I have an iPhone 11 pro and the wireless charging pad is a bit too big to ensure appropriate positioning when simply placing the phone in the tray. Often the phone will be too far forward to be in a position to actually charge. I've made a simple work around using black rubber bumpers purchased on Amazon. This is probably not necessary with larger phones such as the Max series iPhones, etc. I thought I'd share.


These are the bumpers. I've used the smaller ones in this setup.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PXNTT7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sorry about the positioning of the pictures. They appear the correct orientation everywhere else.

Nice work, but just curious, won't your iPhone overheat when wireless charging while in CarPlay navigation? Mine will become super hot and disconnect from CarPlay after around 30mins..

jimmmyzhou wrote

Nice work, but just curious, won't your iPhone overheat when wireless charging while in CarPlay navigation? Mine will become super hot and disconnect from CarPlay after around 30mins..

Mine does not get hot. I use a silicone case case at the moment. I have noticed heat with thick cases (otter) and leather cases. Any type of metal object, like a magnet, in the case will cause significant heat generation.

Kinsella wrote

I have an iPhone 12 pro and the wireless charging pad is a bit too big to ensure appropriate positioning when simply placing the phone in the tray. Often the phone will be too far forward to be in a position to actually charge. I've made a simple work around using black rubber bumpers purchased on Amazon. This is probably not necessary with larger phones such as the Max series iPhones, etc. I thought I'd share.


These are the bumpers. I've used the smaller ones in this setup.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PXNTT7K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

clever! i have one of those silicon cases on mine, so it seems to stay put really well.

Also, can I please buy you a microfibre cloth as that dust is triggering me :P

Kinsella wrote

Sorry about the positioning of the pictures. They appear the correct orientation everywhere else.

The way around this is to load them to your desk top, rotate 360 degrees, save and load.

LMFT4U

davidoff86 wrote

clever! i have one of those silicon cases on mine, so it seems to stay put really well.

Also, can I please buy you a microfibre cloth as that dust is triggering me :P

It's not so much about staying put. The phone doesn't slide around in the tray bumpers or not. The bumpers act to ensure position the phone over the center of the wireless charging module when putting the phone in. Without them, unless I am moderately careful about how I place the phone in the cradle, it will often be too far forward and won't charge. This way I can basically toss the phone in there without much thought and it will be in the appropriate position. It's a lazy hack.

davidoff86 wrote

clever! i have one of those silicon cases on mine, so it seems to stay put really well.

Also, can I please buy you a microfibre cloth as that dust is triggering me :P

The car does need a clean. However, I must say that the camera lens makes the dust far more conspicuous than it is in real life. Now, the Phytonic blue + recent snowfall has the outside looking pretty gnarly.

Kinsella wrote

davidoff86 wrote

clever! i have one of those silicon cases on mine, so it seems to stay put really well.

Also, can I please buy you a microfibre cloth as that dust is triggering me :P

The car does need a clean. However, I must say that the camera lens makes the dust far more conspicuous than it is in real life. Now, the Phytonic blue + recent snowfall has the outside looking pretty gnarly.

This is true, it shows up things that the naked eye can't see! That piano black is a magnet for the stuff though, nightmare

This is a great idea! Now if we can do something about the slow charge.

JSY wrote

This is a great idea! Now if we can do something about the slow charge.

The faster you drive, the faster it charges. It's in the manual somewhere, I swear.

Good idea, but wouldn't just two of those rubber things have done the job?

satz wrote

Good idea, but wouldn't just two of those rubber things have done the job?

Absolutely. I simply liked the look of this pattern. I also wasn't short on bumpers.

The newest iPhones have “MagSafe” so either the phone or charging pad (or both?) have magnets so phone is always attracted to and stuck to the sweet spot. I don’t have the newest phone but would jump on it if there was any chance BMW saw this coming and the charging pad works with MagSafe??

kevinkay wrote

The newest iPhones have “MagSafe” so either the phone or charging pad (or both?) have magnets so phone is always attracted to and stuck to the sweet spot. I don’t have the newest phone but would jump on it if there was any chance BMW saw this coming and the charging pad works with MagSafe??

It would still be slow as molasses in charging and it would make the charging area more narrow for people who didn't have iPhones.