I have just fitted a wireless (induction) charger to my Quadlock iPhone 11 mount.
I have read that others are having problems with their phones using more power than their wireless chargers can deliver when using the navigation app.
So today I wanted to test this myself. Previously I had plugged my iPhone 11 into the USB socket without any issues, ok in the dry but not good if it rains. A recent tour to Wales in the rain where my iPhone refused to charge anymore because it had detected water in the charge socket persuaded me to upgrade to the wireless charger.
I planned a route of about 100 miles, I downloaded it for offline navigation and turned the tracking on, but in our eagerness to go for a ride, I forgot to check the battery percentage when we left. An hour later we stopped at the side of the road to make a coffee and I remembered to check the battery, it was at 63%. I then received a phone call from a friend that I hadn’t seen for a while so we decided to change our route to visit them. I had paused the tracking and I closed our original route. 5 minutes later, I had made a copy of our original route and adjusted it to visit our friend. With the new route downloaded and open for offline navigation I clicked to start from route point 9 (our next route point) and turned the tracking back on. After my phone activity, phone call, planning a new route etc the battery was now at 51%.
An hour later we arrived at our friends house and the battery was at 82%.
So my findings today were:
It’s very easy to change your route when you have a 4G signal.
Continuing the tracklog after pausing and a change of route was a seamless success.
Starting a route from a chosen route point was perfect.
But most importantly for me is; my phone continued to charge while navigating and tracking.
I also experienced no lag of the position indicator that others have reported, maybe this is because I was also tracking my route.
Offline navigation
Tracking
Change route
Start from
Charging