Inductive Phone Charger?

[PagodaY]

Reading the owners manual, it seems to indicate that the MY comes with a Inductive Phone Charger (pg25).
Does this mean I don't need to buy a 3rd party unit to charge my Samsung Galaxies?

 

[spsheridan]

Reading the owners manual, it seems to indicate that the MY comes with a Inductive Phone Charger (pg25).
Does this mean I don't need to buy a 3rd party unit to charge my Samsung Galaxies?

That's correct. If your Samsung phones are Qi-enabled, you can charge two of them side-by-side in the inductive charger that comes stock with the Model Y.

 

[PagodaY]

Well that's a pleasant surprise. I can delete the unit from my Amazon wish list!
Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[jdr93]

though charging rate is reduced when two phones are charging, i'm pleased there are two.

 

[PagodaY]

Inspected my MY yesterday and found that the charger will not charge either of my Samsung Galaxy 8s with their cases on. Took off the cases and they charged fine.
Both phones charge fine at home with their cases on. SA said that's normal.
Was he BSing me? Should I insist they replace it?

 

[Robospartan]

Inspected my MY yesterday and found that the charger will not charge either of my Samsung Galaxy 8s with their cases on. Took off the cases and they charged fine.
Both phones charge fine at home with their cases on. SA said that's normal.
Was he BSing me? Should I insist they replace it?

I did a test drive yesterday at the Milford, CT SC and my Galaxy S20 was able to charge on the induction pad while still in the case.

The issue might be that your case is too thick for the Tesla charging pad, so maybe pick up a thinner case from Amazon and test it out. I use the Spigen Ultra Hybrid (slim fit case).

 

[M0del Yada]

Inspected my MY yesterday and found that the charger will not charge either of my Samsung Galaxy 8s with their cases on. Took off the cases and they charged fine.
Both phones charge fine at home with their cases on. SA said that's normal.
Was he BSing me? Should I insist they replace it?

No. You need a spacer to increase the lip at the bottom of the charger so the phone will "seat" properly when using a thicker case.

You can order one from a 3rd party, use eBay, or have a 3D printer make one for you.

This issue has been discussed at great length on this forum.

 

[drtimhill]

Inspected my MY yesterday and found that the charger will not charge either of my Samsung Galaxy 8s with their cases on. Took off the cases and they charged fine.
Both phones charge fine at home with their cases on. SA said that's normal.
Was he BSing me? Should I insist they replace it?

No he is correct .. QI chargers and cases dont mix well .. it varies from charger to charger, you were lucky with your home charger. Of course it all depends on case size (thickness mostly, the charger coils need to be VERY close to the phone back.

 

[SEndicott]

I have a thin case on my Samsung S10+, my wife have a thicker case on her iPhone 10.
I can charge on either side of the charger no problem. If we both charge, I con only charge on the right pad and her iPhone needs to be on the left pad. We have the same experience in her MY as well.

 

[Raiders]

The stock Tesla wireless charger did not charge my iPhone x through my Otterbox Symmetry Popsocket case. I switched it out for the Jeda Pad and it charges fine now.

 

[SandDune]

Likewise, switched my stock charger out for the Jeda (v3) and all my problems went away. The factory charger works great in certain situations but were far too finicky for me (or more specifically my wife's slightly thicker phone case).

 

[Iceman23]

After ios14 update I seen my phone won’t charge with my case that has always charged.

not sure what Apple did but it definitely screwed it up