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Mounting your iPhone on your motorcycle can damage its camera (2022)
- taylodl 3y agoMounting your phone on your motorcycle is a bad idea for a lot of reasons: - The sun is hot. Your phone wasn't designed to be out in the direct sun for extended periods of time. - It rains, often unexpectedly. Every rider knows what it feels like to ride in the rain, even a "light" rain: it feels like needles in any exposed skin (time to lower the visor!). That's not great for your phone. - Sometimes there's hail. No, one doesn't tend to continue riding in such conditions, but it takes time to find cover. Meanwhile the phone is getting pounded. - There's potholes and other big bumps. A phone mounted to the handlebars bears the brunt of that impact. Simply put, phones weren't designed for this kind of operating environment. A lot of Garmin GPS units are, especially the ruggedized ones. Save your phone, use the right tool for the right job. Get a Garmin.
- greyface- 3y agoRoad vibration is also bad for MacBook batteries. I used to carry my laptop in a bicycle pannier, and after a while its battery puffed up and started bulging out of the case.
- mrguyorama 3y agoThe 2015 macbooks had a problem were certain battery batches were bad, and it was basically just a matter of time until it ballooned and became hazardous.
- greyface- 3y agoIt was a 2015 model, so this is plausible, unlike all of the sibling comments telling me it must have overheated in transport without me noticing.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoSpicy pillow! I was just shoving a couple notebooks into a file cabinet when I thought how far we've come with vibration/fall resistant SSDs, but I suppose that constant, vigorous motion is still a danger.
- martinky24 3y agoAnd how are you sure biking was the cause? There are other things that can negatively affect a battery.
- woleium 3y agothis is likely more temperature related. Stuck in a pannier bag with no cool air can do that to a battery.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoI've had laptop batteries do that after nothing but sitting on a desk for a couple years. It's probably not from vibration.
- fouc 3y agowas it completely off or was it merely in sleep mode?
- justinator 3y agoWonder if this is why most all my GoPro Max batteries are about to explode. Mount accessories rarely have dampeners
- dharmab 3y agoHeat is the more likely suspect, especially if you run your camera for long periods of time in direct sunlight
- Kirby64 3y agoThis is any phone with OIS or AF. If you vibrate them enough, you will damage them. Not unique to iPhones.
- jjtheblunt 3y agoDamage means uncalibrate the optics vs sensor?
- CitizenKane 3y agoOptical image stabilization in modern phone camera sensors uses (very) small leaf springs along with small actuators to stabilize the sensor from shaking. Undampened vibrations from vehicles, especially motorcycles, can damage this springs as the vibration is enough force to cause the springs to snap. Usually the result is that the camera tends to look kind of "smudgy" since the actuators can't correctly position the sensor with a broken spring.
- amelius 3y agoLooks like they need another actuator to enable a transport lock.
- Kirby64 3y agoNothing to do with calibration. You physically deform or break the mechanical structure of the OIS or AF systems.
- NoPicklez 3y agohttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102175 https://support.apple.com/en-us/102175 Official support page on the matter, even iFixit have recommended not mounting iPhone's on handlebars for years
- kepler1 3y agoI love how everything has to be "blandified" to make it sound less significant than it is when it comes to diagnosing and characterizing a problem by Apple. And I don't exempt other companies from this dumbing down or "unhysterifying" language as well. "Exposing your iPhone to high amplitude vibrations within certain frequency ranges, specifically those generated by high-power motorcycle engines, can degrade the performance of the camera system." No, it doesn't kill your camera, it just "degrades" it to the point of unusability. Your battery didn't explode, it just experienced a "thermal event"! Your screen isn't cracked, it just has "user-induced fragmentation anomalies"!
- sdflhasjd 3y ago"Status page" corporate language. Contrast that with all the intensifiers used when describing the circumstances. It's not vibrations from motorcycle engines causing it, it's "high amplitude" vibrations from "high power" engines. All completely non qualified as well. What's high power? As high as you can imagine for marketing purposes, but as low as Apple wants it to be for warranty claims.
- mtreis86 3y agoI honestly enjoy these. My rocket didn't explode, it "spontaneously disassembled" mid flight. That deployment that pushed me beyond my physical and emotional limits, of which I may never recover, was "challenging". That absolute cluster fuck of a rollout "presented opportunities to improve our organization".
- theshrike79 3y agoIt degrades it. It's just the fact that continued degradation will result in a non-functioning device eventually =)
- xnx 3y agoI've seen some bikeshare bikes that have a phone mount right on the handlebars. This is super-convenient for getting directions in an unfamiliar city (they even have wireless charging!) I couldn't help but thing that it might really be doing a number on the optics of my phone as I blasted across may cobblestone and brick streets.
- ggm 3y agohow camera CCDs fail is sometimes very interesting. I had a canon ixus which failed on a road trip, it grew retro pinstripes. As if a dataline in the scan had failed, and so it had partial feed in a regular pattern out of the cells. crap getting into otherwise sealed lenses is in some ways more frustrating. the whole device works fine. There's just the ONE speck of dust, which ruins every shot in exactly the same place. I tried taking 2 images with an offset and doing a join, but its harder than it looks. NASA carry this off very well, they have to do a lot of this with gamma ray damage and the like. Vibration isolation is only going to take you so far. Interesting to wonder how built-in video devices in cars and bikes avoid the risks.
- stygiansonic 3y agoThis isn’t about the CCD or sensor failing. It is about the OIS and AF systems failing from vibrations, both of which (to my knowledge) involve mechanical movement.
- lm28469 3y ago> CCDs CMOS is what's used in most commercial applications now
- numpad0 3y agoThe part that breaks is magnetic autofocus/image stabilization mechanisms. I don't know exactly but electromagnet drivers getting fried by back EM force or something. Or could be severed coils. something along those.
- beej71 3y agoSome of my peers learned this the hard way. I have a Garmin GPSmap mounted there--durable and glove-friendly.
- Exmoor 3y agoI've had this issue with my Samsung Note 20 Ultra, but not from motorcycles. I run a couple thousand miles a year and about 6 months ago I noticed my camera would come up out of focus. If I tap the phone fairly hard it will usually come back in focus eventually, but its super annoying. I've started carrying my phone in a pocket on my outer thigh where it should get less impact, rather than a loose zippered pocket of my shorts, but the damage is done to this one. Hopefully my next phone does better.
- kbar13 3y agokinda crazy to think about what that means for your knees when you run. be safe.
- jwhiles 3y agoKnees aren't phone cameras
- Unfrozen0688 3y agoHumans are built to run long distance.
- mrguyorama 3y agoThe important point here is long distance on soft ground. Don't run on a road or asphalt path or other hard surfaces. Your knees are NOT built for that, at least not without degradation you will regret in a few decades.
- saiya-jin 3y agoS22 ultra here, when I shake my phone there is something rattling, I always assumed it was some part of lenses, since they have some advanced stuff like periscopes and maybe for some good reason some part is not tightly held as the rest. Otherwise there shouldn't be a thing moving in the phone. As long as it keeps working no concern, and it works fine, focus is quick. But yeah I won't be mounting it on motorcycle (or mountain bike) anytime soon
- xormapmap 3y agoNot unique to iPhones but the way I see it, mounting a phone in a vehicle is a common enough use-case that it should be designed for. Doesn't matter if it's a motorcycle or not.
- mensetmanusman 3y agoYes, there are mounts designed to dampen vibration to help prevent this.
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- perryizgr8 3y agoWould keeping the camera on help? When it is on, the stabiliser components are active and they should counteract most of the vibrations. If this works, it might be worth it for apple to detect motorcycle vibrations for more than x minutes and energise the stabilisers without actually turning on the other imaging related parts of the camera.
- ergonaught 3y agoMounted my iPhone to the handlebars of an Indian Springfield motorcycle, which certainly had some vibration from the motor ("111 cu in (1,811 cc)"), and the camera is now partly FUBAR. The phone says, "Unknown Part. Unable to determine if your iPhone camera is a genuine Apple part." Some features no longer work, some work improperly or poorly, etc. Tsk.
- AverageDude 3y agoYup. The best bet is the handlebar bag with clear pouch and a cheap $100 android phone with offline google maps. I am personally using a Samsung Galaxy which I bought it from fb marketplace.
- dharmab 3y agoFortnine recently recommended grabbing a used Sonim phone (https://www.sonimtech.com/ https://www.sonimtech.com/) to use as a motorcycle mounted phone. They're designed for EMS workers, so they're waterproof and have mappable physical buttons so you can use key functions with gloves on.
- vladvasiliu 3y agoI was thinking of grabbing a cheap phone for this, but still attached to the handlebars. If it's sunny, the phone would probably get too hot and shut off in a pouch, especially since my motorbike has a big enough fairing that mounting the pouch in the wind wouldn't be practical.
- AverageDude 3y agoI can see that heat would be a problem. But I don’t live in a very hot area. But I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for pointing it out.
- calewis 3y agoThis is amazing: https://beeline.co/pages/beeline-moto https://beeline.co/pages/beeline-moto E-ink display so works in very bright light Very small Multiple methods of navigation
- AverageDude 3y agoFrom what I have heard is that it’s laggy and visibility is not good either. But never tried it myself.
- wintermutestwin 3y agoI mount mine on a mountain bike. While this isn't "high-amplitude vibrations," there are certainly lots of bumps and jolts. Fingers crossed as I really need to have my phone visible for directions, etc...
- kylec 3y agoSurprising, considering mounting your iPhone to a motorcycle was central to the main ad for the iPhone 13: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn50z2PEDEA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nn50z2PEDEA
- semiquaver 3y agohttps://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212803 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212803 > high-power motorcycle engines Neither “high-power” nor “motorcycle” are words I would use to characterize the vehicle in that advertisement.
- Melting_Harps 3y ago> Neither “high-power” nor “motorcycle” are words I would use to characterize the vehicle in that advertisement. Words I would use are 'manipulating gig workers nto thinking they can/should/must own a phone that far exceeds the value of their scooter.' I have a Mac (computer) that I used for work stuff but I will never get the cult-like fantacism that drives the mobile phone sales side, even this ad screams of RATM No Shelter: The poor adore keep fiendin' for more The thin line between entertainment and war Fix the need, develop the taste Buy their products or get laid to waste I had an older iiphone (sub 9) and the reason I got it was because the app I used it for pretty much abandoned Android support entirely, nothing on the Android version worked and was not being updated despite a significant outcry for support. It then died when I took it to EU (where they have almost no penetration) and used a phone charger and lost like $60 worth of Bitcoin on that phone. I'm glad I'm a millennial that never got sucked into these stupid things, unlike most of my generation: I almost always have a laptop on me that can do everything a mobile phone can do with a much better UX and security/privacy, With that said, I drove with my older S. Korean made LG Android on my motorcycles all the time and never had an issue, so... blame Foxconn made QA?
- vladvasiliu 3y agoDid that phone have OIS? That's what seems to break with the iphones. Anecdotally, my iphone 7 has ridden countless miles on motorbike handlebars with no issue. Motorbike GPS, and more broadly mapping, is one of the main uses I get from my phone that my laptop can't provide. Also music, when out and about. Other than that, my phone sees little to no action. During COVID lockdowns, it would gather visible dust from lack of use. That's why I like looking out for deals on refurbished iphones, so I can keep them for a long time, while also getting updates.
- CharlesW 3y agoA quick search shows that vibration dampening phone mounts are a thing. Does that not avoid this problem?
- dharmab 3y agoYes, if you purchase the correct mounts- older mounts marketed as vibration dampening were insufficient. You need something like a BuzzKill mount (https://hondogarage.com/products/buzz-kill-vibration-isolator https://hondogarage.com/products/buzz-kill-vibration-isolato...)
- dingosity 3y agoMy motorcycle didn't come with a camera.
- helsinki 3y agoYes, this happened to my phone.
- opdahl 3y agoThis happened to me with my iPhone using a QuadLock mount. The camera started just shaking uncontrollably. Luckily I got a new iPhone back from Apple since I told them I had no idea how it happened. Now I'm using a Vibration Dampener https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32835175874642 https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products... that seems to work, but I had received no warning from QuadLock that their mount could potentially damage my phone beforehand. Now I see that they have a small warning when purchasing which is a lot better.
- j1elo 3y ago> Now I'm using a Vibration Dampener https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products/vibration-dampener?variant=32835175874642 https://www.quadlockcase.eu/collections/accessories/products... that seems to work Nothing to say about the product, but man I needed to comment on the video that the product page shows. I think they did a fantastic job with it. There was something utterly satisfying to me, about the detail of adding a "click" sound every time the image shows someone snapping a phone into its mount. I just assumed it as a natural and expected sound since the second instance when it happens.
- RhysU 3y agoI know colloquial usage has changed but I can't get over "vibration dampener" vs "vibration damper". In olden times, the former would make your phone wet via vibration (how left as an exercise to the reader) while the latter would attenuate or suppress or reduce vibration. A damper [1] doth damp, dammit. [1] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damper
- CalRobert 3y agoThe stalwarts of linguistic precision weep as the world moves on. I still cringe at "I wish I was there" instead of "I wish I were there" (they're both correct but mean different things!). But then, it's a potentially heated topic and the discourse could prove inflammable. I eagerly await Steinway's new piano featuring a dampener pedal.
- andrewflnr 3y agoAs a casual r/motorcycles browser: it's now common knowledge (there, at least) that you absolutely need a vibration damper if you're mounting your phone.
- 1-6 3y agoI wonder if that's the only thing that gets damaged. How do biological things fare on long durations of vibration?
- stinkyball 3y agoThere is something called vibration induced white finger. It was known as drillers finger too.
- jaclaz 3y agoYep, that traditionally happened after you had worked in a mine for years using daily a (air powered) drill or similar, though it has been recognized as a industry/work hazard only relatively recently, after the 1970's: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_white_finger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibration_white_finger
- toyg 3y agoBoth cycling and motorcycling have well-known associated pathologies. Groin, testicles, eardrums, hips, they can all suffer. However, this has been known for decades, so there are plenty of countermeasures easily available.
- dharmab 3y agoIn recent years, studies have shown that vibration exposure causes brain damage over time: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664147/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664147/
- victorhooi 3y agoDoes anybody know if this would affect bicycles as well? I have a phone mount on my roadbike handlecars - one of the Quadlock ones - does anybody know if the road vibrations from cycling can cause as much damage as the motorbike? If anything...I would have thought a fairly stiff road bike would have more vibrations than a motorbike?
- HDMI_Cable 3y agoI'm assuming not, since the article in the post specifically mentions high-powered engines found in motorcycles—unless you're competing in the Tour de France, you should be fine.
- dharmab 3y agoThe article says "high power motorcycle engines" but I've heard of this happening on pretty low power motors as well.
- 10CIAL 3y agoI'm sure if you're doing downhill gravel riding, the phone will shake more than with a motorcycle riding on the street.
- reuben364 3y agoSurely the frequency of the vibration matters too? I would suspect that motorcycles will be closer to the resonant frequency of the springs. I don't pretend to understand enough to say with confidence though.
- sp-connect 3y agoIt happened with my iPhone X on a racing bike. I mounted it with sp-connect on the bike stem. After 2 years (about 8000 kilometers), the camera was completely shaky.
- JeanMeche 3y agoseveral years ago my iPhone 8 focus was broken after like 10K KM of riding.
- 10CIAL 3y agoSupposedly it's any OIS camera. But I've had my Pixel on a Quadlock with a dampner and I've had no problems so far. Could it be that iPhones are more sensible?
- kalleboo 3y agoIt's probably because you're using a dampener - the Apple support article suggests using one as well
- throwaway290 3y agoShould link to https://support.apple.com/en-us/102175 https://support.apple.com/en-us/102175.
- andy_ppp 3y agoAre push bikes also a risk?
- gregn610 3y agoit's not just mounted iphones. An iphone doesn't fit in the motorcycle mount but an old oneplus does, so that gets mounted and iphone stays in my jacket pocket. Iphone camera is fubar, oneplus is working just fine.
- theshrike79 3y agoDoes the oneplus have optical image stabilisation? If not, there's nothing vibration could break.
- ellieh 3y agoI’ve mounted my iPhone on the handlebars of several dirt bikes (pretty much the most vibrating bike possible) 1000s of miles with a vibration dampener, and no camera issues! I do have a ruined battery though. The positioning + wind result in moderately extreme temperatures (very hot in summer and cold in winter), so my phone no longer holds a charge for very long
- tyingq 3y ago> several dirt bikes (pretty much the most vibrating bike possible) By some measures, perhaps. Some Harley-Davidson street bikes have factory solid engine mounts with little isolation though.
- mtreis86 3y agoV twins are way better balanced than single cylinder engines. Singles have extreme primary imbalance. V-twins are a bit primary a bit secondary but neither is extreme. Dirt bikes don't have rubber motor mounts. No motorcycle I'm aware of does. In terms of imbalance and vibration, IMO, thumpers are the worst, then parallel twins with 0-degree cranks, then other parallel twins. Triples and v-twins are somewhere in the middle. Inline four is decent, inline 6 is even better, boxer is best.
- tyingq 3y ago>Dirt bikes don't have rubber motor mounts I've seen the rubber isolation points, like these from a CR250R: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Wg4AAOSw4~tkytUO/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Wg4AAOSw4~tkytUO/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/C2oAAOSwFxJiJkYw/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/C2oAAOSwFxJiJkYw/s-l1600.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/24UAAOSwT5RiJkY0/s-l500.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/thumbs/images/g/24UAAOSwT5RiJkY0/s-l50... Other bikes have isolators that aren't easy to see at first glance, as it looks like a bolt passing through the frame/engine. You have to remove the bolt to see it's floating on rubber or nylon isolators.
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- aldanor 3y agoBeen using Peak Design motorbike handlebar mount to attach iPhone to my e-bike without no problems for a year so far
- the-dude 3y agoEver driven a motorcycle?
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- deforciant 3y agohappened to me after riding maybe five times on MT-09 :) Since my iphone was a bit old anyways decided to buy a new one and this time also get the apple insurance just in case. For navigation I now use Beeline. You need to get used a bit more for the way it gives instructions but it's also way less distracting than having a phone on your bike. Ref: https://beeline.co/pages/beeline-moto https://beeline.co/pages/beeline-moto
- the_gipsy 3y agoHappened to my Pixel too. Replaced the camera once, the second time I gave up and retired it because it was old anyway. QuadLock sells a "dampener" accessory, so in total I'd say they're scamming you for not making that the default, and damaging your device in the process.
- sorenjan 3y agoThis is why I think it's so strange that Apple shows mounting an iPhone to a bike handlebar as an official use case in their latest watch presentation, where you can use the phone as a second display to show workout metrics from your watch. On one hand they tell you not to do it because it can break your phone, on the other hand they build features that assume you will do it anyway. https://youtu.be/GYkq9Rgoj8E?t=4292 https://youtu.be/GYkq9Rgoj8E?t=4292
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- dwighttk 3y agoA LOT less vibration on a bike handlebar vs a motorcycle
- porkbeer 3y agoNot the case. Motorcycles have good suspension compared to even high end bikes.
- bluepetegreen 3y agoYes the case. The camera-damaging vibration comes from the motor, not the road.
- dwighttk 3y agothank you. I was having trouble figuring out how to reply calmly
- o1y32 3y agoHow much is "a lot"? Enough that there is guarantee the camera won't be broken? Any numbers?
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- tmpX7dMeXU 3y agoCould we switch the link to the source Apple article instead of the reddit thread?
- diclofenac 3y agoThe post is highlighting an interesting incident of vibration. The Apple article warning of effects of vibration is of less interest.
- victorbstan 3y agoLol, this is 1 year old news and besides that known issue for even longer and for all mobile cameras. QuadLock makes specific hardware to counteract vibrations if you want to mount to motorcycle. Which I use.
- liendolucas 3y agoDoes anyone knows if this also holds for any phone in general? I've recently acquired the SP Connect Moto Mount Pro with the Universal Phone Clamp (while the mount itself is rock solid, I can't say the same about the clamp. It just feels a cheap piece of plastic which doesn't give that much confidence). Will I also need to use a dampener?
- madsbuch 3y agoin my experience it holds for every phone. I have seen quite a large number of phones being destroyed by the shaking.
- mrklol 3y agoShould be valid for all phones. Would recommend getting a vibration damper.
- ce4 3y agoIt probably depends on the optics and fragility of the lens' autofocus mechanics
- jeffbee 3y agoApple uses an integrated camera module made by Sony, as do many other brands of phones.
- xtiansimon 3y agoIs it just a Quadlock issue? I have a RAM mount for my 2020 iPhone SE mounted to my V-Strom. I’ve not noticed any camera fault. I only use the mount when going on a long trip for navigation and monitoring traffic patterns—maybe 10 times since I bought the moto in 2021. My trips are usually 400 miles RT.
- gcanyon 3y ago> V-Strom I had a 650 back in the aughts. Such a good bike!
- enragedcacti 3y agoIt would affect any phone mount without sufficient vibration damping, but I also suspect that there are a lot of bikes out there that wouldn't cause any problems regardless of the mount because they are on the less vibey side of the spectrum. Its just hard to know in advance for a given set of bike/mount/phone so better safe than sorry.
- ho_schi 3y agoPlease don’t mount any phone on your bicycle or motorcycle. Here is why: * The screen is not transflective (e.g. Garmin Edge, Nintendo Gameboy -> more light is better) * The device isn’t made for heat or cold (Garmin allows -20 to + 60, an iPhone can only operate between 0 and +35 which is easily reached in sunlight at modest outside temperatures) * The battery will be quicker discharged and you want be reachable * It not hardened against forces, especially the glas display and (even worse) the Glas backside can and will break * It is a distraction (danger) * No mount built-in In other words, the camera is your least problem. My recommendation for cyclists is therefore a Garmin, Wahoo or Karoo. But they are expensive? As smartphones are. Sadly I cannot recommend similar to motorcycles. Maybe some other? PS: I cannot recommend any device from Apple for sport. The phones are too big and the Apple Watch cannot even broadcast the HR to an Apple TV. Yes! Lol! Apple is now incompatible to Apple! Apple will allow you to connect sensors to their Watch/Phone in future (iOS17). Which is again bad because you’re not allowed to connect the Watch to a cycling computer (or Apple TV). Apple just wants your data, not providing a good device for sport or any outside activities. The complete industry outside of Apple is bidirectional compatible (you can connect anything to anything by ANT+ or BLE).
- liendolucas 3y agoFor me the most important point is "It's a distraction". The other day I was talking to a friend and told me that I was insane to have the phone mounted in the handle bar, and even though that I've that in place I do still believe he's right. The advice that he gave was: "Well just keep driving, if you make a mistake you simply take the next exit and come back". Which again I think is pretty good advice, you get used to do that and to drive by either memory or instinct. I do somehow still feel that I need the map, at least in some situations, the city where I'm living at the moment is literally a "spaghetti" of roads and very easy to get confused. Guess time will tell which works better for me.
- hnuser9001 3y agoNavigation by voice works quite well for me. Just connect the phone to the helmet's intercom and turn on voice navigation on e.g. Google Maps. If you have that option, I'd give it a go. Granted it might not be at it's best in "spaghetti" cities, but it has served me reasonably well in those scenarios as well.
- BlueGh0st 3y agoI saw it mentioned in that thread but I can also back up the anecdotal evidence that a stem mount doesn't seem to cause this issue after 6 years. My bike was inline however. YMMV.
- chewmieser 3y agoThis time around I got a small CarPlay motorcycle screen instead (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/Weuaste-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Waterproof-Bluetooth/dp/B0BZPN5G3F/ https://www.amazon.com/Weuaste-Motorcycle-Motorbike-Waterpro... ). Auto-connects to your phone in your pocket. Much better and no risk to your iPhone's camera! The vibration-dampening mounts for phones are so ugly and add significant bulk to the phone.
- MrGilbert 3y agoHow happy are you with responsiveness and such? I'm also considering getting one. But I wonder how good carplay works on a bike. :)
- chewmieser 3y agoI got the one I sent but at a different site. It has its own interface on top of supporting CarPlay and Android Auto. It takes a few seconds to start, a few to “load”, and a few to connect to Bluetooth before CarPlay kicks in. The CarPlay interface is quite responsive. I have it retransmit audio to a Bluetooth speaker bar (Kuryakyn or something of that nature) and there’s a slight delay between clicking the play/pause and it being transmitted in the speaker. It’s noticeable but fine and you could probably reduce it by transmitting directly to the speaker instead of via retransmit (but you’ll have to select the output each time on your phone via this route since it expects to use the CarPlay speaker). You can of course use the CarPlay device’s speaker too but I wouldn’t recommend it on a motorcycle! I also have a CarPlay wired - to - wireless adapter and there’s more delay with that than with this IMO.
- cellularmitosis 3y agoI’ve been using a Chubby Buttons for about a year now and I love it. My phone stays in my pocket now. You can get them on Amazon. https://www.chubbybuttons.io/ https://www.chubbybuttons.io/
- CharlesW 3y agoThis seems like the ideal solution because you also get the streamlined, simple, safer CarPlay UX. Thanks for posting!
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y agoActual link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102175 https://support.apple.com/en-us/102175
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- brundolf 3y agoDoes this apply to bicycles too (i.e. on a bumpy road)?