I have an Air Dock wireless charger in my car, which has embedded magnets to hold a phone in place. My Nexus 5 has steel discs inside the rear cover to help hold it to the magnets, while my girlfriend's Galaxy S8 seems to stick without dedicated magnet points.
Is the rear of the LG V30 at all attracted to magnets? This will be a deciding factor in whether I buy one or not, as it is so convenient to have my phone stick firmly to the charging pad without brackets or clips.
Fingers crossed...
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Hi All,
I was trying to look for a belt holster with a magnetic lock.
I went to a shop for some generic holsters with magnetic locks, but then the sales clerk told me that magnets are not good for phones.
I've had some holsters before with magnetic locks with my Tytn II and I had no problem. Considering the magnetic compass that the hero has, I was thingking would this be a problem with the Hero?
I would avoid a magnetic clasp if possible, they *do* screw up phones (personal experience).
Blackberry holsters have had magnets in them for years, and the phone is designed to detect them and send the phone to sleep when it its holster - which is pretty cool.
I got a case of ebay which is pretty good, which has a magnetic "clasp" to hold it shut. My only complaint is that the belt loops aren't designed for belts much more than say an inch and a half in width.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140336786650&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_1302wt_2051
Regards,
Dave
I just received an S-View cover for my Note-3. So, how to place the Note-3 with its flip cover on the Samsung Docking Station (which I bought previously for the Note-2)?
I added a tall object on the rear portion of the docking station. This happens to be a desk thermometer, which fits perfectly. That object acts as a structural support for when I want to write on the Note-3 while it remains in the docking station.
I added nail-clippers on the left side. Its swivel handle serves to hold the flip cover open, when desired. The swivel handle makes it easy to move up or down, to change the posture of the flip cover from open to closed.
At night time, I leave the Note-3 in the docking station for recharging. However, I don't want the flip cover to remain propped open, because the plastic hinge of the flip cover will remember this posture, and later won't self close. To remedy this, I added a small felt pad on the front of the docking station; it holds the flip cover closed.
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I was going to say the exact same thing before your post haha, great minds.
Ghetto fabulous.
sent from my sm-9005.
I thought you were going to say you used the clippers to trim the sharp edges off the case.... I want to try clipping it now that you've put the thought into my head.
Hello all,
Just wanted to convey some findings I've had with some case / Qi combinations.
For cases, I have the Stand Folio Case-Mate case from the Play Store, the Spigen Ultra Hybrid, Spigen Neo Hybrid, and Spigen Wallet S.
For chargers, the Nexus Wireless Charger for the Play Store, the Fonesalesman WoodPuck, and the Fonesalesman QiStone+.
My Qi results so far. With no case, the Nexus 6 charges very easily with the QiStone+ with a good deal of allowance in positioning, quite easily with the WoodPuck with some allowance in positioning, and adequately with the Nexus Wireless Charger with a very small zone of tolerable positioning.
The cases, pretty intuitively, seem to rank Ultra Hybrid, Neo Hybrid, Stand Folio, Wallet S in terms of disruption to Qi Charging.
The Nexus Wireless Charger cannot charge the Nexus 6 with any of the cases. With the Ultra Hybrid, I sometimes see a flicker of charge, but it can't be maintained.
The WoodPuck can charge through the Ultra Hybrid decently, the Neo Hybrid with very specific placement, and neither the Stand Folio nor Wallet S.
The QiStone+ can charge well through the Ultra Hybrid, the Neo Hybrid, and the Stand Folio. It can almost get a charge through the Wallet S, but not quite.
Let me summarize my thoughts on the Qi Chargers.
I'm disappointed in the Nexus Wireless Charger. I read a lot of hype, and a lot of claims that it was the "High-End, No-Hold Barred" charger. Unless I got a dud unikt, I really have not been impressed thus far.
The WoodPuck is slightly better, and expects the way I expected the Qi Chargers to perform, charging through reasonable sized cases.
The QiStone+ is a freakin star. I love this product so much. It has an incredible ability to charge without having to be overly precise with placement. Not to mention that it's a battery bank itself and is capable of being charged and charging both via USB or Qi. Outstanding, and highly recommended.
A quick summary of my thoughts on the cases.
The Ultra Hybrid has a decent fit, but not superb. It's buttons are passable, but a tad soft, and not well separated from one another. I'm also convinced that the clear back creates its own fingerprint marks.
The Neo Hybrid fits very nicely (although is tougher getting in and out), has a really nice set of materials (soft touch back, matte plastic frame, and metal buttons), and has buttons nearly as good as the device naked.
The Stand Folio is my favorite of the bunch thus far (disclaimer that I'm coming off a year with a Note 3 in a flip case). The fit of the case is perfect, although I wish the frame wrapped around the entire top and bottom with smaller cutouts. The buttons are excellent, with the same textured power button as the naked device. The leather feels nice, and wraps the case with precision. People are lying to you if they say you can actually put cards in the front without the case being spectacularly awkward looking and feeling (The front cover is nearly thinner than a single card to begin with). I was worried after reading so many critical early reviews of this case, but I think it's very nice.
The Wallet S is going to appeal to particular people. It's much bulkier, but the materials are very nice, and you can definitely store two or three cards in the front without it feeling too weird. I'm really disappointed in the buttons on this case. They're even worse and less distinct than the Ultra Hybrid. The case is less precisely made than the Case-Mate product, and I had to send my first case back because the leather exterior was misaligned with the plastic case. The replacement has hints of the same issue, but is acceptable.
I'm done with cases, but I do have a Tylt Vu Qi Charger on the way. I'll see how that works out when I get it.
Interested if anyone else has experienced similar disappointment with the Nexus Wireless Charger? Also wondering if anyone else has found a Qi Charger strong enough to charge through a dual material case like the Stand Folio the same way I've found the QiStone+ can.
P.S. I had hyper-linked the cases and chargers, but apparently I'm too new to be trusted with that.
I bought the Nexus charger as well, I could barely get it to charge my N6 without a case. Boxed it back up and its sitting unused. Bought a Tylt Vu, through my N6 on it while in a Ringke Fusion and it started to charge no issue.
Got my Tylt Vu in the mail yesterday. It's brilliant. Charges very easily, and really doesn't seem to care about the case. I can even fold the cover on the Stand Folio case back and it will charge through it all. Definitely worth the money spent.
Thanks for the info. I've been on the fence about purchasing a QiStone+ for quite a while... still am. I just had an Aukey Luna dropped of at my door step. Can't wait to see/try it.
i have the choe stadium (charges the qi stone wirelessly and with ease) aukey and qi stone+. the qi stone charges the phone really fast . i have posted a photo of the qi stone in a pouch/sleeve charging the nex 6 in another thread. very good for portability.
the qi stone+ website has 25% off today by the way...
I should add that the Tylt Vu was the only charger I tested able to charge the N6 in the Spigen Wallet S Case.
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Just wanted to convey some findings I've had with some case / Qi combinations.
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Thank you for this very useful, and detailed review.
Just thought I'd share my setup... Not the most sophisticated, but works super well.
Those are three small magnets glued under the plastic at the top & a piece of steel plate in the case.
The charger bought here: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Each...d=1431530158&sr=1-9&keywords=wireless+charger
I made the bottom lip out of this: http://www.amazon.com/Clipper-Car-M...842&sr=8-11&keywords=universal+grip+car+mount
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Just thought I'd share my setup... Not the most sophisticated, but works super well.
Those are three small magnets glued under the plastic at the top & a piece of steel plate in the case.
The charger bought here: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Each...d=1431530158&sr=1-9&keywords=wireless+charger
I made the bottom lip out of this: http://www.amazon.com/Clipper-Car-M...842&sr=8-11&keywords=universal+grip+car+mount
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Wow that's a really tight setup. Nice. Have the magnets affected the screen on/off magnetic detection that the phone has for folio cases? How have they held up while driving?
I ask because people in the airdock thread are saying the N6 falls off a lot and messes with the magnet sensor. Seems like you've got a strong enough setup though.
No, the magnets do not affect that function at all as they are far away enough from the middle.
Yes, there's a lot of pull from the magnets and not even a shake during driving. The phone holds very firmly in place. It even seems like overkill to have used 3 of them.
This is my video about the Qifull wireless car charger dock. ...
https://youtu.be/vtbsZGjSrko
anyone see a qi enabled mount that plugs straight into the 5v socket?
i have scoured the web and didnt find any.. not even 1.
thanks
Couldn't find a wireless charging case online so I took a Baseus wireless charging adapter, cut the sheath off it.
Then took a £10 leather flip case from amazon, cut the stitching, inserted the coil, and superglue the leather back up.
Quite pleased with the results, only downside is that you can't use it as a stand or you will bend the coils.
Interesting concept. If you glued it on the silicon side you wouldn't have that downside
This way gets the coil closer to the charging pad.
I've used this same technique to create a wireless charging case. Ended up switching back to regular charging. Those adapters are too slow for me.