Has anyone got any experience with any type of magnetic car holders, witch work with the vision? Im looking for a car holder with a windscreen suction pad and on the other end some kind of universal magnetized pad that clings to the aluminium back of the vision.
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Car-Suction-Moun...156802?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3efc6fc942
I have found this but will it be strong enough to attach to vision to without sticking the extra magnet to the back?
greetings
No
aluminium is not magnetic metal...
I use this holder, and it's fantastic.
http://www.meritline.com/universal-car-holder---p-40357.aspx
The one drawback is that the side arm blocks the micro USB port on the Vision, so you cannot have it charging.
I had to hack a solution by drilling a hole through the arm. Works great now.
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In my case, I bought 2 common "cell phone" mounts, with suction cups from AutoZone. The neck can be bent in whichever way one find convenient and it is plenty sturdy. These should cost anywhere from $10 to $20.
I then drilled a hole in the adapter's bottom plate and through the said hole, I have routed a micro USB cable, very tightly (yeah, one could use hot glue too, mines are both friction fits).
Now, I just slide the N1 into the cradles, so that it mates with the micro USB end protruding from the bottom of the cradle's plate and it works real fine. The USB connector provides juice to the phone, while driving AND acts to hold the the device in the cradle.
Nice job. I will be doing this over the weekend.
I'm thinking about getting a S6.
I'd like to know if I bought or made my own magnetic car mount, would the magnetics in the mount cause the device shut down?
The reason I ask is because I've made my own from 3 old HDD magnetics and tested it with my HTC One and Samsung Tab Pro 8.4.
The phone isn't effected, but the tablet shuts down (into sleep mode) immediately when a magnet is near.
To be able to use the magnetic car mount, I need to use a case and place a thin piece of metal (tin lid etc) in the case.
The thicker the plate, the better the hold to the magnet (without increasing magnet strength).
Does a case like the "Spigen Neo Hybrid" or TPU cases have generous amounts of "spare room" at the back (for the metal), compared to something like the one of their hard case designs?
Will it flex a little to fit the plate, is what I'm asking.
Thank you.
There are plenty of magnetic mounts sold. I have one that I used on my S4 for the past two years. The metal plates that come with the mounts are so slim that I don't think there's a case made that they couldn't fit in. If you go for a homemade one, though, I doubt it would be so slim and might not fit. The magnet has never affected the function of my phone in the slightest. HDD magnets might be different in some way, but the mount is a STRONG magnet.
Now, as for the S6 - it's got a metal body. It will actually stick to magnets. My mount will hold it, but the back of the phone is so slick that it slides off. If I were to insert one of the metal plates that came with the mount, though, it would interfere with my wireless charging.
flu13 said:
There are plenty of magnetic mounts sold. I have one that I used on my S4 for the past two years. The metal plates that come with the mounts are so slim that I don't think there's a case made that they couldn't fit in. If you go for a homemade one, though, I doubt it would be so slim and might not fit. The magnet has never affected the function of my phone in the slightest. HDD magnets might be different in some way, but the mount is a STRONG magnet.
Now, as for the S6 - it's got a metal body. It will actually stick to magnets. My mount will hold it, but the back of the phone is so slick that it slides off. If I were to insert one of the metal plates that came with the mount, though, it would interfere with my wireless charging.
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Thank you for the info.
What is the best case to use when you have a magnetic car hold and you either want the mag built into the case or at least have room to slap the small magnet between the case and the phone?
I'm looking for a thin case that has metal in it so it will work with magnetic mounts. I realize I could just stick one of the metal plates on the phone or case, but I'm looking for something that looks nice.
I guess an alternative would be a cool looking stick on metal plate.
I bought one of the Google Live cases and I pulled out the silly (and pretty much non-functional) NCF switch. I put a Schosche Magic Mount plate on the inside of the case where the NFC switch used to be, and then put a piece of clear plastic packing tape over it so it would not scratch the back of the phone. Works great for me, the plate is not visible and it sticks really well.
TahoeTexan said:
I'm looking for a thin case that has metal in it so it will work with magnetic mounts. I realize I could just stick one of the metal plates on the phone or case, but I'm looking for something that looks nice.
I guess an alternative would be a cool looking stick on metal plate.
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The third, and probably most common, option is: you can place the plate in between your phone & your case where it's not visible to the outside world. That's what I did (after wrapping it in a single layer of clingwrap so the metal plate wouldn't scratch my phone's back), and it works great!
Is that new material the XZ is made of metallic enough to stick to magnets? The Galaxy S7 sticks to my car mount and it's the best car mount experience I've ever had. It could only get better if anti-gravity was invented or something.
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Is that new material the XZ is made of metallic enough to stick to magnets? The Galaxy S7 sticks to my car mount and it's the best car mount experience I've ever had. It could only get better if anti-gravity was invented or something.
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This one works absolutely fantastic with my xz using the supplied piece metal. The naked xz backplate on its own doesn't stick to the magnet unfortunately
Car Phone Holder,Mpow MagGrip 360 Degree Swivel Air Vent Magnetic Universal Car Mount Phone Holder Cradle for iPhone 7/6S/6s Plus/6/6 Plus/5S/5C/SE, LG, HTC, Sony, Huawei P9 and Other Smart Phone https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00Z620MW8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_UVpGybBWJYJZM
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This one works absolutely fantastic with my xz using the supplied piece metal. The naked xz backplate on its own doesn't stick to the magnet unfortunately
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How did you attach the metallic plate to the phone? Adhesive? Inside a case?
I put a thin piece of magnet between the phone and case. So the case is just holding the magnet in place.
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How did you attach the metallic plate to the phone? Adhesive? Inside a case?
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The link I shared comes with 2 sizes of black metal pieces which have adhesive backing. However I have sandwiched the bigger piece between the phone and the orzly case I'm using. That way when I want to use the phone naked the metal piece isn't an eye sore. You could alternatively stick the adhesive side to the case itself.