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August accessory of the month is inductive covers. Verizon's deal is if you buy The charging PAD you get a free inductive charging cover for your phone. Not a bad deal considering the pad alone is $70 (us) and the cover alone is $30. I tried to beat it with alternatives and I can't get the price that low unless you do a unofficial mod using the tombstones inductive charging method.
I am tempted to jump on this. reviews?
Charge inductive cover
The only thing holding me back is that it does not charge as quickly as the wall charger. It already takes long enough.
The downside is you can't have a case on the phone though (if it is true inductance).
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most likely its a RFID resonating inductive circuit. It "should" allow charging through some cases. Maybe the thicker cases wont but there should be no problem with a gel or a thin plastic one. usually these devices will still charge even up to .5 inches from the pad itself. Since no iron core is present in these circuits the inductive force disperses quicker the farther it is away from the pad. If not enough the pad wont even try to charge the phone My sister has a wii inductive charger and she also has a pretty thick gel case on it, The inductive charger for that charges with the remote lifted a good .5 or better before it doesn't charge
I read or heard that it will charge through a case.
That would definitely be cool if it would work through 85% or better of the cases out there. I have an Incipio Silicrylic coming in a couple days which is thicker than the gel cases so I wonder if it would work through that.
Not sure I would spend $70 for it though.
Be aware that the caseback is thicker than the standard caseback and thus will not fit inside the car dock OR the desk cradle.
Also, I had to call Customer Service in order to get refunded the price of the caseback, it didn't show up as free in my cart nor after I completed my order.
Overall, it's a nifty gimmick....but i'm still on the fence about keeping it. It's getting a little frustrating removing the caseback everytime I want to dock my phone on my nightstand or put it in the car-dock when I go for a drive.
good to know it is larger. Probably be a good reason for me not to get this then. I have a hard case that clips into a holster (verizons case) I suspect this would only work with loose hardcovers or gel\soft covers
so... anyone know any cases that will fit this? I have a standard silicon case from verizon (which it charges through btw) and it only sort of fits.
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so... anyone know any cases that will fit this? I have a standard silicon case from verizon (which it charges through btw) and it only sort of fits.
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when you say sorta fits do you mean its hard to get on or it deforms the case?
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when you say sorta fits do you mean its hard to get on or it deforms the case?
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I guess I was a little vague haha good question. It slides on, covers the top and bottom (as in the headphone jack lines up as does the tiny mic hole), but the sides are about 1cm too short to cover the phone adequately. That means the volume buttons for me are hard to manage because they're beneath the rim of the case, rather than lining up where they should be.
I'm wondering if anyone got a more pliable rubber case to work or something.
Energizer Inductive Charger
scarygood536 said:
August accessory of the month is inductive covers. Verizon's deal is if you buy The charging PAD you get a free inductive charging cover for your phone. Not a bad deal considering the pad alone is $70 (us) and the cover alone is $30. I tried to beat it with alternatives and I can't get the price that low unless you do a unofficial mod using the tombstones inductive charging method.
I am tempted to jump on this. reviews?
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Hey, I'm a representative from Energizer. This sounds like a great deal from Verizon, but I just wanted to let you know that we also make a great inductive charging pad called the Energizer Inductive Charger.
If you buy the inductive cover for your Samsung Droid Charge it will work seamlessly with our charging pad thanks to the Qi wireless standard. Just set your phone on the charging pad and it will start charging your battery.
If you're interested, it's available at Target, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and HomeDepot.com
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Hey, I'm a representative from Energizer. This sounds like a great deal from Verizon, but I just wanted to let you know that we also make a great inductive charging pad called the Energizer Inductive Charger.
If you buy the inductive cover for your Samsung Droid Charge it will work seamlessly with our charging pad thanks to the Qi wireless standard. Just set your phone on the charging pad and it will start charging your battery.
If you're interested, it's available at Target, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and HomeDepot.com
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Ha!
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EnergizerBattery said:
Hey, I'm a representative from Energizer. This sounds like a great deal from Verizon, but I just wanted to let you know that we also make a great inductive charging pad called the Energizer Inductive Charger.
If you buy the inductive cover for your Samsung Droid Charge it will work seamlessly with our charging pad thanks to the Qi wireless standard. Just set your phone on the charging pad and it will start charging your battery.
If you're interested, it's available at Target, Amazon.com, BestBuy.com and HomeDepot.com
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If you give it to me for free ill use it. Obvious troll is...pretty friggin obvious.
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Not sure if this belongs in general or not, but just wanted to give everyone a heads up.
Last night I torn my phone apart to try and be the first one to do the palm inductive charger hack on a sensation, but once I got to the lower circuit board I noticed that the usb pins are way too close to the chip set and are permanently shielded with a metal shroud. I also noticed that there are no + or - terminals like on the EVO so it looks like a no-go for us so far.
Just a warning so you don't waste money on buying the palm stuff and tearing your phone apart.
Hmm, I just did a mod on my Galaxy Nexus (easy due to the pogo pins) and am pretty determined to do it on the wifes Sensation. I work with micro-miniature solder technicians so I'm not worried about that, guess I'll have to cut the shroud away to expose the USB connector though. That might get a little messy. I'll post pics if I can get it to work! Honestly, with the popularity of this phone, I'm surprised nobody has gotten the high WAF mod to work yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1283200
This guy made it work with a Sensation.
Daiskei said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1283200
This guy made it work with a Sensation.
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Yep, and I commented in that thread as well lol.
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Yep, and I commented in that thread as well lol.
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Oh... Hah... Ooops!
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Hmm, I just did a mod on my Galaxy Nexus (easy due to the pogo pins) and am pretty determined to do it on the wifes Sensation. I work with micro-miniature solder technicians so I'm not worried about that, guess I'll have to cut the shroud away to expose the USB connector though. That might get a little messy. I'll post pics if I can get it to work! Honestly, with the popularity of this phone, I'm surprised nobody has gotten the high WAF mod to work yet.
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I think the biggest issue is the unibody case. Even if you get the soldering, or conductive glue down the inductive current won't make it through the stock case. I tried. You'll have to sandwich the inductive circuit between the phone and case.
I have since removed the inductive circuit because the tiny (prob around 32 gauge) wire broke and I didn't feel like rebuilding it. Assuming you could get the circuitry down using the positive resistor you might be able to solder a larger coil that may pick up through the case. If you figure it out I would be thrilled to know how you did it.
The only real reason I wanted to do it was because no one had done it on our phones yet. Good luck!
Nice find on that old thread. I've been wanting to do the same with my Sensation. Any idea about the fatty Mugen case? Just picked one up for $20. Seems a lot cheaper. Is the problem with the OEM case metal in the housing? Maybe this Mugen is all plastic.
There's a ton of space between the sim/sdcard and the housing (for the housing to be able to accommodate the double battery) and may be the perfect spot.
My idea is to hide a dozen rechargeable AA's or so inside a leather belt and have a holster (or pocket powermat). Seems like an actual reasonable use for inductive charging. Of course, it's just conceptual at this point. I need to determine if AA's are actually feasible (comfort and style wise) and whatever the inefficiencies are with inductive charging.
Looking to be able to go a week or so without having to recharge the phone/belt (figure I'm running through 1500mah every 10 hours or so, less when sleeping).
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Nice find on that old thread. I've been wanting to do the same with my Sensation. Any idea about the fatty Mugen case? Just picked one up for $20. Seems a lot cheaper. Is the problem with the OEM case metal in the housing? Maybe this Mugen is all plastic.
There's a ton of space between the sim/sdcard and the housing (for the housing to be able to accommodate the double battery) and may be the perfect spot.
My idea is to hide a dozen rechargeable AA's or so inside a leather belt and have a holster (or pocket powermat). Seems like an actual reasonable use for inductive charging. Of course, it's just conceptual at this point. I need to determine if AA's are actually feasible (comfort and style wise) and whatever the inefficiencies are with inductive charging.
Looking to be able to go a week or so without having to recharge the phone/belt (figure I'm running through 1500mah every 10 hours or so, less when sleeping).
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That sounds good, but with the weight of the rechargeables may pose a issue when it comes to portability when you are talking about a dozen of them. Why not just carry along a power bank? I have a 10000mAh one that charges two devices at once and is no bigger than a phone.
I mean I love the idea of inductive charging. I mean the GSIII has the option to do so.
I got one of these recently for my vacation. It takes AA batteries which is easily available or you can use rechargeables.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emergency-U...124278?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2a1aac4676
I think I'll try this one out but I do have one question. Is having 1 pin (assuming it is 5v) enough to complete the circuit? Doesn't it need a ground lead somewhere?
The pic is from http://www.qianqin.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/microusb.jpg
I don't understand your picture. Yes, you need a ground to complete the circuit. And without manipulating the data pins, you will be limited to a charge rate of 100mA.
ladys and gentlemen. assuming you are happy with only the 100ma cap then could you not logically just connect the wires to the battery terminals and allow that to charge it. leaving the usb port free?? i have had to do this once or twice in emergency situations when i didnt have the correct charging cable but had a damaged usb + laptop.
Yes, you will need to ground to any metal point to complete the circuit. I just sandwiched the wire between the sim and metal sim holder.
I'm in the process of doing the same thing to my Sensation. I wanted to make sure that the Touchstone charger would support the weight of my phone in it's case, so I took the short cut of using parts from a microUSB charger to route from the induction coil terminals to the charge port. I'm halfway through routing all the necessary connections to go through the board instead of the charge port. In the attached picture, I've highlighted 2 test points that will let you route your +5v line into the board. I'll use the metal housing of the sim card reader to attach the ground.
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Since the back of the phone is metal and its always going to be in a case I'm going to have to use pogo plugs or some other form of metal contacts to go through the back housing to allow me to pull off the case/back whenever I need. I'll have my charge port free to use over USB as well
Did you get it working?
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I'm in the process of doing the same thing to my Sensation. I wanted to make sure that the Touchstone charger would support the weight of my phone in it's case, so I took the short cut of using parts from a microUSB charger to route from the induction coil terminals to the charge port. I'm halfway through routing all the necessary connections to go through the board instead of the charge port. In the attached picture, I've highlighted 2 test points that will let you route your +5v line into the board. I'll use the metal housing of the sim card reader to attach the ground.
hxxp://i.imgur.com/koag4.png
Since the back of the phone is metal and its always going to be in a case I'm going to have to use pogo plugs or some other form of metal contacts to go through the back housing to allow me to pull off the case/back whenever I need. I'll have my charge port free to use over USB as well
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Hi there, I have a htc sensation with a broken usb port and want to use it for inductive charging instead. So im wondering if you managed to ever get it working?
Regards Shaun.
I did!, but not with pogo plugs for an elegant solution. I ended up just running the wires from the inductive charger through a hole drilled into the metal back and than routed to the pad shown in the picture and the sim card metal housing.
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I did!, but not with pogo plugs for an elegant solution. I ended up just running the wires from the inductive charger through a hole drilled into the metal back and than routed to the pad shown in the picture and the sim card metal housing.
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Did you have difficulty with the metal backing interfering with the induction charger?
I would like to do some modifications to the razr hd has anyone seen a teardown video or write up?
DukeL said:
I would like to do some modifications to the razr hd has anyone seen a teardown video or write up?
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wrong phone teardown... searching for razr hd always gives me razr links. >.< I'll keep looking.
Looking too... just out of curiosity, what are you thinking about doing?
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Looking too... just out of curiosity, what are you thinking about doing?
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Thanks! Got a few ideas, first being swapping the back plate n battery of a hd maxx onto the regular razr hd.
DukeL said:
Thanks! Got a few ideas, first being swapping the back plate n battery of a hd maxx onto the regular razr hd.
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Or you could just buy a Maxx HD...
You are not your iPhone 5
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Or you could just buy a Maxx HD...
You are not your iPhone 5
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I'm guessing he's in a market that doesn't sell the maxx. Namely, anywhere but the US
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I am interested too in shoving a maxx battery into my RAZR HD. No maxx available in Canada
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I know they are both identical phones inside but they are completely different on the outside. I believe the back cover only covers a portion of the back on the regular HD where it completely covers the back on the MAXX HD. The camera portion will have to be completely remounted in order to be able to use the MAXX HD back cover. The Amoled screen on the MAXX HD has a border around it where the regular HD does not.
I'm going off of memory of when I bought the the phone and I was checking them both out. Assuming I am remembering correctly, it would make sense for Moto to not make it easy to achieve what you are looking for. They want you to spend the extra $$$.
You are not your iPhone 5
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SFG said:
I know they are both identical phones inside but they are completely different on the outside. I believe the back cover only covers a portion of the back on the regular HD where it completely covers the back on the MAXX HD. The camera portion will have to be completely remounted in order to be able to use the MAXX HD back cover. The Amoled screen on the MAXX HD has a border around it where the regular HD does not.
I'm going off of memory of when I bought the the phone and I was checking them both out. Assuming I am remembering correctly, it would make sense for Moto to not make it easy to achieve what you are looking for. They want you to spend the extra $$$.
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uh, you are thinking of the razr, not razr hd. Only difference between razr hd and razr maxx hd is 2mm extra thickness on the latter, which means a different rear cover, to account for the larger battery. That, and increased storage.
Difference view-able here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/22/3535122/motorola-droid-razr-hd-razr-maxx-hd-review-images#3885063
and here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/22/3535122/motorola-droid-razr-hd-razr-maxx-hd-review-images#3885069
Good deal! I must have been thinking of the Razr M...
I stand corrected.
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I'm guessing he's in a market that doesn't sell the maxx. Namely, anywhere but the US
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I'm in the U.S. but im on at&t so I had to import a Razr HD from roger's canada. Verison is the only carrier in the world who offers the maxx hd.
Anyway im sure it will be helpful to verizon users down the road too who feel like upgrading or wish they had gotten the maxx. Has knowone taken it apart or seen a teardown?
I'm thinking of doing the same. I have the xt925 and really want to get a maxx battery and maybe switch out the screen with the white one.
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I'm thinking of doing the same. I have the xt925 and really want to get a maxx battery and maybe switch out the screen with the white one.
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Small World I'm in LA JOLLA CA too!! So thats 2 people with Roger's XT925's in la jolla lol!!
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Small World I'm in LA JOLLA CA too!! So thats 2 people with Roger's XT925's in la jolla lol!!
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Haha but i moved up to Carmel valley. What part of LJ did you live in ?
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Haha but i moved up to Carmel valley. What part of LJ did you live in ?
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Awe bummer, not too far though. I live 3 blocks south of Windansea. My Razr HD should be here on monday or tues first mod I plan on doing is swapping a VZW MAXX HD Backplate & Battery into it.
Really wish I could find a Teardown or Fix-it manual ANyone??
I tore down my Razr Maxx HD the other day to add a metal disc between the back cover and battery for my magnetic car mount. It is pretty easy to take apart and put back together as long as you figure out the trick to the speaker wire connection.
Remove bottom 2 screws and press screen upwards. The screen will seperate like the old battery cover of the original Droid. Disconnect the 2 ribbon cables that connect from the screen to the main board by pulling straight back on the ribbon cables. Remove all the screws on the main board that attach it to the back cover. Remove the battery connection cable by pulling up on connector. Remove one other ribbon cable connection on upper right side of board by pulling straight back. At the upper left of the board is black plastic with clear plastic in the middle. Underneath the clear plastic is the speaker connection. Use an exacto knife to remove the adhesive clear plastic. The speaker connection pulls straight up. Now the board will come out. Tada. Reassembly is the reverse. Be careful of the audio line out plastic bezel which will fall out when you remove the board. It is easy to lose or forget to put back in on reassembly.
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I tore down my Razr Maxx HD the other day to add a metal disc between the back cover and battery for my magnetic car mount. It is pretty easy to take apart and put back together as long as you figure out the trick to the speaker wire connection.
Remove bottom 2 screws and press screen upwards. The screen will seperate like the old battery cover of the original Droid. Disconnect the 2 ribbon cables that connect from the screen to the main board by pulling straight back on the ribbon cables. Remove all the screws on the main board that attach it to the back cover. Remove the battery connection cable by pulling up on connector. Remove one other ribbon cable connection on upper right side of board by pulling straight back. At the upper left of the board is black plastic with clear plastic in the middle. Underneath the clear plastic is the speaker connection. Use an exacto knife to remove the adhesive clear plastic. The speaker connection pulls straight up. Now the board will come out. Tada. Reassembly is the reverse. Be careful of the audio line out plastic bezel which will fall out when you remove the board. It is easy to lose or forget to put back in on reassembly.
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Darn so you basically have to take everything apart just to switch out the back kevlar piece? Was hoping I could just unscrew the 2 bottom screws and back would pop off like a iphone but maybe with a little adhesive tape to pry.
Makes sense, it is said to have an irremovable back cover. I guess that's because all the phone hardware is attached TO the back cover. Basically it means a full teardown and rebuild to upgrade a razrhd to maxx if the rear casing and battery become available in the future.
Yes, everything attaches to the back cover. I was thinking the back cover would be the removable piece too. I found out how it was put together by accident. I took out the bottom screws and kept messing with the back cover thinking it snapped over. Then I noticed the screen moved up causing a slight gap at the seam at the top of the phone. After figuring that out, the rest was pretty simple. The external speaker is built into the back cover, though.
Hi guys,
I broken my digitizer on my Razr V (XT885) and I was opening it up to replace it, when I accidentally teared my battery cable . Now I'm stuck and needs to get a new battery. While changing it, I thought that I could upgrade to EB40 batteries. But being in Canada, and Ebay listing now showing only 2 sellers, I was wondering if could any of you point me out an online store that has EB40 battery and ships to Canada.
Thanks!
I don't know that the 40 will fit in that version.
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I don't know that the 40 will fit in that version.
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How much more thick is the 40?
Its not the thickness. Its the plug. Have a picture of your internals and stock battery?
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Its not the thickness. Its the plug. Have a picture of your internals and stock battery?
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The stock battery is an EB20, the same as used by original Razr, with a lower left connector with two screw. Don't worry I did my homework before asking here. The only unknown I still have is the thickness. The only difference I've spotted compared other Razr's and the Attrix is that the battery is glued to the back cover and requires no frame.
Greetings!
Like many of you (or so I've read) I was on the hunt for some way to get my AT&T G3 to support Qi charging. It all seemed hopeless. I believe I have solved the problem with the least amount of 'hassle' and the least amount of loss of functionality of the phone as possible (its cheap too!). You also don't even need to open your phone up.
I have Qi chargers all over the place already from my last phone, so Qi was crucial to adopting the G3 and not swapping it for something else (AT&T had a great deal and it was free on a new phone line).
I found a gadget that basically has 1 downside, that being, that it consumes your USB port. For me that's not a huge deal because I never plug my phone into anything other than a charger, and with Qi, no need. I've seen people talk about it on here before, but couldn't find any cases where someone bought one.
( sorry, I don't post enough, can't do posts with links )
The device is here: Search on Amazon for B00H7FJX7M
$9.96 at the moment.
HOWEVER, there is a BIG DOWNSIDE at first! If you put the Qi receiver inside your phone behind the outer shell, the existing NFC antenna squashes the signal and it won't charge.
I have a Spigen case for the G3 like my Nexus5 (great cases IMHO), so I said "well what if I just leave the cover off", so I did, and put the Spigen case back on. It worked. At first I was going to leave it, since it still fit fine in the case like that. I thought more about it though and realized dust and other badness would get into the phone if I did that.
So I wondered if I just put the wireless antenna OUTSIDE of the phone, so between the Spigen case and the phone itself, run the USB cable down to the USB port, tape it in place so it doesn't move around...
It totally worked. So no need to even open the phone. Just plug this thing into the USB port, line it up well inside the back of a case/cover, tape it down with some heat resistant tape, and put your case on.
With the Spigen case you can barely even see it, and it certainly does not protrude beyond the border of the case. Even without the Spigen case on with this thing, the extra plastic sticking out is very minimal and hardly noticeable.
I was pretty happy with this at that point, and left it alone.. But then I wondered, does NFC still work? Its being blocked now by the Qi module, AND the Spigen case.. I wonder...
NFC works fine still too.
Cost:
$10 for the module
$20 for the Spigen case
0% hardware modification
Loss of functionality:
- Requires a case, so added weight/bulk
- USB port is not usable for anything else, though can be pulled out relatively easily when necessary without taking anything apart.
Sorry for the length, I tend to be a windbag.
( sorry, I don't post enough, can't do posts with links )
The Module: Search on Amazon for B00H7FJX7M
The Case: Search on Amazon for B00JQI2USW
My PMA coil works just fine with my d850. I bought my coil for 20$ and installed it on backplate.... I need my USB port. Seen this the other day. Att shiykd have used qi to begin with.
2SHAYNEZ
Sadly moving to PMA wasn't an option for me simply because I have other Qi devices still, and didn't want to spend the money on a bunch of new chargers.
Just figured I would share what i found in case someone else or there was in a similar situation as me and didn't mind the loss of the usb port (though again, it's pretty easy to unplug temporarily).
Good find I forgot to share what you found... YouTube has a video ,Android authority I think k did one
2SHAYNEZ
Have you done tests to see how fast it charges? I already have a module that I used with my moto x before but never used it with the g3. I remembered it took forever with the moto x and that had a smaller battery.
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Have you done tests to see how fast it charges? I already have a module that I used with my moto x before but never used it with the g3. I remembered it took forever with the moto x and that had a smaller battery.
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Indeed I have done testing, but not "scientific testing", more "real world" testing (basically I've been using it for 2 days ).
So far, the rate that it charges seems pretty close to what I've grown to expect from the Nexus 5. Hard to say how fast it goes from 0% to 100%, as I rarely if ever have my phone go below 40% (since I have a Qi charger almost everywhere I go, even in the car).
So far though, if at 100% and put on the charger, it stays at 100% with the screen off, if a GPU intensive DayDream is running with the screen on, the battery does drain a bit but at a very slow rate (perhaps 2-3% per hour).
Last night I put it on the charger at around 70% battery, and it was 100% in under an hour, which is about what I see with my Nexus 5 as well.
Hmm I don't really use nfc... Is there any issues fit issues with installing this inside the battery door? Or does it not charge even if nfc is off?
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Hmm I don't really use nfc... Is there any issues fit issues with installing this inside the battery door? Or does it not charge even if nfc is off?
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Installing it inside will and probably still add a slight bulge. These wireless chips are not paper thin. You have coils and ribbons so it will be thick.
pyro224 said:
Hmm I don't really use nfc... Is there any issues fit issues with installing this inside the battery door? Or does it not charge even if nfc is off?
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Installing it inside will and probably still add a slight bulge. These wireless chips are not paper thin. You have coils and ribbons so it will be thick.
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Actually this particular wireless antenna is very thin and fits just fine behind the battery door, the problem is the NFC antenna actually keeps the wireless charging antenna from even working, so when you put it inside the battery door on an AT&T G3, it simply won't charge due to the NFC antenna causing interference.
Hey thanks! so it must be outside the case then. I read in the Amazon reviews that this receiver only charges at 500 mah, and some phones will interpret this as USB charging and charge slower. How do you find the charging speed?
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My PMA coil works just fine with my d850. I bought my coil for 20$ and installed it on backplate.... I need my USB port. Seen this the other day. Att shiykd have used qi to begin with.
2SHAYNEZ
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Can a OE battery cover with Qi be used? I've seen these for all but the AT&T device.
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Can a OE battery cover with Qi be used? I've seen these for all but the AT&T device.
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Not for the D850 or D852. It's hardware based so it has to be PMA.
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Can a OE battery cover with Qi be used? I've seen these for all but the AT&T device.
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No sadly the d850 uses the PMA technology which I have no idea why.. It sucks because the PMA coil makes a bulge when installed and its hard to get it right... I have a back plate with it but barely use it. My extended mugen battery does the trick.
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Can a OE battery cover with Qi be used? I've seen these for all but the AT&T device.
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We have a special PMA OEM case. We also have these stickers for the DIYers, but they'll leave a slight bulge on the battery cover.
At least the official LG cases are coming down in price. They cost $20 to $30 more two weeks ago when I bought my G3.
I just wish I could find an extended battery case with a quick circle window. I didn't think that would be a hard-to-find product, but it is....
I have two Qi chargers and I really don't want to buy a Powermat - So I will probably give this a try. However before I do, I have a question
- Did LG make a hardware change to disable "Qi" and enable "PMA" or this is just a firmware thing? To elaborate is it possible to flash Tmobile firmware and get Tmobile Qi back cover make "Qi" work?
cnewsgrp said:
I have two Qi chargers and I really don't want to buy a Powermat - So I will probably give this a try. However before I do, I have a question
- Did LG make a hardware change to disable "Qi" and enable "PMA" or this is just a firmware thing? To elaborate is it possible to flash Tmobile firmware and get Tmobile Qi back cover make "Qi" work?
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This falls on the Hardware side. No firmware will enable Qi. We are stuck with PMA
Just bought from eBay for 3.45 USD http://www.ebay.com/itm/161689530982. Lets hope it works
It works but charges really slow. If anyone over 20 reps wants it - I will ship it for free - gift to XDA
skeevydude said:
We have a special PMA OEM case. We also have these stickers for the DIYers, but they'll leave a slight bulge on the battery cover.
At least the official LG cases are coming down in price. They cost $20 to $30 more two weeks ago when I bought my G3.
I just wish I could find an extended battery case with a quick circle window. I didn't think that would be a hard-to-find product, but it is....
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Are you sure that case has PMA charging? One of the answered questions says it doesn't...
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Are you sure that case has PMA charging? One of the answered questions says it doesn't...
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It might not....the LG PMA case was around $50 iirc. It's only $30 now. Might be a different product or they're out of our PMA cases. Just get a sticker if you really need PMA. Personally, I'm a bit worried about it frying my phone (had a really unlucky past year with electronics being fried).
I really starting to think to do what you have done