How to mount a phone on a Stanley cup: swap the lid

Take the lid off your Stanley and snap on a lid that holds your phone. That's the whole method. The New Modern Trends MagSafe mount is a replacement lid with a phone holder built into its face: pull the Stanley's own lid, press the mount on in its place, and set the cup back in the cupholder. The cup sits exactly where it always did — its own base is what fits the cupholder, same as before. Add your charging puck, snap your phone on, and a cup you already own is now a phone dock for the console, the desk, or the counter.

One thing up front: once the mount is on, that cup is a phone dock, not a drinking cup. Keep your daily Stanley for drinking and give the spare one a second job.

Step 1. Which Stanley do you own?

Fit goes by the cup you own. Find yours and you've found your mount. Each one is $39, in ten colors.

• Quencher H2.0 FlowState 20 oz or 30 oz — the Quencher 20 & 30 mount.
• Quencher H2.0 FlowState 40 oz or 64 oz, or the 40 oz Quencher ProTour — the Quencher 40 & 64 mount.
• Everyday Tumbler 16 oz or 20 oz — the Everyday Tumbler mount.

The two Quencher mounts aren't interchangeable: the 20 and 30 share one lid, the 40 and 64 another. Pre-2022 Quenchers (the ones without “H2.0” in the name) and the IceFlow series take a different lid and aren't covered yet. Not sure which cup you have? The compatibility page sorts it out, or email us and we'll confirm before you order.

Step 2. Drop in your 25W charger

This is the step people skip, so it comes before the phone. The mount has no magnets of its own. Your charging puck seats face-up in the middle of the mount, and the magnet array inside that puck is what grips the phone. No puck, no hold. The puck is required, and it is not included.

It takes the 25W class, one of two: the Apple 25W MagSafe Charger or the Samsung Qi2 25W Magnet Wireless Charger (model EP-P2900). The two are the same size on the outside, so either one fits every mount. The older Apple 15W MagSafe puck is a different size and does not work — check the wattage on the one you have before you order. We don't sell pucks; those two links go straight to them.

Step 3. Route the cord, snap the phone on

The cord runs through the mount, not around it. With the puck face-up, its cord goes down through a slot in the lid, wraps around the cable management on the underside, and comes out the back. Feed through only the length you need; the extra coils into the lid's own recess without taking up the cup's room. Plug into a dash port, a wall adapter, or a portable power bank where there's no outlet.

Now set your phone against the puck. iPhone 12 and newer have the magnets built in and go straight on. Samsung and other Android phones need a magnetic Qi2 case — the magnets live in the case, not the phone. The phone rides at a fixed 45° viewing angle and spins a full 360°, so turn it landscape for maps or portrait for a call. It charges the whole time it's up there, as fast as your charger and phone allow.

What the lid approach adds

One part is replaced, and nothing is added to the outside of the cup. The Stanley keeps its shape, its base, and its spot in the cupholder; only the lid changed. No tools to install — no clips, no drilling, no adhesive. The cup's own weight keeps the base planted, so the phone sits on solid footing wherever the cup does.

Two-tone it

Every mount ships in one solid color. The ring on its face is the only part that comes off, and it swaps for a Top Ring in a second color — about a minute with the hex key that comes in the box with every mount. Ten ring colors to pick from. $20 on its own, $16 when it ships in the same box as a mount.

Made to order in the USA

Each mount is made in your fit and color when you order — $39, made in the USA, and it ships in 3–5 business days with tracking. Every order carries a 30-day satisfaction guarantee: if it's not right for you, wrong fit included, send it back within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.

Ready to give a spare Stanley a second job? Start with the cup you own and see every Stanley mount.

New Modern Trends is not affiliated with Stanley, Apple, or Samsung. The names only say what fits.