Nokia wireless charging works.

joeykache · Dec 7, 2012

I got me one of those nokia chargers as well, but you guys would be so jealous if you found out the amount i paid for it

. It works fairly well with the nexus 4 but it seems to go in and out of charge for like the first 3 minutes of when you set it up and then it sticks perfectly till the end of your charging period. Glad i got this, works perfectly with my diztronic matte black case, perfect combination.

compuguy1088 · Dec 7, 2012

joeykache said:
I got me one of those nokia chargers as well, but you guys would be so jealous if you found out the amount i paid for it . It works fairly well with the nexus 4 but it seems to go in and out of charge for like the first 3 minutes of when you set it up and then it sticks perfectly till the end of your charging period. Glad i got this, works perfectly with my diztronic matte black case, perfect combination.

Yea, thats the downside. The stand charger costs around $70......

Sancus · Dec 8, 2012

checkride said:
I am an owner of both devices and I can confirm that the charging works only when the device is centered and the bottom of the device is 1/4 to 1/2 inch higher than the bottom of the charger. If you can put it about at that spot, it won't cycle any longer.

Cheers

I bought one of the DT-910 Nokia stand chargers, and I can confirm that this is accurate. In fact, I notice that in the last few posts/screenshots, people who claim it works fine seem to all have cases.

The issue appears to be that if the bottom(where the charging plate) of the phone is flush against the stand, then it cycles like crazy. If the charging plates are separate by a small amount(1/4 inch or so) then the cycling stops. The easiest way to consistently achieve this is simply to buy a case so that the plastic of the case is between your Nexus 4 and the charging stand.

I'm not sure how this squares with the reports that the Nokia doesn't have enough current to charge the Nexus 4 properly. If anything, moving the phone away from the charging plate seems like it would DECREASE the current output.

I am curious to hear reports of how well people's phones charge once they've done this and stopped the cycling.

kms108 · Dec 8, 2012

if pepole are having problems with them, just return it for a refund, there's over 20 qi bases available.

here is one by sanwa, also a rebadge one for the international market by maxellor enerlink that is also a stand.

https://direct.sanwa.co.jp/ItemPage/WLC-STN11BK_TSL&ND=1

ssskom · Dec 14, 2012

assuming that there has to be a small distance between the charger and the phone to make it charge wirelessly, would it be safe to say that the nokia fatboy would work? (i.e the pillow charger, basically just a pillow covering the DT-900) ...

since people have been reporting that the has to be a slight distance for the nexus to charge, Im guessing that the reason a naked nexus could not charge and the nokia can has to do with the thickness of the phone...well, the lumia 920 is slightly thicker than the nexus...at least when I held it in my hands it felt that way (in MS store)...

shogunmark · Dec 14, 2012

I am going to go ahead and bit the bullet.. I can score the nokia charger for $30. I have the bumper on the phone now, but also have a rearth case. If the extra distance trick doesnt work then i will just ship it back. So I should be able to definitely confirm or deny this. Hopefully it ships soon.

Noodles5666 · Dec 15, 2012

joeykache said:
I got me one of those nokia chargers as well, but you guys would be so jealous if you found out the amount i paid for it . It works fairly well with the nexus 4 but it seems to go in and out of charge for like the first 3 minutes of when you set it up and then it sticks perfectly till the end of your charging period. Glad i got this, works perfectly with my diztronic matte black case, perfect combination.

I don't know if I would be jealous as I was able to snag a free one.

shogunmark · Dec 18, 2012

My initial testing with the Nokia wireless charger is a bust. I have tried all the tips and suggestions (using a cloth, or other material in between, even borrowed ideas from the Uniden thread) (NFC off or on does not make a difference).

I thought i was in for a success. I got it out of the package last night, and of course placing it directly on there caused the cycling issue. So i tried several different types of material, cloth, my rearth case, etc.. What finally stopped the cycling problem is that i have a second Rearth case (the first batch defective one) and i used this to cover the wireless charger, placed the phone on it with the top of the phone (not the USB port end) hanging about a half inch over the back of the charger (the plug in side). I had no cycling and within a half hour it went from 68% to 74%.

But i was not going to call this a success yet. I set it by my bed, laid it down on the charger and according to appearances it showed to be charging. About 5 hours later i was woken by a phone call. I missed the call and was unable to turn on the screen (phone was not unusually hot, nothing seemed abnormal). I held down the power button and it rebooted. Upon reboot i was at 54% battery. So without some kind of mods I would call this confirmed busted. Do not buy.

I will perform more tests this week when i am at the office so i can actually watch it and see whats going with it.

shogunmark · Dec 18, 2012

Since this thing cost me less than $30 shipped, i will keep it regardless. So after i perform all of my testing as a stock unit, i will try to mod it to see what may or may not work. Something i really want to try is to hack in a different power supply. The one provided only outputs .75A. They use a stupid cable between the power supply and the pad. wish they would have used a d@mn micro usb cord. But i wont know whats feasible yet until i am done testing.

So before i make any mods to this later, is there any specific testing that anyone wants me to try besides what i have already mentioned above?

Things already tested:

Case vs No case (Rearth and Bumper)
couple of business cards between the phone and pad
placed bottom side on metal and non metal surface
NFC on and Off
Cloth in between phone and pad

Tests Planned (pre modification)

bringing to my office so i can watch the charge cycles all day
Charge with phone off (i did turn my phone off this morning and did notice it started to charge while off, i did not have time to let it sit though)

I should add though that a Qi charger should not require any work and should just work right out of the box. I am only continuing my testing because i plan on keeping it regardless, and others may be able to get these cheap enough to justify a little hacking to make work.

jessesam · Dec 19, 2012

ajftl said:
Just got the n4 today. My Nokia wireless charger works fine.
You can buy it at Att or Verizon or Tmobile I'm guessing.

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2

Is possible to flip the standing Nokia charger and use a pillow over it to charge ?
If its possible then stand / pillow will be a great combination so that I can switch between those .

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shogunmark · Dec 19, 2012

I'm not sure I would use a pillow. That would more than likely trap a bunch of heat and cook your battery. I would try something thin or something that will dissipate heat easily.

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SilverRubicon · Dec 20, 2012

shogunmark said:
Since this thing cost me less than $30 shipped, i will keep it regardless. So after i perform all of my testing as a stock unit, i will try to mod it to see what may or may not work. Something i really want to try is to hack in a different power supply. The one provided only outputs .75A. They use a stupid cable between the power supply and the pad. wish they would have used a d@mn micro usb cord. But i wont know whats feasible yet until i am done testing..

I am going to try the same thing. Unfortunately, the only power supply I have with the same size tip is 5v but it does provide more amperage.

Do you know the polarity of the the tip? Or the dimensions of the tip? I thought I would try to pick something up at Frys or bastardize an existing power brick.

Btw, my charger works sometimes but I haven't been able to find a pattern as to why and why it does not work. Also have not had it charge past 96% but it did get to 96%.

shogunmark · Dec 20, 2012

I'm not sure on the polarity, but I'll hack mine up. I would actually prefer to have a USB type plug on it, this way I don't have lug different chargers if I'm traveling. So I'll test it when I cut it.

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shogunmark · Dec 20, 2012

*Warning.. Electronic porn

I just wanted to pop the cover off.. So this is what the insides look like

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davigol · Dec 20, 2012

Well if it only cost 75.99 like HERE I'll also consider to buy one ...

shogunmark · Dec 20, 2012

So here is something interesting. As you can see in my post above, i popped the cover off the pad. So i wondered to myself, what would happen if i just place the phone directly on the coils. Now i should mention that i still have my Rearth case on the phone. But oddly enough it stopped cycling. My phone was 90% and did not charge, but it did stop cycling. I will have to research this further.

quentin0 · Dec 21, 2012

the orange bandit · Dec 26, 2012

Any update on your testing? I was able to snag the DT-910 (stand) for $50 with my FAN account at AT&T. I bought the stand specifically because of the angle (I wanted something to prop my phone up) and also for the NFC. If I can't charge with NFC on, then it's pointless.

Also, I can't seem to get the NFC tag to read on my Nexus 4 (works great on my Lumia 920, of course). Figured I might just need an app or something to read/write the tag? I'm completely new to NFC so I'm clueless here.

shogunmark · Dec 26, 2012

The whole holiday stuff kind of sidelined my testing. But I'll hopefully resume tomorrow... I wanted the stand but it's been backordered on premier.
Is there an NFC built in to the stand?

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the orange bandit · Dec 26, 2012

shogunmark said:
The whole holiday stuff kind of sidelined my testing. But I'll hopefully resume tomorrow... I wanted the stand but it's been backordered on premier.
Is there an NFC built in to the stand?

Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

Yeah I was able to find one at my local store and got the manager to give me the Premier discount (apparently that's supposed to be online-only if you don't have an active AT&T account. Whatever).

It does have NFC built into the base. When I tap my Lumia 920 to it, it launches the Nokia Accessories app, which allows me to choose an app to launch with the NFC. I can't get it to recognize with the Nexus 4 at all.

However, I already sold this thing - have a buddy with a Lumia 920, so this way he gets the stand that's sold out everywhere, and I don't have to hassle with the return. I can get the ugly Energizer pad for roughly the same price anyways.

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