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iPhone 12 Pro Max and charging

Discussion in 'Model Y: Interior & Exterior' started by rijc99, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. Gigaron

    Gigaron Supporting Member

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    #141 Gigaron, Feb 24, 2021
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    My iPhone 12 Pro won’t charge on the driver or passenger side with or without a case. My wife’s iPhone X with a leather case will charge on the passenger side but not the driver side.

    Removing the lip doesn’t help.

    I opened a service ticket.
     
  2. shingles

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    Test drove a new '21 MY LR this past weekend. I have a 12 Pro Max with a generic Amazon case. The phone charged, no problems.
     
  3. JBauer

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    Good to hear that, what is your VIN range?
     
  4. shingles

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    Sorry, I couldn't tell you. I didn't pay attention to the VIN while test driving. I assume it was a fairly recent build as the car had roughly 500 miles on it.
     
  5. JBauer

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    no worry, would you mind to share the amazon link for your phone case? I am using Apple case with my 12 pro max, but barely work on MY. Thanks.
     
  6. EL CapiTRAN

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    2 Iphone 12 minis here. driver's side charges better than the passenger but it's still hit or miss with or without a case. I'm tempted to get a 3rd party wireless charger to replace the OEM (which has been replaced by Tesla once already) or just get a magsafe puck and put it on there to guarantee that it charges. What 3rd party wireless charger is the best that works with the iphone 12 mini?
     
  7. shingles

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    #147 shingles, Mar 1, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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    No problem, here's the case I got:

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08J41GR3T/
     
  8. JBauer

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    I have the 12 Pro Max and it will wirelessly charge without my 3rd party case, however, charging with the USB-C is so much faster that is what I do. Vin is 1144XX.
     
  10. HotIce

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    I think with the new console, it charges. I could be wrong though. I have the old console on a '21 Model Y Long Range and my iPhone 12 Pro Max will not charge with the case I have on.
     
  11. JBauer

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    I'd probably agree, the newer batch does seem improved quite a bit; and HotIce above confirmed it too. My VIN is 61xxx although it is a '21 MY, so I am still looking for a solution to get my 12promax charged wirelessly.
     
  12. HotIce

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    I have read amazing things about the Nomad charger. They are updating it for the '21's.

    Wireless Phone Charger For Tesla Model 3 | NOMAD® (nomadgoods.com)
     
  13. shingles

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    The car I test drove definitely had the none updated console. It was nice and glossy and full of finger prints. :)
     

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