iPhone 8 wireless charging

[WestTxFrog]

So I went and did everything as explained. I opened the box that holds the coil and magnet for the wireless charging and found no coil! What a rip off! I guess I will be giving my dealership a call to request a new box.

 

[Bighurk]

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Hey mech, can you post pictures of what it looks like in your truck? Thanks


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[MechEng813]

View attachment 187152 View attachment 187151 So I went and did everything as explained. I opened the box that holds the coil and magnet for the wireless charging and found no coil! What a rip off! I guess I will be giving my dealership a call to request a new box.

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It's there, its under that thermal paste and black square. See the two leads coming off the coil.
That's how mine originally looked, I had to pry it off the black housing (carefully) by flexing the plastic shell and working it with a heat gun.

 

[TechSupport]

WestTxFrog what’s the part number on the front? There’s 3 different wireless charging pads for the trucks.

 

[MechEng813]

Hey mech, can you post pictures of what it looks like in your truck? Thanks


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I just posted the write-up in a separate thread. Lots of pictures and notes.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...-amazon-parts-for-25-iphonex-confirmed.98577/

 

[chicagofan00]

I did the mod on my 2015i Tahoe and only removed the magnet. Worked like a charm and the phone charges and shows as charging on the MyLink screen as well.

 

[cashalot]

I did this mod on my 2015 Denali. I removed the magnet from the coil plate then re-installed the green flex circuit. My iPhone X would connect once but not reconnect.
I then placed a 1.5x2.5 inch magnet ( from a phone case dash mount by Sosche) between the powermat and the wireless module (before completing installation). Flipping the magnet to get the correct polarity results on SUCCESS. My iPhone X now connects and reconnects anytime without issues. Note: I did not try flipping the original battery that was removed from the unit.

Not 100% sure why it worked but here is some information...
The iPhone 8 and iPhone X which have a glass back have a magnet built into the phone for wireless charging.
The magnet included in the GMC wireless charging module conflicts with the electromagnetic used for wireless charging on iPhone. This is why removing the magnet from unit allows iPhone to charge.
Adding the adding the new magnet between unit and powemat caused electromagnetic field to cycle on anytime connected.

Thanks all for advice and help on this forum, happy to be a member.

 

[Demer]

I just did the magnet delete mod to my 16 Yukon XL Denali. Super easy. Took about 10 minutes and now I can charge my iPhone X by placing it on the pad. The screen on both the iPhone and the car show that it is in fact charging, and I can pick up, use, and put the phone back down over and over again to resume charging. Basically, it now just works as I would have anticipated it to work from the factory.

Thanks to the dude in the video and this forum for bringing this to light!

 

[TechSupport]

I messaged the guy on you tube that made the original videos and told him all you had to do is remove the magnet because it messes with the polarity of the wireless charging system. I should have made my own video explaining that. Good thing I tried it on mine first and it worked lol

 

[DenaliBQ]

I just did the magnet delete mod to my 16 Yukon XL Denali. Super easy. Took about 10 minutes and now I can charge my iPhone X by placing it on the pad. The screen on both the iPhone and the car show that it is in fact charging, and I can pick up, use, and put the phone back down over and over again to resume charging. Basically, it now just works as I would have anticipated it to work from the factory.

Thanks to the dude in the video and this forum for bringing this to light!

Yours works ? all the time ? i have a 2016 Denali what did you do exactly i have removed the magnet only and it worked for about ten minutes and after that nothing did it about a week ago too

 

[Demer]

Yours works ? all the time ? i have a 2016 Denali what did you do exactly i have removed the magnet only and it worked for about ten minutes and after that nothing did it about a week ago too

So far it has worked exactly I would have expected it to from the factory. I had about an hour drive last night last night, with the iPhone constantly being picked up, used, and placed back on the charging pad. It worked the entire time.

All I did was remove the entire module from the truck, took out just the magnet from the module, and then replaced the module (sans magnet) back in the truck.

Like I said, I only have an hour of drive time so far, maybe it'll take more time before it stops working. I'll make an update if/when it no longer works.

 

[WestTxFrog]

Yours works ? all the time ? i have a 2016 Denali what did you do exactly i have removed the magnet only and it worked for about ten minutes and after that nothing did it about a week ago too

Same with me. I removed the magnet only and it worked for ten minutes so I put all back together and then it never worked again. I have a 2015 Tahoe.

 

[chicagofan00]

So far mine has worked without any issues after removing only the magnet. I did notice though that it will only work if I put the phone with the top of the phone pointing towards the back of the truck. If I put the phone down with the top of the phone pointing towards the front of the truck, it won't work.

 

[DenaliBQ]

so are you saying i have to put another magnet back to make this work or just leave the magnet out and i should be fine? I just took the magnet out and it doesn't work

 

[Justinj360]

Wait, so the wireless charging works fine with current Samsungs and my Microsoft phone that came out 3 years ago, but it won't work with the current and previous generation of iPhones? Good one (again) Apple.

 

[Demer]

so are you saying i have to put another magnet back to make this work or just leave the magnet out and i should be fine? I just took the magnet out and it doesn't work

Leave the magnet out.

 

[L's Truck]

Wait, so the wireless charging works fine with current Samsungs and my Microsoft phone that came out 3 years ago, but it won't work with the current and previous generation of iPhones? Good one (again) Apple.

My Note 8 doesn't charge. I'll have to do some searching.

 

[TechSupport]

Wait, so the wireless charging works fine with current Samsungs and my Microsoft phone that came out 3 years ago, but it won't work with the current and previous generation of iPhones? Good one (again) Apple.

My Note 8 doesn't charge. I'll have to do some searching.

15-17 GM Vehicles with wireless charging don’t fully support the Qi standards. Do the mod, by removing the magnet and your Note 8 S8 iPhone 8 or X will charge just fine.

 

[MainahBob]

I own a 16 LT Hoe-first American car I have owned since 1975. Bought this for a few reasons but one of them was the wireless charging. Went to the dealer last week for an oil change and complained that this wireless charger did not conform to the Qi specs. They tested it with a Samsung phone said it worked fine. Called GM warranty folks yesterday and they seemed interested but non-committal so I doubt they are going to do anything about it. I saw this fix on this forum and Youtube and I pulled the magnet out and then tried (with and without the flimsy circuit board under the coil) but nothing-although at one point for a brief second, I had a RED lightning bolt. (Not sure what that means)

Am now looking at another alternative-Crutchfield sells the Brandmotion FDMC 1273 which is designed to fit in the existing cutout. It is $199 and there is only one review so I am skeptical but still interested.

Anyone have any other thoughts?

 

[L's Truck]

15-17 GM Vehicles with wireless charging don’t fully support the Qi standards. Do the mod, by removing the magnet and your Note 8 S8 iPhone 8 or X will charge just fine.

Awesome I'll do this tomorrow. Thank you!