Question for the manufacturer:: why not place the magnet in the mount as opposed to the phone? probably would eliminate the credit card issue...
1776403
If the magnet were in the mount, then the phone would only be able to magnetize to the mount itself. The magnet being on the phone means it can attach to anything metal, not just the mount.
970640
I haven't had any problems. Though last week when I was at a resort, I was told that having my room cards near my Iphone was deactivating my room cards. I've never had my Iphone deactivate a hotel room key before, so maybe it was the magnet in the wallet. However, it hasn't seemed to harm my credit/debit cards that I keep in it at all times.
329493
Only the large mount contains the magnet in it. The two thin plates have a glue on one side to mount them on the phone.
2208941
according to this, as long as the magnet is 1 inch away from the magnetic strip, it should be ok. I just opened my wallet and checked, if you place the card in the card slot so the magnetic strip is farther rather than close to the magnet, its about an inch away. I don't think that it will destroy the cards.http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/demagnetization-ruin-credit-card-magnetic-stripe-1273.php
1393050
Your iPad is shielded from magnetic fields. There are some phone mounts that use a magnet directly on the phones. YMMV.
97591
It's as easy to remove as any other bike mount is. Whether that be for a bell, speedometer, light, what have you. You can probably remove the part that holds the phone fairly easy as that was pretty easy to install. I guess at the end of the day, it's a calculated risk. I think people would be more likely to go after the phone itself rather than the mount.
2224936
I put mine in and plan to just leave it there. I use Bluetooth for my music so I don't need the CD slot. I don't think it would be a good idea to constantly insert and remove this for fear of damaging either the player or the mount. If you listen to CDs frequently, I would look for another phone solution. If you are looking at just occasionally, this may work fine as long as you are careful.
1736844
I have three cards in my wallet now. Unfortunately, they are quite loose. Most of the time when I pick up my phone my hand is wrapped around the phone, so I don't think they would fall out for me. In my opinion though there needs to be a better way to hold the cards in, they could fall out depending on how you pick your phone up.
2111180
Good question; but as a happy user of this wallet, there's no risk of damaging your card. The magnet is at the very top, away from the card space, and you'd have to put some effort into trying to actually damage your card for any damage to occur. I've been using this case/wallet since it's launch, and I've yet to damage any of my (8) cards.. I wouldn't put anything at the card opening at the back though, it's a bit too tight. Hope this helps..
2262983
I don't use it for credit cards.But the magnet is not very big,so it shouldn't effect it.
1361186
Hi Ana R.! Maureen here from The Friendly Swede:-) The magnet should have no effect whatsoever on your device. Let me know if I can be of more help here at this link:
651728
The magnet is strong, so I would say it's definitely possible. I don't keep any cards in the slotted side, since it looks like it would be a really tight fit. The phone cover/wallet is so great, I love it & am constantly having people ask me where I got it. I keep my credit cards in my wallet so I would suggest you do the same so nothing happens. Hope this helps!
1451624
The phone just has a magnetic plate on it the actual magnet is on the base mount.
1086972
Do folks answering this question actually tried it on an HTC One?If you didn't try it, you may not know that the HTC One has a curved back. The magnet would be touching only one point of that metal plate if the plate is glued on the back.If the plate is in between back and case... maybe, depending on how flexible the case is.Can anyone with actual experience answer this question?
416614
I haven't experienced any issues with the magnet. I usually try to keep my cards with magnetic strips in my wallet though, for fear of ruining them.
282266
I don't usually place anything with magnetic strips, hence any magnetic field can potentially demagnetize credit cards, etc.
416613
I have not had any issues with my debit/ credit cards. I typically put my license in front of debit card and another non-magnetic strip ID on the other side closest to the magnet. So far, so good.