So I got a 2020 Prime XLE...

congrats and welcome! all the best

you probably have to go up to the limited for home link, toyota's good like that

 

I currently own both a Prime & a V, I always get in the Prime when I go out.

Plus I can't charge up my V on 240v using the Toyota OE EVSE unit & a high quality inexpensive 240v adapter for quick 2:28 minute charging.



Rob43

 

They seem to "pruning" over the years. In Canada for model year 2010, every level but base had the garage door opener:

 

I wonder why you described your car as a 2020 Prius Prime Plug In Advanced?

 

It seems like the Homelink mirror is a biggie here. It was for me, too, and I went with Dianne at South Coast Toyota specifically because she had an XLE with the Homelink mirror. Although Toyota's website shows it is not available on anything lower than the Limited, dealers ARE able to order them with Homelink. She indicated that she always orders Homelink on her cars, and texted me the sticker showing it had the Homelink before I committed to buying from her.

 

That can be turned off. It's one of the first changes I made. Now I can't find the setting, but it's there.

It's worthless. I also have an iPhone 8+ and it has a clear Speck case. It won't fit in the charger. And wireless charging won't reach through the case even with a desktop Qi charger. I found a rubber insert to put on the charger so it can be used to carry small items without them sliding over the sloped sides.

 

They hid it in the Nav Manual. Item #5 in the general settings screen. I didn't know where it was because I just stumbled across it originally when I was exploring the various settings on the car. When I saw that, I said, "YES!!!!" and turned it off with glee. The stupid screen still feels like it takes longer to boot than Windows 95 but at least it's quiet.

 

You are my hero! That music was cute for the first couple days. Since then I've been wondering about how to turn it off. Thanks.

 

I have a iPhone XS with a clear case. It works great with that size. I was trying to decide if I wanted the bigger XS Max when I went shopping for phones. Thanks for reinforcing my decision, in a roundabout weird kind of way, ha ha.


iPad ? Pro

 

Yeah, the 8+ just fits without the case. But then I'd have an unprotected all-glass phone sliding around on a glossy surface with sloped sides in a place that would cause me to wreck the car if I tried to use its vastly superior map features. And even a desktop Qi charger won't charge through that thick Speck case. I've borrowed two of them to test it.

 

Weird, I don't have this problem. Both my personal phone and my work phone are all glass-back and they sit on the Qi charger without sliding at all. I find it to be a very useful feature of this car.

 

Does the 2020 finally have a non-slip surface there? Cool! Mine is slick as snot.

But regardless, the charger is in the wrong place, too small to hold my phone in a case, and too weak to charge through the case anyway. More importantly, I find it impossible to use google maps when it's down there. And I absolutely refuse to use my $800 phone/computer/gps without a good case. Not no way, not no how. I can't afford that. And from what I've read, the Qi charger won't supply enough power to keep up when using maps and gps anyway even if it was in a usable place.

Another factor I didn't mention is how often drinks in the front cup holder slop onto the charger and whatever is in it. Of course, in the 2020, they use the seat heater switches to help keep those liquids off the charger. Don't get me wrong, I love this car, but the little extras that would make it even sweeter were designed by idiots.

On the other hand, it takes about two seconds to pop the phone into the case on the dash and (if necessary) connect the charging cord that's waiting a couple inches away. And then my free and up-to-date maps are right there in front of me.

 

Well if the truth be known, the GPS (and Bluetooth) antenna actually only occupies the top 1/3 of an iPhone. So not only would you find it impossible to use Google Maps but you’d get a lousy signal with your phone on the charger. I’ve noticed I have a stronger signal when my phone is sitting in the cup holder than on the Qi charger.

Since I rarely use the cup holders for what they were designed for, I usually have my sunglasses in the front cup holder and my phone in the second with a 1 ft right angle charge cable. I’ll use the Qi charger when I’m using Bluetooth to talk to my OBD II reader.


iPad ? Pro

 

My wireless charging works fine with my S10. I have a cheap $5 TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethane) case and the phone doesnt slide around. It provides just enough grip and is thin enough to work.

 

Was thinking about you guys yesterday: my replacement car charger cord arrived:



and I was vacuuming out the detris, sorting out the junk in the centre arm rest. It has that nice little flip up tray: we twigged after a few years that it was for a phone on a charger. Fit's the iPhone5 just fine.