Phone cooler
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Never thought of that but living in PA we do t deal with that. They did show the center console with a refrigeration option at reveal. They should put a USB port inside so you can cable charge and keep it cool
Kind of funny - my Ford has this nice little spot to lay a phone - but it is on the dash and in the sun. If you put your phone there it will overheat and turn off even without charging.
I had to think a minute about what a phone cooler could possibly be… is it a phone-sized cooler or a cooler for your phone? I have decided that I like both possibilities. A phone-sized cooler keeps chocolate from melting and a small amount of hamburger meat from smelling like rancid ass AND keeps your phone cool. A cooler for one’s phone could keep it from having the “your phone is too hot and it’s going to brick, ya dingus” terror screen that one sees when your phone gets too hot AND could still keep chocolate from melting, maybe. Yes. This is good. 
The thought is, while the phone is charging in its little seated cradle that the pad it is sitting on, would keep it cool. Not just ventilated, but cool it down. Because the mag charger in combination with sun will overheat a device. We've now dealt with this on a few occasions.I had to think a minute about what a phone cooler could possibly be… is it a phone-sized cooler or a cooler for your phone? I have decided that I like both possibilities. A phone-sized cooler keeps chocolate from melting and a small amount of hamburger meat from smelling like rancid ass AND keeps your phone cool. A cooler for one’s phone could keep it from having the “your phone is too hot and it’s going to brick, ya dingus” terror screen that one sees when your phone gets too hot AND could still keep chocolate from melting, maybe. Yes. This is good.
Even just a small A/C vent to blow on it would help dissipate the charging heat
I live in the southwest with triple digits temps this week. Normal to have interior temps of +110 degrees F temps inside vehicles that are parked side outside all day (window tint + windshield shade are must haves).
The wife and I have round metal magnetic finger holder on the back of our cases you can also twist to prop the iPhone in landscape or portrait mode. Our Amazon cup holder induction charger we use really heats up the metal holder on the back and we have to take it off. I sometimes just plug in the iPhone with the USB center console 12v to avoid the heating up issue with the induction charger on out of town trips. Noticeable reduction with heat issue if plugged in and not actively using the iPhone for Bluetooth audio streaming or Carplay navigation at the same time.
I haven't really looked deep enough and I'm assuming the Scout will have wireless Carplay and 1 or 2 phone induction charging. I'm 100% fine and can be easier to switch between phones with wired Carplay and don't have to worry as much about overheating the phone with induction, Bluetooth, and apps running.
Plenty of adapters out there to make a wired Carplay system into a wireless for a few $$ if I want that option later during cooler times of the year.
The wife and I have round metal magnetic finger holder on the back of our cases you can also twist to prop the iPhone in landscape or portrait mode. Our Amazon cup holder induction charger we use really heats up the metal holder on the back and we have to take it off. I sometimes just plug in the iPhone with the USB center console 12v to avoid the heating up issue with the induction charger on out of town trips. Noticeable reduction with heat issue if plugged in and not actively using the iPhone for Bluetooth audio streaming or Carplay navigation at the same time.
I haven't really looked deep enough and I'm assuming the Scout will have wireless Carplay and 1 or 2 phone induction charging. I'm 100% fine and can be easier to switch between phones with wired Carplay and don't have to worry as much about overheating the phone with induction, Bluetooth, and apps running.
Plenty of adapters out there to make a wired Carplay system into a wireless for a few $$ if I want that option later during cooler times of the year.
I'm having a hard time with this one... When my phone overheats, it just shuts down to remain in a safe state. But when that happens, the phone temp must exceed 95 degrees F.
So, are we sitting around in our cars at 95 degrees without the AC running for some reason? Trying to sort through the use case for this.
So, are we sitting around in our cars at 95 degrees without the AC running for some reason? Trying to sort through the use case for this.
Not at all. It happens even in cars with the AC on at reasonable levels.
I had this happen on my road trip to Utah recently. Phone laying flat on the wireless charger in the center console, AC set to 70f. Phone overheated multiple times, and stopped charging (my iphone doesn't turn off, it stops charging).
This happened even if I wasn't using carplay/etc. Of course plugging it in works just fine as a mitigation.
The direct sunlight making it in seemed to be a contributing factor, as did the high outside temps (~90-100f) compared to what I usually see locally.
Does iPhone have thick case or does the case have any metal for magnetic holder? I also have the larger 13 Max model and not sure if that size works better for keeping things a little cooler with more surface area compared to the smaller iPhones? Anything in the 90s degree F is considered a normal day in the four corner states. Unfortunately, all outside temps are measured in the shade and can quickly feel up 5-15 degrees hotter in direct sunlight. Window tint is also the norm in the four corner states. Zero interest in pano roof for my Scout Traveler.
I think I have an iphone... 14? 13? I don't really keep track/care.
I can wirelessly charge with my phones case on it. But when it overheated the first time I took the case off, and tried again (I was on a 15hr road trip, so I didn't mind taking it off for that).
But that didn't help it at all either (ie, still had the overheating problem).
Directing the center air vents, when on "middle air vent only mode", towards the phone, did seem to help a bit, but still didn't solve the issue, likely because the airflow was too weak by the time it reached the center console.
Some form of active cooling in the vicinity wouldn't be amiss. But plugging the phone in did work just fine, and is probably a cheaper/easier solution
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Ah, so sounds like this is an issue when wireless charging and leaving your phone in the sun mostly? I guess I just move my phone out of the sun and plug it in and don't worry about it. I could see that being more problematic without a charging cable though.
Yeah, this is basically exclusive to wireless charging, particularly while its sunny out.
Like you said though, just plugging it in, and moving it to the shade fixes it.
I've heard some brands doing active cooling on the wireless charger pads, but I think thats still fairly uncommon.
We now have two cars that have built in wireless charging. The hornet has the phone very visible, but kind of tucked away where it is shaded, but by the nature of wireless charging the phone heats up pretty good and then the charging starts to slow down and when using android auto it doesn’t charge fast enough to maintain a battery level.
In the Bolt, the charger is tucked away under the air-conditioning controls, but on top of that at the very back, it is vented and will blow air over the phone as long as the AC is on but in the winter months, it will blow heat over the phone.
If the refrigerated center console makes it to production given how the wireless charging pads are designed in the concepts if they don’t change drastically, it does seem reasonable to assume that the refrigeration in the console could also feed up to the wireless charging pads through some sort of external ventilation that just blows cool air over the top of your phones
In the Bolt, the charger is tucked away under the air-conditioning controls, but on top of that at the very back, it is vented and will blow air over the phone as long as the AC is on but in the winter months, it will blow heat over the phone.
If the refrigerated center console makes it to production given how the wireless charging pads are designed in the concepts if they don’t change drastically, it does seem reasonable to assume that the refrigeration in the console could also feed up to the wireless charging pads through some sort of external ventilation that just blows cool air over the top of your phones
I don’t have wireless charging in my car, and I’ve had times when it won’t charge due to overheating. There’s not always good options about where to put it, and it can get warm from plugged charging. Sometimes I hold it up to a cooling vent to cool it down a bit.
Mine gets hot everytime for sure when on the mag charger but ours are on the low console under the dash so 95% of the time they are out of the sun. Obviously I’m in PA so we aren’t talking southern summer heat but I’ve never had an overheat issue in my car. Last I recall the mag charging in the scouts is shown vertically-angled format at the front of the console so if they’ve already shown an option for the console to be chilled, I would think a small slot could be added to let some cool air vent out at bottom of charger slots without any super complicated add-on functions
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