I have the official vzw incredible car mount, and I really like using to mount the phone as a gps in car. The only trouble that I have with it is that with the phone mounted low on the windshield, the sun heats up the phone to the point where the battery becomes too hot (60 degrees Celsius) and the phone stops charging. I then have to take the phone off of the mount and place it somewhere not in the sun until it cools off.
I have been trying to think of ways to combat this, and have come up with a few ideas:
I could place the mount high on the glass, so that the phone is not in the sun. The only issue with this is that the power cord is in the way.
I could make a shield out of thick white paper to block the sun from warming up the phone. This would have a side benefit of reducing glare.
Any other thoughts and/or is anyone else having this trouble?
I had this same problem. I bought the universal air vent mount from amzer and blasting the a/c on the phone constantly helps.
i had this problem with my Moto Droid with the official Verizon windshield mount and this was in the middle of winter. when i got my Inc i decided to go a different route. i got a mount that bolts to a seat mounting bolt and has a long gooseneck on it. it doesn't look as sleek and it's not in an ideal place to be used as a GPS but i'd rather not kill my phone from extreme heat.
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it's out of the sun most of the time and so far the temps have stayed under 42c.
jasonb1985 said:
i had this problem with my Moto Droid with the official Verizon windshield mount and this was in the middle of winter. when i got my Inc i decided to go a different route. i got a mount that bolts to a seat mounting bolt and has a long gooseneck on it. it doesn't look as sleek and it's not in an ideal place to be used as a GPS but i'd rather not kill my phone from extreme heat.
it's out of the sun most of the time and so far the temps have stayed under 42c.
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link for that type of mount?
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link for that type of mount?
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http://www.arkon.com/Smartphone_Holder.php
the one with this description: "SM425-S : Universal Phone Mount for Seat Bolt or Floor Mounting"
5th one down on the left.
Is this a common problem? I'm planning a road trip soon, about a fifteen hour drive, and planned to use my incredible for navigation. I'll mount it on the dashboard and have the ac running (comfortably, not full blast all the time though, and it won't be blowing directly on the phone). Do you his think this will be a problem?
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Is this a common problem? I'm planning a road trip soon, about a fifteen hour drive, and planned to use my incredible for navigation. I'll mount it on the dashboard and have the ac running (comfortably, not full blast all the time though, and it won't be blowing directly on the phone). Do you his think this will be a problem?
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if the sun is shining directly on it for an extended period of time, then yes, it will be a problem. i seriously don't know how Verizon can sell their mount and not have a warning about it possibly overheating. i would definitely crank some A/C on it if you can, this is what i did with my Moto Droid when i was using it and it kept it within a safe range.
This was reported before, as long as your phone is completely charged BEFORE you start using the Navigation App, you should be perfectly fine.
The problem exists when the phone is being charged and the Navigation is chewing through the battery at the same time. I had this happen to me and i had to place it in front of the A/C until it got cool enough to continue charging the battery (the heat will trigger a defense mechanism to prevent battery explosions), once it reached 100% it was fine and ran directly off of the charging port.
jasonb1985 said:
http://www.arkon.com/Smartphone_Holder.php
the one with this description: "SM425-S : Universal Phone Mount for Seat Bolt or Floor Mounting"
5th one down on the left.
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all devices will overheat from extreme exposure to the sun. Why put a warning on it? It happened to my Sirius radio that was mounted on my vent with the clip set. I had to take it and put it up if I wasn't in the car or the sun would overheat it and it wouldn't work. Throw the A/C on and presto no problems! It would run as long as I was in the car!
It's common sense hot = not working.
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all devices will overheat from extreme exposure to the sun. Why put a warning on it? It happened to my Sirius radio that was mounted on my vent with the clip set. I had to take it and put it up if I wasn't in the car or the sun would overheat it and it wouldn't work. Throw the A/C on and presto no problems! It would run as long as I was in the car!
It's common sense hot = not working.
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common sense isn't so common anymore.
mcwoods said:
all devices will overheat from extreme exposure to the sun. Why put a warning on it? It happened to my Sirius radio that was mounted on my vent with the clip set. I had to take it and put it up if I wasn't in the car or the sun would overheat it and it wouldn't work. Throw the A/C on and presto no problems! It would run as long as I was in the car!
It's common sense hot = not working.
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My GPS device has never overheated in the 2 years i have owned it. Even when its empty and has to charge the battery and power the device at the same time. The lack of ventilation is the problem here, not sun exposure.
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can't wait to get it, can someone recommend a GPS app with offline maps?
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00689UXPY...tiveASIN=B00689UXPY&adid=1WATYKS5K2WXPAHRSVX1
can't wait to get it, can someone recommend a GPS app with offline maps?
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Sygic is the best offline navigation app that I have used.
Try NavFree
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For a navigation when I don't have a signal Copilot has not let me down yet. You download the maps directly to the device.
I ordered this one yesterday:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8ST36/
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00689UXPY...tiveASIN=B00689UXPY&adid=1WATYKS5K2WXPAHRSVX1
can't wait to get it, can someone recommend a GPS app with offline maps?
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Didn't Google maps do offline navigation if you download the map in advance now?
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@Prey521
does yours hold up to the tablet weight?
i am concerned if i go thru bumps and stuff if the thing will fall from the window
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@Prey521
does yours hold up to the tablet weight?
i am concerned if i go thru bumps and stuff if the thing will fall from the window
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Been using it for the last 2 days with no problems. Driving into NYC now to put the potholes to the test lol
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@Prey521
does yours hold up to the tablet weight?
i am concerned if i go thru bumps and stuff if the thing will fall from the window
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It held up without a hitch through the potholes of NYC.......this mount is rock solid.
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@Prey521
does yours hold up to the tablet weight?
i am concerned if i go thru bumps and stuff if the thing will fall from the window
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I have tested this pretty extensively. It holds up great in my civic and my suburban. However, it you mount it to flat glass it falls off repeatedly. I drove a bus for our church vacation bible school and it fell of twic in 5 minutes. To make it worse, on of the arbs slid out and got lost. My best guess is that it needs the extra space behind the suction cup that a curved window offers.
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I have tested this pretty extensively. It holds up great in my civic and my suburban. However, it you mount it to flat glass it falls off repeatedly. I drove a bus for our church vacation bible school and it fell of twic in 5 minutes. To make it worse, on of the arbs slid out and got lost. My best guess is that it needs the extra space behind the suction cup that a curved window offers.
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I have it on my dash and what i did was to put a dab of water on the plastic suction cup before sticking on the glass
i am just afraid that someone might smash my window for it so remove it when i am done driving unless i am park at my own space
i found my car mount today to at Home Depot in the form of a roll of velcro tape, just 4 penny size circles in each corner was enough to hold the nexus firmly in place. i ordered a hard plastic case so i can put the tape on that instead of the tablet.
Just an FYI for my fellow Californian's, it's illegal to have anything (ie.Mobile Phone cradles, GPS, etc.) attached to the windshield apart from your Rear-view Mirror.
The Velcro idea is awesome wonder if the hard case will hold up to the heat and cold
I have some of those ezpass (toll transponder) plastic velcros with 3M tapes laying around and will try this
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The Velcro idea is awesome wonder if the hard case will hold up to the heat and cold
I have some of those ezpass (toll transponder) plastic velcros with 3M tapes laying around and will try this
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even if it doesnt the velcro on the tablet itself isnt that bad at all, doesnt really bother me. just put the soft velcro on the tablet and the hooks on the car
californiarailroader said:
Just an FYI for my fellow Californian's, it's illegal to have anything (ie.Mobile Phone cradles, GPS, etc.) attached to the windshield apart from your Rear-view Mirror.
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That's actually not true. You can attach it within a 5"x5"section on the lower driver side corner or a 7"x7" section on the lower passenger side corner. However, these are both still extremely limiting.
californiarailroader said:
Just an FYI for my fellow Californian's, it's illegal to have anything (ie.Mobile Phone cradles, GPS, etc.) attached to the windshield apart from your Rear-view Mirror.
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anything except a toll transponder which I think you can stick it anywhere
I dont understand but I'd suppose they have their reasons
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anything except a toll transponder which I think you can stick it anywhere
I dont understand but I'd suppose they have their reasons
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They can interfere with your vision.
I ordered a cheap desk stand from eBay, for the galaxy SII and the 4x HD fits perfectly!
I also customised a dock for my car, got fed up with trying to squeeze the phone into a rubbish looking universal mount, then connecting a trailing cable. So I hid the cables hard-wired behind the dash, and dremel'd the dock to shape, bent it with a hot air-gun, clamping it in a vice. Getting the connector to stay in place took a hot glue gun. (leaving a cavity underneath means I can still reach my headlight switch, not that i use it, I leave it set to on 100% of the time on the Volvo, as it makes no difference - the daytime running lights are set up to be the main dipped headlights anyway!)
I think now I've got a working prototype I'll buy another and redo it a bit neater. (The dock is only about £4 from china!) as the plastic has reacted a bit to the heat!
The dock is simply squeezed into the gap in the dash trim, it holds fine.
The phone jiggles a bit and it isn't angled towards the driver quite right, but it's fine, and certainly easier than having to fiddle the phone and charger in every time I get in the car!
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look great !!! cool man ^^
I Should add, people have commented on two things - firstly in a crash it's going to fly out very easy and be dangerous (Though surely any cheap phone mount will also! Only something like a Brodit will hold it very securely)
Secondly (and quite worryingly!) Perhaps the charging socket will wear out from sitting wobbling around?
Nice but isn't mobile blocking your air-conditioning channel?
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Yeah, but sitting in the flow of air wasn't a big deal for me. Most universal mounts mount onto a vent!
I since removed this! Firstly, the phone wobbles quite a lot - I was worried that the charging socket could get worn out.
Also, in the event of a crash it would fly around quite easily!
I now use a Clingo, but I modified it by screwing the tip of the ball-joint onto a Brodit base, so it's held next to my stereo
Hi, can you please give the url for the dock you bought ?
Thanks.
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Wow!! what a creative idea, charging and cooling at the same time. Good job.
@Ben-B can you post the ebay link? looks like a really good idea for us 4x drivers. I assume ANY S2 docks will do right?
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@Ben-B can you post the ebay link? looks like a really good idea for us 4x drivers. I assume ANY S2 docks will do right?
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I have one like this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sync-Charge-Cradle-Dock-Station-Charger-For-Samsung-Galaxy-S2-S3-S4-i9300-i9500-/231021608377?pt=UK_BOI_Electrical_Components_Supplies_ET&var=&hash=item35c9f5fdb9
Though I've now added a shim of card (taped on the back part with black electrical tape) to hold it at just the right angle.
Just to clarify, I'm just talking about desk stands here, the car cradle idea was just me bodging a desk stand, but I don't use that any more.
I doubt a real G S2 car cradle will hold the 4x, the width would have to be the same and I'm sure it's not!
I did not put it in my car yet, I'll do it tomorrow. However, here are some pics of it fully assembled in my junky office.
https://plus.google.com/photos/111286251302377428260/albums/5771541708314218385/5771541711462302194
Also, here is the link from where i purchased. Great price.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004M8ST36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
Thanks!
Does it have a 2-pin slide lock that mounts to the suction cup? I have a seat mount in my car that I can interchange cradles on like that. The cradle would work if it comes off.
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Does it have a 2-pin slide lock that mounts to the suction cup? I have a seat mount in my car that I can interchange cradles on like that. The cradle would work if it comes off.
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Yeah it does.. on a side note: I was just in Nassau two weeks ago.
Here's a new pic I took this morning..
I'll never get lost again
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and NO i dont drive around like that, just being a bit silly.
It's ENORMOUS .. (resize ya pic :good: )
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It's ENORMOUS .. (resize ya pic :good: )
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It's how I roll, you should of seen the pic before i dropped the reso half way down.
Just look at the g+ page.
https://plus.google.com/photos/111286251302377428260/albums/5771541708314218385
I have been using the same mount for the last week. Love it! I cached the maps for my area and use Google maps regularly..
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Here's a new pic I took this morning..
I'll never get lost again
and NO i dont drive around like that, just being a bit silly.
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It looks like you mounted it on your dash rather than on the windshield. I like that better since I've been looking to get a friction mount. Can I ask what you used (adhesive, plate)?
flipcap22 said:
It looks like you mounted it on your dash rather than on the windshield. I like that better since I've been looking to get a friction mount. Can I ask what you used (adhesive, plate)?
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The items comes with the plate. It just uses 3m tape.
I have the same mount and it's rock solid. Also have the mount for my phone and I run the Wifi tether app and run Waze on the Nex7 and it's awesome!!
Here's a thread on this same car mount with pictures of it installed; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1785899
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It's how I roll
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Ignoring forum rules and general forum etiquette ? Good work, fella! :good:
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you should of seen the pic before i dropped the reso half way down
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Should HAVE seen the pic.
Update:
I just took it over a dirt road that was pretty bumpy, and it stuck very well.
I think I'm going to keep it.
Isn't that tablet obstructing your field of view being mounted like that? I would probably have opted for one that attaches to the heaters in the centre of the dashboard (as your phone), or the cd slot.
Salty Wagyu said:
Isn't that tablet obstructing your field of view being mounted like that? I would probably have opted for one that attaches to the heaters in the centre of the dashboard (as your phone), or the cd slot.
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In my Matrix, I have it mounted in a similar location, maybe even a little higher, and it's not in my field of view, but I'm on the taller side so I can see over it.
Salty Wagyu said:
Isn't that tablet obstructing your field of view being mounted like that? I would probably have opted for one that attaches to the heaters in the centre of the dashboard (as your phone), or the cd slot.
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I sit pretty high I'm 6'2 so I see right over it. Anything that I can't see because of the tablet I already hit.. lol
does it vibrate while you drive or no?
here is a video of my set up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SNHy5ofp5E
I actually have a similar set up as you (including tethered gnex!). While it's a nice mount, one of the issues I ran into with the mount is the way the part that holds the tablet attaches to the base. It's this idiotic peg and slide (wish I had a picture to show you).
Basically, you MUST have the mount fixed a certain way otherwise the tablet part of the mount could slide off after awhile (as I found out while driving through city streets). Unfortunately, to do that you would have to put the retractable part of the arms on the bottom, which kinda works against gravity. It's fine now but time will tell if those springs give way and become loose
OK, so I've searched all over but I haven't seen an actual Car Dock for the LG G Flex. only universal mounts pop up and I have one of those (my wife and i used to have matching HTC EVO 4G LTE's) and it doesn't sit or play well with that one mostly because of the Curve and size. I'm wondering if anyone has been able to find a good LG Flex based car dock? we take trips down south to Austin from Amarillo a lot but it's a pain having to reach down in to my Jeeps cup holder and look away while i check GPS or change song. just curious
Curious about this as well.
One thing I have found (however dangerous and unsafe as it may be) is to use a mouse while driving. Using a OTG cable with a wireless mouse helps me keep much more focus on the road. Much better that reaching up to the phone and touching the screen imho. With the flex I have many times knocked the phone out of the bad-fitting car dock I have when I touch it, creating a dangerous situation. Hence my switch to a mouse
I got this universal mount sideways since I switch phones a lot. I adjust it so it's snug and don't even mess with the button to release it so it's easy to put in and take out. Our Columbus, Ohio roads suck and I've never had problem with it falling out. It's angled up so that helps. I tried at least 10 universal mounts and finally found one I like. I got it at Walmart.
I only mess with my phone when I'm at a light. I had a friend that died driving and texting.
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I got this universal mount sideways since I switch phones a lot. I adjust it so it's snug and don't even mess with the button to release it so it's easy to put in and take out. Our Columbus, Ohio roads suck and I've never had problem with it falling out. It's angled up so that helps. I tried at least 10 universal mounts and finally found one I like. I got it at Walmart.
I only mess with my phone when I'm at a light. I had a friend that died driving and texting.
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I'm going to have to buy one of these and give it a go. My jeep doesn't have hands free, but I don't mind using my aux cable to use through my speakers.
ARKON Mounts
I have an Arkon window mount with a 18inch flexible goose-neck which also accomodates a 7 -10 inch tablet. I do see that they have an NFC enabled window mount which will probably do everything that you need it to do:
http://www.arkon.com/NFC Mounts/intelligrip-nfc-dock.html
I hope this helps!
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I have an Arkon window mount with a 18inch flexible goose-neck which also accomodates a 7 -10 inch tablet. I do see that they have an NFC enabled window mount which will probably do everything that you need it to do:
http://www.arkon.com/NFC Mounts/intelligrip-nfc-dock.html
I hope this helps!
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looks like im saving up for this. dont know how useful NFC will be for me but as long as i dont have to look down, ill give it a go. Thank you!
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looks like im saving up for this. dont know how useful NFC will be for me but as long as i dont have to look down, ill give it a go. Thank you!
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"The Intelligrip NFC-powered car dock adds convenience to your NFC-enabled mobile devices by launching your favorite apps and settings based on your preferences, all with the help of an embedded NFC tag in the smartphone holder. Just place your device in the NFC-enabled dock and the embedded NFC tag will launch your commands and switch between the profiles that you have created using the Trigger or NFC Task Launcher app."
Flex dock
I use a cd slot mounted dock and it works great. Slip it into your cd slot, tighten the tightner thingy, set phone in dock and away you go!
Search Amazon for "Mountek nGroove Universal CD Slot Mount for Cell Phones and GPS Devices"
dgomez720 said:
I'm going to have to buy one of these and give it a go. My jeep doesn't have hands free, but I don't mind using my aux cable to use through my speakers.
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I've got this same one......they also make it with different mounting bases. Like one that mounts to the cars a.c. vents and another with extended arm. Holds the phone really tight and very easily usable to insert phone into and take out of.
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Wondering if anyone knows of any decent 3rd party car chargers for automotives?
Try checking out Aliexpress. I have ordered some dash cables and chargers off them and they look pretty good.
Never ordered one myself as this is my first OP device, but from what I've read the Baozu ones do work, and end up cheaper than first party. But with the battery life I'm getting now I'm not even sure if I'm gonna need one, love this thing so far!
If you can get hold of an Oppo VOOC charger, they're literally the same thing (same company, same charging tech), but you'll need a proper dash cable to go with it as Oppo use MicroB still.
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... But with the battery life I'm getting now I'm not even sure if I'm gonna need one, love this thing so far!
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That is what I thought, until I took a long road trip.
With the phone doing navigation, music streaming AND providing a WiFi hotspot, the battery was draining faster than my regular charger could keep up. At the end of an 8 hour drive the battery was empty (it started full).
I bought one on Amazon and it works great.
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That is what I thought, until I took a long road trip.
With the phone doing navigation, music streaming AND providing a WiFi hotspot, the battery was draining faster than my regular charger could keep up. At the end of an 8 hour drive the battery was empty (it started full).
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Pretty sure that shouldn't happen with any good charger. I feel like you probably had a cheapo that was only pushing like 0.5A or something.
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Pretty sure that shouldn't happen with any good charger. I feel like you probably had a cheapo that was only pushing like 0.5A or something.
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Normally, I would agree with you, as it sounds improbable that a phone could continuously draw more power than a charger provides over a prolonged period, but as I say, it definitely happened. I was using a good quality Anker 2.4 Amp charger (amazon SKU B00D82O68Y), though it is possible that my phone (a OnePlus 3) had not correctly detected it and gone into some sort of trickle charge mode.
I think it was the WiFi hot spot that made the difference. I routinely drive alone with my phone doing both navigation and music streaming, but on this occasion I had three other people in the car using their tablets to surf the internet. Another possible factor is that there was bright sunshine, so the automatic screen brightness would have gone to maximum.
Anyway, I have ordered one of the non branded dash chargers from Ali-Express. I will report back with it's performance when it arrives.
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I bought one on Amazon and it works great.
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Link?
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Normally, I would agree with you, as it sounds improbable that a phone could continuously draw more power than a charger provides over a prolonged period, but as I say, it definitely happened. I was using a good quality Anker 2.4 Amp charger (amazon SKU B00D82O68Y), though it is possible that my phone (a OnePlus 3) had not correctly detected it and gone into some sort of trickle charge mode.
I think it was the WiFi hot spot that made the difference. I routinely drive alone with my phone doing both navigation and music streaming, but on this occasion I had three other people in the car using their tablets to surf the internet. Another possible factor is that there was bright sunshine, so the automatic screen brightness would have gone to maximum.
Anyway, I have ordered one of the non branded dash chargers from Ali-Express. I will report back with it's performance when it arrives.
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Oh, yeah, that makes sense. Active GPS + Screen + hotspot + (presumably) bluetooth = a ****-ton of energy consumption. I'm not amazed it would fail to keep up with that.
wbernstein said:
Wondering if anyone knows of any decent 3rd party car chargers for automotives?
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I just use my old cheap one. Works great and plenty fast.