sth interesting, an organizer behind the screen+a optional stable phone mount?

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Container itself is a cool feature but I imagine those antenna-looking ball mount arms getting broken off rather easily. Also I don’t care for the look of them.
 

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Whoa...I really like this. Maybe have the arms be removable?

Edit: oh they are! Sign me up
 

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Sign me up! I like it! But still only available on Amazon? No other options to buy?
 


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I like the storage . . . but I keep wondering as people talk about phone mounts . . . with CarPlay and Android Auto on the screen, why would you want your phone mounted like that and need to have a wire hanging off it to charge? Why not just put your phone in the wireless charging area? I needed that in my old car before CarPlay so I could see Waze, but what do you guys use your phones for that is not otherwise available when you are driving?
 

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Like it
 

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I like the idea of the storage compartment but agree with others that the arms are probably gratuitous. If they were removable that’d be ideal.
 

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I like the storage . . . but I keep wondering as people talk about phone mounts . . . with CarPlay and Android Auto on the screen, why would you want your phone mounted like that and need to have a wire hanging off it to charge? Why not just put your phone in the wireless charging area? I needed that in my old car before CarPlay so I could see Waze, but what do you guys use your phones for that is not otherwise available when you are driving?
Bigger phones don’t fit in the wireless tray especially for passengers
 

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I like the storage . . . but I keep wondering as people talk about phone mounts . . . with CarPlay and Android Auto on the screen, why would you want your phone mounted like that and need to have a wire hanging off it to charge? Why not just put your phone in the wireless charging area? I needed that in my old car before CarPlay so I could see Waze, but what do you guys use your phones for that is not otherwise available when you are driving?
For short trips I don't need to worry about wireless charging and would rather have the phone on a mount where I can quickly access it for something that won't come up on AA...and having it right there in field of view is safer than reaching down to charging area and fiddling with it. (not that either is safe...but you know...we all do it)
 

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I like the idea of the storage compartment but agree with others that the arms are probably gratuitous. If they were removable that’d be ideal.
Oops. Just saw that they are - nice! ?
 

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I like the storage . . . but I keep wondering as people talk about phone mounts . . . with CarPlay and Android Auto on the screen, why would you want your phone mounted like that and need to have a wire hanging off it to charge? Why not just put your phone in the wireless charging area? I needed that in my old car before CarPlay so I could see Waze, but what do you guys use your phones for that is not otherwise available when you are driving?
When I travel, I use the Ford navigation system because it does a really good job of predicting battery charge at the destination. And it also finds DCFC stations easily along my route. But I also use Google Maps on my phone to avoid speed traps and because the routing is definitely better than the Ford routing.

Android Auto kills, literally kills, my phone's battery. It gets hot and then stops charging when laying on the pad. I used it for a while when I first got the car, and then gave up. It works much better to use both the car's nav and Google Maps on my phone, not Android Auto. Also you cannot report speed traps (and other warnings) when using Android Auto and I like to help out my fellow drivers on the road.

This product is something I was looking to buy and they make them for Tesla, and I am super glad to see that @AOSK is going to make one for the MME. I just wish they could sell it somewhere else besides Amazon.
 

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This isn't something that I'm interested in, but I can see how it could be useful.
 

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Many people don't have wireless charging on their phones.

I have a simple cupholder dual phone holder that works fine with two phones plugged in.

I have to wonder - how does OP have a video of a product and then they're asking if they should offer it? Is this someone else's product, and they're going to copy it?
 

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Bigger phones don’t fit in the wireless tray especially for passengers
I have an iPhone 13 pro Max and it fits. Must be some larger Android phones. My wife just plugs in when she is in the passenger seat if she needs her phone charged (I keep a lightning cable in the center console along with a USB C cable for passengers if they need a charge)
For short trips I don't need to worry about wireless charging and would rather have the phone on a mount where I can quickly access it for something that won't come up on AA...and having it right there in field of view is safer than reaching down to charging area and fiddling with it. (not that either is safe...but you know...we all do it)
Not an issue for me. Rarely anything I need that is not on CarPlay when I am driving or accessible by Siri.
When I travel, I use the Ford navigation system because it does a really good job of predicting battery charge at the destination. And it also finds DCFC stations easily along my route. But I also use Google Maps on my phone to avoid speed traps and because the routing is definitely better than the Ford routing.

Android Auto kills, literally kills, my phone's battery. It gets hot and then stops charging when laying on the pad. I used it for a while when I first got the car, and then gave up. It works much better to use both the car's nav and Google Maps on my phone, not Android Auto. Also you cannot report speed traps (and other warnings) when using Android Auto and I like to help out my fellow drivers on the road.

This product is something I was looking to buy and they make them for Tesla, and I am super glad to see that @AOSK is going to make one for the MME. I just wish they could sell it somewhere else besides Amazon.
CarPlay on my iPhone works great, and I use Waze in conjunction with the Ford Nav (which I hardly ever use -but they can both live at the same time with CarPlay). Waze gives me alerts - I have it set to just give alerts, and I can help out other drivers too by a couple of touches on the screen.

I ordered one. Maybe my wife will prefer the mount on her side. I do like the storage space.
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