I'm using an adjustable car mount from proclip that holds my phone really nicely in my truck, and I've got a 1000mA USB car adapter that charges the phone really well with a standard USB cable.
My question is about getting the phone to go into car mode when I plug it in. I've read some posts that say shorting the data pins together in the USB cable will make the phone see it as a car charger. Has anyone had any luck making a cable like this? Does it work? Is there anywhere where I can buy one for cheap?
I believe that you can set a profile in Tasker to have car mode enabled whenever AC, USB or both are present.
gtg252b said:
I'm using an adjustable car mount from proclip that holds my phone really nicely in my truck, and I've got a 1000mA USB car adapter that charges the phone really well with a standard USB cable.
My question is about getting the phone to go into car mode when I plug it in. I've read some posts that say shorting the data pins together in the USB cable will make the phone see it as a car charger. Has anyone had any luck making a cable like this? Does it work? Is there anywhere where I can buy one for cheap?
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I've made a cable that does this. I had to buy parts in bulk so I'm listing the rest of them in the XDA market: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=784379.
@Davpel - That might work, but then wouldn't it go into car mode whenever I plugged it in elsewhere too?
@ForceO - Sounds nice, but I can't get into the market... I don't think I have enough posts yet. Can you PM me the info?
Using tasker to run car mode will not run car mode every time you plug your phone into a usb charger, if you download the power plug profile from the tasker wiki and install it. When you plug your phone, your phone will ask you if you want car, home or night mode. Pick car mode and tasker will run whatever car dock program you want. I use Custom car home.
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ForceOnature has the ticket, that's it, ground pin 4 on the micro usb.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player&v=0VtDyFbNFLU
It's pretty easy to make, just take a grinder to a micro usb cable, then pick the extra plastic off with your fingers, then solder a jumper between pins 4 and 5, that part can be tricky because of the size of the tab you need to solder to....patience is key.
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It's pretty easy to make, just take a grinder to a micro usb cable, then pick the extra plastic off with your fingers, then solder a jumper between pins 4 and 5, that part can be tricky because of the size of the tab you need to solder to....patience is key.
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I tried the Dremel route and it was definitely not easy. Ended up having to abort and make my own from scratch because the plastic/epoxy stuff used to fill in under the black rubber shell was too hard to remove and still leave the pins intact.
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question is are there any videos out that have a walk-though for making a cable that will put the phone into car mode
ok i could be wrong on this so dont shoot me. It is my udnerstanding that it isnt the cable that puts it into car dock mode for te evo. it is a magnetic band on the dock itself. As an alternative since i have only heard of the official HTC cardock acctually putting it into car dock mode (it doesnt come with a cable) you can get a cardock app to put it in. yes it is an extra few buttons but it may be your best bet.
Its nothing with magnets. On YouTube someone quickly explained about jumping pins together but was hoping for alittle more depth
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You are looking for a USB OTG cable... You can make one of your own connecting Pin 5 to ground.
Is there a car charger that has the usb shorted correctly so it can recognize car dock for tasker. I have the ATT one and it doesn't cause the phone to go into dock mode.
chrisryn said:
Is there a car charger that has the usb shorted correctly so it can recognize car dock for tasker. I have the ATT one and it doesn't cause the phone to go into dock mode.
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I thought dock modes were achieved with magnetic sensors? If it is based on a pin-out adjustment then a DIY should be easy.
I ended up setting tasker to turn on BT when plugged into power source and then look for a specific pairing. When it finds my stereo it launches the car dock app. After unplugging the powers source the BT turns off and the car app closes.
Shovelhead84 said:
I thought dock modes were achieved with magnetic sensors? If it is based on a pin-out adjustment then a DIY should be easy.
I ended up setting tasker to turn on BT when plugged into power source and then look for a specific pairing. When it finds my stereo it launches the car dock app. After unplugging the powers source the BT turns off and the car app closes.
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Hey how did you get tasker to connect to a specific pairing? I have a similar setup for streaming music but I always have to specifically pick it, I couldn't figure out how to make tasker find it.
I did research to find out the method the captivate uses. Magnetic or pin out. From what I can find its a pin out. I can't find a wiring diagram to show the exact pin out.
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Hey how did you get tasker to connect to a specific pairing? I have a similar setup for streaming music but I always have to specifically pick it, I couldn't figure out how to make tasker find it.
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A quick "where is it" response, without detailing a profile build...
you can find it under the "State" section of the profile screen
1. launch Tasker
2. select "new"
3. create a new profile name and select "OK"
4. go down the list and select "State"
5. select "Bluetooth Connected"
6. enter the device name
Hope this helps. I seriously cant believe how awesome tasker makes this phone. It does what so many crap apps on the market do, but it does it for free!
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Is there a car charger that has the usb shorted correctly so it can recognize car dock for tasker. I have the ATT one and it doesn't cause the phone to go into dock mode.
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There is no magnet sensor in the phone, so you would have to see the charger go to A/C versus USB.
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There is no magnet sensor in the phone, so you would have to see the charger go to A/C versus USB.
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That has baffled me for a few days. The normal wall chargers convert A/C to D/C for charging and USB ports always run on A/C. This leads me to believe that the data pins let the phone what type of connection it has. With 8 pins on the micro USB and no video output there has to be some extras used for something. I would be willing to DIY a dock cable if there were diagrams of the pin-out and docking was possible.
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That has baffled me for a few days. The normal wall chargers convert A/C to D/C for charging and USB ports always run on A/C. This leads me to believe that the data pins let the phone what type of connection it has. With 8 pins on the micro USB and no video output there has to be some extras used for something. I would be willing to DIY a dock cable if there were diagrams of the pin-out and docking was possible.
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Yes, I and others have posted extensively about this - searching on car chargers should find some links - but basically:
First - all charging is 5V DC. The wall charger converts 120V AC to 5V DC - the USB port is 5V DC; Car chargers convert 12V DC to 5V DC. Next measurement is Amps - wall chargers supply about 700mA - USB is 500 mA. Many car chargers are 500mA some are 1Amp (1000mA).
The wall charger automatically connects the data pins so the phone knows it is on "AC" and charges faster.
The phone will limit the Amps it draws to about 700 - if you want your car charger to charger at maximum rate - you need to get a 1A charger and you need to short the data pins at micro usb end.
I bought a dual 1 amp car charger (2 1amp uSB ports - Griffin brand i think) and I took an extra USB cable, opened the wire near the micro usb end and connect the 2 data lines (black and red are power, the other 2 are data) together so they loop back at the micro USB end.
My phone now reads "AC charging" when plugged into my car. You will never get this on a PC USB port as it does not put out enough power.
But if I understand correctly it should know the difference between home dock and car dock.
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But if I understand correctly it should know the difference between home dock and car dock.
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Based on what Alphadog just posted the phone could determine if it is on a USB (pc/data) connection or an A/C connection. The outcome could vary depending on the specifics of the device being used to charge the phone but it comes down to the pin-out.
That being said, I was looking at some of the Tasker settings that could be used in this scenario. I was thinking for those who do not have BT that other triggers could be used. A good trigger for docking could use combos such as "power" and "orientation" or "power" and "location".
A second thought had me wondering about the compass. I have not looked into this but I don't see why you couldn't utilize the compass as a sort of magnetic sensor. If for example we told tasker to look for a specific scenario such as:
1. Receiving ac/usb power
2. Phone in Left Horizontal orientation
3. "Compass sensor north" pulling towards orientated left
Tasker would then launch Desk Dock.
....I know, Tasker does not have settings for current compass sensor direction. but could a specifically written app do this?
I currently use orientation and power for mine.
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I use a generic usb power adapter with a cable in my car and it triggers the settings...
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I use a generic usb power adapter with a cable in my car and it triggers the settings...
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I have the car charger you can buy at att. It has a usb port I'll have to try it with the usb cable that came with the phone. If that works then I could have saved alot of money buy just buying a generic plug with usb
dont bother with tasker there is an app for that
use DockCarSwitches to turn bluetooth on when docked in car(car charger)
use Bluetooth Application Launcher to launch your application(Car Doc application for example) when a particular bluetooth device is paired
This Samsung car dock both charges your phone and activates the car home app.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16875998664
byron241 said:
use DockCarSwitches to turn bluetooth on when docked in car(car charger)
use Bluetooth Application Launcher to launch your application(Car Doc application for example) when a particular bluetooth device is paired
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I think you misunderstand the point of Tasker.
To get USB/AC under Settings / About Phone / Status from a USB Car Plug, you need 2 things: 1) A Car Plug with enough Amps (I use a model that has up to 2100mA in a single USB socket. Even runs & charges Android Tablets at same time) 2) a correctly wired USB to microUSB cable. (same place that sells the high power USB plug has this cable)
When I use these two together with my Captivate, it charges very quickly.
By the way, both Gigabit and Asrock motherboards are shipping motherboards with Always on, high power, USB ports.
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...you need to short the data pins at micro usb end.
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That's incorrect. Unless, the dock the OP uses requires it somehow. It's much easier to short the Data connectors on the larger end of a standard USB to Micro USB cable to trigger the phone for AC Charging. It takes less than 2 minutes and requires no wire splicing. Linky
Shovelhead84 said:
A quick "where is it" response, without detailing a profile build...
you can find it under the "State" section of the profile screen
1. launch Tasker
2. select "new"
3. create a new profile name and select "OK"
4. go down the list and select "State"
5. select "Bluetooth Connected"
6. enter the device name
Hope this helps. I seriously cant believe how awesome tasker makes this phone. It does what so many crap apps on the market do, but it does it for free!
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Damn, it ain't free no more!
I'm sure someone could post the apk for us to download. Or send it to me and I can host it for free on a site of mine... the perks of working for a web hosting company.
Folks....
I have a question about the pin out of a USB cable. I have a cable that has a micro USB connector at one end (it plugs into my HTC EVO) and the other end is a standard USB connector.
This cable works just fine when I charge my HTC EVO. However, my computers can not see my htc evo. So I installed software from Sprint called "HTC Sync" version 3 something. Nothing.
So here is my question. Are USB cables that are sold as "Sync" cables have a different pin out than a USB cable that is used for power?
Maybe I need to change a setting in my phone to make it sync?
In settings, under Connect to PC, I have it set up as:
Default Connect Type = HTC Sync
Ask me is checked
I also tried:
Default Connect type = Disk drive
Ask me is checked
Can some of you give me some advice?
Thanks
jack
Portland Oregon
I can't speak on usb pins but I do know that there are some shoddy low quality usb cables out there (the ones that come with epic 4g) and some good high quality ones (the ones that come with the palm pre). with the low quality ones I can't copy files to my card.
In general, unless it's sold as a power cable, it should have the normal connections. Some cables have the data lines cut and shorted together, which tells the phone it can draw more power than a normal USB port provides. These should only be used with chargers due to the risk of burning out a PC's USB port.
A good way to test is to plug it in, open Spare Parts and go to Battery Information, then see if it says it's charging on AC.
Not all usb cables are created equally.
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Noxious Ninja said:
In general, unless it's sold as a power cable, it should have the normal connections. Some cables have the data lines cut and shorted together, which tells the phone it can draw more power than a normal USB port provides.
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Ahhh. OK. Thank you.
jack
USB Cable Charging but not Sync
Some cables do not have hooks and they are loose in phone. This also prevent to connect it with PC for sync.
Noxious Ninja said:
In general, unless it's sold as a power cable, it should have the normal connections. Some cables have the data lines cut and shorted together, which tells the phone it can draw more power than a normal USB port provides. These should only be used with chargers due to the risk of burning out a PC's USB port.
A good way to test is to plug it in, open Spare Parts and go to Battery Information, then see if it says it's charging on AC.
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Excellent info.
RTC88 said:
Not all usb cables are created equally.
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Not so much.
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Look sturdy but break too easily. Not as cheap as most chinese made but these cables usually break in about 2 months for me. Dont even think about folding it and putting it in a bag for those frail,dying HTC phones.
I wonder if these are easy to fix...
-Can anyone recommend a simple way to handle these wires or a more durable wire? I dont want to buy one every month. I'm thinking about http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Retractable-Cable-Samsung-Vibrant/dp/B004SK35M8/ref=sr_1_19?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1328931599&sr=1-19.
I herd with root and some roms
I herd with root and some roms sync wont work .. make sure u have all the right drivers and ..Ive had a cavle that would work for mass storage for one phone and not another...
I bought these on ebay. The HDMI is short but worked but when I connect both cables to lapdock, the USB is not being recognized so the keyboard/mouse is not working. I want this just to act as an extension so I can use full lapdock abilities with cables. Any idea what's going on (cable charges on plug but does not charge on lapdock)? Maybe someone has better usb cables.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
links appear to be broken...
From your title I've been looking for these (or similar) cables for a long time and have been unsuccessful. However I have yet to try them.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/29059482363...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_3046wt_1508
http://www.ebay.com/itm/36042990934...X:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649#ht_2333wt_1010
i don't think it will work either way, tried a few things like this with no avail.
why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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So that is what you think it is? No data on the usb cables.
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the only reason that is my suspicion is because there are many "charging" products out there that don't really need data. Why there would be a need for such a small charging extension cable is beyond me, but it's the only solution I can think of, but I have no way of confirming or denying it either. The ebay descriptions seem to imply that the data wires are there, but we all know how reliable ebay can be...
Another idea I had was that it might be sensing the resistance in the cable, since, if I remember correctly, that was how some think/though the car dock puts the atrix into car mode without a magnet as is/was commonly used. Again these are just ideas.
Or the cable is just so poorly made that it's defective...I honestly have no clue
Has anyone got full lapdock capabilities using extension cables? I can only get the screen working and not the mouse and keyboard.
The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my lapdock to work with the Otterbox
Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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If you're asking me, i didn't. I was referring to the ebay link in the third post.
grevedan said:
The HDMI extender was the hard one to find. There are other micro USB extenders out there, theoretically with all wires connected....
http://www.usbfirewire.com/uextendmicrob.html
Kind of makes me wish i hadn't hacked up my webtop to work with the Otterbox
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before I read that post, I was looking around the forums and the web yesterday well into the night. here are some of the things I've found that might be relevant to everyone (and it might possibly be cheaper, though more diy).
Micro USB stuff:
I have no idea why this exists http://www.dealextreme.com/p/micro-...r-cable-for-blackberry-9900-black-30cm-107901
I have no idea why this only has 4 pins http://www.sparkfun.com/products/9614
http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031
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Where did you get your HDMI extender? I got mine from All4Cellular but it's quite short. Will have to get another HDMI one if the usb cable you recommended works.
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Here's what I am thinking about doing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/140626354628#ht_2821wt_1177 or http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-HDMI-...ultDomain_0&hash=item415eac6dc0#ht_2821wt_980
http://www.amazon.com/HDMI-Female-M...YPB4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854686&sr=8-2
then the hdmi cable that came with our phone:
http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-Stan...QTA8/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1329854856&sr=8-8
The HDMI certainly looks like it may work but the reason I didn't buy that product from ebay a few weeks ago was because it was $50. Now miraculously, it's only $6. Maybe I'll get that if the USB cable I just bought that was suggested works a few posts back.
misiek93 said:
why wouldn't they? Cheap build quality that doesn't include the data wires? Hell I'll be willing to splice two cables together to get our desired effect, the only problem is that cords with a female micro usb are incredibly hard to come by
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This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
everything asked/answered in here is already covered in the original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1376679
robrj said:
This micro usb extension cord explicitly states that all 5 wires are connected (compatible with droid bionic for the purpose of docking with a case on the phone):
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micro-USB-E...395?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item335d13272b
I bought the HDMI extension cable and the USB cable above. I have a lapdock so I'll post if it works.
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The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
robrj said:
The HDMI cable seems to work. On the lapdock, with just the HDMI cable hooked up, it functions like it was it's an entertainment center.
The USB cord will need to be modified a little bit. I can't get it to seat right on the USB jack of the dock. I'll need to shave it down a bit as it doesn't sit down snugly.
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I ordered the USB cable and experience this same problem, though I am waiting for my hdmi parts to come in (by April 6th I should have all my parts...). The cable itself works flawlessly as a micro usb extension cable when connecting it to the computer.
again as mentioned in the other thread, you want to be careful with the 5v coming out that micro hdmi port. for connecting back to your phone would be no issue, as the phone charges using this voltage, but hooking the lapdocks micro usb up to a host device probably wont appreciate the 5v coming back up the cable, where normally the usb device would be pulling power from said host, not providing it.
one suggestion is to just clip the red wire inside your micro usb cable/adapter.
btw the adapters i use do fit snugly side by side, without modification.
I've been following this thread for a little while now, and I wanted to share something I found.
I was looking at the Motorola Travel Webtop adapter. And I was curious to see whether it could be tweaked to suite our needs. I naively thought/hoped that I could flip the connectors in the device to make a small adapter to connect the Atrix to newer Lapdocks. Unfortunately as you can see in the pictures below (sorry not enough posts to link to the pictures) the two connectors are connected via a PCB not wires or a ribbon cable. Although I still have high hopes that I can de-solder the HDMI and USB connectors, and use a small length of flat ribbon cable to connect them and then re-positions the connectors in the case, to build a micro adapter to use the Atrix on the newer Lapdocks. Should this fail this will at least prevent others from making the same mistake, and solve the mystery of what's really inside the Webtop Travel adapter.
Do any one know if this Micro HDMI Cable would work for Lapdock.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-Feet-HDMI...s_Adapters&hash=item416612cecb#ht_1149wt_1187
Description says for Asus tf201 MEMO ME171.
I believe all Cables are standard. Can this used to Atrix 4g with Lapdock?
I have otterbox case for Atrix and don't want to Remove cover everytime to plug in Lapdock.
Hey Everyone-
Hope you all have been enjoying the videos. This video takes a look at a generic desktop charging dock made for the HTC One M8 but happens to work perfectly with the OnePlus One. Thanks to @hka148 for bringing this to my attention.
For additional OnePlus and technology videos, check out my YouTube channel. Enjoy!
If you like my videos please consider subscribing to my YouTube channel and sharing them with other like minded tech-geeks!
EDIT - There is a use for the USB port on the back of the dock. It can be used to charge a secondary device such as a bluetooth headset or a tablet while your device is being charged in the cradle.
Hey KP, thanks for all the videos you have been doing for us. Just a thought about that USB plug in the back that you did not know what it was for. Maybe it allows you to hook up a power source to charge the phone with a regular male USB input cord in case you don't have a micro-USB connecting cord?
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Can you use the USB output and short cable to charge the phone? I'm guessing the idea is so you can put your phone in landscape (horizontally) and charge at the same time.
Thanks for the video anyway!
You read my mind. Was planning to get this but thanks for showing it in action with a TPU case on it.
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Hey KP, thanks for all the videos you have been doing for us. Just a thought about that USB plug in the back that you did not know what it was for. Maybe it allows you to hook up a power source to charge the phone with a regular male USB input cord in case you don't have a micro-USB connecting cord?
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hmmmm .... maybe! I'm trying to think of anything in my toys where i could arrange what would essentially be male usb to male usb power. Hell, i don't even own a male usb to male usb cable
If i had a male usb to male usb cable i'd probably try using AC as the micro usb power source hook the power the USB port up to a USB port on a PC to see if that functions for data exchange between the devices.
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Can you use the USB output and short cable to charge the phone? I'm guessing the idea is so you can put your phone in landscape (horizontally) and charge at the same time.
Thanks for the video anyway!
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I don't think that would work, i mean putting the phone in the dock in landscape. Remember the channel where you place your phone has a male micro USB connector sticking up in the middle of it. If you turn your phone sideways then that micro USB connector has nowhere to go so you'd be trying to balance you're phone on it sideways which i don't think would work.
What you may be onto though is the fact that it could function as a second charging source so your phone could be in the dock in portrait orientation and you could charge a second device (like a bluetooth headset) via the USB port.
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I don't think that would work, i mean putting the phone in the dock in landscape. Remember the channel where you place your phone has a male micro USB connector sticking up in the middle of it. If you turn your phone sideways then that micro USB connector has nowhere to go so you'd be trying to balance you're phone on it sideways which i don't think would work.
What you may be onto though is the fact that it could function as a second charging source so your phone could be in the dock in portrait orientation and you could charge a second device (like a bluetooth headset) via the USB port.
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If you put the bit of removable bit of plastic upside down, can you put the phone back in landscape so it's not touching the micro usb ? or is the lip too small then?
*EDIT* Just watched the video again and the removable plastic is flush so there wont be any lip if you put it in upside down.
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If you put the bit of removable bit of plastic upside down, can you put the phone back in landscape so it's not touching the micro usb ? or is the lip too small then?
*EDIT* Just watched the video again and the removable plastic is flush so there wont be any lip if you put it in upside down.
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They should have hired you to help them with the design because that makes sense!! but no, unfortunately it wouldn't work. I like that thought process though
There is a use for the USB port on the back of the dock. It can be used to charge a secondary device such as a bluetooth headset or a tablet while your device is being charged in the cradle.
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There is a use for the USB port on the back of the dock. It can be used to charge a secondary device such as a bluetooth headset or a tablet while your device is being charged in the cradle.
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Cool I'll actually use that. I have a Bluetooth headset that sits right next to where I'll have the dock.
what about the speakers?
that dock dont block them ?
I just recieved my dock which i got on your review, and first of, the usb port is wrong way , i had to open it up and turn it around, but doing so i found out how cheap and flimsy the unit is..i cannot get phone to sit on it enough to get a connection and if you take out insert to use with case, you may find the usb end coming out with the plactic it sits in as it is not actually secured in with anything ...mine is now in the trash some 30 mins after opening it...my recommendation......dont bother