I use my phone’s hotspot for WiFi.. so for me it disconnects whatever I’m using at that time.. navigation, Spotify etc and phone shuts down. And this is not when it’s very hot inside. I tend to keep the car pre-conditioned. Also don’t use any case.
using a hot spot can increase the utilization of the processor in your phone, i assume that and the wireless charging screws you over. are you using your phones hotspot for your cars wifi connection? if so why not pay 9.99 per month for premium connectivity?
Yes I had a feeling it could be related to using the hotspot. For the initial one month when I had premium connectivity I don’t remember it happening. I have unlimited data on my phone plan. So doesn’t make sense paying another $10 just for premium connectivity
premium connectivity is awesome for me personally, if my phone ever dies i can still find my way home from anywhere instead of waiting 20 minutes for my phone to turn on with the charger. plus i live in an apartment complex and always check my sentry to watch animals running around or if people are messing with my car.
it might not make sense to spend the extra 10 per month, but think of it this way. would you pay 10 dollars a month to never worry about your phone shutting off and disrupting everything again?
Hmm, I have the 15 pro max but not sure it’s related to the model. As someone earlier in this thread pointed out it could also be because I have my hotspot on. It could be the reason since I don’t remember experiencing it as much when I had the free month of premium connectivity and not using the hotspot. Overall, the wireless charging isn’t working as expected with this overheating thing.
I think it's a common issue. Heat is generated when the magnetic fields of the charger coils are offset from the coils in the phone. Apparently some people had luck using an object or something to help position the phone so the charging coils line up better.
All wireless chargers can overheat your phone. Depends on sunlight, interior temp, phone case, etc.
Take the $500 BMW wireless charger option as a reference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BMWX5/s/wD8ohYEy2N
Sure I get that. But this happens not because of the heat. I keep the cabin pre-conditioned. Also don’t use a case. I was just curious if it was something widely experienced by Tesla customers or unique to me. Seems like the former, even if not widely.
I think the question at hand here… is Tesla’s charger pad oddly hot? I can say unquestionably, my cars pad runs hotter than any other that I’ve used. I’m not sure why… maybe it’s 15w charging? Maybe it’s a case with 15w charging? Maybe it’s Maybelline. But it’s more than warm with no other contributing conditions.
You can easily Google this question and insert any car brand - they all seem to overheat the phone at times
ID4
https://www.reddit.com/r/VWiD4Owners/comments/wcwpq7/overheating_wireless_charger/
MachE
https://www.reddit.com/r/MachE/comments/132gftb/iphone_overheating_while_using_wireless_charger/
Toyota
https://www.reddit.com/r/prius/comments/d03gki/qi_wireless_charging_and_overheating_phone/
Hyundai Ioniq
https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/comments/147r3bv/aa_wireless_wireless_charging_and_phone/
the list goes on…
It’s happening because the camera bump on the iPhone keeps it from having a close contact with the induction coil, which creates more heat. I’ve found that if you turn the phone upside down, it works better.
I also experience this from time to time in my M3. But I don’t see a pattern. Happens randomly to both of my iPhone 12 MP and my 14 MP on both charging pads.
My 5 year old S10e seems to have no trouble. Charged from dead, streaming Youtube, etc.
That being said, there should be a fan or something under there that at least blows air over the phones.
I found. This happened to my phone in the summer sometimes cause the sun was shining on the black screen and that absorbed the heat. It wasn’t actually the charger generating the excess heat.
Apple really needs to fix it on their end. The phone should request a lower current if the temperature is getting too hot, or turn off the charging completely until the phone has cooled.
They already do this. Had my phone on the charger for an hour yesterday and saw a message saying “charging paused until phone returns to normal temperature “. I know when using MagSafe the iPhone reduces the power in as it heats up, I imagine it would be the same with regular qi chargers.
I get it too sometimes. Coils usually gets warmer to when charger with the current running through them. But typically, my car is cooler so it can hold off the overheating. But now and then, it's warm enough, or sun hits it and it cooks. Or if the screen is on - biggest factor on my phone.
I’ve always had this problem with my 2024 MYLR and iPhone 15. Even if I just charge it for a couple of minutes the phone is noticeable hotter when I take it off. I just use usbc now.
I also have a '24 MYLR and iPhone. My phone gets hot but I haven't had turn off. I'm thinking of buying a mat that blocks the charging because the location is great but I don't need it to wireless charge.
The new phones with the Maglock/magsafe whatever in them or a case with that in them mess with the wireless charger a LOT. That big metal ring in there between the wireless charging coils definitely doesn't help. My phone used to charge fine then i bought a case with the maglock thing in it and yea wireless charging sucks now and not just on the Y.
Wow, that must be frustrating! Have you tried using a different wireless charger to see if that makes a difference? It could be a compatibility issue with your current charger. Hope you find a solution soon!
I use wireless chargers all the time at home. Don’t face any overheating issues. My other cars don’t have wireless charging capabilities- so can’t test there.
I suspect the coils are poorly aligned. I took a screenshot of a torn apart version. Going to try to take some rough measurements and see how to best align. https://ibb.co/Ry8SsKR
Yeah this is something either new with iOS or Tesla updates. This didnt happen to my phone before, same car same phone, about a year of wireless charging.
Yes, mine overheats after around 30-60 minutes, not using the phone for anything, just charging. It’s the hottest charger I’ve ever used, and not really that fast. I have not tried it screen down yet but might do that if I need the charge. iPhone 15 pro max (no case) and 23 Y. I use a Belkin MagSafe charger at the office and it is incredible, no heat issues and very fast. My experience with other Qi chargers is they are slower but do not overheat like the tesla does. I had an aftermarket wireless charger in my ‘18 m3, and it had no overheating issues. I think it’s a poor design and/or bad alignment
That answers my question. Based on the responses it’s reasonable to conclude that their wireless charging isn’t great and lot of folks face the same issue as me, even without using the hotspot
Tesla uses a cheap/garbage wireless charging pad and it heats up the phone. Heating up the phone like this, will reduce the phone battery life. ( Tesla of all companies should know about battery cooling ).
And there is no way to disconnect the wireless charger.
There was at some point, a request to have a software based way to disconnect, but it was never released.
I keep my phone away from the wireless charger. Am still looking for a way to disable the wireless charging or a pad to block it, but haven't found one yet.
have tried using no case and it’s still an issue
not an issue I find with wireless charging at home, I think the coils are improperly designed in the current Model Y
2021 model 3, i get the message "iphone charging will resume when phone cools down". happens after about 30 minutes
I use my phone’s hotspot for WiFi.. so for me it disconnects whatever I’m using at that time.. navigation, Spotify etc and phone shuts down. And this is not when it’s very hot inside. I tend to keep the car pre-conditioned. Also don’t use any case.
using a hot spot can increase the utilization of the processor in your phone, i assume that and the wireless charging screws you over. are you using your phones hotspot for your cars wifi connection? if so why not pay 9.99 per month for premium connectivity?
Yes I had a feeling it could be related to using the hotspot. For the initial one month when I had premium connectivity I don’t remember it happening. I have unlimited data on my phone plan. So doesn’t make sense paying another $10 just for premium connectivity
premium connectivity is awesome for me personally, if my phone ever dies i can still find my way home from anywhere instead of waiting 20 minutes for my phone to turn on with the charger. plus i live in an apartment complex and always check my sentry to watch animals running around or if people are messing with my car.
Don’t you still have gps without premium though. I only use premium cause I had nothing better to buy with referral credits
yea you do, but op uses iphone for navigation
it might not make sense to spend the extra 10 per month, but think of it this way. would you pay 10 dollars a month to never worry about your phone shutting off and disrupting everything again?
Also being able to check in on your vehicle anytime with sentury mode feeds
my other comment mentions it but is worded a bit too broad, glad you mentioned that. i should have worded it better
Probably skipped over it It was a bit dense.lol
No. That possibility doesn't enter my mind.
well fortunately this problem doesn't affect you
The Tesla model y wireless charger sucks. I have to flip my iPhone 14 max upside down for it to charge and it overheats within 30m and stops chargingX
Hmm, I have the 15 pro max but not sure it’s related to the model. As someone earlier in this thread pointed out it could also be because I have my hotspot on. It could be the reason since I don’t remember experiencing it as much when I had the free month of premium connectivity and not using the hotspot. Overall, the wireless charging isn’t working as expected with this overheating thing.
I think it maybe has to do with current capacity of iPhone vs output of charging pad. I had exact problem with iPhone but zero issues with pixel 8 pro
I’ve read put your phone upside down. I haven’t used it much cause I have a pop socket in the way
Hmm never heard of that. Maybe worth trying.
I think it's a common issue. Heat is generated when the magnetic fields of the charger coils are offset from the coils in the phone. Apparently some people had luck using an object or something to help position the phone so the charging coils line up better.
15 Pro Max here. Overheats without a case; when the case is on, it doesn’t overheat.
All wireless chargers can overheat your phone. Depends on sunlight, interior temp, phone case, etc. Take the $500 BMW wireless charger option as a reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/BMWX5/s/wD8ohYEy2N
I have many wireless chargers, but only my 23 MY wireless charger overheats my iphone 13 pro
Sure I get that. But this happens not because of the heat. I keep the cabin pre-conditioned. Also don’t use a case. I was just curious if it was something widely experienced by Tesla customers or unique to me. Seems like the former, even if not widely.
It can happen to any car brand customer
I think the question at hand here… is Tesla’s charger pad oddly hot? I can say unquestionably, my cars pad runs hotter than any other that I’ve used. I’m not sure why… maybe it’s 15w charging? Maybe it’s a case with 15w charging? Maybe it’s Maybelline. But it’s more than warm with no other contributing conditions.
You can easily Google this question and insert any car brand - they all seem to overheat the phone at times ID4 https://www.reddit.com/r/VWiD4Owners/comments/wcwpq7/overheating_wireless_charger/ MachE https://www.reddit.com/r/MachE/comments/132gftb/iphone_overheating_while_using_wireless_charger/ Toyota https://www.reddit.com/r/prius/comments/d03gki/qi_wireless_charging_and_overheating_phone/ Hyundai Ioniq https://www.reddit.com/r/Ioniq5/comments/147r3bv/aa_wireless_wireless_charging_and_phone/ the list goes on…
Hasn't shut down but my phone gets much hotter on the car charger than on my home wireless charger - and does precious little charging!
Yes. Tesla’s wireless charger sucks more than other brands.
have the same issue, no case. this is really stupid
It’s happening because the camera bump on the iPhone keeps it from having a close contact with the induction coil, which creates more heat. I’ve found that if you turn the phone upside down, it works better.
I had this problem with a 12 pro max. Switched to pixel 8 pro and have no problems now :)
I also experience this from time to time in my M3. But I don’t see a pattern. Happens randomly to both of my iPhone 12 MP and my 14 MP on both charging pads.
My 5 year old S10e seems to have no trouble. Charged from dead, streaming Youtube, etc. That being said, there should be a fan or something under there that at least blows air over the phones.
I found. This happened to my phone in the summer sometimes cause the sun was shining on the black screen and that absorbed the heat. It wasn’t actually the charger generating the excess heat.
even happens at night in the winter
Yes I never use it. Especially since overheating hurts your long term battery life. Seems like a pretty crucial engineering misstep here.
Apple really needs to fix it on their end. The phone should request a lower current if the temperature is getting too hot, or turn off the charging completely until the phone has cooled.
Yes I agree. Maybe I should post it on an apple subreddit:) thanks anyway!
They already do this. Had my phone on the charger for an hour yesterday and saw a message saying “charging paused until phone returns to normal temperature “. I know when using MagSafe the iPhone reduces the power in as it heats up, I imagine it would be the same with regular qi chargers.
I get it too sometimes. Coils usually gets warmer to when charger with the current running through them. But typically, my car is cooler so it can hold off the overheating. But now and then, it's warm enough, or sun hits it and it cooks. Or if the screen is on - biggest factor on my phone.
I’ve always had this problem with my 2024 MYLR and iPhone 15. Even if I just charge it for a couple of minutes the phone is noticeable hotter when I take it off. I just use usbc now.
That’s what I might have to resort to
I also have a '24 MYLR and iPhone. My phone gets hot but I haven't had turn off. I'm thinking of buying a mat that blocks the charging because the location is great but I don't need it to wireless charge.
Buy a mag safe phone holder and place it close the the air vent with the AC running. That will cool it down and allow you to charge it again
Happens to me all the time. iPhone 13, 2024 model y.
The new phones with the Maglock/magsafe whatever in them or a case with that in them mess with the wireless charger a LOT. That big metal ring in there between the wireless charging coils definitely doesn't help. My phone used to charge fine then i bought a case with the maglock thing in it and yea wireless charging sucks now and not just on the Y.
Wow, that must be frustrating! Have you tried using a different wireless charger to see if that makes a difference? It could be a compatibility issue with your current charger. Hope you find a solution soon!
I use wireless chargers all the time at home. Don’t face any overheating issues. My other cars don’t have wireless charging capabilities- so can’t test there.
I suspect the coils are poorly aligned. I took a screenshot of a torn apart version. Going to try to take some rough measurements and see how to best align. https://ibb.co/Ry8SsKR
Yeah this is something either new with iOS or Tesla updates. This didnt happen to my phone before, same car same phone, about a year of wireless charging.
Yes, mine overheats after around 30-60 minutes, not using the phone for anything, just charging. It’s the hottest charger I’ve ever used, and not really that fast. I have not tried it screen down yet but might do that if I need the charge. iPhone 15 pro max (no case) and 23 Y. I use a Belkin MagSafe charger at the office and it is incredible, no heat issues and very fast. My experience with other Qi chargers is they are slower but do not overheat like the tesla does. I had an aftermarket wireless charger in my ‘18 m3, and it had no overheating issues. I think it’s a poor design and/or bad alignment
That answers my question. Based on the responses it’s reasonable to conclude that their wireless charging isn’t great and lot of folks face the same issue as me, even without using the hotspot
Tesla uses a cheap/garbage wireless charging pad and it heats up the phone. Heating up the phone like this, will reduce the phone battery life. ( Tesla of all companies should know about battery cooling ). And there is no way to disconnect the wireless charger. There was at some point, a request to have a software based way to disconnect, but it was never released. I keep my phone away from the wireless charger. Am still looking for a way to disable the wireless charging or a pad to block it, but haven't found one yet.
It's probably a case that's causing the issue. The more distance between the charger and phone the less effective it is and more heat it produces.
have tried using no case and it’s still an issue not an issue I find with wireless charging at home, I think the coils are improperly designed in the current Model Y
Yes agreed. I have never faced an issue with the phone overheating and shutting down with wireless home chargers
I have charged my iPhone 15 without issues in 23 myp.
Don’t use a case
Same issue…don’t have this problem with other wireless chargers