Wireless Charger Not Working on iPhone X? All Solutions to Solve the Problem

If your wireless charger is not charging your iPhone X, check this post to get all the workable solutions to solve the problem.

We’ve posted many articles to help solve wireless charging problems. For other smartphones’ wireless charging issues, please see more useful tips in our categories: Wireless Charging, and Troubleshooting. And this post is all about why your wireless charger is not working on iPhone X, and how to solve the problem.

Table of Contents:

• Why Your Wireless Charger Is Not Working on iPhone X
• All Solutions to Solve Wireless Charger Not Working on iPhone X

Why Your Wireless Charger Is Not Working on iPhone X

Wireless charging is a super simple good way to charge your iPhone X. If there is a charging issue, such as the wireless charger not charging iPhone X, intermittent charging, or very slow charging, below are the causes.

1. Low quality of the wireless charger.

2. Inner system conflicts from the wireless charger.

3. Wireless charging coils not lining up correctly.

4. Faulty USB cable or low-wattage cable.

5. Faulty AC power adapter of the wireless charger.

6. Low wattage wiring and connecting.

7. Software bugs or errors.

8. A phone case or other foreign object between the phone and the wireless charger.

9. The wireless charger or the phone getting too hot (overheating).

10. Some features such as the Optimized Battery Charging feature turning

on.

11. Cached partition.

All Solutions to Solve Your Wireless Charger Not Working on iPhone X

Many solutions can quickly solve the wireless charger not working with your iPhone X, such as a restart on the phone or replacing the cable. Below are all the workable solutions.

Solution 1. Restart your iPhone X

A restart is the easiest method you can try to solve your iPhone X not charging on the wireless charger. It will shut down all errors that may stop the wireless charging.

To restart iPhone X, press and hold either volume button and the side button until you see the power off slider on the screen. Drag the slider. Wait around 30 seconds and press and hold the side button until you see the Apple logo.

Solution 2. Restart the wireless charger

Conflicts from the wireless charger could also cause your iPhone X wireless charging not working. To restart the wireless charger, just simply unplug and replug the cable from the wireless charger.

Doing a restart is also a reset on the wireless charger. You can see more information: Reset the Wireless Charger When It’s Not Working to Charge Your Phone.

Solution 3. Disable the optimized battery charging feature

By default, the Optimized Battery Charging feature is enabled. This sometimes could interfere with the wireless charging process.

To disable the Optimized Battery Charging feature on iPhone X, go to Settings > Battery > Battery Health, and then tap the slider behind “Optimized Battery Charging” to make it gray.

Solution 4. Move the iPhone X a bit to find the sweet spot

One of the most common causes of wireless chargers not charging or iPhone X wireless charging not working is the charging coils not aligned correctly.

Some wireless chargers have this not correctly lining up issue so you would find in many cases the charger won’t start charge once you place the phone onto it.

To solve the issue, move the iPhone X a bit to find the sweet spot. It may take you a while, especially on those low quality wireless chargers.

Solution 5. Use another USB cable for the wireless charger

One of the top workable solutions to quickly solve the wireless charger not working on iPhone X is to use another USB cable for the wireless charger.

Cables fail more than you think.

Also make sure it’s correctly connected to the power supply.

Solution 6. Change the power adapter for the wireless charger

Some AC power adapters would not work any longer after a few months. You can try to use another new AC power adapter for the wireless charger. Check how to select a best AC power adapter for your wireless charger.

Solution 7. Update your iPhone X to the latest iOS version

iOS update can solve bugs that cause wireless charging not working on iPhone X. Always keep your iPhone X updated. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. If there is a new version, download and update.

Solution 8. Remove the phone case or any other object

Many wireless chargers are case-friendly but some materials of the cases may interfere with Qi wireless charging process. Take off your iPhone X case and put the phone onto the wireless charger.

If you prefer a wireless charging compatible case, check ESR, Anker, or EasyAcc.

And do not put any other foreign object between the iPhone X and the wireless charger during the wireless charging process.

Solution 9. Update or uninstall some apps

If you’ve recently installed some apps and found wireless charging not working on iPhone X, especially with these apps running, chances are that one of these apps is causing the issue.

Try to update or uninstall the apps that you’re recently installed, and see if this could fix the issue.

Solution 10. Fix the overheating problem

Software will stop the wireless charging process to avoid damage for the battery if the iPhone X gets too hot. Move the devices to another place and cool them down, or wait until the temperature goes down.

To avoid the overheating problem, the best way is to use a high quality wireless charger.

Solution 11. Turn off the vibration mode

Your iPhone X will shift position if it gets too many notifications under the vibration mode during wireless charging. This would cause charging coils not lining up and would stop wireless charging.

We recommend you turn off the vibration mode during wireless charging, especially when you put your iPhone X on the wireless charger to get it charged all night.

Solution 12. Connect the charger to a sufficient power supply

Low wattage or wrong cabling could also cause your wireless charger not working with iPhone X. Make sure the wireless charger is connecting to a sufficient power supply.

Solution 13. Charge iPhone X on safe mode

If you’ve tried many methods and the wireless charger still is not working with your iPhone X, one of the quick solution to solve the problem is to charge the iPhone on safe mode.

To turn iPhone X onto safe mode:

• Turn the iPhone X off
• Once the iPhone X is completely off, turn it on by holding down the power button.
• Once the iPhone X lights up, hold down the volume down button until the Apple logo appears.
• When the iPhone X has booted, it will be in the Safe Mode.

Place the iPhone X onto the wireless charger to get it charged.

Solution 14. Reset all settings on iPhone X

Installing new apps, updates or customizing your iPhone settings may cause the wireless charging relevant settings not being configured properly, which may cause iPhone X not working with your wireless charger.

Note: A reset on the settings will erase all customized options. It won’t remove any saved data and apps on the phone.

To reset all settings on iPhone X:

• Tap Settings from the Home screen.
• Tap General.
• Scroll down and tap Reset.
• Select Reset All Settings option.
• Enter your iPhone X passcode if prompted.
• Confirm all settings reset.

Wait until the reset is finished. Your iPhone X will restart after the reset. Put it onto the exact center of the wireless charger to get it charged.

Solution 15. Replace the wireless charger

If you’ve tried all the solutions above and your wireless charger is still not working with iPhone X, you need to get a new high quality wireless charger. We’ve tested many wireless chargers (more than 35). To be honest, some did not work well with iPhone X as advertised.

To pick out a best wireless charger for your iPhone X, you need to take several important factors into consideration: WPC certificated, overheating prevention systems, charging speeds, top brands with good reputations, etc.

We recommend Yootech, Anker, Samsung, CHOETECH and Seneo, which are the top ones in this industry.

For any question, please don’t hesitate to leave it in your comment below.