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Considering the Incredible's Car Mount wasn't great... any ideas on good car mounts for the Thunderbolt? I figure there should be plenty of options out there because it has the same form factor/size as the Desire HD and Evo.
I'm looking for something easy... maybe two magnets, attach one to the back piece of a two-piece case and use it to attach it to a magnet stuck onto your car's dashboard? Anyone have a setup like this currently?
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I'd love for some kind of car mount that would allow shooting of video while driving. either a suction cup to the windshield with a hole (or self dremel job hole like people did for the D1) or something that can attach to the rear view mirror.

rotorocker said:
I'd love for some kind of car mount that would allow shooting of video while driving. either a suction cup to the windshield with a hole (or self dremel job hole like people did for the D1) or something that can attach to the rear view mirror.
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I loved my OG Droid car mount, which broke recently. I used a Dremel tool to cut a hole for the camera and it worked great. I hope the car mount can move as freely as the Droid mount did. Really hoping for a desktop dock, too.

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Looks like there Will be some type of mount according to the screenshot seen about the incredible HD in Verizons system. There is a part number for the tbolt that ends in mount....
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TheZuneLune said:
I loved my OG Droid car mount, which broke recently. I used a Dremel tool to cut a hole for the camera and it worked great. I hope the car mount can move as freely as the Droid mount did. Really hoping for a desktop dock, too.
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That is what I will do if nothing else materializes. I just hope it doesn't stutter with bumps from my wrx

Purchased car mount
I picked up my Thunderbolt as well as a car mount today I was pleasantly surprised that the car mount does not cover the camera and that it has a place to plug in your car charger. It seems well constructed.

TheZuneLune said:
I picked up my Thunderbolt as well as a car mount today I was pleasantly surprised that the car mount does not cover the camera and that it has a place to plug in your car charger. It seems well constructed.
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does your phone sit in the dock properly? the micro-usb end of mine seems "higher" than the other end. kind of weird

Mine sits a little high on the USB end..... I really wish there was a way to get back into the car home mode though after you exit it..... right now I've been having to undock and re-dock to re-launch car home.... really anoying.

TheZuneLune said:
I picked up my Thunderbolt as well as a car mount today I was pleasantly surprised that the car mount does not cover the camera and that it has a place to plug in your car charger. It seems well constructed.
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Was the car mount an HTC product or a generic one that would work? Can you tell me the cost? I just picked up the TBolt but my store didn't have anything so just wondering what my options are.

Car mount is made by HTC and is $29.99 retail at any Verizon store or online at vzw.com
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Any idea how it knows its in the dock?

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Any idea how it knows its in the dock?
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If motorola didn't happen to patent their magnet method that they used on their droid models, I would assume it would be a similar, if not the same method...

I think the magnet is standard, my htc eris, and fascinate worked by magnents

A general observation, here - if you want a bodaciously well built mount, look at Ram-mount . I have one in my Civic with two heads I can swap - 1 for iPad, one universal cell/pda.
Not cheap, in construction OR price...

Proclipusa.com...
I like and will keep the HTC Car dock. It suits my needs and is car to car transferrable.

Zerotwistknife7 said:
If motorola didn't happen to patent their magnet method that they used on their droid models, I would assume it would be a similar, if not the same method...
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Yeah I thought the Motorola's were the only ones that used this or had anyway of knowing they was docked.
destroyerbmx said:
I think the magnet is standard, my htc eris, and fascinate worked by magnents
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I had no idea the Eris or Fascinate had magnetic switches or any way of knowing they were docked automatically.
I know the HTC Incredible has no magnetic switching or anyway of knowing its docked, basically there isn't an automatic dock mode on the Incredible at all.

macewank said:
does your phone sit in the dock properly? the micro-usb end of mine seems "higher" than the other end. kind of weird
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No,, it seemed to dock fine. Make sure you snap it behind the top overlap piece. I was very pleased that it did not cover the camera and the it has the usb mount. Charging the OG Droid while in the dock was a real pain. I shot some video with it docked this AM and it performed fine. The road was not real smooth so it picked up the bumps, but it beats me trying to hold it.

I can second and third the HTC dock is awesome. I'm coming from an original, then v2 droid dock.
There are a couple of things though.
1. You really have to jam the phone on the right side(by the usb) in the dock to get car dock to come up. Its super tight. You'll actually hear a click once you get it in far enough.
2. You can't get back into car mode if you exit out without redocking.
3. You can't dock the phone if you have any cases and such.
4. I can't seem to change any of the icon choices they give you. I'd much prefer a more "stock" car/home experience. There are a couple other minor annoyances I have with the "dock" program they use in general but it does work well.

Verizon has a car mount just like the OG Droid, it automatically turns the phone into a navigation, it only cost 30, I saw it yesterday, it has the magnets.

I might like a car dock if it fit my phone with the innocase on it.

Nexus 5 Car Mount Thread

How do you mount nexus 5 in your car. Post!
I'm using this: a 2 in one mount.It's an aged mount for my old s3, but it also fits new nexus 5 perfectly.
I have used this a number of times now. It holds the phone very solid.
http://www.wowparts.com/new-univers...4s-samsung-i9300-note-2-n7100-blackberry-z10/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2302206

RAM X-Grip

I love my Tetrax FIX. I don't have my Nexus 5 yet (arriving tomorrow), but my wife and I both have Tetrax FIX's in each of our cars, as well as the attachments on our two current phones (HTC Evo 4G LTE & Samsung Galaxy S3). I'm assuming the Nexus 5 will still work with the Tetrax, as it is designed to be minimal and universal.

I usually wait for ProClip to come out with a new phone holder.
http://www.proclipusa.com/

+1 for proclip. I am using the iPhone proclip holder and holds the nexus decent.

omadhaun said:
I love my Tetrax FIX. I don't have my Nexus 5 yet (arriving tomorrow), but my wife and I both have Tetrax FIX's in each of our cars, as well as the attachments on our two current phones (HTC Evo 4G LTE & Samsung Galaxy S3). I'm assuming the Nexus 5 will still work with the Tetrax, as it is designed to be minimal and universal.
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Problem with these magnet solutions is that they interfere with wireless charging. :crying:

bleuiko said:
Problem with these magnet solutions is that they interfere with wireless charging. :crying:
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Oh crap, I didn't even think about that! Thanks for pointing that out bleuiko. I've been planning to use both the magnet car dock and the wireless charging, but now I'm going to have to make a decision between the two...

Pro clip. Just waiting on the to make the Nexus 5 dock.

Here's my N4 rig which is not surprisingly also my N5 rig. In my 2006 Mazda 6. Simply blocked the middle vent with a round plastic disc and attached the clip with it's suction cup.
Clip from here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8ST18
Album here: http://imgur.com/a/u1AVO#0

using MONTAR : http://www.amazon.com/WinnerGear-Universal-Smartphones-Windshield-Blackberry/dp/B00BZWW3ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383688782&sr=8-1&keywords=montar
or this one for UK :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Universal-Smartphones-Windshield-Dashboard-Blackberry/dp/B00BZWW3ES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391757748&sr=8-1&keywords=montar
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omadhaun said:
I love my I don't have my Nexus 5 yet (arriving tomorrow), but my wife and I both have Tetrax FIX's in each of our cars, as well as the attachments on our two current phones (HTC Evo 4G LTE & Samsung Galaxy S3). I'm assuming the Nexus 5 will still work with the Tetrax, as it is designed to be minimal and universal.
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I have been using Tetrax for years on my iphone and my s4. I use an x-way version so i can landscape the phone easier. main issue issue get getting the dam metal dots to stick to the cases It generally boils down to a good chunk of crazy glue. Main issue is i plan to use wireless charging with it and i don't think having a steel disk glues to back of phone/case most likely will impair that. I was looking at buying an I-bolt.

proclip for sure. that's the only mount that will ever go in my car
*EDIT*
turns out it fits in my Nexus 4 proclip mount... but Google/LG decided to flip the micro USB port so i can't use the same hardwired charging cable (it's a right angle plug) without cutting it open, which i'd rather not do... but it fits, just no charging :-/

Just an fyi, according to the proclip facebook page, a person asked if they would get one for the N5 and they said they had picked up two devices and should have a mount ready in 4-6 weeks. They said updates on the nexus 5 proclip would be available via the facebook page.

I've just received one of these:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B007Y94CPO/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The quality is great, and because it's universal i won't need to buy a new mount for every new phone in future! The arms are spring loaded and released by a button on the back. Put the phone in, squeeze the arms together and it holds the phone perfectly. There's also a really nice rubber padding on every part that's in contact with the phone.
Most of the Amazon reviews are really positive too. I can't see there being any issues with it even after years of use. It really is a solid product! :good:

I believe the most convenient solution would be to use a Qi car dock: no connection needed and accommodate most cases. I looked around a little but but haven't found many options that look like they wont break down in a year
There is This one
That one (more expensive)
And This incredibly expensive LG official solution. (it got me thinking about making my own...
Any thoughts ? I really don't want to connect and dusconnect usb cables all the time ...

I bought this a while back for my GS4.
Works really well even with my ringke slim on the GS4.
To my surprise, it works with the N5 and without adding the thin metal plate as the N5 has the steel discs already built into it. It's not super strong like using the thin metal plate, but it holds fine.
The material on the mount (on top of the magnets) is also like that of the back of the N5 so it does rotate fairly easily once mounted so maybe in a landscape view, if not centered, it would move some on a bumpy road.

dispatch said:
Here's my N4 rig which is not surprisingly also my N5 rig. In my 2006 Mazda 6. Simply blocked the middle vent with a round plastic disc and attached the clip with it's suction cup.
Clip from here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8ST18
Album here: http://imgur.com/a/u1AVO#0
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FYI the N5 is polarized differently than the N4. I realized this today driving to work in the SNOW. I can't see the screen at all when the phone is in landscape mode and I'm wearing polarized sunglassses. I don't particularly like portrait in the car, but my tasker/rotate workaround which isn't perfect (for google's RIDICULOUS decision to rip car mode out of android) coupled with the polarization issue will force my hand.
This clip rotates easily, thankfully. I know for many of you charging in the car dock is a must. For me I've learned to live without it.

i use the brodit proclip from my nexus 4 fits perfect

I absolutely love my Kenu Airframe so far. I'll have to see how it works in the winter with hot air from the vent blowing on my Nexus 5.
http://www.kenu.com/products/airframe

I use the Mountek nGroove - goes into the CD slot.
http://www.mountek.com/Mountek-nGroove-Grip-Universal-Smartphones/dp/B004G1L52Q

Docks anyone???

Has anyone purchased and received a desktop dock for the Moto X yet? How is it?
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Desktop Dock for MOTO X
eyc said:
Has anyone purchased and received a desktop dock for the Moto X yet? How is it?
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Hi
Well I have this dreamgear desktop dock for my MOTO X...its a bit pricey but I like it...you can check out....
may be you find it better somewhere....

I have the official docks. I like them quite a bit.
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Ive been checking Moto's website but they are still out of stock. I want a desk cradle.

I don't know if it's true or not but I saw someone say that they discontinued the official docks. I had one and to be honest it really wasn't that good, nothing about it made it really work well for the moto x it was the same as any universal dock.

Do active notifications work on the dock? I know that daydream takes over, but then what happens with notifications? Thanks!
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I have the Griffin "official" dock and it's not worth $30. It works find with the SUPCASE but I find the phone too easily rocked back and forth when docked. The dock feels like something you would buy off Ebay for $5 w free shipping from China. Okay maybe not that cheap but you get the idea. Daydream works well. Haven't noticed any notifications though. I don't think any come across when in daydream.
Edit: By default when you put the phone in the griffin dock and daydream activates there are no active notifications displayed. I only see the clock on the screen with the notification sound. If I tap on the screen it makes daydream go away and the screen goes black. Once I do that, new active notifications start showing up. I haven't tried anything else since I like daydream and prefer that mode when docked.

The only thing I miss on my Moto X is the wireless charging my Nexus had. A nice dock would go a long way to address that, but this ain't the one. It really looks out of place, and if it disables notifications (even temporarily) what's the point.
I am hopeful we'll see a nice 3rd party offering, but I'm not betting the farm on it.

Does anyone know what the Moto X is using to go into dock mode? I have both the Motorola Flip stand with smart cable, and the droid 3 dock, both which put my Droid M into dock mode, but have no effect on the Moto X. I would like to be able to use it as a nightstand clock, like I do with my M.
Thanks,

eyc said:
Has anyone purchased and received a desktop dock for the Moto X yet? How is it?
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Perhaps a dumb question in a thread about docks.. But does anyone know what case that is in the second pic??
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danachee said:
Does anyone know what the Moto X is using to go into dock mode? I have both the Motorola Flip stand with smart cable, and the droid 3 dock, both which put my Droid M into dock mode, but have no effect on the Moto X. I would like to be able to use it as a nightstand clock, like I do with my M.
Thanks,
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Some one posted that magnets are used. He found it out because a paper clip stuck to the dock.
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James4.0 said:
Some one posted that magnets are used. He found it out because a paper clip stuck to the dock.
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Yes! The answer is magnet. Since droid motorola use this technology. One same magnet could activate car mode or desk mode. It's just invert poles.
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I don't know if anyone cares, but I'm using the same dock for my Moto X that I was using for my Galaxy note 2. You can find a link here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-USB-Da...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item1c308b96cc
I'm also using the Anker case here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDHXD3C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and it docks and charges just fine. It doesn't register as a dock though, but daydream works, and makes this the perfect bedside companion. For $5 bucks, its totally worth it.

codygs83 said:
Perhaps a dumb question in a thread about docks.. But does anyone know what case that is in the second pic??
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This -> http://www.kidigi.com/products_lv2.php?pid=1499

rvbarton said:
I don't know if anyone cares, but I'm using the same dock for my Moto X that I was using for my Galaxy note 2. You can find a link here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dual-USB-Da...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item1c308b96cc
I'm also using the Anker case here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EDHXD3C/ref=oh_details_o06_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and it docks and charges just fine. It doesn't register as a dock though, but daydream works, and makes this the perfect bedside companion. For $5 bucks, its totally worth it.
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The stand looks good for 5 bucks! (Actually $7.50 now) Do I just plug in the standard usb power connector?

codygs83 said:
Perhaps a dumb question in a thread about docks.. But does anyone know what case that is in the second pic??
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Looks like an Anker or Bear Motion, not sure though:
http://www.amazon.com/Anker®-Minimalistic-Motorola-Google-Surface/dp/B00EDI7QFM
http://www.amazon.com/Bear-Motion-Premium-Google-Motorola/dp/B00EE26TOG

tonyguy2000 said:
The stand looks good for 5 bucks! (Actually $7.50 now) Do I just plug in the standard usb power connector?
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Yup. That's it. Nothing fancy or major. It just works! Let me know how you like it.

I bought the griffin one and this one from ebay. We'll see which one is better. I need a dock that I can use in the dark is why.
http://r.ebay.com/UU0AHz

ccriativo said:
Yes! The answer is magnet. Since droid motorola use this technology. One same magnet could activate car mode or desk mode. It's just invert poles.
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Thanks, I guess I'll need to be a bit creative if I don't want to purchase another dock. I wouldn't mind if there was one that held the phone in the horizontal direction (landscape), so the clock numbers are large. But so far, since the power button is on the bottom, they all hold it vertically.

danachee said:
Thanks, I guess I'll need to be a bit creative if I don't want to purchase another dock. I wouldn't mind if there was one that held the phone in the horizontal direction (landscape), so the clock numbers are large. But so far, since the power button is on the bottom, they all hold it vertically.
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Take a look at this http://www.ibolt.co/ibu-33405
I've ordered one. It has power supply and holds the phone horizontally and vertically. I'll put a magnet inside of it trying to trigger car mode.
This will be my solution for car mode. For desk you can try http://www.ibolt.co/ibmhl-33200. It holds horizontally. But I don't know if you can put a magnet inside of it.
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Super strong magnetic car dock

Hello all, just got my parents the Moto G for Christmas and I went ahead and got them this car dock. It's super strong! The circular metal plate that comes with the dock is thin enough to slip in between the back cover and the battery. All I did was add a drop of super glue to keep it from moving around. Obviously it won't charge, you'll need to buy a standard car adapter, but for $25, I'm very impressed!
http://www.amazon.com/Cradle-less-Q...387844653&sr=1-1&keywords=iMagnet+Cradle-less
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That's interesting, wonder if the magnet affects battery life/reception or not.
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That's interesting, wonder if the magnet affects battery life/reception or not.
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I don't think so. I use a Nexus 5 with a LG Qi charger with some glued in neodymium magnets and I haven't had a problem with charging, reception, or battery. Of course that doesn't have a metal plate behind it. But with the Moto G, the metal plate wouldn't be touching the phone (presumably where the antennas lie), only the plastic back cover

Sadly the UK amazon & eBay don't seem to have any, I'll have to see if the US Amazon ship to UK
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I use a "wonder holder" her in the UK, same premise strong magnet, metal plate (although wonder holder's is smaller and neater)
Costs £5 from any petrol station pretty much. Seen them everywhere.
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I'm planning to make my own one (already bought all the needed parts, just gotta wait for them to arrive).

Is there a way to get the phone to go into car mode when docked with these?

dannyfritz said:
Is there a way to get the phone to go into car mode when docked with these?
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Tasker has magnetic field trigger that can be used in this scenario.

miklosbard said:
Tasker has magnetic field trigger that can be used in this scenario.
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I don't think that will work. There is a magnet placed in the phone too.

at least it works with my MotoG. You just have to specify a range of values that triggers the car mode (with and without the 'trigger_magnet'.
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I don't think that will work. There is a magnet placed in the phone too.
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the magnets used for the holder are much stronger than the one inside so it should work, but I haven't yet tested it myself
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miklosbard said:
the magnets used for the holder are much stronger than the one inside so it should work, but I haven't yet tested it myself
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So the thing you put inside the phone is actually just metal. The dock is magnetic. It works just how you described.
The dock is great.

glad you are happy I created a home made version of it, but haven't finished the part that gets into the car
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glad you are happy I created a home made version of it, but haven't finished the part that gets into the car
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Let us know, how your home made solution worked. Spending some $25 on a cradle is a bit too much for me...
Another thing is, does the navigation app shows the north direction properly with this type of magnetic dock?

suhridkhan said:
Let us know, how your home made solution worked. Spending some $25 on a cradle is a bit too much for me...
Another thing is, does the navigation app shows the north direction properly with this type of magnetic dock?
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actually I already tested it without the car. (put the magnets freely on a big steel plate, small layer of a used balloon rubber over them for traction. On the phone I only put a small layer of steel behind the cover, that's all.
during the test I just tapped the phones to the rubberized magnets and started to move the big steel plate in every direction with increasing force. It did hold even with putting so much force that could throw the phone like 20 meters.
Now I just need my car back from the shop so I can fit the holder to its final place.
If you are interested I can check for the exact type of magnets and provide screenshots about the final product
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miklosbard said:
actually I already tested it without the car. (put the magnets freely on a big steel plate, small layer of a used balloon rubber over them for traction. On the phone I only put a small layer of steel behind the cover, that's all.
during the test I just tapped the phones to the rubberized magnets and started to move the big steel plate in every direction with increasing force. It did hold even with putting so much force that could throw the phone like 20 meters.
Now I just need my car back from the shop so I can fit the holder to its final place.
If you are interested I can check for the exact type of magnets and provide screenshots about the final product
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Much appreciated the info. Please let me know the type of magnet you bought. If it's online, please share the link with us.
Could you test the GPS with the magnet connected, if it shows the north properly?

Any Neodymium magnet will do.
Here's the one i bought : http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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You can even salvage an old/used/broken Harddrive as it contains two of them.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pulling-apart-a-desktop-hard-drive-to-get-rare-ear/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Reusing-Old-Hard-Drive-Magnets/

Kameo said:
Any Neodymium magnet will do.
Here's the one i bought : http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
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You can even salvage an old/used/broken Harddrive as it contains two of them.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Pulling-apart-a-desktop-hard-drive-to-get-rare-ear/
http://www.instructables.com/id/Reusing-Old-Hard-Drive-Magnets/
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the magnets found in hard drives are just too weak to hold the phone during driving.
(I will test the compass tomorrow as I have my magnets at work right now)
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I'm not sure about it.
I've seen a video where a guy test the magnet's strength with a whole bunch of keys which looks heavier than a phone.
You've got classes for those magnets, cheapest ones are usually N35, some of the strongest are N48. So basically if you put several N35 (like i'll do with my previous order) you'll end with strong ones.

Kameo said:
I'm not sure about it.
I've seen a video where a guy test the magnet's strength with a whole bunch of keys which looks heavier than a phone.
You've got classes for those magnets, cheapest ones are usually N35, some of the strongest are N48. So basically if you put several N35 (like i'll do with my previous order) you'll end with strong ones.
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magnet size matters, and if you find a neodymium one in a hard drive it will be tiny like hell, otherwise it would kill it. Also don't forget that here we have the back panel between the magnets and the steel part and that requires much more force to hold the phone from this 'far'
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these little parts are cut from a 1mm wide steel disk so they fit in the little holes in the back without adding bulk to the phone. As the holder part I used two 20x5mm round N35 magnets next to each other, one facing upside-down so they create a stronger loop. On them I put some rubber coating for traction (cut from party balloons).
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My Nexus Wireless Charger Car Mount Setup

Hi everybody! I've seen a few threads about figuring how to use the Nexus Wireless Charger as a car mount/dock for our Nexus 5 phones and this is the solution that I've come up with. It's not the cheapest option as this charger costs more than most others out there. However, I wanted to utilize one of the standout features of the Nexus 5 which is being able to use the wireless magnetic charger out of the box without any modifications. I also didn't want to do any drastic mods to mount that to my car. I've seen other threads showing how some of you smart engineer types can rig some cool setups using paper clips and rubber bands. I'm no Macguyver (though I wish I was that smart).
I actually have tried to mount a wireless charging dock. This was a few years ago when I had the Palm Pre, which had the wireless charging (and also magnetic) Touchstone. To keep it short, I used this moldable plastic stuff to fix it to a car mount, which was then screwed onto my dashboard. It was not pretty at all. Plus, that moldable plastic ended up melting on a hot summer day. Shortly after that Palm got sold to HP and webOS went the way of the Dodo. I moved on to a Samsung Galaxy SII and have been missing the webOS cards and the Touchstone ever since.
Now comes the Nexus 5. To my surprise Google/LG also announces the awesome Nexus Wireless Charger. FINALLY something equivalent to the amazing Palm Touchstone. I just HAVE to have it.
Once you use something like a Touchstone and the Nexus Wireless Charger, it's tough to go back. Yes, you can still plug in the microUSB cord and yes it's not a big deal. But once you start using a nice magnetic wireless charger, you'll know. You just pop the phone on, it holds in place, and charges. Simple. In the car it makes absolute sense. Now I wish that the stock Android homescreen supports landscape mode by default and that there was a better interface for car use, but those are software issues which I think will only get better with time. As far as hardware goes though, the Nexus 5 along with the Nexus Wireless Charger on a good car mount works amazing. No need to modify the phone or your car dashboard and the magnet holds the phone on strongly. The only main disadvantage hardware-wise is that the phone has to be naked for the magnet to hold strongly. I also wish the Nexus 5 has the Touchless Controls of the Moto X; that would seem like the perfect thing to do have while the phone is docked on the car.
TLDR version: Magnetic wireless chargers are friggin awesome and are even more awesomer to use as a car dock. List of stuff, pics and video below.
Please excuse my dirty dusty car, poor speaking skills and shaky camera.
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List of items:
Nexus Wireless Charger
Price: $49.99
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Nexus_Wireless_Charger?id=nexus_wireless_charger&hl=en
Arkon Sticky Suction Mounting Pedestal w/ 3" Articulating Arm
Item #: GN079WD-SBH
Price: $14.95
Use with
Arkon Vertical Female Dual T-Slot Adapter w/ 3M Adhesive Back
Item #: AP016-3M
Price: $7.95
http://www.arkon.com/
The 'Sticky Suction' items are new and don't seem to be on the site yet, but they're listed in the 2014 catalog PDF. I was able to order directly from them and pick up since I live nearby in Southern California. I like their modular approach to the car mounts by having the ball and dual T adapters and I was glad to find something that I could easily stick the Nexus wireless charger to for my setup.
Also if you're wondering, this is the USB Car Charger I'm using and it seems to not have any problems so far.
Scosche Dual 10 Watt 2.1A USB Car Charger
http://www.amazon.com/Scosche-USBC202M-Charger-works-iPhone/dp/B0077PM3KG/

I don't know how much I trust that magnet did it fall off on anyone im really tempted to try this out

I really want to do this, but I feel like you can only do this if you don't use a case. Even though the wireless charger should work with thinner cases, I don't think the magnet will hold very well unless the phone is naked.

PsychDrummer said:
I really want to do this, but I feel like you can only do this if you don't use a case. Even though the wireless charger should work with thinner cases, I don't think the magnet will hold very well unless the phone is naked.
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Correct. I haven't seen a magnetic one yet that can hold this phone with a case on. It's kinda weird considering phone cases are the norm. Why not make it with stronger magnets to compensate?
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Better question is why can't someone make a case with metal tabs in the same locations as the phone?
That way the magnets wouldn't have to be stronger.
They'd have my money instantly.
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Nice project man! Very clean!
Can you do me a favor? When the phone is attached, can you measure the magnetic field? Just use an apk that measure with the magnetic field sensor of the phone.
Thanks a lot!
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I have done pretty much the same thing (just a different mount) but I had had issues finding a USB cable that will work. Can you tell me which one you used?

mrro82 said:
Correct. I haven't seen a magnetic one yet that can hold this phone with a case on. It's kinda weird considering phone cases are the norm. Why not make it with stronger magnets to compensate?
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The Google LG Brand Quick Cover (the flappy one) actually has steel bits to align with the magnets. It actually holds on stronger than without the case!

This is VERY cool! Thank you!
Quick question, do you get any vibrations when driving, or when you hit a speed bump? I drive a truck and the dash vibrats... I wonder if it would hold. I guess I could always connect it to the glass...

Is your phone charging when you are using navigation app (Google maps for example)?
I've tried with Chinese cheap wireless charger and performance for this case isn't amazing.
At least it's not discharging, but not able to charge with navigation on.

Redwid said:
Is your phone charging when you are using navigation app (Google maps for example)?
I've tried with Chinese cheap wireless charger and performance for this case isn't amazing.
At least it's not discharging, but not able to charge with navigation on.
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I wanted to know the same, as I have a similar setup as the op but when I use gps the battery drains faster then it charges, trying to work out if the 2a car charger isn't supplying enough current or gps just isn't possible with wireless charging?

I need the different links to the apparatus, one of arkon items cannot be shipped to india.