{"id":6842,"date":"2023-06-22T05:37:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T05:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/notsealed.com\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2024-02-29T10:25:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T10:25:51","slug":"solved-anti-vibration-phone-mount-for-motorcycles-is-a-must-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/notsealed.com\/solved-anti-vibration-phone-mount-for-motorcycles-is-a-must-have.html","title":{"rendered":"Solved: Anti-Vibration Phone Mount for Motorcycles is a Must Have"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Not many people know that motorcycle vibrations can damage your phone. This is because smartphones with OIS (Optical Image Stabilization) have sensitive lenses that are prone to vibration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a passionate motorcycle rider, I have always had my phones mounted to my handlebars. The problem came up the other month when my HTC 10 stopped focussing. I then upgraded to an iPhone 11 and had the same not focussing issue after a few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some research, I found out that it was the vibrations of my Yamaha MT-07 motorcycle that were causing the phones to fail with the optical image stabilization. Once it fails you will have no more focus as it will be locked in one position. Zooming in may also be affected as the phone cannot autofocus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does vibration damage your phone?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Failure of a micro USB port of a HTC one m9 due to vibration.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Extreme vibration can damage the internals of your phone. The most sensitive part of your phone is the camera. The camera has many sensors, glass lenses, and image stabilization parts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With high and low-frequency vibration these parts can rub against each other and cause a failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many internal smartphone modules are only clipped into place. The vibrations can cause the parts to move slightly so that the electrical connection points are severed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Micro USB ports are also extremely prone to vibration and will fail due to vibration. Especially if a USB cable is plugged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can read more on how I repaired my HTC one m9 micro USB port<\/a> here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best way to prevent vibration from damaging your phone is to use a quad lock mount that has an inbuilt vibration dampener. Check out the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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