Any negative effect from Sun for phone when in car dock

[veliksam]

I noticed the phone gets hot when it's in the windshield mount car dock, are there any negative effects from prolonged use in the sun heat? I know nav units are tested for that kind of use in the sun but I'm not too sure about our phones. I'd appreciate any feedback, don't wanna screw up my phone

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[KitF]

I know iPhones shut off when they get too hot, not sure about Android. It can damage the battery, I think, as well. Not sure what sort of advice to give, though.

 

[veliksam]

Thanks for the input. Anybody else with experience using a windshield mounted dock? Maybe I should make some sort of plastic thing that clips to the dock and provides shade to the phone, something similar to this: http://www.glarestomper.com/324.html but not exactly because this one does not keep the sun from hitting the back of the unit, it's just so you can see the screen.

 

[Tinyboss]

I would definitely worry about it. Hell, I bet most phones will overheat just fine in the shade, if you run them plugged into the charger for hours with GPS on and the screen at full brightness. Adding direct sunlight to the equation is just begging for trouble IMO.

 

[veliksam]

I would definitely worry about it. Hell, I bet most phones will overheat just fine in the shade, if you run them plugged into the charger for hours with GPS on and the screen at full brightness. Adding direct sunlight to the equation is just begging for trouble IMO.

I will try and come up with some sort of shade/shield for my ibolt dock, first i need to find the right material that's easy to shape. Thanks for the input.

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[18th.abn]

I remember the good ol' cassette days. Leave one on the dash and they'd melt lmao!!!

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[c5satellite2]

Excessive heat is very bad for Li-Ion batteries.

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[veliksam]

I decided to use a cupholder mount.

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[stnguyen09]

Get a vent clip mount and then you'll have air circulating around the phone at all times! Nevermind that those kinds of mounts can be pretty shoddy and break your vents.

 

[18th.abn]

I went with the right hand mount. They're free and fully adjustable anywhere within arms reach

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[[email protected]]

I went this route, still clear shot for gps and out of the sun... mostly, and I can aim vents towards the back of the phone if ever necessary.

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[veliksam]

I went this route, still clear shot for gps and out of the sun... mostly, and I can aim vents towards the back of the phone if ever necessary.

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That looks like the cd slot, kinda nice but not completely out of the sun, that wouldn't fork for me cause i like the a/c pointed at my face

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[ECEXCURSION]

That looks like the cd slot, kinda nice but not completely out of the sun, that wouldn't fork for me cause i like the a/c pointed at my face

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Yes but you have two center vents. One for your phone and one for your face.

Those cd phone holders look super jenky... It looks like it would break your cd player.
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[veliksam]

Yes but you have two center vents. One for your phone and one for your face.

Those cd phone holders look super jenky... It looks like it would break your cd player.
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I already bought an extended suction mount which is like 11" long and i will attach it to the bottom of the cup holder, it's for the garmin mounts which i think the little ball joint is hopefully the same size as my ibolt dock ball joint.

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[[email protected]]

Yes but you have two center vents. One for your phone and one for your face.

Those cd phone holders look super jenky... It looks like it would break your cd player.
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Actually, they are well made, solid and pretty nice material. As far as CD player, all appears fine, but on the same token, this is actually the non used factory unit. My blue tooth deck is installed below. A suction cup system on the other hand, bad placement, for me at least

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[redpoint73]

Cup holder mount (depending on where exactly those are located on your car) seems less than ideal if you are using the phone for Navigation.

I use the Mountek CD slot mount same as the photo posted above (except mine is stock, [email protected] modded his to combine it with the EVO 4G LTE dock). On my car, the position is similar to the above pic, up high on the dashboard, for good viewing if using for Navigation.

If your AC is on, and the vents are anywhere close to the phone (even if not pointed directly at the phone) I wouldn't worry much about overheating the phone, even if in direct sunlight. Pretty sure the phone will shutoff if it starts to overheat. Given, its a heck of a lot sunnier and warmer in Florida than Boston, but I haven't had any issues with direct sunlight up here. Leaving something on the dash with the windows closed, and the car off is one thing. But if you're driving the car, and the AC is on, or even the windows open, I wouldn't worry that much about the temperature.

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Actually, they are well made, solid and pretty nice material.

+1 to this. The Mountek mount is very well made, and works great. Most every cupholder, air vent, suction cup mount is crap in comparison. You can see from the numerous positive reviews on Amazon, many of which compared it to other mounts, and found the Mountek superior. If you don't use your CD player, its a great solution. It doesn't harm the CD player at all, aside from possibly deforming the fabric or brush "dust guard" in the slot.

http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-Universal-Smartphone-Blackberry-Motorola/dp/B004G1L52Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1339601834&sr=8-2

 

[veliksam]

I won't be using it for navigation because my hu already does have navigation. My biggest objective is to keep my device charged up and have the car mode auto switch on the Bluetooth, as well as keep my hands free and away from my device. Anyways, i will post pics of the end result once i receive my stuff in the mail. :thumbup:

Update here is my solution and final result: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27410305

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