Proper usage of the wireless charger

[onaccountof]

That rubber pad needs to be a bit larger. My otterbox case on my Iphone 15 promax would barely squeeze in. I went to a thinner case and it fits in there really well now.

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[Stang24]

My phone fits in there fine. My wireless charger buzzes like crazy from the exhaust noise added padding but still buzzing. My phone gets super hot and just maintains a charge doesn’t really charge it

 

[ZBOBMAN]

I don't know about this. I have looked into the charging pad for a while now and pretty much gave up on it. I never had any slow charging issues but did have heat issues that caused me to stop using the charging pad and not put 1 in my wife's Bronco.

It doesn't sound like user error at all but a bad design as many have found out with the Bronco too.

User error would not have the user adding spacers to center the phone on a pad that the phone doesn't need to be centered on.

I sort of respectfully disagree. I have a wireless charger on my night stand. If I do not center it on the stand, is that user error? The sort of part is that FORD should have a light indicating that the phone is charging. They might have one but I can not find it.

 

[Zig]

I sort of respectfully disagree. I have a wireless charger on my night stand. If I do not center it on the stand, is that user error? The sort of part is that FORD should have a light indicating that the phone is charging. They might have one but I can not find it.

It shows on the center screen

 

[RLE55]

should have a light indicating that the phone is charging. They might have one but I can not find it.

Do you get the green battery icon on your phone (top r corner) indicating charging?

 

[Zig]

 

[HWill]

I sort of respectfully disagree. I have a wireless charger on my night stand. If I do not center it on the stand, is that user error? The sort of part is that FORD should have a light indicating that the phone is charging. They might have one but I can not find it.

I can put just about any phone I have form small Apple phones to Andriods that barely fit so again it has nothing to do with placement of the phone.

The phones heating up have nothing to do with placement as I have said and ALL to do with a bad designed charger.

And there is an indicator on the screen that shows when it is charging and a display that pops up on your phone. But what does this have anything to do with the topic as no one is saying it doesn't charge.

 

[steveo1960]

My iPhone 8 Plus would semi charge but get real hot to the point where the phone would stop charging with an error message saying something about temperature. No case. It worked fine in the wifey's 2024 VW Atlas. I upgraded to an iPhone 14 and put it in a case with one of those circular rings on it and it seems to charge, albeit slowly.

 

[Zig]

Maybe a target with arrow on the charging pad would help? Kinda like the magsafe cases that show the ring (target) and an arrow or indicator showing which direction the top of phone should point?

 

[ZBOBMAN]

Do you get the green battery icon on your phone (top r corner) indicating charging?

No my home wireless charger has an indication light. My phone has a spinning indicator for a few seconds. But I have to move the phone around a little to get it. I sometimes have to remove the rubber pad.

 

[DukeCLR]

I get intermittent charging in my Mustang but I don't get it in my 2023 F150, The charging pad looks to be the same but it is tilted such that the phone is held at the bottom edge, I wonder if it has something to do with the issue.

 

[DCS]

I have an iPhone mini in an otter box that I charged in the case. It is possible for the case to be thicker in a larger phone. I also have only tried it once for a relatively short time. I was reading the specs for a 14 pro (another problem) and it said it could charge at up to 15 watts. That's a lot of juice for something so small. Even 5 watts would be a healthy charge for a phone. I don't mind if it takes a few hours to charge my phone as long as it's getting charged so I do most of my charging with the small factory charger.

The Otter Box case is pretty thick which will induce more heating than charging.

 

[mks]

Just adding to the list. Pixel 7 Pro w/thin Spigen polycarbonate case. Case or no case, centered, off-center, or even slightly tilted, my phone is very slow to charge (if it charges at all) and overheats regularly--warning messages will flash on screen (by this time, the phone is hot). This also seems correlated to the instances in which Android Auto loses connection--another regular feature which I can't determine is a problem with the Pixel (overheated or not), Android Auto, Sync, or a combination thereof. Sucks on longer trips.

 

[myvaporblue5.0pony]

My Galaxy S22 Ultra overheats & barely charges. Also Android Auto disconnects in the same area of my morning route near the port.

 

[roadpilot]

My Galaxy S22 Ultra overheats & barely charges.

Is it in a case?

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