Universal Micro Usb Desktop dock - Samsung Epic 4G Touch

Anyone have one of these that they use with this phone that works with other ones?
I saw this one below, but I'm a bit skeptical that it has a fake 3.5 audio jack on it...
http://www.allputer.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1211
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I don't see anything about a 3.5mm jack in the description of that dock. In fact, it looks very interesting, except that I don't think the built-in USB hub is powered, so it wouldn't supply much power.
I get tired of buying a new dock every time I get a new phone.

Under notes the last one days the audio out on the back is a dummy. I still may try it though...
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frigidazzi said:
Under notes the last one days the audio out on the back is a dummy. I still may try it though...
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Oops, I missed that, thanks!

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USB adapter w/ charging + aux audio

http://www.amazon.com/OEM-3-5mm-Headset-Adapter-Converter/dp/B001RXTDP2/ref=pd_cp_e_2
I'm looking for something like this for our thunderbolts.
Ideally I'd like to leave this in my car and only plug in the 1 cable (which will have power + audio) then have a tasker rule that if headset is plugged and charging load the car app.
I find this this as well, http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-SKN6252-Verizon-Motorola-Adventure/dp/B000T3M0SS/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301348086&sr=1-5, no idea if thatll work w/ the above one for the old mini-usb HTC phones.
any thoughts?
Interesting. Conflicting reviews on whether or not you can charge and listen to music with it at the same time. I'll pick one up and give it a try next time I order from Amazon.
jjlangen said:
Interesting. Conflicting reviews on whether or not you can charge and listen to music with it at the same time. I'll pick one up and give it a try next time I order from Amazon.
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great keep me posted. I may do the same considering it's price, just figure i would ask for confirmation from other users first.
I have the top adapter. When I go to Fry's this weekend I'll pick up a mirco to mini adapter and a usb coupler and see if any combinations work with the TB.
I have it on order and will have it here by next week.
djxstream said:
I find this this as well, http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-SKN6252-Verizon-Motorola-Adventure/dp/B000T3M0SS/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1301348086&sr=1-5, no idea if thatll work w/ the above one for the old mini-usb HTC phones.
any thoughts?
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I have several of these. They work great.
Anyone ever get these adapters in hand and tested?
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Cardock hack....

Ok heres what im wanting to do...
Hack up a micro-usb cable to in exhange replace a car dock... or make life cheaper yet harder on myself. I see the motorola car dock has Micro-usb out to a usb male and a 3.5mm jack. is this something one can do by cutting up a usb cable?? just a thought. maybe.... ? theres only black/yellow/red/green/white/ground out of a usb correct? ground and red are power.....
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Ok heres what im wanting to do...
Hack up a micro-usb cable to in exhange replace a car dock... or make life cheaper yet harder on myself. I see the motorola car dock has Micro-usb out to a usb male and a 3.5mm jack. is this something one can do by cutting up a usb cable?? just a thought. maybe.... ? theres only black/yellow/red/green/white/ground out of a usb correct? ground and red are power.....
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Can you explain it again? I've read it a few times and I still have no solid idea of what you're trying to do.
bleuiko said:
Can you explain it again? I've read it a few times and I still have no solid idea of what you're trying to do.
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I think he wants to make his own...maybe? Doesn't make too much sense.
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Lol sorry. The thoughts were flowing and it was bed time...
I pretty much thought of a DIY car dock. Make it yourself. I know its possible Im just wondering of anyone has done it before I try.
leperkuan said:
Lol sorry. The thoughts were flowing and it was bed time...
I pretty much thought of a DIY car dock. Make it yourself. I know its possible Im just wondering of anyone has done it before I try.
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Its not necessary. you can access the cardock mode without having to use usb or any thing else. Using launcher pro or super manager, you can set up a shortcut to cardock mode.
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Its not necessary. you can access the cardock mode without having to use usb or any thing else. Using launcher pro or super manager, you can set up a shortcut to cardock mode.
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I understand that and I have cyanogen mod which has the cardock app. I'm looking to make my own hardware cardock. I have seen people use USB and magnets and such on other phones but what I'm trying to attempt is to lose 1 cord hanging from the phone.
Is it possible to charge phone and play music out of just the micro USB port of the phone. I hate having wires running out of the top and side. Its a hassle to plug in two if I can do away with one.
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you'll have to find out what is triggering the phone to output analog audio over the USB lines. I'm assuming, there is a voltage put on pin5 of the USB (ID pin) telling the phone. "You are in a cardock. Load cardock application. Route analog audio to the USB pins". Again, I'm ASSuming it is using the data +/- lines as L/R audio outs.
I have 0 proof of any of this. Just as an EE, how I might do it. In short, it'll probably cost you more to build one, than to just buy the official on off ebay/amazon.
Also, since you're using Cyanogen, as am I -- with cardock and desktop dock, Cyanogen does NOT hve the ability to route audio through USB yet. You'll have to use the 3.5mm jack or bluetooth(?).
Ohhh that sucks... I'm sure cyanogenmod will fix that soon. Guess ill order the official. My main issue is I'm going to run this behind the dashboard so no hanging wires. Also not taking up my cigarette lighter. I didn't want to cut up the original cardock but I can manage. Thanks. Ill keep looking around.
It doesn't have to activate car dock to satisfy me but Audio out of USB is a must
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Researching... found
http://store.phandroid.com/htc-multifunction-audio-adapter/11A75A4401.htm
Might workif I can find a MICROS USB male to female wire about.....6 foot still splicing into more than wanting to. Also found some posts about a 5th pin on micro USB on a Droid being used to trigger USB audio out using a certain resistor.
No hard evidence but if I find out I'm making a DIY
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Does the Motorola atrix car dock only plug into the USB port of the phone or does it use the HDMI port as well?
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Only the USB not the HDMI.
You can put all the resistors you want, but cyangen as a ROM doesn't do it. Otherwise, it should work with the official one. I doubt it will work with a generic one, or a homemade one.
If this feature is a must for you, then go to a Pi variant of the official rom. That works great. I had like 17-18 hours on a charge. With 8 of those streaming pandora at work.
I froze the CarDock application on my Pi rom, and everything still worked (audio through USB.)
If you want usb cables, www.monoprice.com.
As for the HTC thing, make sure it is not a properitary connector to HTC phones, like the motorola docks are to motorla phones. Ie) The Resistor on pin 5 of the HTC one might be 100k, while the one in the motorola one might be 200k.
Seriously, its easier to get the official one. Theres only one cable from the dock (microusb) Which splits into a USB-A and 3.5mm. And you can get extension cables from monoprice.
Good luck.
Wow... thanks. I meant to mention I have an extended battery so the phone is bigger than stock. And I wanted the ability to buy a new phone and keep my DIY Dock installed. But HTC and Motorola differ grrr.
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You found out for sure? I'm not saying there ARE, but they MIGHT be.
That sucks man. The battery pack probably won't fit on the cardock, it MIGHT on the regular dock. But the car dock has a back to it, and a latch that latches on the phone side. I HATE cases, and prefer skins. I had to trim the side of the skin from corner to corner on the USB side, just so it fit into the docks...little room for anything larger than stock phone.
I suggest...hacking up the official cardock or maybe the regular dock (instead of one cable, it has two jacks -- a microusb and a 3.5mm), and using a Pi-rom.
Ok so my goal to achieve is.. a permanent hidden wire behind the dash.
Kind of blows motos differ from HTC.. puts a kink...
I also hate cases but! With this extended battery my phone EASily lasts 2 days with decent usage. Like navigation all weekend. I had my stock back and battery in today with moderate use like Pandora at work and I was 10% by lunch. Possibly because I wiped the battery stats this morning from the Tom change. Allso I hear there is a battery drain in cyanogenmod.
I'm going to search up the pi-rom
I will most likely sucker up and buy the moto dock and use my stock battery :-(
I hate to cut the dock up when u can always resale it with the phone with the attrix 5g comes out lol
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Alright what is pi rom
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189497
Confused about cherrypi a little bit.
4.5.91 RADIO UPDATE - Being that the n............
I am unlocked.. installing the recovery is no issue....
but the radio update im lost. there is no real instructions on usage.
I download the ....91 radio from the link.
"YOU REQUIRE TENFARS UNLOCKED CWM"
so i have to use tenfars cwm, flash radio...
flash romracers recovery...
than i can flash cherrypi?
Why cant everyone just make compatible things with cwm recovery from rom manager
I got it installed. Not too thrilled it seems like a themed stock rom. I will deal with it until progress on cyanogen goes further
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you have to remember this particular rom came out right after the bootloader unlocked. before Cyanogen even started.
All there was was 4.5.91 so every custom rom was based on that.
It was also done before a lot of the other clockworkmod recoveries were around... tenfars was the only viable one at the time. Hell, I even tried CWM's and it didn't work for C7 either. I still had to go to romracers recovery .
It is a themed and somewhat debloated 4.5.91, says so right in the description.
Extremely stable. Use Titanium Backup to freeze some other processes and you should easily be able to get 17hours on one full charge with 8hours of that streaming pandora over HSPA (stock battery). I do that all the time at work. And to top it off, the dock functions WORK.
I also changed from the launcher it comes with to ADW...to give it more of a stock feel.
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I got it installed. Not too thrilled it seems like a themed stock rom. I will deal with it until progress on cyanogen goes further
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I've been running π crust lately. It's pretty good. Not a fan of most of the themed roms.
I actually restored back to c7 because my home button quit working.
I noticed battery performance right off the bat with pi crust. I liked having blur but not logging in lol. The sticky notes from it are nice.
17 hours on stock battery with 8 hours streaming Pandora sounds nice. I actually stream 3hours of I heart radio in the morning than switch to Pandora.
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Kindle fire otg host cable

I've looked around on Amazon but I don't know what to get so are there any suggestions for one that works
Thanks
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The feature is not yet stable and I don't think it's determined that it will work 100%. So buying anything specific does not grantee it will work.
foxdog66 said:
The feature is not yet stable and I don't think it's determined that it will work 100%. So buying anything specific does not grantee it will work.
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have u tried it? Bluetooth has been enabled in the #8 kernel. others have reported it working fine.
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I haven't tried Bluetooth yet, I can't find my Bluetooth USB dongle that I paid too much money for.
So is it even worth buying one yet
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I just bought one for ten bux at frys. gonna try it later today hopefully.
I bought 5 of them online for about 4 bucks a piece. Took several weeks to get them. I got 5 because I figured I'd loose them and originally got them for my nexus.
i made mine but anything designed for the galaxy nexus seems to work.
I have all usb host working ie, flash drive, mouse/keyboard, (stick mount & powered hub) (when you mount flashdrive etc use a file explorer to locate it on your sdcard "usbstorage").
any tips on getting bluetooth activated as my dongle shows up in usb controller app but the BT toggle switch doesn't stay switched:-(
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i made mine but anything designed for the galaxy nexus seems to work.
I have all usb host working ie, flash drive, mouse/keyboard, (stick mount & powered hub) (when you mount flashdrive etc use a file explorer to locate it on your sdcard "usbstorage").
any tips on getting bluetooth activated as my dongle shows up in usb controller app but the BT toggle switch doesn't stay switched:-(
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Hey lovejoy I saw your post with the picture of the otg flash drive thing you made, that is a piece of work my friend any way you could put step by step how you did it?
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no probs, i'm off to bed so i'll do it in the morning.
it,s 1.18am here.
I'm also trying to incorporate a male & female stereo jack so i can use the headphone port at the same time (this will make it alot more rugged as well as it will have the two points of contact and not just the usb).
when I strip it back down tomorrow I will post a step by step guide with pic's.
the hardest part is stripping the back off the micro connector to expose pin 5. also I used a multi meter with sewing needles taped to the test leads to test it all out after the build. (I made a straight one first which is easier but puts strain on the usb port)imo.
once the headphone jack extension is finished I will put in a lever for the power button
hope this helps and happy stripping (watch those little fingers it's fiddly) lol
haha I know exactly what you mean, I sliced my finger this morning trying to peel back the micro USB plastic but anyways thanks, I really appreciate it that thing is awesome
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have u tried it? Bluetooth has been enabled in the #8 kernel. others have reported it working fine.
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I can't find this...what ROM will allow me to use a OTG cable with a bluetooth USB adaptor? Do you know? If it works I'm ordering this today.
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I just bought one for ten bux at frys. gonna try it later today hopefully.
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did you give this a try?

Audio dock?

Hello everyone have any of you have any idea of a dock that has speakers?
Basically I want to charge my phone while having external speakers. Any good brand recommendations? Budget is around $100.
Don't care much about design but rather the audio quality.
Thanks in advance!
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I posted a similar thread about 3 weeks ago, and have made no progress in my search. I've had no luck myself.
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Conflict94 said:
Hello everyone have any of you have any idea of a dock that has speakers?
Basically I want to charge my phone while having external speakers. Any good brand recommendations? Budget is around $100.
Don't care much about design but rather the audio quality.
Thanks in advance!
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Soundfreaq Sound Kick. Its Bluetooth but has USB to charge your phone. It can even charge your phone when it isn't plugged in via its own rechargeable battery. Sound is terrific for a 99 dollar speaker. Its even well made.
Online or target of all places.
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DrgnRebrn said:
I posted a similar thread about 3 weeks ago, and have made no progress in my search. I've had no luck myself.
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Yea man tough luck. Seems like a niche market, came from the Iphone and it seems that there are a lot of such alternatives on the Iphone and much less on the Samsung s3.
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Soundfreaq Sound Kick. Its Bluetooth but has USB to charge your phone. It can even charge your phone when it isn't plugged in via its own rechargeable battery. Sound is terrific for a 99 dollar speaker. Its even well made.
Online or target of all places.
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Thanks man! Checking out the review now.
Edit: reviews seems great. Any other alternatives for consideration? If not I guess I'll be getting this!
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Conflict94 said:
Yea man tough luck. Seems like a niche market, came from the Iphone and it seems that there are a lot of such alternatives on the Iphone and much less on the Samsung s3.
Thanks man! Checking out the review now.
Edit: reviews seems great. Any other alternatives for consideration? If not I guess I'll be getting this!
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an alternative would be to buy a DAC and a docking station and then connect the dock to the DAC via micro usb in the docking station, but that would result in not charging the phone, and dont know if it would work with usb host trough the docking station
a nice way to do it would be buying a wireless charging kit, a bluetooth reciever or a bluetooth speaker, then using tasker (i dont know if this can be done as i dont use tasker) to automaticly connect to the bluetooth reciever or speaker, then you have a VERY nice way of listening to you music while charging
sorry for my bad english, hope you get the point
thor9934 said:
an alternative would be to buy a DAC and a docking station and then connect the dock to the DAC via micro usb in the docking station, but that would result in not charging the phone, and dont know if it would work with usb host trough the docking station
a nice way to do it would be buying a wireless charging kit, a bluetooth reciever or a bluetooth speaker, then using tasker (i dont know if this can be done as i dont use tasker) to automaticly connect to the bluetooth reciever or speaker, then you have a VERY nice way of listening to you music while charging
sorry for my bad english, hope you get the point
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To connect to a DAC, you need the USB-OTG cable. There are a few on eBay that do include a third connection on the cable, specifically for charging.
Thanks for the suggestions. Shall search around for the USB-OTG cable. New to all these things though so shall need to search around the Internet a bit in order not to blast anything up haha.
Really helpful people here. Appreciate all of the replies given.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Shall search around for the USB-OTG cable. New to all these things though so shall need to search around the Internet a bit in order not to blast anything up haha.
Really helpful people here. Appreciate all of the replies given.
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Looking for somethibg similar. Let us know if you find anything or a solution
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Received Vehicle Dock today

Plugged my phone into vehicle dock...nothing happened! So far good support from Griffin...talked to a human inside 2 mins. Sent me an email immediately asking for name, address, etc. Supposed to mail me a UPS sheet to return "so engineering can look at new product"...making an exception to send me a new one before they receive the old one...
I'll keep u up to date...
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As far as design...concerned you have to stretch out holder to fit phone in...seems like USB might stress phone and ruin USB port like my Atrix
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scarbouc said:
As far as design...concerned you have to stretch out holder to fit phone in...seems like USB might stress phone and ruin USB port like my Atrix
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I had no issues with the atrix vehicle dock. and I used it often.
scarbouc said:
Plugged my phone into vehicle dock...nothing happened! So far good support from Griffin...talked to a human inside 2 mins. Sent me an email immediately asking for name, address, etc. Supposed to mail me a UPS sheet to return "so engineering can look at new product"...making an exception to send me a new one before they receive the old one...
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Pics?
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I had no issues with the atrix vehicle dock. and I used it often.
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Are you saying that you're using an Atrix dock with a Moto X? Or are you saying that the Atrix dock did not break the MicroUSB connector?
I should have mine today.....
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Are you saying that you're using an Atrix dock with a Moto X? Or are you saying that the Atrix dock did not break the MicroUSB connector?
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the atrix dock did not break my connector.
scarbouc said:
Plugged my phone into vehicle dock...nothing happened! So far good support from Griffin...talked to a human inside 2 mins. Sent me an email immediately asking for name, address, etc. Supposed to mail me a UPS sheet to return "so engineering can look at new product"...making an exception to send me a new one before they receive the old one...
I'll keep u up to date...
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I had the same issue if you have case on the phone take the case off and try to see if it works. I put the phone in the dock with case on nothing no car mode or charging, took the case off and goes to dock mode and it charges. Just a thought.
I tried that. Called tech support and they had me do the same thing. No luck. Thank you
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I am not using an atrix dock with my moto x. I had an atrix that had a faulty USB that had to get repaired. I had three kinds of docks...not sure if related, however I think the way you have to stretch the moto x dock, it puts the USB at even more risk imho
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I am not using an atrix dock with my moto x. I had an atrix that had a faulty USB that had to get repaired. I had three kinds of docks...not sure if related, however I think the way you have to stretch the moto x dock, it puts the USB at even more risk imho
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did your $40 car dock come in scratched all to hell like mine did?
So...story continues. Griffin is out of docks, but sent it back so I can work with Motorola. Griffin ran a test and reported it had reversed polarity?! Motorola...very difficult to work with...depends in who you talk to. When I finally got the right person they sent me an expedited replacement. Received today...DOESNT WORK EITHER! Double checked with no case. Plugged in a charger...phone received charge. Tried with my wife's MotoX...still nothing. Called Motorola first this time...talked to 2 people explained story twice...'we'll send you a new dock when we receive the broken docks'...no way! Demanded expedited shipping AND send before you receive...we'll see. Got a call back...I think it was someone from original call...told him the story too...said he would call me back tonight about next day air...no call...more drama later
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Dock was NOT scratched but box was in an envelope this time instead of a box...box crushed
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These docks are really not impressive. Mine rarely goes into car mode and charges only after pushing and jiggling the usb connector.
How exactly does the phone know to go into car mode? Is there a chip in the dock or does the phone detect something else that puts it into car mode?
lensgrabber said:
How exactly does the phone know to go into car mode? Is there a chip in the dock or does the phone detect something else that puts it into car mode?
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I assume by the use of magnets.
lensgrabber said:
How exactly does the phone know to go into car mode? Is there a chip in the dock or does the phone detect something else that puts it into car mode?
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when i took apart my old samsung dock there was a small circuit board between the usb in and usb out that i assumed did it. it could be as simple as shorting pins though i guess
tgerbracht said:
These docks are really not impressive. Mine rarely goes into car mode and charges only after pushing and jiggling the usb connector.
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no they really are not. mine also rarely goes into car mode. sometimes i get car mode and then it immediately goes into daydream. and then both turn off. but i also think its a coding issue on motos side. cause when docked on the coffee table. if you use the phone and dont redock it... daydream does not come back.
murso74 said:
when i took apart my old samsung dock there was a small circuit board between the usb in and usb out that i assumed did it. it could be as simple as shorting pins though i guess
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its more along the lines of this reply here. i saw a nexus otg thread somewheres and it was mentioned that the diode or resistor that you use will also put the phone into car mode. or if you put it on a different wire etc. something along those lines.
Yes the car dock isn't too impressive. Mine broke after 4 days! Now I have to wait for more to get back in stock to get a replacement. I also had occasional issue of not charging and having to wiggle charging port
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car dock for MOTO X
I have also ordered one and probably will get it by tomorrow....hoping for the best to get and will also put up the pics and review after receiving it...because I m confused a bit over the reviews of it as some people says its quite impressive one and some says its not...so I will personally put review of it after experiencing this dock on my phone....
Jimmy2u said:
I have also ordered one and probably will get it by tomorrow....hoping for the best to get and will also put up the pics and review after receiving it...because I m confused a bit over the reviews of it as some people says its quite impressive one and some says its not...so I will personally put review of it after experiencing this dock on my phone....
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Haven't seen one person say the car dock was impressive. Best I've seen people say is that it's a dock
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