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yes, but I've heard many, many negative things about it (lag, slow charging, phone overheating, etc). I don't think I've ever heard of anyone actually liking it

yes, but I've heard many, many negative things about it (lag, slow charging, phone overheating, etc). I don't think I've ever heard of anyone actually liking it.

radlad 3y ago
Huh. We use it in our car and it works OK. I do know other with the car who have issues with lag however. Slow charging though... that seems orthogonal?
- TylerE 3y ago
  It's orthangonal until however you're charging it can't keep up with demand. A 14 Max on a standard USB-A -> Lightning connection is already really marginal. Like, I can drive for an hour with waze running and the phone plugging in (wired carplay) and it'll charge maybe 5%.
  - dwighttk 3y ago
    Sounds like waze is the problem… I regularly drive all day with Apple Maps, MagSafe charging, and Bluetooth data. No issues keeping my phone charged
  - radlad 3y ago
    What kind of amperage is your car putting out? Older cars really struggle to power phones. In some cars, it's possible to upgrade the USB port - otherwise, you may be better off using the 12V port (cigarette lighter) since you have wireless CarPlay available to you. In my Fusion, I'm stuck using wired Android Auto, so I am unfortunately not able to use the 12V port for charging.
    - TylerE 3y ago
      No clue, it's a 2017 model so reasonably new. It doesn't even have a cig lighter.
      - radlad 3y ago
        Mine is also a 2017 and can barely charge my phone. :(
    - anakaine 3y ago
      You can get an adapter to change that wired android auto to wireless. I've done this in my ute. Then with my s22 I can use the 12v port with a QC3.0 compatible charger and get above 1% per minute charge whilst still having android auto running. The adapter plugs in to the USB port for android auto and then offers up a wireless connection. Everything is automatic once set up.
MH15 3y ago
My car only has wireless Carplay, yet it supports wireless and wired Android Auto. It sucks. The only thing worse would not be having Carplay at all.
kayodelycaon 3y ago
I think that's largely due to car manufacturers being shit at software. The previous generation of my current car was absolute trash when it came to CarPlay. Even the wired version of it sucked. The 2023 model had the entertainment system massively upgraded. Wireless CarPlay is seamless and fast. The wireless charging pad isn't amazing but it does the job just fine. I love wireless CarPlay now. :)
yellow_postit 3y ago
Wireless CarPlay works great in our VW. What sucks is that when Apple abandoned Qi wireless standard the wireless charging pad in the car doesn’t work well or consistently with the MagSafe design.
- mastercheif 3y ago
  Apple didn’t abandon Qi… all wirelessly chargeable iPhones are Qi compatible.
  - yellow_postit 3y ago
    They’re technically QI compatible but they don’t work as well with those chargers — much harder alignment issues and therefore less stable and reliable charging in my experience.

yes, but I've heard many, many negative things about it (lag, slow charging, phone overheating, etc). I don't think I've ever heard of anyone actually liking it.

radlad 3y ago

Huh. We use it in our car and it works OK. I do know other with the car who have issues with lag however. Slow charging though... that seems orthogonal?

TylerE 3y ago
It's orthangonal until however you're charging it can't keep up with demand. A 14 Max on a standard USB-A -> Lightning connection is already really marginal. Like, I can drive for an hour with waze running and the phone plugging in (wired carplay) and it'll charge maybe 5%.
- dwighttk 3y ago
  Sounds like waze is the problem… I regularly drive all day with Apple Maps, MagSafe charging, and Bluetooth data. No issues keeping my phone charged
- radlad 3y ago
  What kind of amperage is your car putting out? Older cars really struggle to power phones. In some cars, it's possible to upgrade the USB port - otherwise, you may be better off using the 12V port (cigarette lighter) since you have wireless CarPlay available to you. In my Fusion, I'm stuck using wired Android Auto, so I am unfortunately not able to use the 12V port for charging.
  - TylerE 3y ago
    No clue, it's a 2017 model so reasonably new. It doesn't even have a cig lighter.
    - radlad 3y ago
      Mine is also a 2017 and can barely charge my phone. :(
  - anakaine 3y ago
    You can get an adapter to change that wired android auto to wireless. I've done this in my ute. Then with my s22 I can use the 12v port with a QC3.0 compatible charger and get above 1% per minute charge whilst still having android auto running. The adapter plugs in to the USB port for android auto and then offers up a wireless connection. Everything is automatic once set up.

MH15 3y ago

My car only has wireless Carplay, yet it supports wireless and wired Android Auto. It sucks. The only thing worse would not be having Carplay at all.

kayodelycaon 3y ago

I think that's largely due to car manufacturers being shit at software. The previous generation of my current car was absolute trash when it came to CarPlay. Even the wired version of it sucked. The 2023 model had the entertainment system massively upgraded. Wireless CarPlay is seamless and fast. The wireless charging pad isn't amazing but it does the job just fine. I love wireless CarPlay now. :)

yellow_postit 3y ago

Wireless CarPlay works great in our VW. What sucks is that when Apple abandoned Qi wireless standard the wireless charging pad in the car doesn’t work well or consistently with the MagSafe design.

mastercheif 3y ago
Apple didn’t abandon Qi… all wirelessly chargeable iPhones are Qi compatible.
- yellow_postit 3y ago
  They’re technically QI compatible but they don’t work as well with those chargers — much harder alignment issues and therefore less stable and reliable charging in my experience.