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hands-free phone setups for training and everyday life

Your guide to hands-free phone solutions

Buying help for hands-free phone setups for training and everyday life: every pick is checked against the figure your setup actually needs. Start with the guide that matches your problem.

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MagSafe and Qi2: phones, cases, rings and grips Whether a magnetic mount, grip or wallet will hold a given phone in a given case - Android and Qi2 Ready phones… 3 guidesExplore Filming your workouts Setting a phone up to record a lift or a session: angle, height, distance and lens for each lift… 2 guidesExplore Car and bike phone mounts Magnetic and clamp mounts for the car, bicycle and motorbike that hold a heavy phone over rough roads without cooking… 2 guidesExplore Magnets and your phone What a magnet can and cannot do to a phone, its camera, compass, cards and charging… 2 guidesExplore Gym phone holders and mounts Keeping a phone in view on a squat rack, cable machine, treadmill or spin bike: which surfaces a magnet holds… 1 guideExplore

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phone with magnetic ring and wireless charger setup MagSafe and Qi2: phones, cases, rings and grips

Retrofitting non-magnetic phones and cases for MagSafe/Qi2 mounts

Understand how magnetic retrofit accessories affect hold strength and wireless charging for your non-magnetic phone and case.

See the top pick phone held by magnetic mount on gym bar during workout Filming your workouts

Sizing magnetic mounts for gym bars: pull force, cases

Calculate magnetic pull force needed for phones on gym bars, considering cases and MagSafe stickers to keep your device stable while filming workouts.

See the top pick Phone mounted securely on treadmill console while running Car and bike phone mounts

Clamping and magnetic mounts that hold a 230g phone

How to select phone mounts that won’t drop a 230 g phone during treadmill sprints, fitting 20-40 mm consoles and avoiding card interference.

See the top pick Pixel 7 phone with small magnet behind a thin phone case Magnets and your phone

Small magnets behind 2mm cases do not damage Pixel 7 compass or camera

Small magnets behind typical 2mm phone cases usually don’t disrupt Pixel 7 compass or camera but may require minor recalibration. This article provides ranges of magnetic field strength

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Gym phone holders and mounts

Keeping a phone in view on a squat rack, cable machine, treadmill or spin bike: which surfaces a magnet holds, what grip strength a loaded phone needs, and which holder suits which machine. Evidence: Results are gym-accessory makers' own product pages. Nobody answers it per machine and per phone - a steel rack and an aluminium treadmill console need different holders.

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