Phone Mount by Shifter?

[chief holley]

I have the phone mount that sits in front of the shifter. There is no problem with the shifter going down at all, but you cannot put the foldable arm rest out fully.

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[Yellow Buddy]

Same, half the time I forget to pick it up when I get out of the truck.

I remain amazed that my truck hasn't been stolen yet with the amount of times mine has been left in the truck...

 

[Pioneer74]

Every time I stick my glasses case in that hole, it flops around and then impedes me moving the shifter. I would be careful about putting anything in there.

 

[eRock77]

Personally I think the shifter design is dumb. Why design a giant beefy shift mechanism, then a second mechanism to make the first mechanism fold down flat when it could all be accomplished by a couple of buttons or a small knob? Do we really feel any manlier by "throwing" it into gear? I'd rather get another place to put my glasses.

 

[Zprime29]

Personally I think the shifter design is dumb. Why design a giant beefy shift mechanism, then a second mechanism to make the first mechanism fold down flat when it could all be accomplished by a couple of buttons or a small knob? Do we really feel any manlier by "throwing" it into gear? I'd rather get another place to put my glasses.

I fully realize the drawbacks of the shifter, but as someone who is a first time EV driver I appreciate the shifter. It feels more natural to me than a knob or buttons, which I never cared for in any ICE variant either. I tend to rest my hand on it more than 50% of the time and it's easy to shift without having to actually look at it. I'm enjoying it while it's still here, I suspect its days are numbered.

 

[benjmsher10]

one time i placed my phone in that location. and when i pressed to recess the shifter, the phone wedged the shifter in place and would not retract. i seriously had to bend my phone to get it out of there in order to raise the shifter. and i'm sweating cuz i'm thinking my phone is stuck, and i can't drive. this is stupid design by Ford. that's what their design wonks are for: to test every possible way humanity will do stuff.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

it works good for McDonalds French fries

Too long. Wendy’s nuggets is a perfect fit.

 

[Yellow Buddy]

Personally I think the shifter design is dumb. Why design a giant beefy shift mechanism, then a second mechanism to make the first mechanism fold down flat when it could all be accomplished by a couple of buttons or a small knob? Do we really feel any manlier by "throwing" it into gear? I'd rather get another place to put my glasses.

As someone who has used a knob…please no.

A column shifter though…very disappointed I don’t have one.

 

[dingmah]

If you have the 15" vertical screen, you can suction mount to the back of the screen and orient a phone holder to the top left of the screen.

I used the iOttie Easy One Touch 5.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0875RKTQF

 

[Amps]

Plugging the phone into the truck with a USB-C cable does nothing to improve the Android Auto connectivity.

Make sure you're using the right type of USB-C cable. Try a different cable.

 

[hls811]

Not my design, but I was looking at this one.. there’s guy on FB who prints and sells them for $30. I Think newer Androids with with MagSafe.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5809044

I’m also thinking something like this, it just needs a cut through the back and base so that it would work while plugged in.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1556723941/improved-phone-holder-for-2021-ford

And as someone who had an MME for 2 years, no way to a dial. I missed the shifter and having somewhere to put my hand. I’d have been ok with a column shifter, but definitely no more dials.

 

[RickLightning]

Personally I think the shifter design is dumb. Why design a giant beefy shift mechanism, then a second mechanism to make the first mechanism fold down flat when it could all be accomplished by a couple of buttons or a small knob? Do we really feel any manlier by "throwing" it into gear? I'd rather get another place to put my glasses.

This has been in F-150s for many years. The fold-down was introduced in 2020 or so. The Lightning was designed to mimic the gas truck for easy adoption to EVs.

 

[bellyer]

That’s where I park mine.

Yup, that's the spot for my phone, too. Engineering a solution to put it in that spot that the shifter folds down to just seems like an overly complicated solution.

 

[MM in SouthTX]

I use a VPN to block ads on my phone, which prevents AA [edit, the wireless connection] from working properly (if anyone knows a fix for this, please share) so I always plug in. Connection is up and running in under 5 seconds every time.

You could try Brave Browser. Blocks all ads.

 

[CRAIGC540]

If you have the 15" vertical screen, you can suction mount to the back of the screen and orient a phone holder to the top left of the screen.

I use this one.

I used the iOttie Easy One Touch 5.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0875RKTQF

Yes using a mount on the back of the screen is perfect for sync 4a screen. You can your phone as a dash cam if needed.

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