Review on VANMASS Universal Car Phone Mount [Super Suction Cup] Dashboard Stand, Handsfree Windshield Air Vent Cell Holder For IPhone 13 12 LG & Truck - Pro Version (Red) by Peggy Petty

This dash mount works way better than similar products from 10-15 years ago. I stopped using my old one because the suction mount would just fail randomly while I was driving, dropping my phone on the dash or worse, watching it bounce down to the console. I didn't provide a star rating for adhesion because I never stuck it to the dash. I don't know if this mount would have that issue or not, but I never stick anything to the plastic dash since most mounts end up leaving a sticky residue on the dash that's tough to remove. There is a black plastic sticker that covers the sticky stuff that adheres to your dash (it has the dash mounting instructions on said sticker), but if you're like me and you are going to only use it on the windshield so you can remove it and re-attach it whenever you want, leave the plastic sticker on the suction cup mount. It keeps the glue on the mount from getting all over your car, and contrary to my initial assumption, didn't cause any issues with the mount staying firmly in place on the windshield. It has a rotating collar that you use to lock and unlock the suction cup from the windshield, and to my surprise, it actually worked flawlessly each time.This dash mount has several points where you can adjust length or angle, and each point seems to lock into place after you have made your adjustment well. At one point the road we were driving over was really bad, and while the mount never came loose and dropped my phone, the extendable neck portion of the mount automatically deployed, which caused the phone to vibrate back and forth a lot since it was extended out so far from the windshield mount. The only complaint I have is the locking arms that hold your phone in place. They worked well on an iPhone Pro and a Pro Max, but the Max was a tighter fit. It did fit, even with a phone case on the iPhone, but I don't know if it will hold anything much larger than that. Also, if you have a pop socket on the back of your phone case, the phone will still fit in the Vanmass mount, but it's kind of precarious. I found the best way to securely keep the phone in the mount was to sit the phone in the bottom mount first, placing the little plastic fingers in the slots of the phone case where the speakers are, and then holding the phone back against the Vanmass mount and squeezing the side locking arms down in place. Doing this didn't interfere with the sound coming out of the phone speakers at all.