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Old May 9, 2019 | 06:49 PM
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Where is everyone putting their phone while connected to the usb cord when using CarPlay?
 
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Old May 10, 2019 | 10:51 AM
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I have an iPhone X. I also have a 3" usb cord. With the phone plugged-in, I have to leave the cubby door open. I don't like it that way but no issues so far.
 
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I use a 6' USB cable and put the phone in the RH bag. I never could figure out how to get the phone in the cubby when it's plugged up. Maybe my phone is too big, but I don't see how they even plan it for smaller phones.
 
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If this is for music why not get an MP3 player?
 
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Yeah, I didn't even pick up on the carplay comment. For that, I just loaded several hundred songs on a USB stick and plug it up. No phone in the mix and a USB stick is $12.
 
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I have an iPhone X. I also have a 3" usb cord. With the phone plugged-in, I have to leave the cubby door open. I don't like it that way but no issues so far.
That's a short usb cable
 
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I like the fact that it is short. I want as little excess as possible hanging from the cubby hole.
 
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My iphone is in a RAM X holder on the handlebar. When it starts to rain, it gets put in the cubby.
 
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I have my iPhone X connected via a 1ft lightning cable with a right angle connector on the phone side. If I put the cable end in first (bottom of the phone), there are no issues getting the phone to fit.
 
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Three questions: Where did you get the right angle connector? Will you please post a picture of it? Are you able to close the cubby door with the cable connected?
 
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