatible with the iPhone 12 are already appearing, such as the Zens Liberty, Mophie Charge Stream Pad +, Nomad Base Station, and Mophie 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Stand. There are also complaints about some wireless chargers Anker.
Apple just released the new version of iOS 14.2 which includes a mention of a fix for an issue where "devices could be prevented from charging wirelessly." This will likely fix many of the issues above, but some chargers will still not work for sure. So now you know, if you have touched, or change charger, or return your brand new iPhone 12….