Inductive charging for the Rezound

[dpham00]

What is inductive charging?

How do I use it?

it's "wireless" charging. basically, you have a mat of sorts plugged into the wall charger. your phone with the optional inductive back cover can be charged simply by placing the phone on the mat, you do not need to plug any cables to the phone to charge it with this setup

 

[Evil Hamster]

it's "wireless" charging. basically, you have a mat of sorts plugged into the wall charger. your phone with the optional inductive back cover can be charged simply by placing the phone on the mat, you do not need to plug any cables to the phone to charge it with this setup

That sounds great. Are there any suggested chargers for the rezound? And do I need to buy a special cover or not? (there seems to be some confusion about that in this thread)

 

[kenc3dan]

I've got the inductive back cover for the HTC Rezound on order for Tuesday delivery. The Verizon store didn't have one in stock but they're mailing it to me. They had no insight on which inductive charger pad I should use. I'd like to try a Pre Touchstone but am not sure about where the magnets are located on the Touchstone or how they'd align with the Rezound inductive cover. I know someone with a Touchstone and will give it a try.

 

[dpham00]

That sounds great. Are there any suggested chargers for the rezound? And do I need to buy a special cover or not? (there seems to be some confusion about that in this thread)

yes, you need to buy the inductive cover as well as the wireless charging pad

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If that doesn't work, just go to Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless and search for "HTC6425-WLDR" for the back and " UNIWRLCHG" for the pad. For the pad, you can also buy any "Qi" inductive charging pad such as the Energizer pad.

Amazon.com: Energizer Single Position Inductive Charger: Health & Personal Care

Amazon.com: Energizer Qi-Enabled 3 Position Inductive Charger (Black): Health & Personal Care

I've got the inductive back cover for the HTC Rezound on order for Tuesday delivery. The Verizon store didn't have one in stock but they're mailing it to me. They had no insight on which inductive charger pad I should use. I'd like to try a Pre Touchstone but am not sure about where the magnets are located on the Touchstone or how they'd align with the Rezound inductive cover. I know someone with a Touchstone and will give it a try.

No, you can't use the Touchstone with the ReZound cover. If you wish to use the Touchstone, you'd have to modify the phone similar to what this person did on his Evo.

How to mod HTC EVO 4G to work with Palm Touchstone wireless charger

 

[majorpayne]

I've got the inductive back cover for the HTC Rezound on order for Tuesday delivery. The Verizon store didn't have one in stock but they're mailing it to me. They had no insight on which inductive charger pad I should use. I'd like to try a Pre Touchstone but am not sure about where the magnets are located on the Touchstone or how they'd align with the Rezound inductive cover. I know someone with a Touchstone and will give it a try.

please let us know how it works I don't recieve mine until tuesday

 

[skyjjc]

yes, you need to buy the inductive cover as well as the wireless charging pad

Set Your Location

Set Your Location

If that doesn't work, just go to Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless and search for "HTC6425-WLDR" for the back and " UNIWRLCHG" for the pad. For the pad, you can also buy any "Qi" inductive charging pad such as the Energizer pad.

Amazon.com: Energizer Single Position Inductive Charger: Health & Personal Care

Amazon.com: Energizer Qi-Enabled 3 Position Inductive Charger (Black): Health & Personal Care



No, you can't use the Touchstone with the ReZound cover. If you wish to use the Touchstone, you'd have to modify the phone similar to what this person did on his Evo.

How to mod HTC EVO 4G to work with Palm Touchstone wireless charger

pleaste note my earler post in this thread:

The energizer pad will not work if you have the silicon case on the phone. It works fine if no silicon case on the phone but does seem to be a slower charge rate than the verizon (LG) pad. The verizon pad works fine with or without a silicon case on the phone.

 

[ctychick]

How much extra bulk will the inductive battery cover add?

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[DaMaDo]

Does this actually improve battery life or is it just an easier way of charging?

 

[Bosgarage57]

no its just an easier way to charge without having to plug/unplug. Trust me its nice, speaking from experience with Palm/Touchstone.

 

[skyjjc]

The inductive door is slightly deeper the standard door, however the standard silicon case will still fit. Its slightly heavier, but you would have a hard time discerning the difference

Inductive charging by itself does not improve battery life, however you have a tendancy to charge more frequently and therefore keep the battery closer to full charge more of the time. Keeping the battery closer to full charge as much as possible is definetely better for the battery.
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[ctychick]

The inductive door is slightly deeper the standard door, however the standard silicon case will still fit. Its slightly heavier, but you would have a hard time discerning the difference

Inductive charging by itself does not improve battery life, however you have a tendancy to charge more frequently and therefore keep the battery closer to full charge more of the time. Keeping the battery closer to full charge as much as possible is definetely better for the battery.
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I have a home business and I'm a mom, so I'm in and out all day. When I'm home, I normally drop my phone onto the kitchen counter where it stays until I go out again. I might as well put it down onto the charging pad and replenish the battery. I think the inductive thing will work out well for me.

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[kenc3dan]

No inductive charger cover in the mail today. :-( Will update on arrival re:Touchstone and or Powermat and issue with it disabling USB charging. !

 

[kenc3dan]

Just got the inductive cover. The first time I tried to USB charge it after I installed the new cover it didn't work but I plugged it in a second time and now I'm charging off USB with no problem. Maybe there's some kind of circuitry in there that needs a jump start? I have no idea.
Settings>About Phone>Battery says it's "Charging (AC)" off my AC charger.

 

[slingblade01]

The Powermat will not work as it is not qi compatible.

 

[NightAngel79]

I started a thread about wireless charging before I saw this thread. HTCPedia has a good review about it here: HTC Rezound Wireless Charging Setup

 

[anon(575991)]

I decided to go with the extended battery, so I have an unused energizer qi for sale. PM me if you want it.

 

[equalizr458]

Re: Inductive charging for the Rezound -rubber case does not fit

Ok got the mat & charging back from Verizon today in the mail
I had no idea the back was thicker now my rubber case from amazon (htc cases wont fit correctly)
it just slightly curls over the glass on the top & the bottom but not the sides-
anybody know or have an idea of which rubber case will fit using the new charging back
how about on for the extended battery case ? -anybody please help!!

 

[anon(575991)]

Re: Inductive charging for the Rezound -rubber case does not fit

Ok got the mat & charging back from Verizon today in the mail
I had no idea the back was thicker now my rubber case from amazon (htc cases wont fit correctly)
it just slightly curls over the glass on the top & the bottom but not the sides-
anybody know or have an idea of which rubber case will fit using the new charging back
how about on for the extended battery case ? -anybody please help!!

HTC Rezound Wireless Charging Setup

Since the wireless cover thicker than the standard, you will notice the difference in the size of the HTC Rezound. Please note, any of the cases that you happen to use with the HTC Rezound standard battery cover will no longer work with the wireless cover. We did test the HTC Rezound extended battery cases with the wireless cover, and they worked great.

Those should work fine. It looks like the charging back is slightly smaller though, so keep that in mind.

 

[dpham00]

the extended battery charging cover is quite large, i have one and realized that it was even thicker than my thunderbolt extended battery case.

 

[equalizr458]

So which rubber protective cover fits over the inductive case and also curls up over the glass like my normal protective cover from htc cases ?
Has anybody tried the ones over at htcpedia.com ???
which sells one for the extended battery.
I wonder if those will work?
They are $19.99