Phone charger not working?

I can't seem to get the onboard wireless phone charger to work with my Android in my 2024 tundra. Anyone have this problem?

 

The wireless charger is pretty much useless in my opinion. I have a Samsung S24 Ultra and it will charge for a second then won't, veru finicky. It'll constantly do this unless it's sitting perfectly without a case. It charges super slow and barely keeps up especially if you have you hotspot on.

 

That explains it, thanks

 

Yeah, it's useless. I think there was someone here who managed to swap it out with an upgraded aftermarket version but it looked like a pain. I only use it now if I absolutely have to. I just take the case off.

 

Yep, it's pretty weak sauce.
I don't bother with it any more since I put in two mag-safe style ESR chargers; one on each arm of the AMZ Bulletpoint knockoff.

$20 ESR for MagSafe Car Mount Charger, 15W Magnetic Wireless Car Charger, Compatible with MagSafe Car Charger,Air Vent Dashboard Phone Holder Mount for iPhone 16 15 14 13 12, Galaxy S25, Fast Charging

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HNBHSQ...=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM&th=1

 

Lol, that sucks, mine doesn't even work with the case off. Thanks people!

 

Sometimes I think it’s dependant on the phone. For my personal Samsung phone it never charges, but my iPhone 11 I have for work the wireless charger works pretty good

 

I started digging when I found the same issue with my new 2025 1794 Hybrid and my iPhone 16 Pro Max. This dual wireless charger replacement is on my list to eventually purchase/install. There is some info in another thread here and a YouTube video on the install.

Dual Wireless Phone Charger

 

I installed the NSV dual charger like listed in post above & it works great, even with my phone case. Easy install as well.

 

Awesome! How well does it charge while using multiple apps in CarPlay (ex: Google Maps & Spotify)?

 

Toyota released a technical service bulletin that stated that the QI chargers are only meant for Qi certified devices and said Mag safe devices are not Qi certified. It is attached below

 

Thanks for posting, but I have to laugh that Toyota issued that bulletin.

The title contradicts the content. "Qi Wireless Charger - Incompatible with MagSafe Devices" is the title.
The condition states "Wireless chargers on applicable vehicles are designed to work with Qi Certified devices only. MagSafe devices, that are not Qi Certified, may not charge as expected with Qi Wireless Chargers."

Well, if you follow the rest of their guidance to lookup the iPhone certification, current iPhones (at least as far back as iPhone 11) are actually Qi certified and are listed in the Wireless Power Consortium Definitive List from that technical bulletin. Even if we remove the MagSafe cases, charging is still inadequate.

Toyota would be better saying "We're aware that customers have expressed concerns about the performance of Qi Wireless Chargers and apologize for the inconvenience" and leave it at that.

 

Interestingly Toyota tundra itself is not QI certified because I couldn’t find it on the database

it does make sense that the charging does not work well because both the charger and the device have to be certified to work properly. They never certified the charger so the charger could be the problem

 

It charges while using Waze & Amazon music, even with my Otterbox case. WAY WAY better than the factory version.

 

I find that wireless charging, even when it's working its best, is problematic. I use my iPhone as a Wi-Fi hotspot at home and if the phone is left on the wireless charger it will pretty quickly stop charging because it gets too hot and the power usage will exceed the charging so the battery will discharge over time. In the summer time I've even had it stop charging without the hotspot being enabled.

In a truck in the summer during the day when you're using CarPlay (both bluetooth and WiFi turned on) the same thing will happen. The phone will get too hot and stop charging.

On long trips I just plug in the phone to the USB port in the center console with a cable. Not as pretty as the wireless option but the phone does not overheat.

Maybe wireless charging vendors should start putting heatsinks and fans on those chargers!

 

That really is much better than factory!

 

it's so bloody slow to a point if you are streaming music from it, it barely keeps up.

I've decided to just go USB for charging, and have a cable dangle out my center console.

 

That's exactly what I've been doing too, and I think that will continue to be my plan until I'm able to purchase & install the NSV dual charger that @Raven67 is using.

 

nope, I don't use the charger either. usually just plug in with the usb-c wire

 

I have a Pixel 8 Pro with a Spigen Ruggen Armor case. The wireless charger works very well for me in my 2024. It definitely disconnects at times, but I put it on the charger last night at 30%, took a road trip, and arrived nearly full after a few hours while using Android Auto, Waze, streaming music. It is finicky at times, no doubt, but totally useful. I was just thinking last night that it is a game changer for me. Very satisfied.