anyone tried a wireless charging car mount with the S6? im just worried about the side arms hitting the power button.
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Just bought the kidigi in car mount for the sensation. I cant be the only person who has found that this won't charge the handset when plugged in. Just to be sure it wasn't the supplied cigarette lighter charger at fault, i removed the cradle from the car and plugged it into my mains charger, still it would not charge. Am i missing something?
Never mind, i have found the root of the problem and it stems from the annoying car mode, which this cradle is enabled for. I bit the bullet and opened the thing up and just snipped the yellow wire right off, leaving just the power. Works a charm. Problem solved, for me. For those of you wanting car mode with your sensation, "steer" clear of the KiDiGi in car cradle.
Does anyone know of a Car Dock for the G2x that has a built in charging? Or at least a car dock that will hold the cable so that it doesn't put pressure on the port?
Car Mode is nice, but not required.
After my disastrous experience with Seidio I'm thinking to order the Otterbox Defender and the ProClip car mount (designed specifically for the Defender case) I'm thinking about is available with or without a built in male mini USB for charging. I already have an Incipio Quick Charge 2.0 12v car charger the 12v accessory outlet USB plugin which I could use with the USB end of the ProClip cable.
Trying to think this through I'm wondering if anybody sees a distinct advantage or disadvantage to having the built in mini USB on the phone cradle.
For the way I normally use my phone in the car I don't usually run the battery down to the point charging is necessary although I do charge it. My vehicle's 12v accessory outlet is located on the passenger side of my console low to the floor (terrible location) so I can't unplug the charger while driving unless I was at a stoplight or pulled over. With the built in mini USB the only way to disconnect it is either take the phone out of the cradle which I wouldn't do while driving or disconnect the USB/12v accessory plug (or pull the USB cable out of the plug).
My inclination is to go with a cradle without a mini USB however if someone posts a benefit I haven't thought of to having the mini USB it also makes the aluminum CraigsDock carmount which is only available with a mini USB charging plug a possibility and I like that mount too.
Any thoughts on the subject greatly appreciated!!
mty msi said:
After my disastrous experience with Seidio I'm thinking to order the Otterbox Defender and the ProClip car mount (designed specifically for the Defender case) I'm thinking about is available with or without a built in male mini USB for charging. I already have an Incipio Quick Charge 2.0 12v car charger the 12v accessory outlet USB plugin which I could use with the USB end of the ProClip cable.
Trying to think this through I'm wondering if anybody sees a distinct advantage or disadvantage to having the built in mini USB on the phone cradle.
For the way I normally use my phone in the car I don't usually run the battery down to the point charging is necessary although I do charge it. My vehicle's 12v accessory outlet is located on the passenger side of my console low to the floor (terrible location) so I can't unplug the charger while driving unless I was at a stoplight or pulled over. With the built in mini USB the only way to disconnect it is either take the phone out of the cradle which I wouldn't do while driving or disconnect the USB/12v accessory plug (or pull the USB cable out of the plug).
My inclination is to go with a cradle without a mini USB however if someone posts a benefit I haven't thought of to having the mini USB it also makes the aluminum CraigsDock carmount which is only available with a mini USB charging plug a possibility and I like that mount too.
Any thoughts on the subject greatly appreciated!!
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It seems like you have it mostly covered. However, you stated that you don't really use your battery much while driving-- So i'm just wondering why you would go through all the hassle of trying to figure this out. for myself, personally, I plug in my car charger into the cigarette lighter, and just plug it into my phone before placing on my car mount. But that's just what I do, and is certainly not the only way it can be done. But from what it sounds like, you should be more than okay with your planned idea.
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It seems like you have it mostly covered. However, you stated that you don't really use your battery much while driving-- So i'm just wondering why you would go through all the hassle of trying to figure this out. for myself, personally, I plug in my car charger into the cigarette lighter, and just plug it into my phone before placing on my car mount. But that's just what I do, and is certainly not the only way it can be done. But from what it sounds like, you should be more than okay with your planned idea.
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Reason I'm asking for pros/cons on the mini USD built into the phone cradle is I prefer the Craigsdock which only comes with the mini USB. The Craigsdock is milled aluminum vs. the ProClip's plastic, it's universal so I could use it on different vehicles & phones and because its adhesive mounting plate is tiny compared to the ProClip vehicle specific dash mount it would look a lot nicer in my vehicle. The Craigsdock is most likely the last car mount I'd ever have to buy.
What I wasn't sure about is if the phone is left plugged in continually when it's fully charged whether that could cause damage and according to Craig @ Craigsdock it will not.
Below are the links to the two mounts:
http://proclipusa.net/instruction.php?sku=854540
http://www.craigsdocks.com/samsung-galaxy-s3-s4-s5-note-3-4-car-dock/
I decided to go with the Craigsdock and will review it after I've had a chance to use it.
get a wireless charger and dont look back. its awesome. i use an iblason armorbox, an itian wireless charger fixed to the car with 3m scotch outdoor double sided weatherproof tape and the samsung oem qi back. works great.
zurkx said:
get a wireless charger and dont look back. its awesome. i use an iblason armorbox, an itian wireless charger fixed to the car with 3m scotch outdoor double sided weatherproof tape and the samsung oem qi back. works great.
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Reason I'm getting the Craigsmount dock is it will place the phone exactly where I want in my vehicle. Screen will be about 3 inches away from my dash to the right of the steering wheel (not as far away from the dash as the steering wheel is but next to it). Also the Craigsmount will have a cable that keeps the native docking app continually activated. Now all I have to do is figure out how to make the phone's native docking app automatically trigger my Car Home Ultra app and I'm good to go.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KIOSTM4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Absolutely recommend this car mount. And it goes perfect if you have the otterbox defender too!
Never take off my defender when I'm outside, and now when I mount it on my windshield, I never have too.
What's the best cord? my cat keeps chewing on mine and i need something strong + fast charging. and under $30
Ever considered a wireless charger? I have 3 cats myself and they leave the wireless charging pad's cord alone because it never moves.
I got sick of peeling open the water seal over the data port every time I wanted to charge the phone, so I bought the samsung charging cover, and got a QI charging pad off of amazon.
Even went as far as getting a QI car charger/phone holder for in my truck since I use the phone as a speedometer + use internet radio.
It's a small investment, but I'll never go back to charging with a cord again. QI is standardized, so any QI standard cover will work with any QI standard charging pad. doesn't matter what device. can be any phone or tablet or other device with a QI charger on board.
Hi.
Just got a new S6 and I thought I would try out the new wireless charging which I think is great. I installed my metal plate however into my phone case to use my magnetic phone mount in my car but the wireless charging no longer works with this small 1” by 1” plate in the back. I’ve tried moving the plate around and can get the charging to work but if any of the plate is in contact with the coil it gets really hot fairly quickly.
I am able to move the metal plate far enough down in my case that it doesn’t interfere at all with the charging or get hot but then my phone isn’t as secure on the mount.
Does anyone have any recommendations or suggestions to get these two things to work in harmony?
I’m not interested in buying a new mount that does both. I’d like to keep what I already have.
In the end if I had to pick one or of the other, the magnetic mount would be my pick.
Just wanted to see if anyone else has the same problem.
I'm with you on that... Having the very same problem...
All I can suggest is using the USB cable with that magnetic mounting plate - given that Qi technology depends on using magnetic induction for charging wirelessly, you can't have that plate anywhere near the charging coil and expect it to work.
Plus, that'll let you use Quick Charge 2.0 capable 12V car chargers.