I have a Tesla with wireless charging mats. With the iPhone 15, the wireless charging would quickly overheat the phone and it would stop charging. I was hopeful that the new iPhone 17 Pro cooling system would improve this situation, but after a weekend of spending long hours in the car I don’t think it is any better. Is this just a bad design of the Tesla chargers or do all car wireless chargers suffer from the same problem?
BMW’s does. I disabled it a while back. Wireless CarPlay, GPS navigation, and screen on are way too much for it. I hadn’t even tried with the 17 but the 15 and 16 both overheated quickly under those conditions. Plugged in I have no issues at all with the 17 (Pro).
The “Iconic Plateau” prevents the phone from lying perfectly flat on the charging mat, especially since I have a thin case on it. This results in an insecure connection, causing poor or sporadic charging while driving. Since the charging is not sustained over a long period, the phone never heats up. Consequently, I’ve given up on wireless charging and plug the phone in to charge it while driving.
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Yup, same overheating issue in my BMW i4 & iphone 11 pro. Plug it into USB to charge & no issues at all.
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OK, back to wired charging in the car then. BTW, I use the MagSafe charger at work and notice that the phone sits slightly raised from the desk so air is flowing around the top and bottom. I guess that design is on purpose and the lack of airflow in the car chargers is what leads to the overheating.
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