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iPhone 8, iPhone X Wireless Charging Feature Only Works With A Few 2018 And Newer GM Models

Prior to the release of Apple’s newest iPhones – the iPhone 8 and X – rumors ran wild that the new smartphones would support wireless charging, thereby putting to good the charging pads installed in many GM models. Even GM Authority joined in on the rumormill this past summer. The good news is that both of the new iPhones do, in fact, support wireless (inductive) charging using the Qi standard. The bad news is that most GM models equipped with wireless charging do not support Apple’s phones.

According to a support bulletin recently posted by Apple and first discovered by Cadillac Society, only certain 2018 model year GM vehicles support wireless charging on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.

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iPhone X family (pronounced “iPhone ten”)

iPhone 8 family

iPhone 8 family

Compatible Models

GM vehicles compatible with the wireless charging functionality in the iPhone 8 and X are:

  1. 2018 GMC Terrain
  2. 2018 GMC Yukon
  3. 2018 GMC Sierra
  4. 2018 Chevrolet Bolt
  5. 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe
  6. 2018 Chevrolet Silverado
  7. 2018 Chevrolet Suburban
  8. 2018 Cadillac Escalade
  9. 2018 Buick Enclave

Curiously, some of the vehicles not listed but in our opinion should be included are:

The rest of GM vehicles equipped with wireless charging pads that date back to the 2014 Cadillac ELR do not support the technology for the newest iPhones. Why? Good question.

But Why?

We reached out to GM for a statement. After waiting for a week for an answer, we did not hear back. So all we have on which to base the answer is the following Apple’s explanation:

The implementations of wireless charging in 2017 and earlier models from Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC do not meet the requirements for Qi certification. These models do not work with iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus.

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The 2014 Cadillac ELR was the first Cadillac to support wireless charging

We dug deeper and found out that the charging pads on GM vehicles support both of the wireless charging standards: Qi and PowerMat. But it seems that GM’s implementation of Qi is not complete. Though we haven’t confirmed this, we assume that the incompatibility is the result of GM rushing the technology to market in order to be the first automaker to have cars with wireless charging. In doing so, it seems that the automaker used an early or incomplete spec of the Qi standard.

Adding some insult to injury, it doesn’t appear that this is an issue that can be fixed with a software update. Instead, it’s a hardware limitation that will live on with the vehicles forever.

Incompatible Models

For your convenience, we have compiled a list of GM models that contain wireless charging functionality which is not compatible with the iPhone X and 8.



Chevrolet

  • 2017 Bolt EV
  • 2016 – 2018 Camaro
  • 2016 – 2018 Cruze
  • 2016 – 2018 Impala
  • 2016 – 2018 Malibu
  • 2016 – 2018 Volt
  • 2017 – 2018 Bolt EV
  • 2018 Colorado (wireless charging new for 2018 model year)

Note: the following Chevy vehicles did not include wireless charging

  • Sonic
  • Spark
  • SS
  • Express
  • Trax
  • Low Cab Forward

Cadillac

  • 2014 – 2016 ELR
  • 2015 – 2018 ATS
  • 2015 – 2018 CTS
  • 2016 – 2018 CT6
  • 2013 – 2018 XTS
  • 2017 – 2018 XT5
  • 2015-2017 Escalade/Escalade ESV

Buick

  • 2017 – 2018 LaCrosse
  • Unknown – 2018 – newer Regal Sportback
  • Unknown – 2018 – newer Regal TourX

Note: the following Buick vehicles did not include wireless charging:

  • Cascada
  • Encore
  • Envision

GMC

  • 2015 – 2017 Yukon
  • 2017 – 2018 Sierra
  • 2017 – 2018 Acadia
  • 2018 Canyon (wireless charging new for 2018 model year)

Note: the following Buick vehicles did not include wireless charging:

  •  Savana

Cadillac

  • 2014 – 2016 ELR
  • 2015 – 2018 ATS
  • 2015 – 2018 CTS
  • 2016 – 2018 XTS
  • 2017 – 2018 XT5
  • 2015 – 2017 Escalade

Note: Cadillac SRX did not include wireless charging

Opel-Vauxhall, Holden

Though not listed, we have reason to believe that GM’s Holden models as well as Opel and Vauxhall models (a division which GM recently sold off to PSA Groupe), are also not compatible – as they either share the same general technology or are in some cases the same vehicle with a different badge as the incompatible vehicles listed above.

An Alternative

One alternative for owners of vehicles that do not support wireless charging in the iPhone 8 and X is to use a case that provides the feature… but doing so kind of defeats the purpose of having the technology built into the phone.

The GM Authority Take

This is truly a shame, for two reasons:

  1. Hundreds of thousands of GM vehicles equipped with wireless charging pads will not be compatible with the latest phones from Apple, leaving owners of these vehicles in the cold as it relates to the usage.
  2. GM’s four core brands – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC – are the only… yes, the only ones to be singled out by Apple as being incompatible, as if they needed any more negative press or mindshare from owners and non-owners alike. Meanwhile, over a dozen other brands including Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Kia Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are on the compatible list. Even PSA managed to make it on without a flaw.

And though it’s obvious that technology in consumer electronics moves faster than that in automobiles, we can’t see this situation helping GM or its brands in the slightest given the popularity of the iPhone.

Here’s to hoping GM brings its lineup to compatibility for the 2019 model year.

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Comments

  1. Major PR failure but not fatal.

    Those of us who have this and an Apple could not use it anyways so it is not like we lost this . Disappointed no.

    Another thing is that the Plus will not even fit on the charger for the Colorado and Canyon anyways.

    GM needs to upgrade all 18 models to be compatible as this could be a purchase factor to some.

    Technology like this will become more and more a factor as it changes fast on phones. Odds are many systems will be out dated in short order as phone change year to year and you can keep a car 10 years or more.

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    1. GM doesn’t have to follow Apple. Let Apple follow GM now. It is easier to swap a phone that a vehicle.

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      1. Boo hoo, 15% of the world’s smartphones dont fit perfectly but 85% do. Maybe Apple needs to get with the rest of the world program. For all the hype and blah-blah of the Apple fanboys, the reality is a vast majority of the world’s population doesnt buy iPhones or Apple laptops (facts, not commercials).

        Maybe Apple needs to get with the program and give us laptops with touch displays. They are only years late? Wireless charging? Motorola, Chinese phone makers, and many Android phones have had that for years. Apple is following the Samsung leader in phones now, so I dont think they need to dictate to anyone.

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        1. What are you talking about?

          Want to talk facts? Go look at the numbers. What’s the best-selling smartphone this year? How about 2016? 2015?

          No matter how much you Apple haters want to hate on Apple, the company’s products are extremely popular. They can be even more popular if Apple chose to play in the bottom of the market with low-priced products. It doesn’t. And even with high-end products, it continues to have the world’s most popular smartphone. Go fact check that.

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      2. HAHAHA, let Apple follow GM, READ!!! GM is the only one not compatible with the new phone!

        GM’s four core brands – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC – are the only… yes, the only ones to be singled out by Apple as being incompatible, as if they needed any more negative press or mindshare from owners and non-owners alike. Meanwhile, over a dozen other brands including Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Kia Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are on the compatible list. Even PSA managed to make it on without a flaw.

        Who is GM trying to keep up with? Hudson Motor Company? It’s not about GM keeping up with anyone, it’s about GM falling behind everyone else. Sure they have the volt, Corvette and the Camaro, but what else? Almost all other manufacturers are moving on with their technology, GM keeps touting that their tech is being stolen, yet only on their top end vehicles is GM offering current technology, like it’s something special, when others are offering it (almost) throughout their lineup.

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    2. GM has dropped the ball over and over again! This is just one of the many, wireless charging on 2017 doesn’t work at all… GMC Yukon offers adaptive cruise, heads up display, & Blind spot monitoring. None of these are even an option on any trim level of the SIerra! Explain that one.

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  2. Why such a fuss over iPhone wireless charging? Just buy Android based smartphones that have “Qi” for years, and solve that issue! My Samsung Galaxy phones have “Qi” wireless charging since 2014 and I have a “Qi” pad on my 2009 Chevy Equinox which didn’t come with the vehicle. I am enjoying this feature years ahead of Apple’s decision to add it to their crazy expensive “Samsung clones”.

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    1. Clearly a blind android fanboy without a leg to stand on.

      Might want to go back in history and see who is cloning who.

      PS: what’s the single most popular smartphone in the world? Look it up. I’ll wait.

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    2. Why buy GM when you can buy Toyota! Such a fuss over what car to buy, why not buy one that has the latest technology. I’m sure Toyota buyers are enjoying features that are years ahead of GM’s decision to not add it to their crazy expensive “Toyota Clones.”

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  3. Coming from an Apple fanboy/ cult member who is having a fit that iPhones are now a generation or more behind Samsung and Android phones now. Oh, lookie, Apple has a bigger screen! Lol

    Still waiting on Apple to figure out how to make touchscreen laptops or workstations. Oh, maybe in another 5 years and then the Apple fanboys will go nuts and call it “revolutionary.”

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    1. The topic at hand are not touchscreen laptops or workstations.

      Apple doesn’t make those on purpose. Go read the comments from its executives.

      It’s not about whether they “can do it” or not. It’s about the use case being there. And there isn’t one.

      Educate yourself. Then talk.

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      1. “Apple doesn’t make those on purpose. Go read the comments from its executives. It’s not about whether they “can do it” or not. It’s about the use case being there. And there isn’t one.”

        Oh PLEASE!

        (FULL DISCLOSURE: I was Apple ONLY between 1986-2015. Worked in the original West Coast Apple Store for years in its formative days. People don’t get more Apple than me.)

        I ditched Apple entirely in 2016. Tim Cook’s Apple serves one purpose: to see how much money they can leech out of customers.

        THE reason WHY Apple ‘executives’ saw no case for touchscreen Macs is product cannibalization. Sure, I get that a touchscreen on an iMac is basically pointless in most scenarios, but no so much on laptops. I’m using a touchscreen Asus Zenbook Flip and the feature does get used now and again.

        What Apple is desperately trying to avoid is people buying iPads and using them as their only computer. Oh, yeah, they claim otherwise, but for some reason Apple executives see no point in adding trackpad/mouse support to iPads. Why — when not ONE human being complains of this feature being available on Surface?

        Cannibalization. If iPad became a Surface Apple’s laptop business would buy the farm. And they don’t want that. They want Mac users buying both overpriced units. And who can blame them for exploiting such clueless customers?

        I own a OnePlus 3. It lacks wireless charging. However — it offers the fastest charger of major flagships and the battery drains the slowest. Read: I don’t NEED to charge the phone while I’m in the car. I hooked up a Dash Charger for long trips but if I’m doing in errands I simply don’t plug it in at all.

        I was able to buy that Zenbook Flip and the OP3 for less than one iPhone X.

        GM got suckered on a trendy feature.

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  4. While it’s not the end of the world so I won’t have a meltdown over it, it IS disappointing that our new 2018 Acadia Denali with a $52,xxx MSRP won’t work. GM should be quicker to make updates in the area of smartphone integration and compatibility. Younger buyers expect it.

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    1. Hit the nail on the head.

      This isn’t about apples or android. This is about a competitive disadvantage for GM.

      All the Androidiacs are all up in arms because they have a strong and unfounded dislike for Apple. But they are missing the point.

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      1. No this is about Apple not following what others are doing. Apple is joke, besides that wireless charging is no good if you going to use apple car play or android auto right now because you have to have them connected by usb.
        So until you can do it with bluetooth not a big issue.

        Apple has a nice phone but its not worth the money and its compatibilty with what the rest of the world uses is a big problem.

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    2. Well said

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    3. Agreed, especially since GM says the cars are Qi compatible… obvious that they half assed this one

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  5. Most people won’t use the wirelss charging if they are using apple car play or android auto because it has to be plugged in to the usb port which will charge it anyway. However again apple doing their own crap and not making it easy for people to use. Qi did have a standard just apple decide they didn’t like so they made a new standard. Glad i don’t buy their crap.

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    1. Looks like you’re woefully misinformed and did not read the article.

      Apple IS using Qi. It’s part of the Qi consortium, too. GM didn’t implement the full Qi spec, which is the reason for the incompatibility.

      Read. Is it a skill that you have?

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  6. It was nice that GM tried to hedge its bets and support both wireless charging standards. Evidently, they did that in a non-standard way that Apple isn’t going to support. Too bad—at least GM did what they could at the time to “future proof” the hardware.

    I’m curious to know if people have actually *tried* Qi charging on all the cars in that “incompatible” list. Is this an issue of “support”—as in if it doesn’t charge, bring it to your dealer and they’ll fix it—or complete lack of functionality? I haven’t received my new phone yet, so I can’t test it in my car, but it sounds like Apple somehow detects fully compatible chargers to prevent any possible battery damage.

    It will be interesting to see how simple it is for people to hack a solution to this, particularly in trucks and SUVs with the charging pad in the armrest that can accommodate newer, larger phones.

    To me, even though my car’s charger supposedly won’t support my new iPhone X, this is really a non-issue. None of these vehicles supported wireless CarPlay. I have to plug my phone into the car’s USB port to use CarPlay anyway, so Qi charging in the car is nothing more than a novelty.

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    1. I carry both an Android and an iPhone SE. I use Android for Android Auto in the car. This would definitely impact me once I upgrade iPhones.

      GM could easily have fully supported Qi at the time. They also could have noted partial support at the time, rather than tout compliance. Many auto makers did exactly that. Saying GM “tried their best” is not a true representation of the facts.

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  7. GM could face litigation over this, as it marketed these vehicles as being Qi compatible.

    My advice to GM would be to start seeing if you can make an adaption kit – and design it so that it can be offered for free if Legal tells you to.

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    1. Christopher Price-you are right on. GM’s owner’s manuals say the wireless charging is Qi compatible. Now they need to retroactively go back and fix it. I am the owner of a 2017 Tahoe with wireless charging and one of the reasons that I bought it was knowing Apple was coming out with the 8. Now I have one and can’t use and am pissed. (BTW-this is the first GM vehicle that I have owned since my new 1975 Impala Wagon. We spent decades buying Toyota’s, Audi’s, BMW’s and Volvo’s). Not offering a retroactive upgrade would be a pretty stupid move on GM’s part IMHO.)

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    2. they have an upgrade already. GM 84526978. It works in my 2017 Malibu and it works in Tahoes I’ve seen youtube videos on.

      https://youtu.be/eWIb9e1rYWQ

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  8. should I buy one for my grandson

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  9. Wow what a spread of crazy bias off based thinking going on here.

    Here is the deal automakers and phone companies are competitive and neither leak much future info.

    GM tried to get a jump and missed $hit happens.

    This is not about Apple vs Samsung or what ever weapon of your choice here it is just business and technology that is advancing at an ever faster rate.

    Time to stop the arguing bs on the what or who is best. They all are good and like those who choose Ford or Chevy that is just up to you and what you like.

    This sucks but it is not a deal breaker for most as most of us do not spend enough time to need to charge anyways. I never even pull the phone from my pocket and just blue tooth it.

    If I need to charge I do have how ever many USB ports to easily use.

    As for legal all the marketing is covered with disclaimers as things change by production. The early marketing has duel zone climate and a CD player that never went into production. It was al, pre production and never saw the light of day.

    I am sure some ambulances chasing lawyer will do a class action so he can claim his rewards and get you a discount on your next dealer wash and tire rotation.

    This is not good PR wise but not a deal breaker. If it was then you really did not want the vehicle that bad anyways.

    If you want it to work just change phones on the next contract.

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  10. Wow what a spread of crazy bias off based thinking going on here.
    Here is the deal automakers and phone companies are competitive and neither leak much future info.
    GM tried to get a jump and missed $hit happens.
    This is not about Apple vs Samsung or what ever weapon of your choice here it is just business and technology that is advancing at an ever faster rate.
    Time to stop the arguing bs on the what or who is best. They all are good and like those who choose Ford or Chevy that is just up to you and what you like.
    This sucks but it is not a deal breaker for most as most of us do not spend enough time to need to charge anyways. I never even pull the phone from my pocket and just blue tooth it.
    If I need to charge I do have how ever many USB ports to easily use.
    As for legal all the marketing is covered with disclaimers as things change by production. The early marketing has duel zone climate and a CD player that never went into production. It was al, pre production and never saw the light of day.
    I am sure some scumbag ambulances chasing lawyer will do a class action so he can claim his rewards and get you a discount on your next dealer wash and tire rotation.
    This is not good PR wise but not a deal breaker. If it was then you really did not want the vehicle that bad anyways.
    If you want it to work just change phones on the next contract.

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    1. “If it was then you really did not want the vehicle that bad anyways.
      If you want it to work just change phones on the next contract.”

      We have standards so people precisely don’t have to do that. GM touted standard compliance. They failed to achieve it. The resolution is to refund people for the cost of the charging mat in the vehicle, and/or replace it with a module that complies with the standard advertised here.

      This is not rocket science, nor is it “crazy bias” – it is simple product compliance law.

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      1. Yes everyone’s a victim that is how it is anymore if things don’t go their way.

        What are you going to do if you are ever faced with a real problem.

        First off these units are in a very limited number of vehicles.

        Second when we all bought them our phones did not work in the first place. Guess what we never lost anything we already had.

        If you read up on every web site and every printed brochure they clearly state specifications are subject to change.

        Second they never said the Apple would work when it arrived.

        Three if they had not sped up the charger for the 17 models there would have been no charger for any phones period.

        Finally the only people affected are people who are buying 8 and X Apple phone and the info is out if they are buying this phone it will not charge.

        GM owes no one anything and if anything will pay the price for some bad media that will be forgotten in about a month.

        You can have all the standards in the world but life gets in the way.

        Like the old saying goes “You want to make God laugh just tell him your plans”.

        I own one of the effected trucks and I did not buy the truck for the charger. If it worked odds are I may have never used it anyways. If it were that important I would get a Samsung.

        These issues are more common anymore with so many electronics and will only get worse with more system and more advancement.

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        1. I am now genuinely glad you have zero control over technology standards. If you make a gun that claims to shoot 9mm rounds, it had better shoot 9mm rounds – else you’re liable to refund people if it does not.

          If you make a car that says it’s compatible with the Qi standard, it had better be compatible – else you’re liable to refund people for said lack of compatibility.

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          1. You seem to mistake technology standards with marketing.

            You are completely not even the ball park on this one.

            Technology is handled differently. Even the phones are marketed to be able to do thing they may not be able to do st the time of purchase or if the tech changes ever do.

            This is not ASE standards here as this market is in continued flux.

            Also GM never promised a X would work.

            GM owes me nothing.

            Numerous times with electronics they add more down the road than plomised as software is continuously updated.

            You 9mm will never be upgraded to a 44 Cal for free later.

            Then you add in the case where many of these chargers I will not work if the phone has much of a case on it anyways.

            Or like in the ZR2 and Canyon Denali the console will not even fit a Plus or Note.

            To me the whole thing was not sorted out from a stand point of use anyways. To be honest Im not sure a X will even fit the cradle.

            As it is now some like with many new phones are just trying to get the Bluetooth or Car Plsy to work as there are issues with some on the compatibility of software in the truck or phone.

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            1. We’re never going to agree on this. We agree the problem is in marketing. Marketing is a legal obligation. If you market something as compliant, you are legally responsible for making sure it is.

              GM marketed incorrectly, creating a detrimental reliance situation – for which, some smart attorney will sue them – and at least win a settlement, which will hopefully obligate GM to refund or fix the affected vehicles.

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        2. it has nothing to do with apple it has to do with GM saying the car supports Qi charging when it actually doesn’t. they cut corners and falsely advertised it. and not sure about the other brands but its been standard in every Cadillac for at least the last 3 years so that’s already hundreds of thousands of cars. When the manufactured says it is Qi compatible and then it doesn’t work it is a problem.

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  11. Whey is everyone blaming Apple for this. The article clearly states:

    GM’s four core brands – Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC – are the only… yes, the only ones to be singled out by Apple as being incompatible, as if they needed any more negative press or mindshare from owners and non-owners alike. Meanwhile, over a dozen other brands including Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Genesis, Honda, Hyundai, Kia Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo are on the compatible list. Even PSA managed to make it on without a flaw.

    So, if true, this IS a GM problem.

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  12. I’ll defer to GM’s Chief Technology Officer.

    So, Mr. Lauckner, what say ye?

    Granted, Apple’s big on planned obsolescence – but everyone else seems to have been CC’d on the memo.

    Difficult for GM to stay ahead of the tech curve when GM doesn’t accommodate smartphone upgrades.

    In any event, we await your response.

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    1. GM is too busy with the latest technology to fiddle with obsolete iphones. They need to implement tire fill technology to all their vehicles first, hahaha.

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  13. While GM dropped the ball here in keeping up they still have some of the best systems in the auto industry.

    You read the road test and even if the car tanks they still point out that the GM systems are better than most out there.

    This is a battle that more than GM is fighting. All automakers have to take time to develope these systems and often they are not able to keep up with the electronic firms.

    GM should offer free upgrades to software but to this point they have been reluctant.

    Moving forward these companies need to work together better as it would benefit them both.

    It is like when GM and the performance aftermarket worked together. They benefited each other. When they failed to work together the mfg and customers both suffered.

    The major phone companies need to start working with all automakers better.

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  14. Eh… Anyone whose hands do not grow out of his/her ass (meaning you are capable of doing some manual work/repairs around the house and have necessary power tools for that) can simply make their own compatible car-mounted wireless charger – all you need is a thick piece of plastic/rubber/wood (any non-metal material of your choice) and a Qi-certified 3rd-party horizontal charging pad (which is like $20 on Amazon, multiple brands – just make sure it has large placement area and at least 3 induction coils). Then just cut that piece of non-metal material so it would fit the storage area/compartment in your central console, then make a cutout in that piece of material so it would fit the aftermarket Qi pad that you bought at Amazon/eBay/whatever (so it would sit flush, or slightly recessed into the surface of that non-metal material), make another cut for a USB cable (which needs to power the Qi pad), assemble them all together and mount your custom-made wireless charging pad in that storage area/compartment on your central console and connect the USB power cable to the USB outlet which is already built right next to the storage compartment on the central console. Voilà, you just made a much better-functioning wireless charger than any car manufacturer could, for much cheaper price!

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  15. Meh… My Galaxy S8 works with all of them, so why should I get mad at GM?

    Working as a dealership CTE, I deal with this all of the time. Apple sends out a moderately sized software update, and I have to spend the next month teaching Boomers that bought iPhones on the recommendation of their yuppie kids how to re-pair their Bluetooth.

    Wireless charging has been something my Android customers have had minimal issue with for the last three to four years. The only real problem is GM (and any other mfg I’ve seen) sizing the pads for the Galaxy S6, and not the Note ‘phablets’.

    Should GM have met all of the ‘Qi’ criteria from the start, even though it charges EVERY OTHER PHONE WITH WIRELESS CHARGING CAPABILITY? Yes.

    Should Apple also try making a product that works in the real world? Also yes.

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  16. No problem, my Motorola droid works great with my old 2017 Sierra, and it saved me one thousand dollars.

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  17. It’s a $300 deal to charge your $1000 phone, but I’d think when it hits the parts pipeline, you could swap out the console cover for the ’18 model.

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  18. Well now that things have settled. Most of the older models can be converted with the new module GM is using.

    There are adaptor harness or you can modify the plug.

    I converted mine over in 15 min plug and play.

    So this is not a forever issue as posted in the story.

    The conversions are being done in most models with no problem.

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  19. I am using the new model of iPhone 8 but still, fast charging is not working and after contacting Apple Technical Support they are saying it is not possible because in all device it is working and they are telling that if it is not working then I have to submit the device for minimum three days so that they will check it.

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  20. What’s the point of wireless charging, if I still have to plug in to get Apple CarPlay or Android Auto?

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    1. One day your cheap cable will fail and you will want to charge your phone. Or, more than one person rides in a vehicle at a time, right? As far as I know, carpay works with one phone at a time leaving 2nd persons phone able to charge wirelessly.

      there are 2 reasons for it. i think that is enough to justify it.

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  21. I just purchased a 2018 XT5, I forget my darn cord quite a bit, I’m sad my wireless charging doesn’t work. I want to upgrade my iPhone “6plus”, can someone tell me which phone will be compatible without all the tech garb, I’m only interested in what will work wirelessly in my vehicle. Although I am an iPhone user I need what works! Should I call GM and demand an upgrade to accommodate my phone? ….give me the facts….after reading all the info I’m really confused.

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  22. Technology disconnected.

    Just bought a 2018 buick tourx, disappointed to find that the wirless charging doesnt work.

    Strange since this is imported from germany and is the opel insignia and it works…

    However in order to use Apply play feature the iphone has to be connected to a usb port, why the heck it cant run over blue tooth is beyond me.
    That said if I connect to a usb port then I dont need wireless charging..

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  23. Guess what, the Galaxy 10+ doesn’t work on the 2018 Equinox charger either.

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  24. The iPhone eight and X rumors ran wild that the new smartphones would guide wi-fi charging, thereby putting to correct the charging pads installed in lots of GM fashions. Even GM Authority joined in at the rumor mill this beyond summer season.

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