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Charge Thunderbolt while using Kickstand...

Wildman
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‎07-30-2011 06:42 PM

I read about a solution work around for not being able to charge device while using kickstand because the plug is on the bottom, check this out because it looks like the new Photon 4G kickstand solutions works for the Thunderbolt also....

 

http://www.androidcentral.com/want-charge-your-photon-4g-and-use-kickstand-just-flip-it-over

 

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Ann154
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‎07-30-2011 11:01 PM
Nope! It doesn't work for me. Not unless I lean the charger cord and top of the phone against something. Thankfully my desk at work has a perfect height monitor stand for me to use both the charger and the kickstand.

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Ann154
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‎07-31-2011 03:33 PM
Ann154 wrote:
Nope! It doesn't work for me. Not unless I lean the charger cord and top of the phone against something. Thankfully my desk at work has a perfect height monitor stand for me to use both the charger and the kickstand.


Okay I have to edit this.  If I take my case off (sized for the standard battery), I can get the phone to support itself on the kickstand with the charger port up.  I have not tried it with the charger plugged in.

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pat3332
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‎07-31-2011 04:59 PM

I tried this when I got my TBolt almost 5 months ago and my kickstand wouldn't support the phone when inverted. If some kickstands are supporting the phone with the charging port at the top, I'd be interested in hearing if it still supports the phone if you start tapping on apps, any of the commands at the bottom of the phone, or if it works if you use an extended battery.

Maybe HTC did something to the kickstands since I got mine, or I just got one with a kickstand that isn't strong enough to do it.

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pat3332
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‎07-30-2011 11:40 PM

Wildman,

 

Not trying to be adversarial, but that is about the Motorola Proton and I'm not sure how that pertains to the Thunderbolt. I have never been able to get my TBolt kickstand to support the phone with the charging port at the top. I use the Verizon extended battery and have the Seidio surface case for it. It has it's own built in kickstand that does support it in landscape with the charging port at the top, allowing me to charge the phone while in the landscape position.

 

Did I miss something?

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Wildman
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‎07-31-2011 12:58 AM
The kickstand is similiar on both devices, this method works perfectly with my device..
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AZSALUKI
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‎07-31-2011 01:48 AM
I simply angle mine so the right edge is just barely hanging off my desk and it works fine
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rapongallo
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‎07-31-2011 03:10 AM

Mine screen will work  landscape turned both ways. The only problem is that if you have an outterbox case on it the case is too heavy for the kickstand.

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pat3332
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‎07-31-2011 03:15 AM

If you got an Otterbox case with the clip holster, you can lock the belt clip open to work as a kickstand. My son has one and it works great.

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Elitist_Jerk
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‎07-31-2011 04:24 AM

Turn your device 180 degrees.

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rapongallo
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‎07-31-2011 10:25 AM

Thanks I didn't know that.

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djb68
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‎07-31-2011 02:54 AM
Only problem with this solution is that it doesn't work for Netflix...at least not on my Thunderbolt. Landscape mode only works with the phone with the charging plug down.
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