Do you have the MagSafe case? Because I have the MagSafe case and it has extra magnets on the case. no idea how strong the bond is, but I saw a video of a guy with the apple MagSafe charger and it held pretty good.
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MagSafe iPhone Car Mounts?
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Yes, I have the MagSafe case and it has a very weak bond to my Scosche Magic Mount Qi (not enough to hold it up). HaloLock or any MagSafe car mount would have to have considerably stronger magnets for it to work in a moving car.
Being able to stick to a MagSafe charger is one thing but holding the weight of the phone up on a mount requires a lot more magnetic strength.
I want to be more optimistic, as an effective car mount is mission critical, but given the relatively early release of HaloLock, I'm assuming there wasn't much opportunity for testing. We could always get lucky, though...
I do not know if this works with a MagSafe case, but it does charge an iPhone 12 phone. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T1XSNDC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
There's a lot of car mounts that provide wireless charging that a phone can sit on (with clamps squeezing form the side), including this iOttie recommended by Wirecutter. What is more convenient is something that holds the phone by magnetic force (like this Scosche I used with my iPhone 11 Pro). The hope is that there's something like that which can work with MagSafe phones/cases. So far, the ESR HaloLock seems to be the only one but its effectiveness is unknown yet.
I just noticed the ESR product photo shows the MagSafe charging indicator (which I thought was only for official MagSafe accessories, which they don't otherwise claim it to be):
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I would have thought it would look like this when charging (standard charging screen without MagSafe):
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I would have thought it would look like this when charging (standard charging screen without MagSafe):
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For the past few years I've used MagBak cases. It's supposed to be compatible with the MagSafe and are coming out with a little adapter for use in cars. They are really thin, considering the case has magnets. Never had one fall in a car!
Cases: https://magbak.com/products/magbak-for-iphone-12-pro-6-1
Adapter: https://magbak.com/products/magbak-adapter
Cases: https://magbak.com/products/magbak-for-iphone-12-pro-6-1
Adapter: https://magbak.com/products/magbak-adapter
Here's another one that claims to be MagSafe compatible (but doesn't look like it's officially "Made for MagSafe")"
https://teckape.com/products/teckape™-car-vent-mount-wireless-charger-for-iphone-12
Anyone used products from Teckape before?
https://teckape.com/products/teckape™-car-vent-mount-wireless-charger-for-iphone-12
Anyone used products from Teckape before?
Has anyone found a car mount that works with the Apple Magsafe cases? The vent magnet mount I had used does not hold firmly the 12/12 pro. I dont care about charging just want to make sure it holds the phone (but do want to charge with Magsafe charger at home). Any suggestions?
This is exactly why I created this thread. Hoping to find some nice solutions. That MagBak setup looks nice, but I wonder how thick the case is. I prefer a very very thin minimalistic case on my phone.
There are two suggestions in this thread, including one in the post right before yours
Converted my own and my wife's old iPhone magnetic vent mounts to MagSafe mounts. been using them for days with not a single issue. They hold tight. Get creative. You dont need a company to help
Please add photos so people can see what you came up with.
I finally heard back from ESR and my HaloLock car mount will ship next Wednesday
I’m looking forward to seeing your thoughts on it once it arrives. ESR accessories are usually really good quality.
I would think so. The product page now says shipping in mid-November for folks ordering now
Thanks for the nod! I purchased the MagBak stand since I was looking for an angled stand that would cradle the MagSafe puck to replace my wireless desk charging stand. Now, all I need is my silver 12 PM?.
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Magsafe case is plenty strong to hold the phone with puck in the car. Both my naked 12 and my wife MagSafe silicone case on her phone, no issues at all. Even going over big bumps etc
I literally just took my standard car magnet off, and put a MagSafe puck on it with 3m double sided tape. Ill get pics later when im home. But basically just picture this with a MagSafe puck. I just took it apart, took out the 4 small magnets in it, and then double sided taped a MagSafe puck from apple onto it and boom. Works perfectly. So basically you could modify ANY car mount to a MagSafe mount. the magnets are PLENTY strong
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For all of you currently testing your currently magnet cases with your iPhone 12's, dont you expect it to not work? Most magnet cases / mounts ive seen are a magnet plate and/or sticker for your case and a magnet car mount thats a circle with a magnet in the middle.
The design for MagSafe is a ring of magnets with charging coil in the middle. To me it makes sense that no current magnet mount would work correctly because there's not a ring of magnets to adhere to the ring of magnets in the phone's back. Is my understanding correct or am I missing something?
I just assumed no current magnetic based mounts will work so Im not going to bother picking one up until more come out focusing on the magsafe magnet arrangement but if thats wrong i might as well pick one up now.
The design for MagSafe is a ring of magnets with charging coil in the middle. To me it makes sense that no current magnet mount would work correctly because there's not a ring of magnets to adhere to the ring of magnets in the phone's back. Is my understanding correct or am I missing something?
I just assumed no current magnetic based mounts will work so Im not going to bother picking one up until more come out focusing on the magsafe magnet arrangement but if thats wrong i might as well pick one up now.