Wireless phone charging heat

[Mazinbrum]

I’ve got a model 3 on order (one of many I know) and was wondering how hot your phone gets on the wireless charger, do you turn off fast charging on the phone? I believe you can turn off wireless charging in the car menu, if you do does the car still recognise the phone to get your profile?

[Whataguy]

The car recognises your phone whether it's charging or not. Mine's mostly in my pocket.

I believe the charging pads aren't that fast, so heat may not be an issue.

Sadly they don't work with an iPhone ProMax with a standard apple case. I could only get it to work by taking the case off and putting the phone upside down on the charger! So I don't bother with the pads now.

If I need power I have a cable connected to one of the USB sockets in the console that I can just connect.

[Mazinbrum]

Whataguy said:

The car recognises your phone whether it's charging or not. Mine's mostly in my pocket.

I believe the charging pads aren't that fast, so heat may not be an issue.

Sadly they don't work with an iPhone ProMax with a standard apple case. I could only get it to work by taking the case off and putting the phone upside down on the charger! So I don't bother with the pads now.

If I need power I have a cable connected to one of the USB sockets in the console that I can just connect.

If me and my wife get in the car with our mobiles how does it know who's driving to set the driver profile? I thought it was from placing your phone or key card on the drivers side pad?

[Zcd1]

Mazinbrum said:

I ve got a model 3 on order (one of many I know) and was wondering how hot your phone gets on the wireless charger, do you turn off fast charging on the phone? I believe you can turn off wireless charging in the car menu, if you do does the car still recognise the phone to get your profile?

Over 8+ years, I've never had a problem with a phone overheating on any of our Teslas' charging pads.

My iPhone 13 ProMax also charges without issues with its case on, but it's an aftermarket case.

By contrast, many of the charging pads I've used in other cars do definitely overheat phones, which I find odd. Why can Tesla manage it when other mfrs. don't seem to be able to?

[Mazinbrum]

Zcd1 said:

Mazinbrum said:

I ve got a model 3 on order (one of many I know) and was wondering how hot your phone gets on the wireless charger, do you turn off fast charging on the phone? I believe you can turn off wireless charging in the car menu, if you do does the car still recognise the phone to get your profile?

Over 8+ years, I've never had a problem with a phone overheating on any of our Teslas' charging pads.

My iPhone 13 ProMax also charges without issues with its case on, but it's an aftermarket case.

By contrast, many of the charging pads I've used in other cars do definitely overheat phones, which I find odd. Why can Tesla manage it when other mfrs. don't seem to be able to?

Good to know, thank you.

[Mr E]

Mazinbrum said:

If me and my wife get in the car with our mobiles how does it know who's driving to set the driver profile? I thought it was from placing your phone or key card on the drivers side pad?

It would be the phone that unlocked the drivers door if guess. The coil in the pad is just wireless power transfer.

[Mazinbrum]

Mr E said:

Mazinbrum said:

If me and my wife get in the car with our mobiles how does it know who's driving to set the driver profile? I thought it was from placing your phone or key card on the drivers side pad?

It would be the phone that unlocked the drivers door if guess. The coil in the pad is just wireless power transfer.

The Bluetooth presence unlocks the car so if we both approach the car with our phones in our pockets would she have to turn off her Bluetooth? Probably done this to death now so guess I’ll wait and see!

[Whataguy]

Zcd1 said:

My iPhone 13 ProMax also charges without issues with its case on, but it's an aftermarket case.

What brand of case are you using? I tried a supposedly ultra thin one from Amazon , but it still wouldn't charge.

[Mr E]

Mazinbrum said:

The Bluetooth presence unlocks the car so if we both approach the car with our phones in our pockets would she have to turn off her Bluetooth? Probably done this to death now so guess I ll wait and see!

These days I’d rather hope it was more UWB for security reasons, but range/time of flight should be pretty obvious which phone is drivers side even with BLE.