CarPlay causing overheating?

[dgorsett]

My Samsung used to get horribly hot any time I got near the Bronco even when I was using nothing on the phone nor charging. For about 5 months now it has not been bad and I even use Android Auto and the Bronco trail app a little now.

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[Five-O Donut Hole]

I have the same build as you and my iPhone12 gets so hot on the wireless “charger” which causes the phone to be useless. Yours doesn’t get hot at all?

I had the 12Pro and the wireless charging never seemed to work correctly. It was hit or miss. I changed to a 14Pro back in January.

 

[Kyukidoeric]

Wireless CarPlay is a huge battery drain, so some heat is normal. Combined that with the crappy wireless charger Ford put in the bronco and it can get very hot.

I added fast charger ports to my Bronco. 1 on the dash with 1 C and 2 USB, and a double USB and Power port under the dash. I don't have overheating issues, unless the sun overheats from being on the windshield. It makes a big difference.

 

[brkdncr]

Disabling wireless CarPlay fixed my issue. I have to use a wire now but it’s much better than overheating. I don’t know if it’s an iOS issue, a ford issue, or a combination of the two.

STEPS TO DISABLE WIRELESS CARPLAY

1. Settings
2. Connectivity
3. Wireless app projection
4. Set the wireless app projection toggle to disabled.

 

[dbattle]

It’s not really like a pc. More like a small tablet. Lots of dedicated, optimized hardware and dedicated optimized software.

No case here. Like i said, i use CarPlay in other vehicles without this issue.

And heat up is an understatement. The apps stop responding and the phone eventually stops working completely until it restarts or i cool it off.

I can use maps, Bluetooth, mobile hotspot, and charge it wirelessly outside of the vehicle without this issue.

Haven’t received my Bronco yet but in my current car if I am playing pandora, it’s plugged in and the sun is hitting it, it over heats every time. No car play. (iPhone 8 plus)

 

[brkdncr]

After going wired the bronco trail app stopped working. Support had me enable Bluetooth.

with wireless app projection still disabled but Bluetooth enabled, the phone overheats. I let them know but the probably won’t provide much help. I wonder where I need to go to get some support or dev visibility of this bug.

 

[PCDan]

I still don’t see the point of Carplay, other than NAV, I guess? But i can manage to move about without needing my hand held…

And I can see why the phone would get hot because you need so many systems turned-on: data signal, bluetooth, Siri, etc…. Carplay just doesn’t seem to offer anything unique.

…. other than being able to use GPS map apps, playing Apple Music, listen to texts and voice mail etc etc etc lol … nope nothing unique

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