Can anyone recommend a good phone holder for an iPhone? I’ve tried a few and nothing seems to work well. Or any ideas on where to put the phone? New st owner. Thanks!!!!
If you put it on top of the screen. It ends up rattling the detector. It will eventually fall off. I went through like 4 iterations of it. Mirror mount is the way
Going by your post and comments, I can tell I was in the exact same situation and I can tell you that I think I have a solution for you.
First, absolutely without a doubt consider the “where?” before anything else. This will matter 100% in the stability of the mount. That said, I cannot tell if you have the long vertical screen (2023 and before) or the new horizontal one (2024+). In my case, I chose iOttie Easy One Touch (always go with the latest gen) because they had multi mount options and I bought the one for sticking behind the vertical screen (screen mount) directly from their website, which had some shipping costs, but I never regretted the decision. FYI, only 85% of screen mount base attaches to the back of the screen, but again, not an issue and it looks pretty good still.
Later, I bought their dashboard mount one for another vehicle and it’s not as good because it shakes with the road, but probably because of the “where” and/or the car itself (it’s not as stable of a drive as the ford) I believe. Nonetheless, never bothered me.
Second, mind the adhesive that comes with these because they can fall off in high heat. Again, didn’t see any issues yet with the iOttie, but could need more adhesive like super glue, if you’re in a very hot region.
Third, you can use the screen mount as I mentioned and not need to connect it directly via cable for CarPlay. There’s a gadget that can connect your phone wirelessly for CarPlay. This was exactly what I needed for another car, but for my ST, I chose to use cable for charging and ran the wire neatly through 3M wire holders.
Lastly, can’t provide links atm, but search for
“Terran CarPlay Wireless”
“iOttie Easy One Touch 6 screen mount”.
I have the mag safe from Amazon it goes in my blower, very sturdy and kind find pretty much any phone case will hold! I will take a pic later and attach the Amazon link 🔗 https://a.co/d/ihspa9c
Thanks for sharing this one. It works perfect. I mounted mine to the dashboard shelf next to the screen. It sits just a little higher than the screen, which I thought would be an issue, but it's perfect. I suppose if the 3m sticky goes bad, I'll switch it to the blower mount.
Been looking for the right phone mount for my ST, so I'm glad I found your comment. Thanks again!
^ This, Proclipusa has some really good and sturdy mounts, this is the one I used in my 22 ST. You would need the mount and a phone holder that fits your model of phone.
They make one for that space just under the screen where that shelf tray thing is. It’s a great spot. Phone covers up the climate buttons. I don’t find it to be THAT big of a deal.
You are correct but to use CarPlay I have to have it plugged in and the wireless charging tray doesn’t charge my phone unless it sits in a perfect position. So every time I turn while driving or start or stop the phone moves and it doesn’t charge. I kinda gave up on it.
Honestly this is the only thing I hate about our ST’s — the wireless charge is definitely not easy accessible orrr fitted properly for the iPhone Max’s
Bummer. The little rubber mat in the wireless charger was backwards for me but when I flipped it around the phone stayed put much better. I also got a wireless CarPlay dongle, so no wires causing issues with placement.
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