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Car Dock Connected notification

I installed the car dock app from the nexus on my desire a while ago. Today as I was going out I plugged my desire into my 9.99 mobile fun car charger / holder, like normal. However this time I didn't plug the micro USB in enough and a notification appear that said it had been connected to a car dock and it launched the car dock app and started charging.
I thought that the nexus one had metal terminals that told it when it was plugged into the home dock or car dock. I am wondering if the desire has something in the micro USB port that has the ability to do the same.

Can you get it to do it again??
It might be detecting something on the ID pin on the micro usb, if it is we may be able to modify chargers to enable dock mode

On the droid, it's simply a magnet in the car dock that tells the phone where it is, maybe it's the same here?

Nope, tested with a magnet. As the OP said it started when he plugged the charger in its more than likely the ID pin. We just need to find what the trigger was on the ID pin.

I can pretty much get it to do it on demand yes.
I saw it pop up while I was driving and then stopped to see if I could get it to do it again. Wiggled the usb a bit and sure enough the notification came up.
I suspect from some things I've read that HTC are releasing a dock for the Desire, I would hope that this notification message goes some way to confirming this.
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/trailblazer-universal-car-charger-and-holder-p22954.htm >> This is the charger if any one is interested.
I'll try and get a screenshot some time over the weekend too.

Which cable are you using to connect from the charger to the desire?
The standard desire cable or one that comes with the car charger?
Can you get the notification with the standard cable too?
(sorry for the amount of Q's but i'm interested in getting this working for my phone too, and i'm sure others will be aswell!)

Hi, this is an adjacent-related post, for those seeking a car dock. I like how the dock illustrated in this thread is a general purpose car mount vs. all the "customized for one particular phone" types which I think are overkill and not very versatile.
The one you show here is neat because it's attached right to the cigarette plug.
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But depending on your car's interior layout, that could place your device really far from your line of sight... especially if you want to use the Desire for google maps or turn by turn directions.
I just want to show another example of a different type of auto mount, though there are hundreds of them. In USA, in state of California, we are prohibited from having those windshield mounts that use a suction to attach the phone holder. So a variety of Dashboard Mounts emerged. This, to me, is the best. It is a bit more expensive than others, but to me the value is there in total functionality and versatility....
The method of attachment is this weighted "plate", and it attaches to your dash by way of strong double sided tape or strong velcro. The weight is focused on the back side of the platform. The pltform is shiny smooth like glass, but plastic, and a suction mount attaches to it, and it is super strong, does not come apart, unless you release it to reposition.
The arms adjust in various ways and a swivel head allows you to angle the device so that it optimally faces you at the correct height and angle so there's no reflection.
It is Universal, so it'll mount just about any smartphone, and it's bottom "feet" slide either side to account for connector locations. The gripper is strong, but soft on the phone, and has minimal side contact, thus enabling volume controls to be accessed. And the whole thing rotates to horizontal positioning with a twist, while you're driving, and it's rock solid, nothing to unscrew, it just is designed really well so that it can be easily adjusted from vertical to horizontal display position.
I am just saying all this because I have used this same mount for my T-Mobile Wing, my HTC Hero, and now my HTC Desire, and all have worked perfectly and flawlessly, with total positioning control.
To me there are times and places where getting cheapest of anything is a good call. But when you envision yourself driving, and using google maps, or the phone, of switching music to next song, or, dare I say it, viewing an incoming SMS (not sending one), you cannot take your eye off the road not even for a split second. To me this is an example of where an extra $10 or extra $15 is well worth the cost of your life -- to give you the full extended capability of using your DESIRE in the car... where some of us spend a lot of time.
So, here are some pictures -- from 2 years ago with my WING... so, just to emphasize, it's constructed well too, and will last many years and not lose its rigidity of placing the phone exactly where you want it. That was important to me.
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It looks like it is too expensive to ship these internationally from USA, but maybe you can find similar types of dash mounts in Europe.
The USA accessory provider is Arkon - here: http://www.arkon.com/iPhone_Car_Mount.php
hope this is of use

It's the ID pin that needs to be connected to the ground pin as indicated here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=744636

Best Car Mount?

I am looking to spend anywhere from 15 to 40$ on a good car mount, preferably a windshield suction cup mount. I found this one from an add while making this thread rofl:
http://www.extremepda.com/HTCEVO-SM420.html
Anyone ever tried this? or does anyone have a good recommendation on a good car mount to buy?
I LOVE android GPS navigation, its just a pain holding the phone and driving.
Thanks,
Daugusta

I use this Arkon windshield suction mount instead of the gooseneck one you linked to:
http://www.amazon.com/Arkon-Windshield-Mount-Universal-Smartphone/dp/B000N7DUJS/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1283530641&sr=8-13
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This one is solid. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the one I have is less prone to bouncing around while the car is moving, compared to the gooseneck version you linked to. The only advantage of the gooseneck could be that it is longer - but again that would, at the same time, likely be a bad thing if it bounces around more while the car is moving.

Deal Extreme has one for $5.50 with free shipping. I like it a lot. It's made for the Evo and is a really snug fit. Battery door has snagged a few times, but it doesn't pop off, just takes extra effort to remove when that happens.
dealextreme.com/ details.dx/sku.40745

the.joeba said:
Deal Extreme has one for $5.50 with free shipping. I like it a lot. It's made for the Evo and is a really snug fit. Battery door has snagged a few times, but it doesn't pop off, just takes extra effort to remove when that happens.
dealextreme.com/ details.dx/sku.40745
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Just bought this, for 5$ i could not resist, cant wait till it gets here. Thanks for the recommendation.
Cheers,
Daugusta

I want to get ProClip's EVO 4G dock:
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...t)/holder-with-tilt-swivel--511176-18252.aspx
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...-cigarette-lighter-adapter--512176-18252.aspx
http://www.proclipusa.com/brodit-de...ord-for-fixed-installation--513176-18252.aspx
But now that Sprint/HTC has their customized one, now I'm not too sure. My car (Mini Cooper) doesn't have anything flat to suction Sprint/HTC's holder (except for the windshield), but ProClip has a mount that can fit a few places that the suction can't and vice-versa. The suction one has a nice cable/power management.
Adding Scosche (http://www.cellularaccessory.com/btaxs.html) wireless bluetooth audio connector to my car's AUX line would be the wiring icing on the cake.

I got the Pro Clip with the adjustable holder. I actually really, really like it. The fit in my f150 is perfect, and it sits in place that is perfect. Its sturdier than any vent/suction mount ive ever used before, and it looks really nice.
Plus, with it being the adjustable holder, it works with my case on. Not only that, if I ever get a different case, I know it will work with whatever case I ever get. This is a nice little feature. Id say if youre looking for something not suction cup, look into the pro clip options.
I will say that if youre looking for something with a charging option maybe the pro clip isnt for you, however take into account where your cigarette lighter/power thingamabob is. In my truck its almost directly beneath where the mount sits, so running a charger up to it when needed isnt an issue, and isnt an eyesore.

Beware of this: http://shop.brando.com/htc-evo-4g-windshield-holder_p04741c0309d060.html
I bought one, left it in my car on the windshield for one day (wasn't even too hot) and the plastic is all warped around the suction cup and it refuses to stick to the windshield, and also scraped up the side of my EVO (the clips are too firm, and crush the phone).
Guess it's a good thing it broke, and was only $15 with shipping.

Tertrax XWAY. Pure awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPqP3byMv1Q

Does the Tetrax interfere with the Magnetic sensor for GPS and the compass apps?

ghostyroasty said:
Does the Tetrax interfere with the Magnetic sensor for GPS and the compass apps?
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The GPS no, the compass yes.

Well there goes that option... I was going to put the magnet on the back of my case... I wonder if it would make a difference? With actually allowing the compass to work. I have one of the newer hybrid cases.

No need to make it complicated, nor expensive. The wave of mounts is flooding eBay, for as little as five bucks. This holder fits the (naked) Evo perfectly, is sold with vent, suction cup, or flex-arm mounts, and the holder itself has slots that will accomodate hundreds of the other universal mounts, like the ones you probably already have three of.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Car-Windshield-...866620?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aa486a1fc
And, unlike the seventy (!) dollar HTC mount, this one didn't forget the phone has a big ol' camera lens on the back of it.
If you have a case that's too much bother to do the in-and-out with, look at the GPS mounts that clamp.

Golf Nut said:
I use this Arkon windshield suction mount instead of the gooseneck one you linked to:
[Can't post links cause I'm still new :-(]
This one is solid. I can't say for sure, but I'm guessing the one I have is less prone to bouncing around while the car is moving, compared to the gooseneck version you linked to. The only advantage of the gooseneck could be that it is longer - but again that would, at the same time, likely be a bad thing if it bounces around more while the car is moving.
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Got that and the popular motorola micro-usb charger both on amazon. The total was $21. I love that it's quick to put the phone in and release. Plus it's not a snap-in type system so there's no wear and tear on the phone. The soft foam sides and bottom are a plus too. Only thing is the vent mount is pretty flimsy but it probably depends on the vents of the car. For me it was just hanging there and I knew on bumps it'll fly up and down.

[MOD]Pogo charging with SD card reader prongs

This is my variation of a 3 pin pogo charging car dock.
I noticed the spacing of the SD sliding contact prongs from an old multicard reader were very close to the spacing of our 3 pins on the Gnex.
So I took it apart, pryed off the reader, and bent the prongs up slightly to make contact. I filed off as much extra plastic as possible. I snipped & striped a USB cable and soldered the red and black wires to the respective prongs.
Im in Norway, so I didn't have access to a VZW dumb dock to make this nice and clean. Instead I used a universal car mount to clamp down on the bottom half of a clamshell gnex case for repeatable contact. I put an NFC tag in the mount to trigger NFC Retag app to launch Torque app and enable bluetooth communication with the ELM 327 ODB2 bluetooth transmitter. These are cheap, and I highly recommend them to anyone interested in car tuning.
My next step is to flash the full amp pogo charging kernel, and actually mount this in the car when my wife gets back with it.
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Old SD card reader disassembled
Reader prong board hacked up to expose contacts
Solder red and black wires to corresponding prong leads
We are still not sure what to do with middle pin....
Spacing comparison
Universal clamp mount with NFC card
Back half of clamshell case
judging contact height
Hot glue into place
A little readjusting and dremeling for better alignment
Extra support glue globs on the back
Contact check....we have charging!
Increase in battery level!
A shout out to elleshoo for the inspiration. Geaux Tigers!

ok, reuploaded pictures that fit on the screen now.

Nice, this looks simple enough. I'll have to try this out with my dock.

If you are rooted you can charge much faster than the default 500amp limit on the pogo pins if you use a kernel with chads fast charge mod(like Franco kernel)
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

Definitely on my to do list. Right after mounting in the car and educating myself on flashing kernels...
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Nice mod! And Geaux Tigers! I'm actually attending LSU as an undergrad right now!

Friction fit mounted to the swivel AC vents using an IKEA L bracket cover.
This allows easy reorientation at the cost of 1 blocked vent.
Running off a kensington usb plug with D+D- soldered.
Sorry for bad pics, my good camera was at home.
Gonna rode test on the drive home today, I know all the parts work seperate, so it should work together.
Just a little worried about the vibration pivoting the vent b/c phone is not perfectly balanced.
http://youtu.be/HysjBW4ZMg4
Dock transition
power
bracket
portrait
45 degree
landscape

Teaching myself all about kernels...

Got the force charge Franco Kernel going, and confirmed it in the pogo charger.
It takes few seconds to recognize its docked now, but it does go full AC.
Will do a 45 min drive home today and not my before/after percentages.
http://youtu.be/e1WdCInfddQ

What case did you use for this setup?

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What case did you use for this setup?
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Its a crappy rocketfish from bestbuy, I linked to it in first post. but I wouldn't recommend using it as a case, its nearly impossible to get off and leaves weird marks.
Here is the charge SS from my drive. I did get a batt lvl increase with blue tooth, gps, syncs and light browsing in use. So it works.

Did you ever get that fast charge working thru the pogo pins?

Yes, it worked beautifully on the fast charge kernel from faux and Franco. Im m the JB builds now , waiting for that feature again. It makes a big difference.

Review of Monoprice Car Mount Cradle with charger for Note 2 w/lots of pics!!!

This is a review of Monoprice Car Mount Cradle with car charger for Note 2: http://www.monoprice.com/Product/Index?p_id=10259
Let me start first by mentioning this is Monoprice branded accessory. As soon as you take a closer look you will realize this is actually KiDiGi Car Mount Cradle with a much better car charger in a more attractive packaging and only for HALF of the price of the original KiDiGi. Yep, its only $23 for the whole package including 1A Monoprice coiled car charger with LED light. It looks like Monoprice is branching out in their product catalog and now you can take advantage of a deep discount offered to us as part of their volume purchases.
For those not familiar with original KiDiGi cradle, it offers a unique mount where you slide your phone in landscape position and hold it in place with a secure spring loaded flip latch at the top. The cutout on the back of the mount opens a view to your camera and a flash for those who like to use it as dashboard cam. Also, it has 90degree micro-usb connector built into the mount for easier charging of the phone. The main charging cable from your car outlet goes into the back of the mount where there is micro-usb port which then internally connects to that external charging cable with that angled connector. Although not rated at full 2A, a provided 1A charger/cable should be adequate to power up and to charge your phone during long trips. The mount cradle is connected to an adjustable mounting arm with a suction cup. With a universal ball joint connection you can rotate it 360 degrees, which also makes it compatible with other types of mounting arms that have receptacle for ball joint. Also, the mounting arm has a joint nut to adjust the angle of the arm for a further fine-tuning of cradle position. Unfortunately, the suction cup is a regular non-sticky material which means you can use it on a glass or a smooth flat surface. Most of the other car mount manufacturers switched to sticky suction cup to allow better attachment to textured surface. To compensate for that, you get a disk with a sticky 3M side to position on your dashboard surface, or as an alternative you can use any other mounting arm with a sticky suction cup but you need to find one that has a receptacle rather then ball part.
Now here is a few very important points. Even so the box says support of Car Mode, Note 2 doesn't support that. Also, its a bit misleading that product description says it support Note 2 with and without a case. There is a spacer insert which could be removed. In theory once you remove it you should be able to insert Note 2 with a case. Unfortunate it will not work with anything as thick as Defender or Extended battery case, it will not even work with something like UAG or thin Case-Mate Tough cases, and it did not work for me even with thin TPU case. Maybe it could work with something like ultra thin air case from Spigen, but I don't have one to test it out. But it works well with a naked Note 2 and supplied insert.
Overall, its a good value considering what you are getting, but you have to be aware that you will not be able to use Note 2 in the case and also with included suction cup have to mount it only to a flat/smooth surface. Other then these limitations which might be a deal breaker for some, this is a solid car mount with a quality built and unique design.
Here are the pictures.
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Pixel 3 XL Car Dock for Android Auto

I just received my Pixel 3 XL and was pleased to find that it is a perfect fit for the ProClip holder I had been using with my Pixel 2 XL. I wanted a holder that would allow me to plug into my car's USB port for use of Android Auto. I also did not want my phone screen to be visible as an unsafe distraction while driving. I've found that by "hiding" the phone in this way you quickly become accustomed to using voice commands or the car's control knob (or touch screen) for AA. After all , that's the whole point of apps like CarPlay and AA to make using a smartphone safer while driving.
The holder I'm using is this one:
https://www.proclipusa.com/product/google-pixel-2-xl-charging-holder-with-usb-cigarette-lighter-plug
It's padded to be used with a bare Pixel 2/3 XL, but also works with a thin case like this one:
https://www.totalleecase.com/products/thin-pixel-3-xl-case?variant=13510464897086
In my car (Mazda 6), I mounted it on the roof of the center dash cubby under the HVAC controls. Here's what it looks like:
ProClip holder mounted
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Without phone inserted (no AA)
Pixel 3 XL inserted - AA showing Waze Navigation

She's a beaut Clark! If only my 2014 Mazda 3 had Android Auto support from Mazda. I may or may not have added it myself, but I'm also dealing with some touchscreen and command knob issues, so it puts a damper on the excitement. Could really go for some wireless AA support to take advantage of the ease of wireless charging.

Check out https://getcrankshaft.com/

Hang tight. Mazda is release AA to all connect cars in fall/winter as a upgrade

c_86 said:
Hang tight. Mazda is release AA to all connect cars in fall/winter as a upgrade
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can you provide a source or more info? my brother asked me to help him hack his cx5 the other week to load newer fw so he could use car play

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can you provide a source or more info? my brother asked me to help him hack his cx5 the other week to load newer fw so he could use car play
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Simple google search would answer that.
https://www.mazda.ca/en/inside-mazda/apple-carplay-android-auto/

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Simple google search would answer that.
https://www.mazda.ca/en/inside-mazda/apple-carplay-android-auto/
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thanks. that's Mazda Canada and only for 2018 and 2019 though

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thanks. that's Mazda Canada and only for 2018 and 2019 though
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I'm sure Mada USA will be the same.
And to quote the page
Q: I have an older generation Mazda vehicle. Can I get CarPlay or Android Auto installed?
A: Apple CarPlay ™ and Android Auto ™ retrofit options will be available for all vehicles that have the MAZDA CONNECT infotainment system later this fall (October/November).

Looks great! Is it only held in by the USB-C connection? or does the pro-clip "hug" the device tightly? I'd be afraid of the phone launching outwards during hard braking.

I've always used and love Brodit, the device specific phone holders take a bit of time but they have a configurable USB C one that you set to the correct size. I've been using it with my 2XL and will just alter it for my 3XL.

Based on the OP I ordered a ProClip for my car and installed it this morning. VERY happy with the result!
My car has always been a challenge for phone mounts. There is not a single spot anywhere on the dash that is flat enough for a suction cup, and the texture of the dash plastic would make it really difficult to get a good stick anyhow. The vents are in places that make vent clip mounts undesirable. A CD tray mount is not an option either as it would place the phone up way too high and obstruct my view (it's a tall dash and the CD tray is at the very top and tilted upward). The ProClip bypasses all of those issues and places my phone in a very convenient spot without blocking anything.
The ProClip is a pretty expensive investment (especially since I had to ship to Canada and pay the crazy exchange rate), but it's well worth the cost. Thanks very much to the OP for the suggestion.

Sevael said:
Based on the OP I ordered a ProClip for my car and installed it this morning. VERY happy with the result!
My car has always been a challenge for phone mounts. There is not a single spot anywhere on the dash that is flat enough for a suction cup, and the texture of the dash plastic would make it really difficult to get a good stick anyhow. The vents are in places that make vent clip mounts undesirable. A CD tray mount is not an option either as it would place the phone up way too high and obstruct my view (it's a tall dash and the CD tray is at the very top and tilted upward). The ProClip bypasses all of those issues and places my phone in a very convenient spot without blocking anything.
The ProClip is a pretty expensive investment (especially since I had to ship to Canada and pay the crazy exchange rate), but it's well worth the cost. Thanks very much to the OP for the suggestion.
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Got any pictures? I've been looking at the proclip also but the price in CAD is whats holding me back. I've currently got the iOttie on my vent but its bouncy and it drives me crazy.

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Got any pictures? I've been looking at the proclip also but the price in CAD is whats holding me back. I've currently got the iOttie on my vent but its bouncy and it drives me crazy.
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I won't be back in my car until next week but I'll try to remember to take some pics.