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Evo 4G modded to charge on Palm Touchstone

Phil Nickinson 10 years ago 13

We've been watching this discussion with interest for a little while now, and it appears that it's finally working. A gent who goes by infinitemods has hacked the back of his Evo 4G so that it charges from the Palm Touchstone puck, meaning you don't have to have anything actually plugged into th…

Galaxy Note 2 / Induction Charging With Palm Touchstone - phone slides off touchstone
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Galaxy Note 2 / Induction Charging With Palm Touchstone - phone slides off touchstone

Jeff McCann 6 years ago 2

I purchased the kit to add inductive charging via the Palm Pre Touchstone base. After a few false starts, I think I have the sticker in the right place. This works well, but the phone frequently slides off the touchstone when a message comes in .... edit: and find an adapter.... forget it! ,have…

Samsung Galaxy S6 Wireless charging with Palm Touchstone.
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Wireless charging with Palm Touchstone.

DaHui623 5 years ago 7

Forgive me if this is a terribly dumb question, but will the S6 work with the old Palm Touchstone charging puck? I have a couple sitting around and would love to give them a second life. Posted via the Android Central App ,If I could find a USB cable thin enough to fit in one of my Touchstones,…

Touchstone mod for Evo?
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Touchstone mod for Evo?

Litt 10 years ago 27

Is there a way to mod the backplate on the Evo to make it work with a Touchstone? I'm guessing that Palm has a patent on the Touchstone so I don't think 3rd party manufactures would be making back that will allow inductive charging from a Touchstone to . ,While I'm not sure how that works on the…

Galaxy Note Touchstone Mod
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Galaxy Note Touchstone Mod

darrenf 8 years ago 6

This is the third phone I've installed a Touchstone mod on, the earlier two being the and . I think this is a little easier than either of those mods. As for longevity of a Touchstone mod, all three phones are still being used in my household and touchstone charging is still working on al…

Touchstone charging on Nexus S 4G with NFC preserved
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Touchstone charging on Nexus S 4G with NFC preserved

darrenf 9 years ago 8

Touchstone charging on Nexus S 4G with NFC preserved This is a follow up to an earlier thread I posted here: in which I moved the inductive charging coil from a Palm Pre Touchstone-compatible back into a NS4G to allow for inductive charging. At the time, I didn't appreciate that NFC…

I miss my touchstone
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I miss my touchstone

Issu 10 years ago 5

Oh so very bad. :( Really, its such an amazing peripheral. ,Indeed it's. You can buy a dock to help ease the pain though. ,I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet, but someone has done what at least to be a mod to get the touchstone to work with an Evo. Don't know if it charges properly or…

Palm touchstone compatibility w Samsung wireless charging back
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Palm touchstone compatibility w Samsung wireless charging back

bulls96 8 years ago 3

Does not work. Just wanted to save some the trouble of trying to find if the palm touchstone works with the s3 wireless charging back. - Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII using Tapatalk ,Thanks!, I was wondering that myself. Guess I'm off to Hobby Lobby to get some copper foil tape and pulling t…

Will Palm Touchstone cord charge SGSII?
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Will Palm Touchstone cord charge SGSII?

gksspot555 9 years ago 7

I have several old Touchstones laying around and wondered if I removed the base of the touchstone and plugged that into the SGSII if it would not only work but be safe for the phone to do so. Anyone know? ,im using my hp touchpads usb cord. ,I'm using 3 old Palm touchstone chargers with no proble…

3500 battery and a touchstone mod
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3500 battery and a touchstone mod

matt406regal 10 years ago 3

Has any one did tis mod yet .. just wanted to know b4 i get my evo in a month thanks matash ,Could you provide a link? MIght be interesting to investigate. ,after my first faulty 3500 i had doubts about this battery. but after getting a non faulty one i got 15 hours of heavy use before i even…

Wife ready to jump to EVO shift from Webos, except for touchstone!
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Wife ready to jump to EVO shift from Webos, except for touchstone!

drmegabyte#AC 9 years ago 5

My wife has an original Palm Pre and her contract allows her to get a new phone in April. She's only holding back because she's in love with the Touchstone. *sigh* She is open to a cradle .. and I see cradles for the EVO and the Samsung Epic ..is there just not yet a cradle for the EVO shift…

touchstone mod for HTC EVO Shift
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touchstone mod for HTC EVO Shift

jjbrotherton 9 years ago 5

I have found threads on using the touchstone with the EVO but not the shift. Has anyone performed the modification to make the touchstone work with the shift? I am looking for pictures on the connection points. ,I want to work on this in a couple of weeks when a friend who is better with a sold…

Palm Touchstone Charging
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Palm Touchstone Charging

estockda 6 years ago 10

I'm not sure how many are interested in this but I have 5-6 Palm Touchstones that I used with my Pre, FrankenPre 2, and GS3 before getting my new G3. Instead of switching to Qi just yet , I thought I'd see if anyone made a touchstone charging coil like they did for my GS3. Looking on ebay,…

  Galaxy Nexus MOD/Palm Touchstone-No soldering on phone!!
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Galaxy Nexus MOD/Palm Touchstone-No soldering on phone!!

ohiomoto 6 years ago 622

Just finished the mod and it was so EASY!! No permanent modifications or soldering on the phone was required and the mod can easily be reversed. This modification allows you to charge your Galaxy Nexus on a Palm Touchstone charger in any orientation, in the car, in the office, by the b…

Samsung Galaxy S3 Touchstone Wireless Charging Mod
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Samsung Galaxy S3 Touchstone Wireless Charging Mod

Roll_Cam_Tide 7 years ago 11

For those who want to skip to the pictures: I wanted to share my recent success with implementing wireless charging on my GS3. My mod is similar to android94301's post over on XDA. There are also many other GS3 touchstone mods, but mine might be the closest thing to stock functionality…

s3 and the palm touchstone/Qi
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s3 and the palm touchstone/Qi

miyanc 7 years ago 7

I just bought a s3. I am a palm pre owner with many touchstones. I see amazon has a back cover for 30 and it has mixed reviews of success. I see verizon makes one for Qi. I also see ebay has some with touchstones or just the insert. So my questions are as such. How difficult is it to gu…

Evo 3d working with Palm Touchstone Charger
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Evo 3d working with Palm Touchstone Charger

Thrillhouse617 8 years ago 22

Materials/Tools: Small phillips screwdriver small star screwdriver soldering iron/solder Wire cutters Xacto knife Electrical tape Multimeter Palm touchstone with wall charger and USB cable Donor Micro USB cable Two wires for the charging - I used the interior USB wires from the donor cable. Go…

touchstone and exhibition mode
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touchstone and exhibition mode

hanly2 8 years ago 5

If I was to install android on my tp would my touchstone still work and could I still get some sort of exhibiton mode. I love to put the tp on googlemusic and just throw it on the touchstone and it plays my music while doing a picture slideshow from photobucket. This might actually be the one t…

Asking Again: Touchstone hack?
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Asking Again: Touchstone hack?

wilder_jw 8 years ago 13

Anybody comfortable enough doing a hack of the GS3 battery cover to work with a Touchstone that you're willing to do it for -- cha-ching -- cash? ,Just order an extra S3 battery cover and a Palm Pixi Touchstone back . As long as you're patient, it's pretty easy. I soldered mine, as the tape meth…

Solderless touchstone mode.  Can it be done?
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Solderless touchstone mode. Can it be done?

morrison0880 8 years ago

This is an absolutely amazing mod! I can't tell you how much I've missed the touchstone since moving over from my FrankenPre2. Having it as a car dock was perfect. Unobtrusive and edly convenient. My issue has been that I have an Epic Touch, and the only mod allowing for the touchstone i…

HTC EVO 4G LTE and palm Touchstone?
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HTC EVO 4G LTE and palm Touchstone?

dentz 8 years ago 9

Being a long time Palm/HP Pre user I am ready for an upgrade and am weighing my options between the Galaxy Nexus and HTC EVO 4G LTE. One thing I love about the Pre is the touchstone. I have not used a plug on my phone for months. I know I can modify the Galaxy Nexus and use the Touchstone, but…

HP Touchstone charger?
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HP Touchstone charger?

imurrx 5 years ago 2

Has anyone successfully used an old HP Touchstone wireless charger from an HP Touchpad work with a Nexus six? ,Won't work. Different technology. Wish it would. I have about 10 touchstone chargers. ,At one time i s planning pry my Prē 2 coil and attach it to my wife Note 2. Looks like qi charges…

Touchstone vs Nexus wireless charger..
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Touchstone vs Nexus wireless charger..

El Valluco 6 years ago 6

I'm a former webOS user and I loved my pre till the very end - I also loved the Touchstone inductive chargers I had at home, work and in my car. It's one of the things that attracted me to the Nexus 5, actually. Well, I finally got my Nexus inductive charger and while it works fine, I'm a little…

galaxy s3 touchstone charging
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galaxy s3 touchstone charging

dong979us 7 years ago 1

Hello everyone, need your help. My phone will not charge with the cable so i am looking in to wiress charging with Palm TOUCHSTONE charging dock. But i have question about what type of case i need to purchase. Please see the link below and let me know if it will work. Or The cases i…

Palm Touchstone Inductive Charging Galaxy S4
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Palm Touchstone Inductive Charging Galaxy S4

vasekvi 7 years ago 34

Since I already have a couple Palm touchstone chargers from Palm phones I used to have I decided to give this inductive film a try. Current price is $25 shipped. Palm touchstones are as low as $15 new. It comes with a clear bumper case which allows the back to be open but I won't use it. I…

Touchstone Inductive Charging Mod
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Touchstone Inductive Charging Mod

Kalivar 7 years ago 18

Greetings, I wanted to see if there was interest in me posting some instruction on getting the touchstone inductive charging mod working for the skyrocket. I currently have the mod installed in my phone and working. If you are unfamiliar with this mod please see the link below. I used the…

Got my Touchstone charging back for my S3 today
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Got my Touchstone charging back for my S3 today

jaltman 8 years ago 11

It was one of the pre-made backs on ebay for about $28. Its a tight fit, but it locks right in place and WORKS! Charging rate is around 250 mA, which is a bit low, so it will take longer to charge than directly plugged in, but I charge overnight, so that's ok. Temperature is no higher than on…

Touchstone mod..how i think it could be done
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Touchstone mod..how i think it could be done

d94 8 years ago 19

well im getting ready to switch from my pre and its hard to give up my 3 touchstone chargers..really hard, this i think seals the transition for me :D of course we've seen that video on youtube but how did he do it? I'm thinking something along the lines of this ~ this is the transition of the…

HTC one x touchstone mod
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HTC one x touchstone mod

moon1.3 8 years ago 1

Morning all, New to all this so bear with me. Have a newish one x and an old pre with touchstone charger. What are the chances of modifying the pogo pin connection on the back of the phone to accept charge from the pre charging coil? Has it been done already? Many thanks Sent from my HTC One X ,…

Alpha 3 and the Touchstone
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Alpha 3 and the Touchstone

magistercato 9 years ago

Since the SOD's have been fixed, I have decided to leave my touchpad in Android for a few days to see what kind of issues I run into. So last night, I put the touchpad on the touchstone. It entered exhibition mode and I turned off the screen. I noticed the screen came back on, but I was too fa…

Palm Touchstone MOD!
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Palm Touchstone MOD!

ohiomoto 8 years ago 1

Mods: Please put this in the most appropriate forum. I couldn't decide which one fit best. I'm dying to finish the Palm Touchstone inductive charging mod on this phone. I have the magnets in place and they hold the GN to the Touchstone in my car perfectly but I'm just plugging the USB cable…

Touchstone mod
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Touchstone mod

d94 10 years ago 24

so who's going to be the first to do it? :D its been done on the evo..cant be that much harder on the epic ,I cringe at thinking about this. I just went out and bought the dock. Charges through the PC and see if I can mount the sd card and whatnot through it. ,This is really the only thing k…

WTS: Palm Pre (Sprint with otterbox), 3 extra batteries, 2 earphones,touchstone and..
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WTS: Palm Pre (Sprint with otterbox), 3 extra batteries, 2 earphones,touchstone and..

Jason Black 10 years ago

Item Description : Im selling my Sprint Palm Pre that i just got about a couple of weeks ago. I have always had it in an otterbox case, so you dont have to worry about any scratches. Its looks brand new. I even have the case it came in. I always have the pouch. So here's a list of items you'll ge…

photon touchstone mod
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photon touchstone mod

Joshhouse82 9 years ago 2

looking at how to mod my photon for a touchstone back, ive taken it apart just not to sure where to solder..any help thanks ,I need to have a post count of 1 or greater to post links. Skip this post and go below. ,I am likely going to begin the tear down soon on the Photon for this mod. The eas…

Touchstone teaser
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Touchstone teaser

Thrillhouse617 9 years ago 1

Quick teaser for working Palm touchstone inductive charging on the Evo3D. The nub is movable in case I need to plug it in. With ESbrowser I can use SMB shares over WiFi though so removal should be far and few between. Works great - I'll do a quick writeup when I have a chance ,nice. i have 3…

So How Long Till Someone Makes This Touchstone Compatible?
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So How Long Till Someone Makes This Touchstone Compatible?

OldSkoolVWLover 10 years ago 3

So with all the Sprint users that I am sure that will be dropping their Pre for an Epic , how long do you think it will take before the first Touchstone mod is done? I would guess we will see it by Tuesday September 5th..... any other thoughts? ,Please, some genius out there...do this!! The u…

  Nexus 7 Inductive Charging Mod (using Palm Touchstones)
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Nexus 7 Inductive Charging Mod (using Palm Touchstones)

rwhitby 8 years ago 5

Got a couple of spare Palm Touchstones lying around? You can use them to inductively charge your Nexus 7: Full details in a series of 12 posts at Google+, start at for the full s…

Does anybody do Touchstone mods for cash?
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Does anybody do Touchstone mods for cash?

wilder_jw 8 years ago 1

After three years on a Pre , I have four Touchstone chargers scattered around my home and office, and I'd love to continue to use them for my upcoming S III. Unfortunately, I am the guy to try modding my phone, not even with the excellent pictorial step-by-steps folks post. So: Is he or…

[MOD} Touchstone MOD for the Galaxy Note 2
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[MOD} Touchstone MOD for the Galaxy Note 2

Uncle Louie 8 years ago 2

Someone has already done a Touchstone Mod for the Note 2! ! ,I've seen a few of these already on Ebay. My only concern is that the Sprint version doesn't have the two prongs on the phone that would be used to connect the cover to it. I've seen a few of these already on Ebay. My only c…

Palm Touchstone Friendly Cases
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Palm Touchstone Friendly Cases

sledge007 8 years ago 3

I ordered a pre-assembled back off of eBay yesterday for $28, I wasn't interested in doing it myself, but I ended up finding one of these, and there were only a few left, so I bit the hook. So for those of you that have already modded your backs, what are you using for a case? I'm currently using…

IDEA:  GNex "touchstone" CASE mod.
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IDEA: GNex "touchstone" CASE mod.

Bishounen 8 years ago 8

So, I got my shiny new GNex on April 20th One thing I really miss though is the ability to use the Touchstone charging pucks. I had two of them, one for home and another for work, and loved parking my Pre on them to charge while I worked. Now, like many of you I saw the really cool thread on…

I hate the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger

I hate the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger

Derek Kessler 7 years ago 150

WebOS Nation Editor in Chief Derek Kessler remembers a simpler era, when Palm Touchstones ruled the land. About a month ago I picked up an LG Nexus 4. I've known Android for some time, but until buying the Nexus 4 I'd yet to actually own an Android handset. While Android has surprised me

* TUTORIAL* Palm touchstone mod
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* TUTORIAL* Palm touchstone mod

d94 8 years ago 23

Well now that iv got it figured out i decided to start a new thread so people dont have to go through pages of no information in the old thread..so heres how i got my epic charging via touchstone: I sanded down the the back cover so the inductive coil and magnets would fit and…

16gig HP TouchPad w/ TouchStone and Folio Case
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16gig HP TouchPad w/ TouchStone and Folio Case

paa79594 9 years ago 10

Hey guys, I was able to get one of the TouchPad's during the fire sale but just cannot get used to webOS. This item has been used for a few weeks but is still in perfect working condition. It comes with the 16gig TouchPad, TouchStone charger, and OEM HP Folio Case. I'm not looking to make a bu…

Touchstone mod on the Eris?
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Touchstone mod on the Eris?

Helgaiden 10 years ago

So i saw the palm touchstone mod done on the evo... So yeah, saw that. Wondering if it can be done with my Eris. Anyone know? Would really love this. My main concern is finding the wiring locations for where it gets soldered to. The guide for the evo is pretty good and points those spots o…

Powermat for the EVO...answer to the Palm Touchstone?
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Powermat for the EVO...answer to the Palm Touchstone?

scubapilot2000 10 years ago 17

Just saw this today. The one thing I really missed when I went from my Palm Pre to my EVO was the touchstone wireless charger. I must admit that after a couple of months I was perfectly comfortable just plugging my EVO in to the charger. Today I saw that powermat has come out with their solut…

palm touchstone mod for optimus s?
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palm touchstone mod for optimus s?

iowabatman 9 years ago 9

I have recently move from a palm pre to the LG, and I have a couple of touchstones that are just collecting dust. I have seen several people who have modded their android phones so they will allow hands free charging and I want to do the same. I have completed the simple part of the swap, th…

Palm Touchstones DONT WORK!
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Palm Touchstones DONT WORK!

alpha752 9 years ago

Just a heads up if you have the Wireless Charging back, the Palm Touchstones dont work. I found a cheap one on Amazon , so I thought id take the chance. It didnt work at all. I tried to move it around to different places to find the right spot, and it didnt do anything at all. Now to decid…

The Sprint Palm Pre vs. the HTC Evo 4G -- 2 Guys, 2 Phones, 2 Decisions

Staff 10 years ago 68

. First impressions of the HTC EVO 4G Don: BIG BIG BIG! It will be interesting, once I get it all set up and encased, to see how big this thing is in the pocket. Update on Day 2: Got the Zagg Invisible Shield put on the screen - much better: less glare; fewer finger prints; unmatched pro…

Wireless Charging

Wireless Charging

Staff 5 years ago

Wireless Charging is just what it sounds like — a way to charge your phone, tablet or other device without using any wires. Wireless charging is a simple as placing your device on a charging pad and letting the magic happen. The charger itself is of course connected to a power source, but your

Touchstone Mod for the S3
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Touchstone Mod for the S3

johnj2803 6 years ago 135

Anybody did this mod for their new phone? I am contemplating on doing this but I want to see a consensus here :) I have been seeing tutorials for the galaxy nexus but none for the S3 Anyone have a tutorial link for our phone? Preferably the one that does not need soldering. Sent from my Samsu…

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Bin He 7 years ago 2

:)) But this mod will not work on the phone which comes with a metal cover , Because metal is kind of electromagnetic shielding material, it will block magnetic energy. If you have a plan put this o…

Touchstone Charger (coil pack inside case)
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Touchstone Charger (coil pack inside case)

TNScrambler 8 years ago 3

Here is my mod....nothing really New to add, as this has been done before....I usually keep a case of some kind on my phone and recently picked up a Speck Candyshell case for my S3....its dual layer with a soft rubber inner, so I trimmed out a section of the rubber layer and put the coil and magn…

Looks like someone got a touchstone mod working
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Looks like someone got a touchstone mod working

Gelst 10 years ago 3

,Anyone know what live wallpaper he is using? ,that wallpaper is called "Starfield".. I like that one and the "Matrix".. ,Thank you, drive through, thread closed.…

LG Nexus 4 review

LG Nexus 4 review

Phil Nickinson 8 years ago 287

The Google Nexus 4 is easily the best since the original, but this one does come with some compromise​ There's something about taking a Nexus phone out of the box that still gives goosebumps. Even now, with the LG Nexus 4 -- a phone that leaked every which way to Sunday before finally bei…

Heating up when charging
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Heating up when charging

errbin 2 years ago 16

The other night I picked up my phone when it was charging and it was hot Anyone else having this problem I'm coming from the pre and had the same issue when it was on the touchstone sent from a EVO that survived a Apple attack... thug life ,Was the phone idle or were you downloading or st…

Wireless Charging on S3
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Wireless Charging on S3

pjcruiser 7 years ago 24

I bought a new back cover with the wireless charging in the back. It's the one from Ebay, see Android Central. So far so good. I am coming to android from palm/hp webos and have touchstones everywhere. This should be awesome! :eek: Sent from my SCH-I535 using Android Central Forums ,So it works…

Car Dock?
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Car Dock?

youngjediboy 9 years ago 10

I've only seen a small picture so far of the official car dock... but it only seems to show the front of it where the phone goes on. Where does the microUSB plug into on the dock? The back, the side, somewhere else? I'm a webOS refugee and have pre-ordered the GSII on Wirefly. I'm really look…

So im coming from the Palm pre, and have the chargers
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So im coming from the Palm pre, and have the chargers

Jupiter600 10 years ago 12

I bought a new rockfish charger at best buy, but my Sprint car charger I had for the pre seems to charge it? Is this OK to use the sprint one or should i use this Rocketfish to charge to EVO or no difference between the Pre charger and the charger for the EVO Please let me know thanks…

Wireless Charging experience
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Wireless Charging experience

silverthornne 5 years ago 36

So how's it going for those that have used wireless charging stands or mats with their devices? I, for one, am extremely underwhelmed. I used to have a Palm Pre and loved the Touchstone and thought that I'd have at least a comparable experience if I got wireless charging accessories for the S6, b…

Monday Brief: Windows Phone 8 in detail, New members of the Nexus family, BlackBerry 10 carrier testing and more!

Monday Brief: Windows Phone 8 in detail, New members of the Nexus family, BlackBerry 10 carrier testing and more!

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Mobile Nations Podcast Feed Mobile Nations on iTunes Mobile Nations YouTube The Nexus Phone family: Four generations of Android Who needs a…

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Mobile Nations Podcast Feed Mobile Nations on iTunes Mobile Nations YouTube The checkered, slow history of stories about Android updates 5…

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Thinnest TPU case you know of...
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Thinnest TPU case you know of...

James Changstein 7 years ago 17

I couldn't find a definitive answer from my search.. hence the post here... I enjoyed my Mobi TPU case for my Samsung Galaxy S3, love the "grippy surface" but am not too fond of its thick wall .. I bought another super slim case but only to find it closer to being hard plastic, making it…

Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Questions + Mini-Review
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Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Questions + Mini-Review

globex 7 years ago 5

Just got the Nexus 4 Wireless Charger. Having used the Palm Touchstone I'm very disappointed with this. My two main issues are: Screen doesn't stay on when phone is on the charger. I tried several different apps and can't get anything to work. I want my lock screen to always be turned on

Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging

TheUI 8 years ago 24

I don't know about you guys, but I'm pretty excited for some officially supported wireless charging with the Nexus 4. Are these things proprietary, or can we use an old Palm Touchstone to charge one of these devices? ,I will be getting the wireless charger as soon as it's available. I hope th…

Nexus 10 wireless charging?
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Nexus 10 wireless charging?

johnj2803 8 years ago

does this exist? Can you even hack it to support the touchpad touchstone from HP? It is an important feature for me. modded my s3 for the pre touchstone. Thanks!…

Accessories Questions
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Accessories Questions

beerdini 10 years ago 4

I'm thinking about upgrading from my Palm Pre to the Evo 4G and had a question about some of the accessories. I purchased the Sprint branded car charger back when I got my Pre, is it compatible with the Evo or will I need to get a new charger? I'm also looking at recommendations for screen…

Inductive Charging?
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Inductive Charging?

DavidJ726 10 years ago 17

I'm beginning to see various devices turn up with inductive charging solutions. For example, Duracell has a web add showing a couple of inductive solutions, Sprint also has a solution for inductive charging for a few devices besides the Palm Pre. It may be that the Duracell & Sprint solutions…

Lg Watch Urban Dock/Stand/Cradle
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Lg Watch Urban Dock/Stand/Cradle

Rob Weber 5 years ago

Hey everyone, after seeing the other thread about a modified apple watch stand, I decided to make my own little stand. Here I simply took an old Palm Touchstone Wireless charger and used it as a base for the stock cradle. I used a small piece of 3M automotive tape to connect the two. The next…

LG Watch Urban Dock/Stand/Cradle
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LG Watch Urban Dock/Stand/Cradle

Rob Weber 5 years ago

Hey everyone, after seeing the other thread about a modified apple watch stand, I decided to make my own little stand. Here I simply took an old Palm Touchstone Wireless charger and used it as a base for the stock cradle. I used a small piece of 3M automotive tape to connect the two. The next…

Anyone facing issues with Wireless charging on Edge ?
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Anyone facing issues with Wireless charging on Edge ?

wwatfa 5 years ago 12

i am finding the wireless charging not to be at all what is expected .. it seems more like a hit or miss situation .. i am using the samsung wireless charger .. so it surely not a compatibility issue .. anyone facing the same ?? ,I have been a fan of wireless charging for a long time. St…

Anyone know an app that plays a notification sound when plugged i
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Anyone know an app that plays a notification sound when plugged i

stu5797 6 years ago 3

Anyone know an app that plays a notification sound when plugged into the charger? I would really like this feature as I have a modded phone to work with the touchstone. I would love to hear a notification sound so I know when it is attached charging on the touchstone. Thanks for any help! ,What a…

Any news on the wireless charger availability?
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Any news on the wireless charger availability?

youngjediboy 7 years ago 21

I don't see anything about it on the Play Store. The new one is supposed to be magnetized like the old Palm Touchstone, so I'm excited about it if it's anything close to the Touchstone. I used to use that in my car and it worked as wireless dock. If the magnet is as strong as that was and doesn't…

Wireless/Inductive Charging will NOT work!!
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Wireless/Inductive Charging will NOT work!!

rmausser 7 years ago 13

Hi there. I am an old Palm Pre user, and bought a Galaxy S3 SPECIFICALLY because you could hack it with wireless charging using the Palm Touchstone. I have a bunch of touchstones all over the house in my car, and didn't want to give this awesome feature up. However, upon purchasing the phon…

Wireless Charging the Google Editon S4?
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Wireless Charging the Google Editon S4?

planoman 7 years ago 14

Anyone tried it? I am sure the hardware is the same as the TW S4's but I am not sure if the wireless charging is controlled by software? , Good question. I would guess it's software driven but maybe I'm wrong. Sent from my HTC One using AC Forums mobile app ,I got one of the Touchstone charger

Another shot at wireless
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Another shot at wireless

truthfamilyfaith 7 years ago 5

I've already asked this here with no response but ill try again. Anyone using any sort of wireless charging? I'm eager to try it but need some direction. Like so much fonzy , I modded my phone to work with the palm touchstone puck and it works great. I have one in the car and one in each roo…

VZW GN pogo pins not charging
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VZW GN pogo pins not charging

whitehat09 8 years ago 29

So, like many of you other GN owners I wanted a desk dock that uses the pogo pins to charge, and after seeing price tags on the UK versions I thought that even if VZW does sell a CDMA dock I wouldn't be spending that much. So I did some searching and decided to try to build my own. So far I have…

Installed cm9, now won't charge or turn on
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Installed cm9, now won't charge or turn on

Mazus 8 years ago 3

The title sums it up. Properly installed cm like always and it ran dry out of battery. Now I cannot charge it in anyway, and it won't turn on. Help! Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2 ,I had this problem too. It was working fine, then I left it on the touchstone overnight to charge, the n…

Magnetic Resonance charging?
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Magnetic Resonance charging?

wilder_jw 8 years ago 11

What's the latest news? ,Supposed to be out in September. Or you can hack the touchstone coil from a palm pre back into the GSIII back and use on a palm touchstone. ,I wish I could. If anybody ends up doing that reliably, my housemate and I would both pay a decent amount for the service. ,I can…

In a bit of a conundrum...
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In a bit of a conundrum...

cjbritton 8 years ago 9

Ok, I did search the forums, but couldn't find just this situation. My sister & I just ordered 2 new Sprint Galaxy Nexus phones. We're upgrading from the Pre-. The problem I'm having is, my sister likes to listen to Pandora during the day at work through headphones. Obviously, streaming that much…

palm pre charger
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palm pre charger

cajunlibra 8 years ago 4

I have 2 Touchstones with chargers. Will the palm pre charger work with my E4GT without damaging it? Thanks ,I've been using my Pre charger since the phone launched and all is still good. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II. ,I've used my Palm Pre AC and DC chargers with no problems. D…

Wireless/inductive charging - I wish
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Wireless/inductive charging - I wish

aviatordoc 8 years ago 2

I wish HTC had provided for this. Even as an aftermarket add on. It would have been the icing on the already excellent cake. ,I loved it on my Palm Pre, and I hacked the receiver from my Palm Pre over to my original Evo 4g and ran like that for a couple years, but now I don't see how I'm going to…

Replacement battery cover?
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Replacement battery cover?

rwong48 8 years ago 5

I'm looking for a Sprint back cover and I can only find Verizon/GSM ones on eBay. I remember reading that the Verizon one is non-compatible. I'll verify with my friends this weekend. Where can I get a Sprint one? Or should I attempt to mod one of the other ones? ,The first question is Why?…

Wireless Charging With a Case
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Wireless Charging With a Case

thekendog 8 years ago 6

I'm looking at cases right now but I'm wondering how wireless charging will work once it comes out. I don't want to buy a case if it isn't going to work with wireless charging. I've looked into bumper cases but I want something a little more protective. Anyone know more about this? ,Not much i

Inductive Charging
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Inductive Charging

Surfcity 9 years ago 22

What is currently the best option for inductive charging? I'm coming from the pre, and have 3 touchstones. I know there is hack to use the touchstone with the Evo 4G, but don't really feel like getting my soldering iron out. ,Same here. The TS's are one of things I'll miss the most. , +1 on that…

Wireless Charging
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Wireless Charging

saynt j 9 years ago 14

Verizon has the wireless charging battery cover, and separate charging mat, on their website. Has anyone here tried this out yet? Does it work with a case/skin/silicone on, or does the mat and battery door need direct contact? Is charging time affected? Does it take longer to charge via the…

Wireless Charging cover? Anyone get it yet?
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Wireless Charging cover? Anyone get it yet?

Suntan 9 years ago 29

Has anyone gotten the wireless charging back for the Droid3 yet? Coming from a Palm Pre+ with a touchstone charger sitting on my dresser at home and another sitting on my desk at work, I loath the thought of going back to the life of plugging in a USB cord every day. -Suntan ,Thats kind…

Any Ideas on how to convert the solar charger?
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Any Ideas on how to convert the solar charger?

jonesd87 9 years ago

Any ideas on how to covert the solar charger for a Replinish to a Wireless one like the Hp/Palm Pre? I bought the solar charger and I have an old touchstone back and want to make it work. Hope it is somewhat clear. I do not mind tinkering with the solar charger because I will not be return…

Epic 4G Touch-stone mod
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Epic 4G Touch-stone mod

darrenf 9 years ago 30

Here's a tease for you Palm Pre converts. I'll be back with a write-up tomorrow: ;) UPDATE: I posted the details here: -darren ,wow! ,Hell yeah! Please say you'll be offering your mod services. I'd pay! :) , Here's a tease for you Palm Pre converts. I'll be back with a write-up tomorrow:…

Finally made the jump from Pre...
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Finally made the jump from Pre...

ackthbbft 9 years ago

Hello all, Launch Sprint Palm Pre owner, finally made the switch to Android with a GSII since my Pre's battery can't even last half a day without dying. Will definitely take some getting used to a new OS, and I'll miss some of the multitasking abilities webOS had, but that ship has apparently s…

WebOS Exhibition-like mode for CM7 / Android?
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WebOS Exhibition-like mode for CM7 / Android?

mlc9 9 years ago

Something that webOS provides is Exhibition mode for the Touchpad, which allows for content . Is there anything like that that can be done within CM7 / Android? An app, setting, etc.? Either with or without being docked on a Touchstone…

Need more infromation on the docking pins/stations.
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Need more infromation on the docking pins/stations.

ohiomoto 9 years ago 1

Mods: Please put this in the most appropriate forum. I couldn't decide which one fit best. I'm dying to finish the Palm Touchstone inductive charging mod on this phone. I have the magnets in place and they hold the GN to the Touchstone in my car perfectly but I'm just plugging the USB cable…

I love this damn phone
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I love this damn phone

digink#AC 10 years ago 27

I just got mine yesterday, I don't see the complaints on battery life mine seems to be excellent, esp. compared to my old Pre. I love this phone... man I thought I'd miss webOS but this is better in so many ways! My techie side has finally gotten an answer. ,I agree with you 100%. I've had th…

Powermat cases
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Powermat cases

howser87 10 years ago 3

I was in BestBuy's phone section the other day, and while waiting the 20 obligatory minutes for an associate to notice me I happened across the Powermat section. There seems to be cases out for some Blackberry and the iPhone 3g with integrated powermat blocks. They of course take up the charging/…

Verizon Palm Pre Plus w/ Extras
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Verizon Palm Pre Plus w/ Extras

iTz Nicholas72 10 years ago 7

I recently upgraded to a Samsung Fascinate and would like to sell my Palm Pre Plus. The phone its self is only 3 months old because I had to get a warranty replacement. There are a FEW minor scratches on the screen but the are only visible if you are intently liking for them and the light is at…

Question about power cords
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Question about power cords

maryinredding 10 years ago 2

I am considering getting a HTC Shift for my next upgrade in May and I was wondering about the power cords. I now have a Palm Pre and I have learned the hard way that not all power cords are created equal. It takes a lot of juice to run the Pre properly and I was wondering if I could use the cords…

Moving in from PreCentral, er, I mean webOS nation
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Moving in from PreCentral, er, I mean webOS nation

ToniCipriani 4 years ago 17

Been on PreCentral/webOS nation for quite some time , picked up a Galaxy Relay 4G few days ago. Looking for some pointers to get Touchstone modded on it, so I can carry on with the migration from my Pre 3. Anyone point me in the right direction on where I can post about this phone? Bit confus…

How do I find recent apps?
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How do I find recent apps?

JoeyNJ 5 years ago 3

I feel like something of a dolt asking this. But, since I can't seem to figure it out. Where do I find the "Recent Apps" button. I have an Asus Transformer with Ice Cream Sandwich and the recent apps are pretty much in the same place as they should be. However, on my Nexus S 4G, I don't seem…

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