[CHoorel]

Here’s where it gets onto my nerves. If I decide to charge the phone via the wire, the Apple car play may work or may not. I still don’t know how to switch wireless CarPlay to wired. If I hotspot, then bye bye CarPlay

Just pick up a MagSafe charger for your car. If you pair it with a usb-c car charger it will fast charge pretty well, and its a lot easier than plugging in, you just slap the magnet on.

 

[CHoorel]

I have the same issues with my 23 Elite and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The sweet spot never seems to be the same, so I just rely on a MagSafe charger when I need it.

 

[Pa488]

Just a wild thought here… can the stock wireless charger module be removed, and we can put in something more powerful?
the mat on which the phone rests, stays the same. I am talking about what’s under the mat

 

[Toban]

Many car manufacturers are having problems with the wireless charging systems flipping on and off.

Why not just plug the phone in rather than spending time the sweet spot on the pad . It may not even stay there when you are driving. I will not take off my case to accommodate the wireless charging as it's more time wasted.

My Mercedes has the same problem.

I just plug the phone in and you don't have the messing around with something that works 20% of the time.

Just my opinion.

Toban

 

[dj2819]

Does anyone make a wireless charging extender? So it will fill the gap between the charger and the camera bump

 

[Bluetroll]

I have a 13 and it works fine. I did have this same issue with it turning off. But I found the sweet spot and now it charges everytime.

 

[Toban]

Just plug it in and forget it!

 

[c360tx]

My favorite feature of the wireless charge is the power button so we can turn it off and leave it that way lol. we haven’t had luck charging with 13 Pros, but do love the real estate to store them both in front of the shifter buttons! Optionally using CarPlay via usb is a nice touch well if the wireless is acting up. We test drove a 23’ outback with major gremlins via wireless CarPlay, and it wouldnt work wired. Have a good morning y’all!

 

[JOE MAMA]

Just a wild thought here… can the stock wireless charger module be removed, and we can put in something more powerful?
the mat on which the phone rests, stays the same. I am talking about what’s under the mat

Not really. It’s just not how the technology works. Wireless charging is very much still in its infancy and it’s not overly powerful or reliable. Lookup the Qi charging standard. Similar to other interfaces such as USB or HDMI it’s a standard that is developed and evolves over time. The wireless charging you see currently is as good as it gets for now.

Qi2 was announced in January 2023 and offers more power and reliability but you won’t see it common place for a while.

 

[dj2819]

My favorite feature of the wireless charge is the power button so we can turn it off and leave it that way lol. we haven’t had luck charging with 13 Pros, but do love the real estate to store them both in front of the shifter buttons! Optionally using CarPlay via usb is a nice touch well if the wireless is acting up. We test drove a 23’ outback with major gremlins via wireless CarPlay, and it wouldnt work wired. Have a good morning y’all!

After reading posts that the position of the phone matters I tried some different positions with my iPhone 13 Pro with the clear case. Found that placing the phone with the top all the way against the back of the center console works much better than trying to align the center of the MagSafe to the center of the pad

 

[c360tx]

After reading posts that the position of the phone matters I tried some different positions with my iPhone 13 Pro with the clear case. Found that placing the phone with the top all the way against the back of the center console works much better than trying to align the center of the MagSafe to the center of the pad

I’ll give that a shot! Thank you for the suggestion!

 

[jalv1930]

Hi all I have an elite 2023 pilot and I noticed right away the charge pad doesn’t charge properly. Iam using an iPhone 14 pro max I place it on the pad and it will charge for a minute or two and then stop. I took it to service today and they said it could be the case lol which I found funny cause I said I tried it without the case as well. They told me it’s an issue that Honda knows about and is working on which I found is bs. Have you guys had any similar issues with the wireless charging station on your elite models?? Thanks in advance

American Honda had not made any updates to the charging pads at this time. Apple's newer iPhones (12 series, 13 series, 14 series) have added a new metal ring that is used for Apple's MagSafe Wireless charger. This addition on the phone is being recognized as a 'Foreign Object' and causing the pad to turn off charging. As this was added on non-QI Certified devices, there has not been any update to the pad. Amearican Honda is still investigating this and how to best support these devices.

 

[c360tx]

American Honda had not made any updates to the charging pads at this time. Apple's newer iPhones (12 series, 13 series, 14 series) have added a new metal ring that is used for Apple's MagSafe Wireless charger. This addition on the phone is being recognized as a 'Foreign Object' and causing the pad to turn off charging. As this was added on non-QI Certified devices, there has not been any update to the pad. Amearican Honda is still investigating this and how to best support these devices.

Excellent point! I am getting the metal objected detected error with my 13. I was serious though that I appreciate the fact I can turn the wireless charger off. It is so nice to be able to put two very large phones up there!

 

[dj2819]

Excellent point! I am getting the metal objected detected error with my 13. I was serious though that I appreciate the fact I can turn the wireless charger off. It is so nice to be able to put two very large phones up there!

I thought that was a general warning. Didn’t know it was actually trying to detect metal objects.

 

[Bluetroll]

That metal object warning literally shows up everytime I wireless charge even without a case.

 

[JOE MAMA]

American Honda had not made any updates to the charging pads at this time. Apple's newer iPhones (12 series, 13 series, 14 series) have added a new metal ring that is used for Apple's MagSafe Wireless charger. This addition on the phone is being recognized as a 'Foreign Object' and causing the pad to turn off charging. As this was added on non-QI Certified devices, there has not been any update to the pad. Amearican Honda is still investigating this and how to best support these devices

This is not accurate.

iPhones that have MagSafe are still fully compatible with Qi wireless chargers.

The metal object warning is a general disclaimer similar to a GPS splash screen disclaimer.

How to wirelessly charge your iPhone - Apple Support (CA)

Learn how to wirelessly charge your iPhone with Qi-certified charging accessories.

support.apple.com

In fact, Qi2 which was announced in January of 2023 is expected to use Apple’s MagSafe technology and it could become the new standard.

 

[PILOT2]

I have the exact same phone and have the same issues that you are having. I have a 2023 elite and have had it for 10 days. I don't think a different position will help it, though I have tried moving it around.

Same here, ‘23 Pilot Elite and iPhone 14 pro max . I don’t bother at this point. My iPhone SE work phone charges no problem.

 

[Mr. Furious]

I got an iPhone 15 Pro Max on Friday and it stays connected much better than my iPhone 14 Pro Max did. It's a small sample size, but very encouraging.

 

[REDEX-L]

Same issue I have owned my 2023 Pilot EX-L since July and the wireless charging pad sucks. I have a Galaxy S22 Ultra. No matter if I have a case or no case it continously says metal objects between the charging pad WARNING. From time to time it won't warn me of that but all that aside the charging capability is horrible. It takes 20 minutes to gain 1% (if that). I have just turned it off because it pointless. Has anyone contact Honda Corporate directly? This is a selling point for me I thought it was a cool feature.

 

[JOE MAMA]

From time to time it won't warn me of that but all that aside the charging capability is horrible. It takes 20 minutes to gain 1% (if that). I have just turned it off because it pointless. Has anyone contact Honda Corporate directly? This is a selling point for me I thought it was a cool feature.

Wireless charging technology is still very much in its infancy. The current standard deployed in the automotive industry has a lot of shortcomings.

Wireless charging will always be slower than wired based on a variety of factors. This same phenomenon occurs with Internet - wireless is far slower than wired when all things are considered equal.

Honda didn’t manufacture the wireless charging pad and the supplier that did manufacture the charging pad used components that comply with the Qi standard and are certified.

Personally unless I’m going on a very long trip I don’t bother with the wireless charger because it does charge slow. Several users complain that their phone doesn’t properly charge no matter how they position the phone. This will improve significantly with Qi2.

Unfortunately, a lot of consumers expect a lot out of wireless charging without understanding the technology, its current state and its limitations. Once they perfect wireless charging, it will be much more viable than it is currently today.

This is another thread that offers some insight into wireless charging and issues other users are having.

Wireless Android auto, phone heats up and charges slowly

Wireless Android auto, phone heats up and charges slowly. Anyone else facing issues? 2023 EXL

www.piloteers.org