Wireless Charging Work?
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GLE 580
Only issues I've heard of are slow charging, overheating, and certain iphones having issues but that was resolved with a software update. Best to stop by dealer and see if it needs a software reset or update.
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W167 GLE 53
I think you’re using an iPhone, right? Apple recently moved the wireless charging area on iPhones, so it doesn’t quite connect with the charging pad of the GLE. I’ve been having the same problem - it starts charging, then stops a few seconds later.
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That's different than the iPhone issue from a couple years ago that I was referring to. Just want to clarify since software wouldn't fix the issue described above.
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I had to replace the wireless charging pad I used at home when I recently upgraded my iPhone XS to the iPhone 16 Pro. The main issue seems to be that the newer phones with protruding camera lenses no longer sit flat on a traditional charging pad. That gap at a minimum slows down the charge and produces a lot of waste heat and worst case makes the charger go on and off or fail to charge. I replaced it with a MagSafe charger stand. I haven't used the wireless charger in my car much even before and I haven't tried to charge my 16 Pro on it yet. I generally get through the day w/o needing to charge and I've even set the charge limit to 80% now on the new phone. Occasionally it gets topped off during the day when I plug it in for CarPlay or attach it to the MagSafe holder/charger in my wife's car, but at any rate I don't charge it past 80%.
Wireless charging is going towards magnetic alignment. The new Qi2 standard is based on Apple MagSafe and supposed to bring better/faster wireless charging to non-Apple phones. I have to say I didn't realize what I was missing not having MagSafe on my old iPhone. As mentioned above, the wireless charging pads in cars tend to be of the slowest kind, only charging at 5W at best. That's just enough to maintain the current SoC while using the phone at the same time for wireless CarPlay, but it's not enough to actually charge the battery. Apple MagSafe for comparison charges an iPhone 16 at 25W on a MagSafe charger, and at 15W on a Qi2 charger. Compatible Android phones will also max out at 15W on a MagSafe or Qi2 charger.
Wireless charging is going towards magnetic alignment. The new Qi2 standard is based on Apple MagSafe and supposed to bring better/faster wireless charging to non-Apple phones. I have to say I didn't realize what I was missing not having MagSafe on my old iPhone. As mentioned above, the wireless charging pads in cars tend to be of the slowest kind, only charging at 5W at best. That's just enough to maintain the current SoC while using the phone at the same time for wireless CarPlay, but it's not enough to actually charge the battery. Apple MagSafe for comparison charges an iPhone 16 at 25W on a MagSafe charger, and at 15W on a Qi2 charger. Compatible Android phones will also max out at 15W on a MagSafe or Qi2 charger.
