Impractical phone holder cord slot?

[Padre]

Is there something I'm missing here? If you put your phone in here while plugged in, you'd need an excessively flexible and thin cable - like none I've ever seen. Why even have that lower divot?

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[icegradner]

Never use it, I just put my phone on the flat pad or the armrest storage bin.

 

[22RolloverClub]

Wonder if a 90° cord would work in this case.

 

[KdeB]

I have been wondering the same thing. Would only make sense if you ran the cable up through the bottom of that cradle. which I suppose is possible….

 

[Anthony]

I certainly won't defend it as perfect, but I am very satisfied with the setup. I use two phones - one personal and one work phone. I place my work phone on the flat charging pad. I use my personal phone (iphone) with a 90 degree cable. Here is the part I used (Amazon description, but I'm not sure if it's OK to place actual links):

Osecet iPhone Charger 1ft MFi Certified 5 Pack Right Angle Lightning Cable 1 Foot 90 Degree Nylon Braided iPhone Charging Cable for iPhone 13 12 11 Pr

I also use a pop-socket that basically, when extended, rests over the back of the upright. I'm sure it would work similar without the pop-socket, but I've grown accustomed to using it and am happy that it works well with it on:

SUPERONE Compatible with iPhone 12 Mag Safe P-Socket Base
PopSockets PopGrip: Swappable Grip for Phones & Tablets

 

[Anthony]

 

[fossil]

and if your phone takes an older usb micro.

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[Last Truck Ever]

Somewhere on here, probably a year or so ago, there was a good post by a guy who rigged his phone cable to come up below the divot there, completely hid the cable away, very nice setup.

 

[RichardCranium]

Does that orange cradle come out? Or is it part of the plastic panel? Are those little holders on all trim levels?
Thanks!

 

[NandoFresh]

Is there something I'm missing here? If you put your phone in here while plugged in, you'd need an excessively flexible and thin cable - like none I've ever seen. Why even have that lower divot?

I have been thinking the same thing! It appears to me that this spot is designed for holding a phone. I came across this video on youtube where the guy uses a magnetic phone charging adapter and feed the connector through the bottom:

I bought a magnetic charging cable like the one he suggested (the actual one he bought isn't available at the moment) but, the cable I bought was hit or miss with Apple Carplay

 

[Mucci]

Looks like one of these may work??

 

[Dad]

Somewhere on here, probably a year or so ago, there was a good post by a guy who rigged his phone cable to come up below the divot there, completely hid the cable away, very nice setup.

You are correct. I did the modification and it worked well enough though not perfectly. I decided to just eliminate the cable and opted for one of those wireless connector devices that use BT. Amazon has a bunch of them. Highly recommend.

 

[Montana]

I've used it but not for whatever freaky stuff it was designed for

 

[Toddman45]

I did try it out before I bought my proclip mount. Worked and fit fine with the USB-C cable plugged into my S22 Ultra. I used a standard usb-c cable, no need for a angled cable.

 

[Toddman45]

Does that orange cradle come out? Or is it part of the plastic panel? Are those little holders on all trim levels?
Thanks!

The rubber cover does, yes.

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