MagSafe iPhone Car Mounts?

[sontran23]

No but I did messaged them after the announcement and they said they were working on it

 

[acousticbiker]

UGH!!!!

I just learned that my HaloLock cleared customs in O’Hare on 11/3 but no update since then

 

[iAdamator]

No but I did messaged them after the announcement and they said they were working on it

Working on what exactly?

 

[sontran23]

MagSafe with their holder

 

[iAdamator]

MagSafe with their holder

Oh, awesome. I will absolutely hold out for that then.

 

[ryankidd17]

Thank you. Where can I buy something like this? The whole scosche kit? (Plate and magnet)

Sorry for the late response.
Don’t know if I can’t post links here. But if you search Scosche MPDB MagicMount Pro, you’ll find the full kit.
there are other magic mount designs than what I use. I like the small form factor to fit below my center unit. But there are other designs. You can find it cheapest on Amazon. Target also carries them in store and online.

 

[Pspressart]

So I have been reading this entire thread and I can't seem to find a solution and it is highly frustrating...
so there are two main issues here:
1. people who want to use the magsafe puck to charge their phone in the car - this is perfectly understandable and there are numerous solutions for this - and I can't for the life of me see why this needs discussing - its simple and available (and really not the point of this thread).
2. people (myself included) that want to use CARPLAY and since vast majority (if not all) of the cars that are on the roads now have ONLY wired carplay the whole magsafe puck approach is a debacle - i don't want to have two sets of wires I need only one - the CARPLAY lightning2USB wire connection charges and connects and all I need is simple mount - and aside from belkin vent mount there is NOTHING...

i generally abhor vent mounts because they not only make one vent blocked and inoperable but they also very flimsy and always break...
Currently I am using a "clutchit" mount and I hide a metal plate on the bottom of my case on the inside making sure it is flush by cutting out some of the soft inner felt on the case... View attachment 1433614

but now my entire setup is ruined and I can't figure out how to mount the damn iphone without going insane... so if anyone has any reasonable clues as to how to achieve it or directions to some accessories that can simply mount the iphone 12 magnetically in the car (without additional cables and charging) - Please Please Please share your wisdom!

I use this mount

Wireless Car Charger, CTYBB Qi Auto-Clamping Air Vent Dashboard Car Phone Holder & QC3.0 Car Charger, 10W Compatible for Galaxy S10/S10+/S9,Charging for iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max/XSMax/XS/XR/X/8P/8

Wireless Car Charger, CTYBB Qi Auto-Clamping Air Vent Dashboard Car Phone Holder & QC3.0 Car Charger, 10W Compatible for Galaxy S10/S10+/S9,Charging for iPhone 11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max/XSMax/XS/XR/X/8P/8

smile.amazon.com

for wireless charging for my 12.
I use a Carplay2Air dongle for wireless CarPlay. There is a thread in the HomePod, HomeKit, Carplay forum
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/carplay-adapter-to-convert-to-wireless-carplay.2193978/unread
about the wireless dongle. Some have problems with the dongle, but it has worked for me in a 2017 Accord Touring. You may want to check it out.

 

[rKunda]

I printed and installed one of these. Seems to be fine. Holes didn’t line up. They seem to vary with each generation because I have 2 holders and neither has the same hole pattern.

Some sticky tape and seems fine ant only one screw. Will see how it holds with use. Magnet from MagSafe seems totally sufficient.

Magsafe Brodit adapter (iPhone 12 / mini / Pro) by bjorntm

Can anyone who has the charger testfit this? Thanks :)Simple holder for the new Apple Magsafe wireless charger that fits on a standard brodit mounting plate. Push it in. If the fit is loose, use some thin double sided tape or a drop of hotglue to fix it in place. Because the screws are under the...

www.thingiverse.com

 

[D3ggy]

I printed and installed one of these. Seems to be fine. Holes didn’t line up. They seem to vary with each generation because I have 2 holders and neither has the same hole pattern.

Some sticky tape and seems fine ant only one screw. Will see how it holds with use. Magnet from MagSafe seems totally sufficient.

Magsafe Brodit adapter (iPhone 12 / mini / Pro) by bjorntm

Can anyone who has the charger testfit this? Thanks :)Simple holder for the new Apple Magsafe wireless charger that fits on a standard brodit mounting plate. Push it in. If the fit is loose, use some thin double sided tape or a drop of hotglue to fix it in place. Because the screws are under the...

www.thingiverse.com

The link takes me to a page with lots of items on it, can you post a photo please.

 

[rKunda]

Like this. I can try to get a photo of mine later.

 

[Jimpilot]

Like this. I can try to get a photo of mine later.

How are you powering the magsafe charger ?

 

[rKunda]

How are you powering the magsafe charger ?

 

[Jimpilot]

So if I understand the power stuff you’re not getting the 15W?

 

[Thoradin]

So if I understand the power stuff you’re not getting the 15W?

From the title I’m guessing it’s not PD 3.0 compatible, so I guess they aren’t.

 

[willdude]

I'd be curious to see how a MagSafe car mount works with a thin non-MagSafe case, like from Peel or Bare. A car mount is the biggest thing I want MagSafe for, and I'm kinda putting case shopping on hold til I can figure that out. (Hopefully eventually some good 3rd party MagSafe cases come out, because I don't really like the Apple cases.)

 

[rKunda]

So if I understand the power stuff you’re not getting the 15W?

I did one test with ampere. I was hitting 11w. I’ll have to try a few times and see.

 

[05071991R]

Someone got the esr thing and wrote something in the comments in german here:

„Magnetic Car Vent Mount Pro“: Belkin bietet MagSafe-Autohalterung an

Mit dem Belkin Magnetic Car Vent Mount Pro kann jetzt auch die erste mit Apples MagSafe kompatible Autohalterung bestellt werden. Laut Herstellerangaben wird das 39 Euro teure Zubehör von Dezember an ausgeliefert. Belkin verspricht mit dem Magnetic Car Vent Mount eine sichere...

www.iphone-ticker.de

Translated with google:
I received my ESR HaloLock bracket today. It holds the cell phone very reliably (even when it is shaken strongly) and I am extremely satisfied. The side is almost flush with the iPhone 12 (6.1 ″) and the color goes well with the interior of the car. The LEDs on the side are only on when charging, otherwise they go out. Otherwise it is not so easy to remove the mobile phone at the level of the magnets, but if you grab it from below or above, it goes off without any problems. The charging animation on the product images is not correct, however, as no NFC chip is installed. It is the normal charging information, as with any standard Qi charger. The 7.5W make the org. 15W but hardly any difference. There are various videos on the net.

 

[Ninja Dom]

That’s interesting to hear.
I can’t promise anything here, but it may be worth exchanging your MagSafe charger at Apple. Maybe there is a flaw with yours. For me, my MagSafe holds my device firmly (I should mention, I have an Apple silicone case; caseless may be different) even on rough roads. Even if I shake or knock the mount, I have zero issues. The only way I can dislodge is by applying force at the top or bottom, and pushing or pulling it.

I don’t have a MagSafe charger yet. But check out this video from Unbox Therapy. Their MagSafe puck comes off the phone with case, pretty easily.

Forward to 2 minutes 50 seconds.

 

[iBorn]

I'm curious if the part is good?

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[rKunda]

To follow up, here’s a few photos of my setup. Seems to be working very well. I haven’t driven over speed bumps at highway speeds but it sure seems stable. Magnets are strong. It breaks free easily when pulled but the force to make it come loose seems beyond what’s going to happen in the car.

One note: the larger platform of something like the belkin vent mount would be useful here. The round holder I printed for the MagSafe charger is barely larger than the charger. If it was squared and went a little higher up or down it would prevent more lateral movements that could cause the magnet to break free. I do not believe there will ever be enough force, barring collision, to have enough force to pull straight off.

I need to learn to make my own STLs heh.

 

[Sid6581]

My HaloLock car mount arrived yesterday. It definitely holds the phone solidly enough and the mount sits nicely on the adjustable foot, but it has one big issue - there is nothing to keep the phone from rotating in the mount. I have the Apple clear case (which is VERY slippery) and the phone tends to "spin" on the mount while I'm driving. I think it would work a lot better with a silicone case. It needs something to create some friction between the phone and the mount.

Other than that, it works fairly well. I'm going to see about getting some thin rubberized tape or something to put on the mount. Hopefully that will help.

 

[deeddawg]

My HaloLock car mount arrived yesterday. It definitely holds the phone solidly enough and the mount sits nicely on the adjustable foot, but it has one big issue - there is nothing to keep the phone from rotating in the mount. I have the Apple clear case (which is VERY slippery) and the phone tends to "spin" in the mount when I'm driving. I think it would work a lot better with a silicone case. It needs something to create some friction between the phone and the mount.

Other than that, it works fairly well. I'm going to see about getting some thin rubberized tape or something to put on the mount. Hopefully that will help.

Perhaps that's the reason for the extra magnets outside the circle in the magsafe setup as you can see with the Belkin mount.

 

[Sid6581]

Perhaps that's the reason for the extra magnets outside the circle in the magsafe setup as you can see with the Belkin mount.

Yeah that was my thought as well. Just wouldn't help in landscape mode, on that mount anyway.

 

[acousticbiker]

My HaloLock car mount arrived yesterday. It definitely holds the phone solidly enough and the mount sits nicely on the adjustable foot, but it has one big issue - there is nothing to keep the phone from rotating in the mount. I have the Apple clear case (which is VERY slippery) and the phone tends to "spin" in the mount when I'm driving. I think it would work a lot better with a silicone case. It needs something to create some friction between the phone and the mount.

Other than that, it works fairly well. I'm going to see about getting some thin rubberized tape or something to put on the mount. Hopefully that will help.


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Nice, thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, as someone waiting for theirs, when did you order?

 

[Sid6581]

Nice, thanks for sharing! Just out of curiosity, as someone waiting for theirs, when did you order?

I ordered mine from Amazon on 10/25. Original delivery estimate was sometime in December, but they sent me an updated delivery estimate like a week after I ordered.