Connected Ride cradle and iphone

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There have been a lot of stories about GS’s damaging iPhones due to vibration so when I had a cheap cradle I just used an old android phone.

I‘ve just got a connected ride cradle and I’d like to use my iPhone on my 1250R

Does this cradle have any anti vibration capability or should I just stick with my old phone?
 
Good question and one that I’d also like the answer to.
 
Here is my experience, iPhone 11pro used in the connect cradle for two years, used for off road rallying as an ICO trip meter and everything else, totally abused until the cradle itself broke. Not a single issue. Don’t know which iPhones have which internals etc but I had no issues.
 
Without links this is BMWs response
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Is my smartphone adequately protected against vibration when it is in the ConnectedRide Cradle?
Firstly, the ConnectedRide Cradle encloses the smartphone inside rubber elements. Secondly, the mount on the motorcycle – the navigation preparation, in which the cradle is secured – itself has rubber elements that decouple it from vibrations.
This ensures that as little vibration as possible reaches the smartphone and it is adequately protected.

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So it has some protection. But it's still a risk. Other brands like quadlok would have better dampening because they are completely isolated the connected rides are not they have to be physically connected due to design the rubber mounts offer very little I'd imagine.

Buyer beware.
 
listermint said:
Without links this is BMWs response
..

Is my smartphone adequately protected against vibration when it is in the ConnectedRide Cradle?
Firstly, the ConnectedRide Cradle encloses the smartphone inside rubber elements. Secondly, the mount on the motorcycle – the navigation preparation, in which the cradle is secured – itself has rubber elements that decouple it from vibrations.
This ensures that as little vibration as possible reaches the smartphone and it is adequately protected.

...


So it has some protection. But it's still a risk. Other brands like quadlok would have better dampening because they are completely isolated the connected rides are not they have to be physically connected due to design the rubber mounts offer very little I'd imagine.

Buyer beware.
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I had and used an IPhone 12 in a connected ride mount on a 1250 RS without any issues at all. A friend has a similar setup on a 1250GSA and likewise no issues. Sold the RS and put the same setup on an S1000XR and it wrecked the camera in less than half a day.
 
I took a chance on a Chinese knock off, £26 on flea bay.
I did worry for the first few thousand miles that somehow BMW had a magic formula and my iPhone13 would fly past head at some point, if nothing else, to teach me a lesson for being a cheapskate. My mate has a “proper” Motorrad setup and we had a show and tell at work one day. I tried my phone on his setup and vice versa. Shoot me down now, mine was really well padded and the phone was more secure than his when we had a poke and prod.
He was gutted.
Edit: my point is- have a try of what you’ve got… but it may be worth selling the BMW cradle for £100-150 and then getting an aftermarket alternative. Pocket the rest.
 
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Poncherello said:
I took a chance on a Chinese knock off, £26 on flea bay.
I did worry for the first few thousand miles that somehow BMW had a magic formula and my iPhone13 would fly past head at some point, if nothing else, to teach me a lesson for being a cheapskate. My mate has a “proper” Motorrad setup and we had a show and tell at work one day. I tried my phone on his setup and vice versa. Shoot me down now, mine was really well padded and the phone was more secure than his when we had a poke and prod.
He was gutted.
Edit: my point is- have a try of what you’ve got… but it may be worth selling the BMW cradle for £100-150 and then getting an aftermarket alternative. Pocket the rest.
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Does yours “speak” to the wheel and menu button in the switchgear?
 
I junked my cradle and BMW app after the cradle snapped at the bit you pull down to fit the phone. Now running wunderlinq with quadlock wireless charger, using scenic to navigate and never looked back, should have done this years ago but quadlock have only just released a 100% waterproof wireless charger.
 
Scotsrick said:
There have been a lot of stories about GS’s damaging iPhones due to vibration so when I had a cheap cradle I just used an old android phone.

I‘ve just got a connected ride cradle and I’d like to use my iPhone on my 1250R

Does this cradle have any anti vibration capability or should I just stick with my old phone?
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Get an old burner iPhone on the bars for your navigation app and sod the camera’s auto stabilisation feature. No sim card required. If you do need internet access for route creation or rerouting just hotspot it to the good phone in your pocket
 
EPG_19 said:
And it connects to the wonderwheel for zooming etc? Can see the bikes telemetry data?
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Yes- the Connected App shows whatever I need- and I can control Spotify etc on my phone/ take calls and what not.
 
EPG_19 said:
how do you connect it to the bike? bluetooth?
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Yes, Bluetooth - connect it once then it remembers both the connection itself and the Connected App - so it automatically records all your trip data/ telemetry.
 
Poncherello said:
Yes, Bluetooth - connect it once then it remembers both the connection itself and the Connected App - so it automatically records all your trip data/ telemetry.
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how does the wonderwheel interact.
 
Poncherello said:
Fully….
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thats great news would you possibly do a video of it working, just so the members on the forum can understand it. It would be epic if it zoomed the phone and could move the phone screen around.

TYIA
 
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