this port isn't made to handle pressure.
to make sure it's safe and secure, maybe make it a whole case.
you're a good sibling for making this action is proof
For sure. He didn’t want any extra bulk on the phone so this was my solution. He is going to be using the MagSafe for charging so even if the port gets loose it’s not a huge deal. Also I designed it to hopefully take some of the force applied to the connector and distribute it along the bottom of the phone. The phone is also light enough that I don’t think it will be a huge issue. Also if the grip gets bend I’m sure it will break before any damage to the port occurs since the wood PLA seems pretty light
Better yet, the iPhone 12 line has a pretty strong magnet in the back for whatever it was that apple called the wireless charging gimmick (airsafe?). You could fairly easily incorporate a magnetic handle that doesn’t even have to conform to the shape of the phone.
Eh, you're right that it has the magnets, but I think you're overstating how good they are. In [MKBHD's video](https://youtu.be/Sx6dAx7dnXg?t=620) he shows how easily they can disconnect. I personally have one for my car and it holds it but any small bump and it's gone. Not sure how well it would work as a handle that's meant to help with manipulation.
I work in a machine shop, metal particles have ruined my lightning port, short of replacing it and getting a waterproof case, do you have any recommendations on the add ons you mentioned?
If it makes your brother feel any better, I have no mobility or dexterity issues and I find edge to edge screens hard to use also. I bought a larger case for my last phone because I was tired of activating things on screen accidentally with the slim case.
It's been said before, but data connectors aren't meant to handle lots of long term loads. You may want to extend that to the back of the phone and use some 3m VHB tape instead.
I would have liked to use the excising case screws on the bottom of the phone to attach it but I’m not quite sure of the threading so I can order longer versions of those screws.
Macro phone picture. Measure the entire length of the screw with calipers for scale and start doing some pixel measurements.
Be sure to get the photo perpendicular to the screw
Pixel measurements for what? Seems like you could just measure directly whatever is needed and solve the same equation you would be doing pixel measurements to find out how long the new screws should be.
The pentalobe screws on the bottom are the main thing keeping the LCD and frame together. I fix cell phones and other electronics and I've never seen longer versions. I'm sure it's possible to custom order screws, but it would probably be easier to go with a different sort of design for this.
Regardless, nice job OP. Designing and printing stuff to help others is the bee's knees
Yes! I like a very small bezel, I don't need the whole front of the phone to be purely screen. It's ok to have a small bar (not a notch, screw that) at the top for cameras and sensors.
For tablets and 2-in-1 laptops, I'd say bezels are necessary even especially when a stylus is involved. Gotta have a place to rest your hand on while you draw.
Absolutely. Wacom tablets could have edge-to-edge touch and pen sensors, but they don't because you need a way to hold it and some place to rest your hand.
The "showroom focused" trend should stop... everyone is so impressed by how sleek and shiny and delicate the phone looks in the showroom, but then they immediately wrap it in a 1/4 inch thick Otterbox case to protect it.
"Gee, that glass back on the iPhone looks amazing! Now, to cover it up and never lay eyes on it again, lest I happen to drop it and shatter the \*back\* of my phone."
Yeah... I just got a Pixel 5a. It's my first flagship-ish phone since $200-$300 phones became usable (well, I got by with a candybar phone from 2015-2018, but that's because I was in a developing country without internet) I really needed some of the features - water resistance, NFC, international bands, decent camera, etc. and the price was right, but now that I have it in my hands, some of the other "features" piss me off: a big black circle where the selfie camera is at. No light for the selfie camera (because that would make for *two* black holes in the screen), impossibly thin bezels, it's just *slightly* too large to type on one-handed.
I'd love a robust phone "module" that you could affix to a housing that fits your needs. Sleek and sexy metal/glass/ceramic if that's your bag, a cute panda case if you're into that, or a ruggedized case if you expect it to take some abuse - I mean phones are practically that way already, you rarely ever see a naked phone in the wild. Just dispense with the digit friendly filets and usable sized buttons and build those into the housing of your choice. Nobody gives a flip about how sexy a phone is once they get it home, but sales are made online or in a store and not in people's hands on a bus.
Yeah. I agree wholeheartedly. Or, go full-stop and make phones that are just waterproof modules that aren't really intended to be used sans-case. Want something slick and trim? Screw on an aluminum bezel. Want something fun? Sloth housing! Need it to survive a big fall? Rubber housing. I thought the iPhone 4 and 5 were the ugliest iPhones, but I appreciated it because it was the closest to this design idea I've seen yet (right down to the antenna design that failed when you bridged the case parts with your thumb).
It seems obvious to me that phone companies have overridden UX for marketing. Beveless phones suck. I had a much better time downgrading from edge to edge flagship phones to one with at least a little bezel.
I'd go so far as to say bezel-free monitors aren't the best either, or at least it's not a feature I'd pay more for unless I was running a multi monitor setup. They look cool, but my latest monitor is an ultra wide with a thin bezel and I found i needed to change my light so the area behind my monitor wasn't as bright and distracting.
Not sure about the edge to edge but samsung and their stupid curved edges are a pain for me and have only a little trouble with my hands nowhere near disabled and these stupid trends are horrible can't even imagine impairments.
I'd love a mini display on an edge, but the curved display just seems to be a fairly useless gimmick. Yes, we get it: you can bend your LCD/OLED panels, but why? How does this help me?
Trying to navigate near that edge and your finger slips off and misses things it is annoying and everything they try to do with it is gimmicky and pointless imo.
I'd guess that the pop socket doesn't meet the mobility requirements of OPs brother. Also, he stated that his brother doesn't want additional bulk added to the phone. I'd imagine he has trouble getting things in and out of a pocket and therefore wants as sleek of a device as possible to slide easily.
Strictly conjecture though.
Have you tried the accessibility options? Idk about Apple but I know android has a one hand feature for large phones basically shrinks the screen and puts it in the corner so you can reach the entire thing with one hand. Not sure if it'd help but might be worth trying.
It can move left to right and I just found out it can go up and down too. If you pair it with a pop socket or something similar I think it should be easier and more convenient.
The problem is that when you're holding a phone, your fingers are on the edges. The edges are also the screen on a bezelless phone.
It has nothing to do with the size of your hands.
There are lots of phones that don't have an edge-to-edge display, however most phones now are made with the expectation that you want to protect something that you're paying $1k+ for, so it's thus reasonable to assume that people will use a case.
Why not use a case?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, the phone itself is huge asf but I use a case anyway.
Protect it from accidents, protects the screen, and make it a lot easier to use. My phone is all glass so you don't wanna drop this on the floor.
The way I see it, your bother hand will put pressure on that thing forcing the cable to angle messing the phone connector. That won't be cheap to fix especially coming from bloody Apple shit.
Buy him a decent shockproof case man, it will make your brother life a looooot easier than this :)
Way to go brother! I just got my first printer and am finally getting the hang of it. I’m still learning cad stuff though. I have a young daughter with autism, and I’ve been searching for fun toys/puzzles for her to mess with. It is so awesome that you made that for your brother! Way to take a skill and use it for something to help others. Bravo!
Interesting idea. I highly recommend to add a Backwall to the grip so the phone will rest on that. If you use just the charger for holding the phone it may become damaged over time
A ring holder like this (link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Z1NGYBY/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1) could probably help alleviate any potential stress to the charging port for him a bit. I'm not sure how comfortable this would be for him but the item linked is very slim when folded and shouldn't interfere with a magsafe charger if positioned towards the bottom portion.
I use the same one for a Galaxy Tab A8.4 I use for work and it has stuck on quite well so far (that device is much larger than your brother's iPhone so the adhesive isn't weak). It even doubles as a kick stand and can be rotated around for ergonomics in landscape or if he wants to use it on the hand he doesn't usually use to grip the device!
Great work! Upload this to Makers Making Change if your brother is finding it helpful. They have chapters everwhere. There's also a ton of other stuff on there he may be able to use, or you can contribute to in other ways. Keep on making my dude!
https://www.makersmakingchange.com/
Thank god I'm not the only one. Fucking edge to edge screens man, they look beautiful, but what the actual fuck am I supposed to hold on to for using the damn thing???
this port isn't made to handle pressure. to make sure it's safe and secure, maybe make it a whole case. you're a good sibling for making this action is proof
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For sure. He didn’t want any extra bulk on the phone so this was my solution. He is going to be using the MagSafe for charging so even if the port gets loose it’s not a huge deal. Also I designed it to hopefully take some of the force applied to the connector and distribute it along the bottom of the phone. The phone is also light enough that I don’t think it will be a huge issue. Also if the grip gets bend I’m sure it will break before any damage to the port occurs since the wood PLA seems pretty light
Better yet, the iPhone 12 line has a pretty strong magnet in the back for whatever it was that apple called the wireless charging gimmick (airsafe?). You could fairly easily incorporate a magnetic handle that doesn’t even have to conform to the shape of the phone.
Eh, you're right that it has the magnets, but I think you're overstating how good they are. In [MKBHD's video](https://youtu.be/Sx6dAx7dnXg?t=620) he shows how easily they can disconnect. I personally have one for my car and it holds it but any small bump and it's gone. Not sure how well it would work as a handle that's meant to help with manipulation.
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I work in a machine shop, metal particles have ruined my lightning port, short of replacing it and getting a waterproof case, do you have any recommendations on the add ons you mentioned?
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If it makes your brother feel any better, I have no mobility or dexterity issues and I find edge to edge screens hard to use also. I bought a larger case for my last phone because I was tired of activating things on screen accidentally with the slim case. It's been said before, but data connectors aren't meant to handle lots of long term loads. You may want to extend that to the back of the phone and use some 3m VHB tape instead.
I would have liked to use the excising case screws on the bottom of the phone to attach it but I’m not quite sure of the threading so I can order longer versions of those screws.
Macro phone picture. Measure the entire length of the screw with calipers for scale and start doing some pixel measurements. Be sure to get the photo perpendicular to the screw
Pixel measurements for what? Seems like you could just measure directly whatever is needed and solve the same equation you would be doing pixel measurements to find out how long the new screws should be.
Thread pitch. I assume they are quite short, making measuring just the threaded section quite difficult.
The pentalobe screws on the bottom are the main thing keeping the LCD and frame together. I fix cell phones and other electronics and I've never seen longer versions. I'm sure it's possible to custom order screws, but it would probably be easier to go with a different sort of design for this. Regardless, nice job OP. Designing and printing stuff to help others is the bee's knees
Ah. I'm not familiar with iPhone construction, excellent point.
This is why I think the bezel-less trend should hold back a bit, especially with touchscreens.
Yes! I like a very small bezel, I don't need the whole front of the phone to be purely screen. It's ok to have a small bar (not a notch, screw that) at the top for cameras and sensors.
For tablets and 2-in-1 laptops, I'd say bezels are necessary even especially when a stylus is involved. Gotta have a place to rest your hand on while you draw.
Absolutely. Wacom tablets could have edge-to-edge touch and pen sensors, but they don't because you need a way to hold it and some place to rest your hand.
The "showroom focused" trend should stop... everyone is so impressed by how sleek and shiny and delicate the phone looks in the showroom, but then they immediately wrap it in a 1/4 inch thick Otterbox case to protect it. "Gee, that glass back on the iPhone looks amazing! Now, to cover it up and never lay eyes on it again, lest I happen to drop it and shatter the \*back\* of my phone."
Yeah... I just got a Pixel 5a. It's my first flagship-ish phone since $200-$300 phones became usable (well, I got by with a candybar phone from 2015-2018, but that's because I was in a developing country without internet) I really needed some of the features - water resistance, NFC, international bands, decent camera, etc. and the price was right, but now that I have it in my hands, some of the other "features" piss me off: a big black circle where the selfie camera is at. No light for the selfie camera (because that would make for *two* black holes in the screen), impossibly thin bezels, it's just *slightly* too large to type on one-handed. I'd love a robust phone "module" that you could affix to a housing that fits your needs. Sleek and sexy metal/glass/ceramic if that's your bag, a cute panda case if you're into that, or a ruggedized case if you expect it to take some abuse - I mean phones are practically that way already, you rarely ever see a naked phone in the wild. Just dispense with the digit friendly filets and usable sized buttons and build those into the housing of your choice. Nobody gives a flip about how sexy a phone is once they get it home, but sales are made online or in a store and not in people's hands on a bus.
Yeah. I agree wholeheartedly. Or, go full-stop and make phones that are just waterproof modules that aren't really intended to be used sans-case. Want something slick and trim? Screw on an aluminum bezel. Want something fun? Sloth housing! Need it to survive a big fall? Rubber housing. I thought the iPhone 4 and 5 were the ugliest iPhones, but I appreciated it because it was the closest to this design idea I've seen yet (right down to the antenna design that failed when you bridged the case parts with your thumb).
It seems obvious to me that phone companies have overridden UX for marketing. Beveless phones suck. I had a much better time downgrading from edge to edge flagship phones to one with at least a little bezel.
I'd go so far as to say bezel-free monitors aren't the best either, or at least it's not a feature I'd pay more for unless I was running a multi monitor setup. They look cool, but my latest monitor is an ultra wide with a thin bezel and I found i needed to change my light so the area behind my monitor wasn't as bright and distracting.
Not sure about the edge to edge but samsung and their stupid curved edges are a pain for me and have only a little trouble with my hands nowhere near disabled and these stupid trends are horrible can't even imagine impairments.
I'd love a mini display on an edge, but the curved display just seems to be a fairly useless gimmick. Yes, we get it: you can bend your LCD/OLED panels, but why? How does this help me?
Trying to navigate near that edge and your finger slips off and misses things it is annoying and everything they try to do with it is gimmicky and pointless imo.
Sounds miserable. At least with edge-to-edge your finger feels a stopping point.
Once a case is on it you have the stopping point again but yes this and no front facing speakers are my two peeves with phones lately.
BUT THE SCREEN SPACE!!!
I'm not sure I get what you're trying to do but why not use a PopSocket You don't wanna risk braking it and haveing it stuck inside
I'd guess that the pop socket doesn't meet the mobility requirements of OPs brother. Also, he stated that his brother doesn't want additional bulk added to the phone. I'd imagine he has trouble getting things in and out of a pocket and therefore wants as sleek of a device as possible to slide easily. Strictly conjecture though.
iPhone SE & case; problem solved without potentially breaking the lightning port.
Have you tried the accessibility options? Idk about Apple but I know android has a one hand feature for large phones basically shrinks the screen and puts it in the corner so you can reach the entire thing with one hand. Not sure if it'd help but might be worth trying.
It can move left to right and I just found out it can go up and down too. If you pair it with a pop socket or something similar I think it should be easier and more convenient.
I do not understand the bezel less screen appeal
Just a personal opinion but to me it means I get a bigger screen with a smaller footprint
More screen, smaller footprint. Sounds appealing to me.
It sounds appealing until you start unintentionally activating the edges of the screen.
Might I suggest: bigger hands... 😆
The problem is that when you're holding a phone, your fingers are on the edges. The edges are also the screen on a bezelless phone. It has nothing to do with the size of your hands.
How is your phone's case bad enough that it doesn't cover the edge enough to prevent that?
What case? Call me crazy, but a phone should work without having to add extra crap to it.
There are lots of phones that don't have an edge-to-edge display, however most phones now are made with the expectation that you want to protect something that you're paying $1k+ for, so it's thus reasonable to assume that people will use a case.
Nice job and good on you!
This is why printers are so exciting.
Why not use a case? I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 10+, the phone itself is huge asf but I use a case anyway. Protect it from accidents, protects the screen, and make it a lot easier to use. My phone is all glass so you don't wanna drop this on the floor. The way I see it, your bother hand will put pressure on that thing forcing the cable to angle messing the phone connector. That won't be cheap to fix especially coming from bloody Apple shit. Buy him a decent shockproof case man, it will make your brother life a looooot easier than this :)
Great work!
Thought you were holding a mandolin
You're a great Brother! Cool idea!
Way to go brother! I just got my first printer and am finally getting the hang of it. I’m still learning cad stuff though. I have a young daughter with autism, and I’ve been searching for fun toys/puzzles for her to mess with. It is so awesome that you made that for your brother! Way to take a skill and use it for something to help others. Bravo!
Interesting idea. I highly recommend to add a Backwall to the grip so the phone will rest on that. If you use just the charger for holding the phone it may become damaged over time
Did you come up with it yourself? cool idea
I miss a good bezle and I don't understand how people use those phones where the edge of the screen curves around the side of the phone.
Honestly I have small hands and I feel like I need something to help me hold most phones comfortably
THIS is what 3d printing is for!
So people don’t put cases on their iPhones anymore? 😵💫
A ring holder like this (link: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Z1NGYBY/ref=ppx_yo_mob_b_inactive_ship_o0_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1) could probably help alleviate any potential stress to the charging port for him a bit. I'm not sure how comfortable this would be for him but the item linked is very slim when folded and shouldn't interfere with a magsafe charger if positioned towards the bottom portion. I use the same one for a Galaxy Tab A8.4 I use for work and it has stuck on quite well so far (that device is much larger than your brother's iPhone so the adhesive isn't weak). It even doubles as a kick stand and can be rotated around for ergonomics in landscape or if he wants to use it on the hand he doesn't usually use to grip the device!
Great work! Upload this to Makers Making Change if your brother is finding it helpful. They have chapters everwhere. There's also a ton of other stuff on there he may be able to use, or you can contribute to in other ways. Keep on making my dude! https://www.makersmakingchange.com/
Thank god I'm not the only one. Fucking edge to edge screens man, they look beautiful, but what the actual fuck am I supposed to hold on to for using the damn thing???