Qi with seidio active? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Can anyone confirm that wireless charging via qi works with the seidio active case? I'm concerned about the slope because of the kickstand
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Yes, I can confirm
WarlockLord said:
Can anyone confirm that wireless charging via qi works with the seidio active case? I'm concerned about the slope because of the kickstand
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I have the Seidio active case on my nexus4 - it's the best case out there far as I am concerned.
Yes it charges wirelessly with the official Google charging orb. (phone placed upright as it should be)
I was also scared off by the metal kick stand but decided to try it anyway.
When it arrived yesterday I set the N4 in it's case on the charger and BANG! it worked.
Here is what I've found - First the phone has to be positioned so that the kickstand is on the orb but slightly lower than the center ring on the charger. To my surprise, the slight tilt of the N4 caused by the kickstand bump-out helps keep the phone on the charger! Second, the kick stand does get hot - but the battery temp indicator says the phone is charging at < 104 degrees and in fact I can't believe nor explain this, but with the Seidio case taken off - the bare phone charges with a battery temp of 107 degrees? I have tried this a couple of times so the case must be conducting some of that heat away from the battery. I also noticed that the rubber on the Seidio case seems to be thermally conductive - again a surprise to me. My only concern is that the kickstand gets warm - almost hot but not hot enough to melt the plastic - at least not in my office (at 73 deg f today)
I say give it a try - after 2 days of use I'm happy. By the way 4 hours to fully charge with the case on - seems similar to using the cable, which will stay in my drawer unused from now on!
Mike

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I have the Seidio active case on my nexus4 - it's the best case out there far as I am concerned.
Yes it charges wirelessly with the official Google charging orb. (phone placed upright as it should be)
I was also scared off by the metal kick stand but decided to try it anyway.
When it arrived yesterday I set the N4 in it's case on the charger and BANG! it worked.
Here is what I've found - First the phone has to be positioned so that the kickstand is on the orb but slightly lower than the center ring on the charger. To my surprise, the slight tilt of the N4 caused by the kickstand bump-out helps keep the phone on the charger! Second, the kick stand does get hot - but the battery temp indicator says the phone is charging at < 104 degrees and in fact I can't believe nor explain this, but with the Seidio case taken off - the bare phone charges with a battery temp of 107 degrees? I have tried this a couple of times so the case must be conducting some of that heat away from the battery. I also noticed that the rubber on the Seidio case seems to be thermally conductive - again a surprise to me. My only concern is that the kickstand gets warm - almost hot but not hot enough to melt the plastic - at least not in my office (at 73 deg f today)
I say give it a try - after 2 days of use I'm happy. By the way 4 hours to fully charge with the case on - seems similar to using the cable, which will stay in my drawer unused from now on!
Mike
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I have the surface case with kickstand on my N4 and will not use it to charge. Aren't you afraid it will get too warm and crack the back glass? I wrote to Seidio and asked them to make a surface and active case without the kickstand. In the mean time I am using an Acase Superleggera pro case which is similar to the active case for for $15.

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planoman said:
I have the surface case with kickstand on my N4 and will not use it to charge. Aren't you afraid it will get too warm and crack the back glass? I wrote to Seidio and asked them to make a surface and active case without the kickstand. In the mean time I am using an Acase Superleggera pro case which is similar to the active case for for $15.
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Here is a follow up on using the Active case with QI charger. Works great! After using / testing for several weeks the phone charges just fine - as I re-test my results with the case on vs with the case off I can confirm that the battery remains cooler with the case ON - Roughly 100 deg during charging vs 103 (case off) As the rubber housing of the case appears to conduct the heat away from the Qi charging area and the battery. I am very happy with the QI orb charger using the Seidio Active case. The rubber-on-rubber really grips well so the phone never slips off the stand.
Heating of the metal kickstand is really minimal with no out of control rise in temps - no fear now at all of the glass cracking due to heat on the back of the phone.

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[Review] Generic Ebay desktop Charging dock + battery dock, sort of work w/ TPU case

Got my order from HK
This is exact item that I got
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230644510493
Overall I just wanted a charging dock for my night stand, this does the job.
Some items of notes
1) It does fit a TPU case, but the charging tip is sort of in between the correct length for TPU case or no case. a bit too long for no case, can see a gap between base and phone, a bit not quite long enough for TPU case, with case on have to make sure to press down firmly and to double check the phone is actually charging, any thicker than the one I got and may not be able to charge. edit: This is mainly due to the locking spring on the charging tip, being not quite 100% inserted, the spring is pushing the phone up and out of the tip instead of locking the phone in, You can make it charge more reliably by bending down or removing the locking springs on the charging tip.
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Also, with no case the back as seen from the pictures have a gap, so the phone is basically standing up supported by the charge port. I don't think this is a good idea long term as it put stress on the charge port. edit: However after sleeping on it, it dawn to me that you can easily mod the dock by adding some foam padding to give it a more snug fit and better support.
2) left and right side don't have rounded guide/support like the iGrip car dock that allow you to slide the phone in easily, you have to be careful lining up the charging tip and the charge port yourself.
3) To charge the phone, the attached USB A cable end must be either connect to a charger or a computer.
To charge the battery the mini USB port on the back of the dock need to be connect to a charger (provided) or a PC.
This took me a while to figure out why my phone won't charge with the charger plugged into the mini USB port.
4) pulled the sticker on the Galilio 2000mah battery, just like another forum poster confirmed that underneath the sticker, its got 1000mah marked on the metal housing of the battery itself
5) There's a version of this dock without the battery charger, its also a little bit cheaper
6) It does not activate dock mode
Nice, thanks for posting pics. I ordered the dock with 2of the Galilio batteries. Sucks they are only 1000mah, but I guess it will do as a backup in a crunch...
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Do you see this working with a Commuter Case by chance?
I don't have a commuter case, so can't confirm one way or another, i can only say if the case is similar thickness is TPU case, it should work, if its thicker than TPU cases, it probably either won't fit the back (back is about 1mm clearance with TPU case, but can tilt/lean so it touch the dock for support), or the charging tip won't be long enough if the side is too thick. Judging from the otterbox picture of the commuter case, I "think" it should fit as it seem similar thickness to TPU
Bah. Too bad it doesn't activate dock mode.
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Bah. Too bad it doesn't activate dock mode.
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I'm doing some research on this issue, its either a magnet or adding a resistor to certain pins in the charging tip to activate dock mode. not quite sure which yet for our phone

Otterbox Defender and Extended Battery Mod, (cutting required)

Ok, so this is my first thread on these forums. If I'm breaking the rules or posting incorrectly, etc. Please let me know how to fix it.
I went ahead and got all the measurements off of various sites before I attempted this. I lost the paper I wrote the dimensions on. But this does work. I used an exacto knife, old pair of wire cutters and a file. I wish I had a dremel to do this, It would've been a lot cleaner and more exact.
I ordered an OEM Thunderbolt Extended Battery, Otterbox Defender Case, and a Zagg Screen Protector. I've been using this setup for a month now and am very pleased.
I spent $65 total on amazon.com and zagg.com for everything.
I first laid the battery in the battery cover and scored the edges. I pushed through it on one corner than began to cut. I filed down the edges. I then laid the cover in the Otterbox case and scored the outline. Then I ran the exacto back and forth for quite a while until I got through on one edge, than began to cut.
Here are my results. I know the images aren't the best quality. I haven't bought a new camera since before I've had my first android.
I peeled a bit of the padding out of the back of the Otterbox case and put it on the battery just to see how much it would push out the silicon cover, not much.
Now I am going to double-side tape the left over rectangle of the battery cover to the battery and get some weather stripping and place it on top of that.
The Zagg and the Otterbox mate well at first, eventually they begin to separate around the edges, I used the spray between them that came with the Zagg shield. The Zagg stays in place though. I haven't noticed any dust or debris since it's started. So far over this month they've stayed together in the center. I don't mind it as I am pretty hard on my phones physically and usage wise. It's hard to tell when the screen is actually on.
If you have any questions that I haven't answered, just let me know.
Thanks for looking.
How well has this been working for you? I have been planning on doing the same thing.
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That's really, really cool. I approve, great job!
I did something similar with my trident kraken case. I was going to get this otterbox but I didn't because trident has a better selection of colors and so far its been great.
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I saw on htcpedia that you can actually use the Defender case without the back plastic piece. Just wrap the silicone outer cover around the phone with just the front plastic on. Haven't tried it but their video shows that it seems to fit perfect.
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The problem with doing that is the phone will not fit in the holster screen out and the volume buttons are way to sensitive. If you cut the otter box back and the standard battery door everything fits nearly prefect.
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I believe that also voids your (lifetime) warranty. Commuter cases are better anyway, but that's just me..
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You should read the fine print. Its hardly a lifetime warranty. In fact is only for a year. And if you have a flaw within that year, they will only replace it once. Besides, how many things can really go wrong with a phone case? Once it breaks, your probably ready for a different one anyway.
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Just did this last night....and I agree, would be much easier with a dremel. I'm going to borrow a friends to smooth the cuts, but so far, it works like a champ. I used an OEM Rezound extended battery though
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Thanks for the pics and info for this MOD I did it a few days ago and I love it you can't even tell that I added the extended battery. I picked up a battery from Verizon website on sale for 29.99 plus my 18% off. Worked out great.
Love the mod. I'm gonna do it my next day off. How solid does it feel? Does anything feel lose on the back? Also do you think this would work with the mugen 4000 mah battery?
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Love the mod. I'm gonna do it my next day off. How solid does it feel? Does anything feel lose on the back? Also do you think this would work with the mugen 4000 mah battery?
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Looks and fell you can't even tell you did the mod. I did nice clean cuts the battery cover was so close on my cuts a had to go back with sand paper as I was not getting cell service do to the antenna no connected. So take your time the OEM batt cover already has the outline of the battery so that cut is very easy. after that just lay the back cover in the outerbox and mark and cut you will be very happy with it.
I ended up doing it yesterday and I'm in love
. You really can't tell it's there. The only thing I'm wondering is the dimensions of the 4000 mah battery because I'm wondering if it will work with this mod. Can anyone chime in? Is it bigger then the OEM extended battery?
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I ended up doing it yesterday and I'm in love
. You really can't tell it's there. The only thing I'm wondering is the dimensions of the 4000 mah battery because I'm wondering if it will work with this mod. Can anyone chime in? Is it bigger then the OEM extended battery?
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Well the 4000 mah battery has to be the same around so even if it is thicker I think the outerbox rubber will still give in and pull over it just fine.
Today I did the same case mods.
I purchased a used standard rezound back piece for $5 + $4 for shipping. This way if I screw up I only lose the used back piece.
Well I did a good tight job on the back piece. It's like HTC already put cutting lines inside the back piece to make it easier for us. I used a dremel tool with cutoff wheel. Also used a file to smooth it out.
On the defender box I cut the rectangle a little too low and had to lengthen the hole. But I don't think it matters that the hole is 1/8 inch larger than necessary.
I am generally pleased, but I suspect this leaves the phone more vulnerable to water damage if it becomes submerged in liquid.
Sorry to everyone for not checking on this thread in such a long time. This has had a very solid feel. I love the rezound. Also, as for the 4000mah battery. I looked at the youtube video about it. It is a tad thicker than the OEM extended battery. But I see no reason why it wouldn't fit. The silicon will stretch. I'm actually looking into getting the 4500mah battery from mugen for the thunderbolt to see if that will work. I don't mind the added bulk, obviously haha. I also need to clean my case up with my dremel. I've just been lazy. I can take pics of this phone later to show how it's held up. The only other thing is it is hard to fit the phone in screen out in the belt clip if you want to use it as a stand. With any mugen, imho, it will not fit that way at all. But regular face in, no battery will affect that.
I'd be careful about handing all that cash to mugen. Their batteries are under 80 percent of the claims.
http://batteryboss.org/
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Sorry to everyone for not checking on this thread in such a long time. This has had a very solid feel. I love the rezound. Also, as for the 4000mah battery. I looked at the youtube video about it. It is a tad thicker than the OEM extended battery. But I see no reason why it wouldn't fit. The silicon will stretch. I'm actually looking into getting the 4500mah battery from mugen for the thunderbolt to see if that will work. I don't mind the added bulk, obviously haha. I also need to clean my case up with my dremel. I've just been lazy. I can take pics of this phone later to show how it's held up. The only other thing is it is hard to fit the phone in screen out in the belt clip if you want to use it as a stand. With any mugen, imho, it will not fit that way at all. But regular face in, no battery will affect that.
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The OEM extended battery is pretty good and I got mine for $25. That's a pretty good deal.
HowardZ said:
I'd be careful about handing all that cash to mugen. Their batteries are under 80 percent of the claims.
http://batteryboss.org/
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Wow, that is very interesting. If OEM is the closest to what they state, I may just solder my other incredible 2 batteries together haha.

3200mAh External Battery Reharger Case ( less bulk then extended battery with hump )

just saw this while searching for cases on ebay...etc
you get some bulk but nothing close to those extended battery with ugly looking bulge/hump
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370637056133
cheers !
Just had this good case sharp feel around the edges but its biggest problem is the charge rate is .5 amps. Our phone prefers 1 amp, as such the phone charges extremely slow and sometimes while using the phone you will actually lose battery. I ended up returning mine, thinking of getting a 5,000 amp battery because of this, tried not to but that's the best option.
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UnicornKaz said:
just saw this while searching for cases on ebay...etc
you get some bulk but nothing close to those extended battery with ugly looking bulge/hump
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370637056133
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i have the smaller 5200 mah extended battery and this case.
Honestly i like them both but i go back to the 3200mah case with stock battery because it charges my phone while i stream pandora all day. .5 charging amp isn't that big of a deal. it still charges the battery for me.
extended is nice too though, but they don't last as long as you would think. (at least mine didn't) unless you buy an expensive mugen one.
Just ordered this up, thanks for the posting! It's everthing I want - mega juice, option to remove without shutting phone down, good looking (no HUMP!), kickstand, and cheap! Could also double as a multi-use external battery pack for other phones, mp3 players, etc. Now to calm my anticipation for 3-4 weeks while I wait for shipping, LOL.
Check out all the goodies
Found more alternatives... many different styles and capacities ... YEAH !!!
http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=...=PDA_Accessories&_fscr=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m19
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Found more alternatives... many different styles and capacities ... YEAH !!!
http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=...=PDA_Accessories&_fscr=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m19
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Some of these look pretty nice, but some of them defeat the purpose of the s-pen, especially the ones that totally block it & include a crappy lil' stylus instead :/
Still waiting in the big boat to cross the ocean. Should be delivered any day between now and Nov 4th hahah.
Battery case showed today. Initial impressions: great feel in hand, very textured and slightly rubbery but slides in and out of pocket well. Fit is ok, one corner could have been molded a little tighter. Nice suade material where the phone rests against case protects phone and keeps from shifting around. The micro-usb fits VERY tight, a bit scary like if I pull hard enough to remove i might break the pigtail cable. Kickstand is cheap/lightweight but works. We'll see if this offers anything near over double the battery life I get. If not, I'm only out 17 bucks. I'll report back in a week or two after it's run in for awhile.
bulldog212 said:
Battery case showed today. Initial impressions: great feel in hand, very textured and slightly rubbery but slides in and out of pocket well. Fit is ok, one corner could have been molded a little tighter. Nice suade material where the phone rests against case protects phone and keeps from shifting around. The micro-usb fits VERY tight, a bit scary like if I pull hard enough to remove i might break the pigtail cable. Kickstand is cheap/lightweight but works. We'll see if this offers anything near over double the battery life I get. If not, I'm only out 17 bucks. I'll report back in a week or two after it's run in for awhile.
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I know what you mean about the plug but it'll be alright...I had that case but wasn't getting results I was hoping for.
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Wireless Charging W/ Lifeproof case ..help needed

Hello everyone I wanted to share my experience with a wireless charging pad and a lifeproof case. I purchased the Nuud lifeproof case a while back and ended up having to replace it due to the charging door that snaps closed started breaking. I figured a way to prevent me from opening that little snap door is to go with wireless charging.
I purchased the wireless charging reciever card and the oem charging pad off amazon. Much to my disappoint me the case was too thick for the wireless charge to continually work. It recognizes that its on the pad but would act as if I were plugging and unplugging a power cord every 2 seconds. So I tried to come up with ways to reduce the surface area between my card and the charger pad. I removed the stickers which ended up not being enough but then came up with the idea to remove the top cover of the oem charging pad. Removing this plastic seems like it was just enough to get it to work correctly. The only problem I see now is the phone is actually sitting on top of the coil which brings up some heat issues.
I'm thinking of sewing together some fabric to act as a cover. What do you guys think about this?
BUMP - I have a very thick ballistics case. I am wondering if a solution like this would work for me as well.
stein5830 said:
BUMP - I have a very thick ballistics case. I am wondering if a solution like this would work for me as well.
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I doubt my case is as thick as yours stein but it is working correctly once I removed the plastic cover on the charger pad. Not sure if you have all the items yet but you can find them on amazon for probably around 60 bucks.
Wireless Charging is working fine for me with my Otterbox Defender case and an Incipio Ghost 100 Wireless Charging Base. I'm using a cheap China QI antenna receiver that I got on eBay.
Currupt247 said:
Hello everyone I wanted to share my experience with a wireless charging pad and a lifeproof case. I purchased the Nuud lifeproof case a while back and ended up having to replace it due to the charging door that snaps closed started breaking. I figured a way to prevent me from opening that little snap door is to go with wireless charging.
I purchased the wireless charging reciever card and the oem charging pad off amazon. Much to my disappoint me the case was too thick for the wireless charge to continually work. It recognizes that its on the pad but would act as if I were plugging and unplugging a power cord every 2 seconds. So I tried to come up with ways to reduce the surface area between my card and the charger pad. I removed the stickers which ended up not being enough but then came up with the idea to remove the top cover of the oem charging pad. Removing this plastic seems like it was just enough to get it to work correctly. The only problem I see now is the phone is actually sitting on top of the coil which brings up some heat issues.
I'm thinking of sewing together some fabric to act as a cover. What do you guys think about this?
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Try moving the phone slightly on the charging pad.
I don't have the factory pad but on both of my qui charging pads the phone needs to be placed slightly above center. If I put it directly on the center I experienced the same symptoms you are describing.
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gadget! said:
Try moving the phone slightly on the charging pad.
I don't have the factory pad but on both of my qui charging pads the phone needs to be placed slightly above center. If I put it directly on the center I experienced the same symptoms you are describing.
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im thinking this oem charging pad is the prob I'm going to order the ghost and see if I get better results.

Car mount with wireless charging.

Looking for a good car mount with wireless charging that will work with the nexus 6 any recommendations?
I'd recommend not using one. Wireless charging will be way to slow on the n6.
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I'd recommend not using one. Wireless charging will be way to slow on the n6.
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used the square stock wireless charger with my n5, stuck a clip to the back of it and just relied on the magnets to hold it. Didn't wiggle at all, never fell off, was perfect, wish I could rig the same thing with the N6, but I don't think the magnets will be near strong enough.
A qi charge is going to charge at 1a at most, for he N5 that was more than enough to cover full brightness, gps, and streaming over bluetooth, and still providing enough to charge the battery. I IMAGINE if you could somehow hook it up like that, it would provide enough of a charge to the N6 as well, at worst I think you'd not lose charge. JMHO though.
So if you not recommending the wireless charge on it then do the sell a fast charge adapter for the car? Really the main thing is a good car dock. I figured the wireless charge would just be a plus.
I've been using the Airdock with my Nexus 5 for a while now and I absolute LOVE it. It uses magnets to hold the N5 in place, and I'm hoping the N6 also has these magnets. It also has a special surface that is supposed to hold certain phones without magnets, depending on the material of the back of the phone.
Also as far as the speed of charging, it works well enough to slowly charge my N5 with the screen always on in my car and with GPS running (at a minimum, it keeps it from losing charge). This is all I need in my car. On those certain occasions where you really want a faster charge, I just plug it in.
Let us know if it works with N6. Can you have a slim case on the phone an the magnet still works?
Got my N6 today. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the AirDock, as it doesn't stay on it. Looks like the N6 doesn't have any magnets. Very disappointing.
nyijedi said:
Got my N6 today. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the AirDock, as it doesn't stay on it. Looks like the N6 doesn't have any magnets. Very disappointing.
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I've read the magnets are near the bottom of the phone. Can you double check?
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I've read the magnets are near the bottom of the phone. Can you double check?
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I just ran a magnet all over the back of the N6. There is indeed some type of magnetic pull in the bottom corner, however, it is EXTREMELY weak. I'm guessing it's there to maybe help nudge the phone into the correct position when laying flat on a (future official?) qi charger, but it is absolutely not enough to hold it onto the AirDock. By way of comparison, the magnetic pull with the magnet is much stronger, and over a much greater area, on the N5.
Also, the N6 is a lot heavier than the N5. Add the curved back into the equation, and these 3 factors pretty much guarantee the phone won't work with the AirDock. Believe me, I tried to get it to stick on the AirDock today, and there's no way it's happening.
iOttie Qi charger works. You've got to find the sweet spot to have it grasp the side, without hitting the volume buttons, and still getting the charging coils aligned. Not super difficult - just takes a second to align. I expect this to be irrelevant once I get a case which keeps the buttons recessed.
-bZj
Anyone who's using a QI car dock have any input on charging / maintaining charge with screen always on, brightness up, streaming music, maps, etc.
I'm just curious if the iOttie or any other wireless chargers can avoid LOSING charge with the N6 when under "heavy" use.
One problem I find is you can't keep the screen on when wirelessly charging once the battery is at 100%. The phone stops charging so the screen goes off. Very annoying hopefully someone can find a fix.
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One problem I find is you can't keep the screen on when wirelessly charging once the battery is at 100%. The phone stops charging so the screen goes off. Very annoying hopefully someone can find a fix.
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The "Stay Awake" option in the Developer Options should be what you're looking for.
No that doesn't work when the phone is fully charged because the N6 doesn't have trickle mode it actually shuts off charging. Thus the screen shuts off.
My Homebrew Wireless Car Charging Solution
I made my own wireless car charger by grafting a PowerBot charging puck onto a Ram Large X-Grip. I simply used double-faced tape to attach the PowerBot to the X-Grip. I started this with my Nexus 5 in a Spigen Neo-Hybrid case and it works just as well with my N6 inside a Diztronic Slim TPU case.
Here's the charger:
http://www.amazon.com/PowerBot®-PB1...687&sr=8-1&keywords=powerbot+wireless+charger
And here's the X-Grip:
http://www.amazon.com/Ram-Mount-Uni...TF8&qid=1416714725&sr=8-4&keywords=ram+x-grip
You'll need a way to attach the X-Grip to your vehicle. Ram-Mount's website has countless ways to do this.
Here's Ram's website:
http://www.rammount.com/
I used a Mirror-Mate(TM):
http://www.rammount.com/NewProducts/MirrorMount/tabid/2538/Default.aspx
And paired it with a Long Arm (don't use the shorter ones; the phone will hit the rear-view mirror in portrait orientation):
http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResu...65077045066045050048049085045067/Default.aspx
I can leave the PowerBot plugged into my cigarette lighter all the time (standard mini-USB cable and 12V-USB adapter) and it's easy to mount or remove the phone, just squeeze the arms of the X-Grip together and out it comes (this takes two hands or the phone will fall). This works great for calls, navigation, or as a dash-cam. Ram makes suction cups for those who want to mount directly to the windshield but I highly recommend the Mirror-Mate(TM).
Not cheap, total cost about $70 plus shipping.
EDIT: I just saw this in another thread and I'm going to replace my PowerBot with this Anker:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ultra-S...Qi-Enabled/dp/B00HIZ3ZI4/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_t
Right now the 4 rubber grippers are flush with the front of the phone, which makes it a bit finicky to mount securely. The Anker charging pad is about 1/8" thinner than the PowerBot, which will accommodate the thickness of the phone perfectly with about 1/8" of overlap between the 4 grippers and the bezel of the N6. Putting the N6 in the X-Grip without the charger in-between leaves the 4 grippers protruding above the bezel about 3/8" which means they can get in the way if I'm trying to use the touchscreen near them.
See my posts in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2910978
[Q] Car mount similar to iOttie?
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toyfreak said:
I made my own wireless car charger by grafting a PowerBot charging puck onto a Ram Large X-Grip. I simply used double-faced tape to attach the PowerBot to the X-Grip. I started this with my Nexus 5 in a Spigen Neo-Hybrid case and it works just as well with my N6 inside a Diztronic Slim TPU case.
Here's the charger:
http://www.amazon.com/PowerBot®-PB1...687&sr=8-1&keywords=powerbot+wireless+charger
And here's the X-Grip:
http://www.amazon.com/Ram-Mount-Uni...TF8&qid=1416714725&sr=8-4&keywords=ram+x-grip
You'll need a way to attach the X-Grip to your vehicle. Ram-Mount's website has countless ways to do this.
Here's Ram's website:
http://www.rammount.com/
I used a Mirror-Mate(TM):
http://www.rammount.com/NewProducts/MirrorMount/tabid/2538/Default.aspx
And paired it with a Long Arm (don't use the shorter ones; the phone will hit the rear-view mirror in portrait orientation):
http://www.rammount.com/CatalogResu...65077045066045050048049085045067/Default.aspx
I can leave the PowerBot plugged into my cigarette lighter all the time (standard mini-USB cable and 12V-USB adapter) and it's easy to mount or remove the phone, just squeeze the arms of the X-Grip together and out it comes (this takes two hands or the phone will fall). This works great for calls, navigation, or as a dash-cam. Ram makes suction cups for those who want to mount directly to the windshield but I highly recommend the Mirror-Mate(TM).
Not cheap, total cost about $70 plus shipping.
EDIT: I just saw this in another thread and I'm going to replace my PowerBot with this Anker:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ultra-S...Qi-Enabled/dp/B00HIZ3ZI4/ref=cm_cd_ql_qh_dp_t
Right now the 4 rubber grippers are flush with the front of the phone, which makes it a bit finicky to mount securely. The Anker charging pad is about 1/8" thinner than the PowerBot, which will accommodate the thickness of the phone perfectly with about 1/8" of overlap between the 4 grippers and the bezel of the N6. Putting the N6 in the X-Grip without the charger in-between leaves the 4 grippers protruding above the bezel about 3/8" which means they can get in the way if I'm trying to use the touchscreen near them.
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Did you use super glue or something to attach the Qi charger to the Xgrip?
Also, how long is the USB cable provided by Anker?
picked this up on sale for my nexus 6 w/ spigen ultra hybrid
https://slickdeals.net/f/7565384-au...s-smartphone-charger-qi-for-9-99-frys-com?v=1
nexus 6 is a bit wide for it, but the handles flex enough to let it go in; wireless charging, went up 1% from ride home from frys with gps navigation on w/ screen halfway
Momotani-Hitoshi said:
Did you use super glue or something to attach the Qi charger to the Xgrip?
Also, how long is the USB cable provided by Anker?
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I used double-faced mounting tape between the X-Grip and charger. The cable is 1m long.
What did you use to bond the qi charger to the ram mount?

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