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Thunderbolt Inductive charging

Verizon now has stock of the LG wireless charging pad for $69.99. Unfortunately they are out of stock of the Inductive charging door to work with the pad. Door is priced at $39.99 when available though.
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Sweet, kind of expensive though... $39 just for a door?
Do you have a link? I did not see it listed under chargers.

Do they make a door for the extended battery also ?

Door probably costs like a dollar to make -_-
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Is there anymore information on this product? I came from a Palm Pre + that had this and I miss it very much.

I wonder if this would work? Its the inductive charger for the Palms, 14.99 or around 10.00 with discounts.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=11901&accessoryId=44727

royolpunk said:
Door probably costs like a dollar to make -_-
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Maybe a dollar's worth of material, but add design costs, testing, employees, shipping, retail employees, and enough markup to make it worth bringing to market and the price Isn't unreasonable.
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Seems silly to require a door when our current door supports inductive charing...

Our current door isn't compatible with a charging pad.
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mikec86 said:
I wonder if this would work? Its the inductive charger for the Palms, 14.99 or around 10.00 with discounts.
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/...ryDetails&archetypeId=11901&accessoryId=44727
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Yes, it would but it would take a bit of modding on the Tbolt in order for it to work. Its been done on the Evo.
Evo: http://www.goodandevo.net/2010/06/h...rk-with-palm-touchstone-wireless-charger.html

The stock battery door looks to me like it may have a coil built into it. Granted I have never seen a door with a coil before, but it looks like there is some kind of grid pattern on the inside of it, and it also has the contacts that electrically attach the door to the phone. I suppose it could be a wifi antenna or LTE antenna also. Anyone know what this is?

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I suppose it could be a wifi antenna or LTE antenna also. Anyone know what this is?
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Yep, it's an antenna. Lte I believe.
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pull the back off your phone. there are two contacts that touch the back door those are for signal boost of your phone.
Then just above the batter are these 4 pins that look like :: , from my understanding those are going to be the pins that an induction charger back touches to charge the phone through induction.

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Yep, it's an antenna. Lte I believe.
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But, from what I have read here, there are two other contacts that are made for the inductive charging door. So... instead of buy the charging door from verizon, you can make one like they did in the evo post, except you won't have to open the actual phone up, you can just route the wire to make contact at those charging points.

worm- said:
pull the back off your phone. there are two contacts that touch the back door those are for signal boost of your phone.
Then just above the batter are these 4 pins that look like :: , from my understanding those are going to be the pins that an induction charger back touches to charge the phone through induction.
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I thought the assumption was that those were for NFC.

mcmillanje said:
Yep, it's an antenna. Lte I believe.
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There are multiple antennae according to these pics from FCC.
http://www.wirelessgoodness.com/2011/04/11/the-htc-thunderbolt-gets-an-fcc-teardown/
When looking at the inside of the cover the one to the right is LTE+EVDO, left is GPS, and bottom is CDMA.
EDIT: Sorry, the one on the bottom isn't on the battery door, it's actually the bottom. Below the kickstand.

Maybe I'm an idiot but is it possible to power on your phone with the cover off?

give it a try....what can it hurt??? lol
yeah phone works fine..wifi works fine...all u lose is 3g and 4g data

Hm, I don't know if I can get by the fact the phone needs to be lined up right for it to charge. I routinely use my phone while it's charging, so having it lay there seems....like I'm not their intended market.
I'd imagine we're not too far off from having wireless charging that has some sort of radius around it. Man, I can't wait for that. Wires drive me mental.

I don't think our door supports inductive charging. When you go to www.Verizonwireless.com in the search bar type in inductive charging and the first query will populate the battery door. Haven't found the charging pad on their website but calling in to customer service will allow you to order one. Tell them you want LG charging pad as that the one that is required.
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How to get QI wireless charging on your SII without any permanent mods

I just got an S3, and was excited about the ability to use wireless charging. While looking for QI gear on eBay, I ironically stumbled across an item that will add that very same feature on my old SII, without any permanent hardware mod needed.
The item in question is this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200963522572?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
It's basically a QI charging inlay thing that has a very tiny microUSB connector, allowing you to connect it to essentially anything that charges via microUSB. I bought one just to try it out, and sure enough, it works like a charm with my old S II. I have a cheap (but great) TPU case on my S II, and the QI inlay fit absolutely perfectly between the case and the phone's actual back cover.
I used the SII for more than a year and a half, and I frankly hope that this was just invented a few weeks ago, as I hate to think that wireless charging for my S II was $16 away all that time >.<

Hey, *thanks* so much for this, it is just about exactly what i was looking for (and not able to track down on the net). Much appreciated and can't wait to try it out on my SGS2!

Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link

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Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link
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QI is a standard. Throw a rock and you will hit a compatible charger : p

Thanks, this was very useful info.

Will it work with PowerMat charging pad or I need to buy new one?
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Will it work with PowerMat charging pad or I need to buy new one?
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It's for the QI standard, so if PowerMat is QI, it will work. If not, it wont

Cant find qi logo, so probably i gonna need new mat
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brilliant. I've been searching for this for ages. Thanks

that is an interesting stuff.

No more cable.
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Just one question: can u still use the micro usb or do u have to remove it when you want to plug an usb cable in? For example for transferring stuff?

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Where can I get the charging pad to lay it on? It's not in the link
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Charching pad is for s4 i think but from zens there is one with cover for s3 i owned it both ???
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great stuff, but what will i do if i need to charge it by cable?

With "Android Tuner Free" you can see the incoming mAh when charging (at battery stats).
With standard wallcharger from samsung I get ~640mAh
Does anybody got the incoming mAh stats about wireless charging?
Anyway, I think cable is better because you can move and use your phone.

GreekBlood said:
With "Android Tuner Free" you can see the incoming mAh when charging (at battery stats).
With standard wallcharger from samsung I get ~640mAh
Does anybody got the incoming mAh stats about wireless charging?
Anyway, I think cable is better because you can move and use your phone.
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the wireless charging is ~600mAh

New nexus qi charger.

What about this one.
How much, and where?
http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/31/google-wireless-charging-pad/

It says PlayStore. Gotta keep an eye there....

As for me, the good Qi charger for the tablets should be bigger than tablet, have at least 5 or 6 charging coils and detectors (to start charging regardless how do you put a device), be quiet, no bright annoying lights, flat and stable enough for the night stand. And of course it should cost a reasonable price - definitely not a $80-100 but about $25-30 (hey, it's not a "super-duper high tech"; all parts will cost just a few bucks in mass production).
I still can't find anything like described above on a market

The original Nexus 7 had a tablet stand, and charging pins built in. I like the idea of wireless charging, but why doesn't Google offer a stand like the original, with wireless charging included?

If u use a cover u can not charge with the dock.
Wireless is easier as u just place the tablet on the qi pad with its cover.

Its now in stock 50 bucks.
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Wondering to order this koolpad manufactured QI charger from Amazon....
Is there anyone who has tried this or have some experience with it...then do share the reviews of it....
this is the link
http://www.amazon.com/Koolpad-Wirel...950731&sr=8-1&keywords=QI+charger+for+Nexus+5

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E7NEZXE/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Bought this one in black in September. I love it. Definitely on the cheap side in price And build.Quality but I have no complaints
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The 'official' one is available through the PlayStore now...
$50....
You can get 2 of the Nokias from AT&T for that.
It does have the magnets, though.
Does anyone recall if the N7 2013 can utilize that feature?

usb audio + wireless charging?

danvee said:
The 'official' one is available through the PlayStore now...
$50....
You can get 2 of the Nokias from AT&T for that.
It does have the magnets, though.
Does anyone recall if the N7 2013 can utilize that feature?
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Yes the n7 has the magnets
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Warbuff said:
Yes the n7 has the magnets
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Anyone tested it, with, the official Google cover?

rekd0514 said:
usb audio + wireless charging?
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Yes -- provided you get USB audio to work with a second-gen N7 in the first place. Wireless charging doesn't normally interfere with USB Audio.
Using stock 4.3 firmware on the N7.2, I've only been able to use external DACs with USB Audio Recorder Pro.

Who is the manufacturer of the new Google branded charger? Is it LG?
I ask because I have the N7 in the official Google case with the flip cover. I also have a few wireless chargers and the WCP-300 is the only charger that won't work through the back of the case.
And I agree with the comments about how well the Tylt charger works, even with the cover folded behind!

How's the official Nexus wireless charger?

I want to ask is how's the official Nexus wireless charger? Does it keep the phone charged up at 100% even after it's fully charged? Is the Play Store the only place to buy the wireless charger? Any negatives about the wireless charger that I should know about?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676249
Look into these

I got my LG one from amazon, It works just fine and charges wonderfully....
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C6VP03I/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Perfecto, I love it.:good:
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lsquare said:
I want to ask is how's the official Nexus wireless charger? Does it keep the phone charged up at 100% even after it's fully charged? Is the Play Store the only place to buy the wireless charger? Any negatives about the wireless charger that I should know about?
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From what I know, Yes the wireless charger does keep it charged at 100% even after it being fully charged. I've searched other places for this specific charger and couldn't find it elsewhere other than the play store. no negatives about the charger here. Trust me you get what you paid for

lsquare said:
I want to ask is how's the official Nexus wireless charger? Does it keep the phone charged up at 100% even after it's fully charged? Is the Play Store the only place to buy the wireless charger? Any negatives about the wireless charger that I should know about?
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It's good imo. Yes it does, none of that discharge, charge again crap. I got my charger from amazon. I wouldn't say it's a huge negative per say, but on mine the glass isn't fully flush (and I mean you would not notice unless you put it to your eye and REALLY look). But still works fine so meh.

I got the official nexus charger and official nexus 5 case from google. Works great. Stays fully charged and its great when going to bed and just setting my phone on the nightstand to charge. Less chance for damaging micro usb also. The wireless charger and unlocked boot loader were what made me make the switch from my s4.

johngeorge said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676249
Look into these
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The OP didn't ask about those.
As for the Official Wireless charger. I love it about 10 times more than all of the generics unmoddified. Just love coming home and putting my charger on the pad until it 'locks' in place. It tops off and is nice build quality. Even the ones that are stand base I couldn't get right that easily.

It is awesome.
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I just got mine last week. I swear by it now. Its more practical than it seems at first. Very happy with it. Although, I think the nexus 6 should come with one for free.
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Getting mine soon.
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My only complaint about it is that it can be tough to get the device lined up to charge if you have a case on the phone. Without a case it lines up pretty easily because of the magnets, but with a case on (even a thin TPU case) you have to make sure you're positioning it correctly because the magnets barely grab it.

it even works with my cruzerlite bumper.
this even has the advantage, that the magnetic effect isnt that strong so that it doesnt always almost rip off the charger of my desk

Love mine. I barely use the stock charger anymore. It's so easy to grab the phone on the go especially for a phone call.
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Works perfectly for me. I tried a couple of cheap ones before getting the official one

Mine works great. It keeps the 100% charge, no problem. You can get them from Amazon too, that's where I got mine. Mine is also mounted vertically on the side of my nightstand and has stayed in place perfectly now for about a month. Honestly, when I tug at the charger plate, I don't think it'll be easy to remove...
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Palm Pre Charger Works!

I just decided to try my old Palm Pre charger I had laying around and it worked to charge the Moto 360!! Godd news for anyone that may have em lying around.

thehustleman said:
I just decided to try my old Palm Pre charger I had laying around and it worked to charge the Moto 360!! Godd news for anyone that may have em lying around.
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But that's not even using the Qi wireless charging standard? How the hell??
Proof please?
Also does that same charger work on other Qi charging devices?

That was pre (no pun intended) Qi standard. I guess it was similar. I don't know how I'd prove it... I guess I can post a pic of it charging.
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That was pre (no pun intended) Qi standard. I guess it was similar. I don't know how I'd prove it... I guess I can post a pic of it charging.
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Yes please.

I can confirm that this is accurate. I'm debating whether or not to actually use it though. I don't know what the differences between the standards are. Makes me a little nervous.
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Its a little hard to place the watch since I added a metal band without an open end but these are the pics.

thehustleman said:
Its a little hard to place the watch since I added a metal band without an open end but these are the pics.
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That's bizarre. Are you able to charging anything else with that charger?

I don't have any other wireless charge devices
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I tested it out this morning and while the Palm Pre charger does put the watch into dock mode it does not actually charge the watch. I'm guessing there is some kind of magnet inside of the Palm charger that triggers dock mode. The charging element in the Palm charger is different than QI so I don't think it is physically possible for it to charge the 360 or any other QI device.

Too bad - My palm pre charge does not trigger dock mode or charging.

Doesn't work for me
My pre charger puts the phone into charge mode but instead the numbers go down.
So it kicks off the charging mode but because the screen is on it quickly kills the battery. Oh well.