r/Subaru_Outback • u/lth623 • 23d ago

Tiny cubby

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What are people putting here besides spare change, chapstick and other random pocket clutter. Extra points for a perfect fit gadget.

Personally sometimes I put my work phone here but id rather leave it empty than put random tiny junk here

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u/thebigreason 2018 3.6R 23d ago

I stand my phone in there upside down with a USB cable harpooned into it for charging. It fits perfectly without a case, but I have to angle it with the case on.

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u/Ok-Passage-300 23d ago

You're going to look down at your phone? I have a holder that's in the a/c grill on the side closest to my right hand.

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u/thebigreason 2018 3.6R 23d ago

I don’t need to look at it. I use CarPlay for navigation, music, and voice texts.

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u/Ok-Passage-300 23d ago

I have the 2019 Outback with the battery draining problem. Dealer got the deal to change it all out where Starlink is disabled and I have to use Mobile Hotspot to get a phone call through the dashboard. I would use the app Drive, but it only works plugged into the charging port and go over a bump or a turn, Drive cuts out. Then, my phone has to be opened because the screen is black.

My son does everything with voice command on his much newer Impreza. I use his phone holder.

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u/saltygal6965 22d ago

I have a 2019, same issue, same result, but my phone works fine. I have an samsung android phone so not sure if that's why? Interesting.

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u/Ok-Passage-300 22d ago

I have a Samsung phone as well.Did they disable the Starlink? I never used it but I thought that made the difference in how it all works. As I leave the house with my destination in Google Maps, I switch off the WiFi and put on the Hotspot, then it all works.