Is it safe to use a magnetic mobile holder? - LG V30 Questions & Answers

Is it safe to use a magnetic mobile phone holder with the LG V30? I just bought a used V30 and I have a dash mount magnetic holder that I used with a phone that did not have wireless charging and I don't want to brick the V30 with it if that is a problem. Thanks for any advice.

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Been using that for months with no issues.

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Android# said:
Been using that for months with no issues.
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Thank you very much for the reply and good news. :good:

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To offer some additional clarification and reassurance: phone eMMC isn't affected by magnetism (not at these levels anyway), the compass is probably a hall-effect electronic compass and far less susceptible to nearby magnets than a traditional compass would be, and anything else delicate (like the camera stabilization) is far enough away from the mount to not be bothered by it.
Also, you stick a steel plate on the back of your phone for the magnet to attract; this plate itself shields to an extent and is directly between your phone and the magnet. That combined with magnetic force having a very short range means that not much magnetism is reaching the phone to begin with.

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Thanks for your information as well. I will be using my phone for navigation as I did with my LG Stylo 3. I didn't ever have any issues with it as well. I use one of the CD magnetic mounts and I really like it for it's stability. My V30 is on order and should arrive soon though. I hope I can easily transfer my apps and settings to it as I did my G2 to the Stylo 3. I don't perceive any problems with that though.

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My wife and I have been using magnetic mounts in our cars for years... no phone has ever had an issue.
The compass usually flakes out and points the wrong way (while mounted to the magnet), but most GPS software ignores it when you get moving and points towards the direction you're moving, so it's a non-issue. When the phone is removed from the mount, the compass goes back to normal.

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schwinn8 said:
My wife and I have been using magnetic mounts in our cars for years... no phone has ever had an issue.
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Thank you for sharing your experience as well. I had wondered how the magnet would affect the phone's compass. It is good to know that it does no permanent damage.

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Alright, i have an issue with using magnetic mount. I completely love the convenience it offers but if i receive any call, and the phone is on magnetic mount, then the other person simply can't hear me. I have to take the phone off the mount and then call is fine. I usually put the phone on speaker when i get the call, and no one has ever been able to hear me when the phone is on the mount.
Anyone else getting this issue?

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mandhir.s.bajwa said:
Alright, i have an issue with using magnetic mount. I completely love the convenience it offers but if i receive any call, and the phone is on magnetic mount, then the other person simply can't hear me. I have to take the phone off the mount and then call is fine. I usually put the phone on speaker when i get the call, and no one has ever been able to hear me when the phone is on the mount.
Anyone else getting this issue?
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Not me. Again, multiple phones, many years, zero issues. I don't use speaker as much these days, as I have bluetooth on the car, but when I did have to use speaker (when BT wasn't working properly for whatever reason) speaker still worked fine. This is on my old Galaxy S3, Droid Turbo (aka Motorola Maxx), and current V30 phones. This was also with my own phone and my wifes (we usually had the same phones at the same time).

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As far as I can recall the only phones that have issues with magnetic mounts are those that have digitizers with tech similar to Wacom tablets. The Samsung note series had an issue with magnetic cases causing issues with the functionality of the digitizer to degrade or fail. I'm not sure it was fixable afterwards as my note 4 succumbed to the dreaded emmc failure and I avoided magnetic devices near the phone as much as possible to prevent digitizer issues.
To answer about the V30, I've been using a magnetic mounts with mine and have had zero issues. Also, I purchased it second hand and the case had the Scosche metal plate on the back indications the previous owner also used the magnetic mounts.

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@freduser, I am glad that you mentioned the Scosche steel plate as that is the brand of magnetic holder that I use. I am now confident that there will be no issues in using this mount.

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graywoulf1 said:
@freduser, I am glad that you mentioned the Scosche steel plate as that is the brand of magnetic holder that I use. I am now confident that there will be no issues in using this mount.
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Just be aware you can't use Qi wireless charging with a metal plate in between phone and the Qi wireless charging pad.
For me Qi wireless charging is my "line in the sand." Since 2013, I've only bought phones with that feature and will not ever consider one without that feature.
So I use windshield clamp in the car.
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@ChazzMatt. Thanks for the heads up but I don't plan on using any wireless chargers in my car. And since I will have the metal plate on the phone's protective outer case, I probably won't be using a wireless charger at home as I don't think it would be as efficient with all of the layers inbetween the charger and phone. I do appreciate your input on the subject though.

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Good point @ChazzMatt... the metal plate will also probably block NFC (payment processing)... so be aware of that, too.
I've considered a clamp-bracket for our phones for these reasons (I don't use wireless charging, but I may try NFC)... any good vent-mounted ones I should consider?

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schwinn8 said:
Good point @ChazzMatt... the metal plate will also probably block NFC (payment processing)... so be aware of that, too. I've considered a clamp-bracket for our phones for these reasons (I don't use wireless charging, but I may try NFC)... any good vent-mounted ones I should consider?
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Since I do not use the NFC function for any reason, That is not a concern of mine.
I have never know any of my friends that liked the vent mounted phone holders as they said they were shaky. I didn't want to stick any mounts to my dash so I opted for the CD mount and in my opinion, it is very sturdy. Other than that one, I have used the windshield suction cup mounts with a large suction cup for extra stability. Good luck in your search.

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schwinn8 said:
Good point @ChazzMatt... the metal plate will also probably block NFC (payment processing)... so be aware of that, too.
I've considered a clamp-bracket for our phones for these reasons (I don't use wireless charging, but I may try NFC)... any good vent-mounted ones I should consider?
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My wife uses this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077B2ZZ9V/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm not saying it's "fantastic!" -- but I bought two for her to try and this is the one she kept.
I edited my post above to reflect I actually use windshield suction clamp, not "dashboard" clamp. It hangs over the dashboard.

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I have never seen a vent mount with a lower support like that one has. That is a good idea.

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graywoulf1 said:
Since I do not use the NFC function for any reason, That is not a concern of mine.
I have never know any of my friends that liked the vent mounted phone holders as they said they were shaky. I didn't want to stick any mounts to my dash so I opted for the CD mount and in my opinion, it is very sturdy. Other than that one, I have used the windshield suction cup mounts with a large suction cup for extra stability. Good luck in your search.
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Yeah, I'd prefer a different mount, but I hate windshield ones as they fall off all the time and they're sometimes unwieldy. Vent mounts have worked well for us so far. Plus, my Caddy doesn't even have a dashboard CD player... so I can't consider that option either.
@ChazzMatt - that looks like a good potential option... maybe I'll grab it while it's on sale today! Thanks for the tip.
EDIT: Note, that holder says it won't work on vertical vents... weird. Again, the friggen Caddy has verticals in the center console. My wife's VW has horizontal, and she needs something now, so we're getting it anyway. Let's see how it goes!

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Received the mounts today (crazy how Amazon gets things shipped so quickly). I'm not happy that it's a "Mac" product (made by MacAlly) but it certainly is nice. I don't see why they say it won't work on vertical vents, since the clip swivels... I guess I'll find out tomorrow when I put it on the car. Looks well made though, and they appear to have thought about the details, which is nice.
Thanks again!