Just an FYI,
The Bravo has a magnet/magnet sensor near the USB port (I have tested this), and when inserted into it's desktop dock, has "desktop" app like the backflip tabletop mode.
Check out the AT&T Bravo dock, but also the image of the dock application:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...6&q_manufacturer=motorola&q_model=prod4900433
I've got one. works fairly well for charging and playing music. Don't use it anymore though, won't work with my Otterbox.
Yeah I've got one too. It works nice as a night light/clock. As Bigskenney noted; even with the removeable spacer insert removed from the dock certain cases still interfere with the installation of the phone into the dock. Using it as advertised i.e. as a multimedia mini-television is not really an application that works for me given it's screen size.
I noticed with some experimenting (also after putting on an app that can be used as an in-car app) that if a magnet is placed a certain way, it comes up as the media center, and slightly farther away from the phone the same magnet caused the phone to bring up the car doc app, which means that the Bravo is capable of using a car doc. Is there one anyone knows of that is compatible with the Bravo?
Looks nice. I will order it asap.
Good job. I like the dock and I hope to buy one
Anyone know where I can get a dock now? AT&T discontinued it. Where did you have the magnet and how was the phone? Portrait, Landscape, size of magnet what was it plugged into? I could make my own........
Amazon still sells them
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Now here's a couple of nice things.
Of course everything is on eBay.
Desktop Charging Dock
Wall Dock + Extra BF5X Battery, Cheap! I would buy it just for the battery.
Search Results for the tons of cases now available + Screen protectors too.
So does anyone still have a home dock? Need to know how it is.
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So does anyone still have a home dock? Need to know how it is.
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Has anybody had any luck finding either of these? Samsung's website has the dock, but only for back order. I am dying for a good dock, makes me miss my blackberry's.
I haven't been able to find it. I'd really like the car dock so I can use it as a decent GPS.
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Haha GPS? I'm talking about the captivate x)
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Haha GPS? I'm talking about the captivate x)
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Funny. My GPS has always worked fine. But I too would like a car dock. Cup holders are for cups, not phones.
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Has anybody had any luck finding either of these? Samsung's website has the dock, but only for back order. I am dying for a good dock, makes me miss my blackberry's.
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I haven't been able to find it. I'd really like the car dock so I can use it as a decent GPS.
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I know this doesn't help for a Desktop Dock but another post here had a great idea for a car dock (mount). It is very functional for the car and I am glad I did it. I used Tasker to set some variables so the phone "Docks" when it is in this mount. I am attaching some pictures of how it looks. The original thread is HERE.
Decent Desktop Dock
http://amzn.to/bgXg57
Good "dock" with an extra battery and charger.. granted with the usb on top, there will be no true desktop dock.
Check out Samsung's website. They have a perfect one that sits on it's side. Its forever on back order however...
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http://amzn.to/bgXg57
Good "dock" with an extra battery and charger.. granted with the usb on top, there will be no true desktop dock.
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The desktop home app is in landscape. The intended docking position is on its side as demoed by the Galaxy S advert. I even made a dock with internal amp and speakers that holds the phone on it's left side.
Note: Just making an informative statement. Read with a positively reinforcing internal voice for better results.
I just received a "Backorder Update" from Samsung regarding that charger/dock/cradle. It's available when I go to the page now.
http://originus.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D981BEGSTA
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The desktop home app is in landscape. The intended docking position is on its side as demoed by the Galaxy S advert. I even made a dock with internal amp and speakers that holds the phone on it's left side.
Note: Just making an informative statement. Read with a positively reinforcing internal voice for better results.
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Picture pretty please
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I just received a "Backorder Update" from Samsung regarding that charger/dock/cradle. It's available when I go to the page now.
http://originus.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D981BEGSTA
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I am awaiting that same email.
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Its actually quite easy to use any dock - just fit it by melting with a lighter.
I know that sounds weird but it really works. I used my old Garmin.
Don't recommend the universal docks. They fit weird.
Interested if you guys find anything that uses the USB port
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Picture pretty please
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Here is a link to the original post with pics of the original build. I have since made some improvements but will have to update the pics later.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7470243&postcount=14
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Funny. My GPS has always worked fine. But I too would like a car dock. Cup holders are for cups, not phones.
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Exactly. My GPS has worked fine since I've had the phone and I really like the Google maps navigator. Funny thing is that my phone sits in the cup holder right now when I need to use it as a GPS or for Trapster.
Do the car home and desk home apps not work in froyo? I'm not seeing them in the market.
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Do the car home and desk home apps not work in froyo? I'm not seeing them in the market.
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That's cause they aren't for Froyo. 2.1 only. You'll have to find an alternative that you like.
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Do the car home and desk home apps not work in froyo? I'm not seeing them in the market.
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The Google Car Home is infinity better than the Samsung one. It is also specifically a 2.2 app.
I'm just using 2 thick rubber bands to hold my phone on the sun visor. Vlingo works much better at that distance and I can clearly see the map.
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Do the car home and desk home apps not work in froyo? I'm not seeing them in the market.
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I have them on froyo, I installed through app brain not market.. but they work great
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This desk dock SUCKS!
After many months of waiting on the back order, the desk top cradle arrived today, and...
It's simply awful.
While docked, you're stuck with five icons (Alarm, Daily Briefing, Gallery, Music and Voice Search). They are not customizable and I rarely use any of them. Samsung thought it sufficient to only allow customization with the clock (you can turn it off or get an analog or digital version--- WOW!) You can also change the city and the Celsius/Fahrenheit in Accuweather. My experience has been that Accuweather is wildly inaccurate. Totally useless...
As if that wasn't bad enough, Samsung, in their infinite wisdom, designed the dock so the volume controls and the headphone jack port are blocked. Finally, you can't access contacts or make calls while docked. That's right, you can't use your phone to make a call. To place a call, you have to first exit the landscape mode by pressing the home button and you're then in your home screen. But of course, at this point, everything is sideways if the phone is still docked. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me. I contemplated returning the dock for a refund, but the return policy included in the packaging states that full refunds will only be given for unopened items. Samsung states they will make partial refunds (at their sole discretion) based on the condition of the dock, accompanying literature and the packaging.
Learn from my mistake-- This dock is a huge waste of money. I've had it with Samsung. The delays and poor quality of the dock, the delays with FROYO and overall poor customer service means I'll be looking to purchase my next phone from another manufacturer.
Did any of you guys who already received your phone pick up the car dock? It looks pretty nice and I love using a dock for nav and using w/bt kit on longer drives. AT&T carries the official Moto Atrix car dock and I was hoping for a review if anyone has used it.
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Did any of you guys who already received your phone pick up the car dock? It looks pretty nice and I love using a dock for nav and using w/bt kit on longer drives. AT&T carries the official Moto Atrix car dock and I was hoping for a review if anyone has used it.
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ill be picking one up this week ill put up a video review for you by friday if thats soon enough ^_^
Cool thanks! I may end up picking it up with the phone as I'm taking a trip on Thursday. If I do ill let you know how its workin.
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Well from all of the videos that I have seen of it. It truly looks like a worth while side purchase. It charges your phone and auto launches the map. Thats enough for me to be sold.
I picked the car dock up when I got my phone this morning. It's really nice. As soon as it docks it comes up with a custom driver's view. You can add apps and contacts which is sweet. Nav works great and the voice control worked really well. I tapped it and told it to send a text with the content and it was flawless. I only had to press a large send button. I'm gonna like it.
Oh, I'm sure everyone probably knows but it does have power and will charge your phone while docked.
well those geniuses at AT&T said this doesn't exist when i picked up my phone this morning. I guess i'll be trying another store until i can get ahold of one. They only had the laptop and webtop docks there.
Didn't pay attn to it when asked if I wanted it at check out. Should have checked it out. But if no bootloAder in 30 days. This is going back anyway
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I really like this car mount. It has integrated audio out that works perfectly with my Aux connection. I just wish I could adjust the volume before the sound hits my car audio system. I've already turned up the media volume on the phone itself, but I still need to crank up the volume on the car audio and it causes hissing sounds when I accelerate.
I wanted to get it but it doesn't get held in very well with the feather case so I passes
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I wanted to get it but it doesn't get held in very well with the feather case so I passes
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Did you try it with the insert that comes with it? The phone without a case is held in very firmly so a feather case should make it a tighter fit. Without the insert you can use a regular case.
i ordered one with the laptop dock and phone, but AT&T still hasnt shipped the car dock.
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Did you try it with the insert that comes with it? The phone without a case is held in very firmly so a feather case should make it a tighter fit. Without the insert you can use a regular case.
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yeah i tried without the insert. on the feather case, the usb plugs in on the bottom, but the top clip part doesnt extend far enough out to grip the edge anymore.
with the speck case which i also tried, it was too thick to even allow the USB to fit.
I bought the dock in-store today, and I must say it is very nice. There is an insert to use or not use depending on if you have a case on your phone, which is a great idea. The phone fits easily, and the car app loads extremely quick. It is wonderful you can move around the quick load apps, and the extra cables that plugin to your stereo if needed was a nice bonus. I already added shortcuts for Google nav, and will add other useful car apps as well. It is a worthy purchase if you like having a GPS with you or a dock while you play music in your car.
Can someone help me verify that the cam corder can be activated while in car dock and that the dock does not block the view?
Would love to be able to use the phone as a car camcorder on tracks or canyons Hack, we might be able to do something like the contour gps
contour.com/camera/contour_gps
I don't have to do anything special to get the car app to pop up right? Because when I plug mine in, it does nothing. The audio doesn't even go through the cable.
I have the car dock as well, works flawlessly with the body glove case.
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Bought the car dock so I would force myself to stop from texting and driving. But my scion XB dash is to far to even use it safely.
How about with an OtterBox
I like to use an OtterBox on my devices.
Is there any chance the Car Dock will work with an OtterBox?
If not, are these any cases that will work with the car dock?
Same question for the MultiMedia dock, but I will ask in another thread too.
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I don't have to do anything special to get the car app to pop up right? Because when I plug mine in, it does nothing. The audio doesn't even go through the cable.
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You have to apply power to the USB port for it to start. Once you apply power, you can remove it and the phone will stay in dock mode till you pull it out.
EDIT: Which is awesome cause motorola didn't give you a DC/USB converter. I had one already that I used.
lol no. otterbox is way to big to use with any dock. the only case i know that works with the car dock is the body glove. the feather might work too but its too thin to be considered a case(might as well get an invisashield.
The new Seidio Dock for the Thunderbolt is now shipping. It can be used without the need to remove your cover. Ordered mine this morning. I had one for my Evo before and it worked great with the cover on.
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http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/bd3-crdhtmec.htm
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It says it will work without removing phone from case if you use the included cable.... Let us know if it charges in the cradle while case is on.... Picture shows it will....
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you can also save $10 by buying it without the case.
Ordered...I need a dock for home and work.
Curious to see some reviews on this ... really been wanting a desk top dock!
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Anyone know what the difference between the regular one and the "kit" one is besides the $10??
Thunderbolt Desktop Dock Kit
I believe the only difference is the kit comes with an A/C cord for the dock.
Doesn't put the phone in dock mode though does it?
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Doesn't put the phone in dock mode though does it?
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There's an app which will place it in dock mode whenever its being charged. Down side is like I said "whenever" its being charged. Just gotta look for the app.
I'm waiting to see if it will put it into dock mode.
i will be watching this thread
Just ordered it about 2 minutes ago ... will report back once I get it
No. I don't think it puts it into dock mode automatically. I had the one for the Evo and that did not put it into dock mode. But I liked it because I did not have to remove my cover every time I put it in the dock. This one looks like it will also accommodate it for those that have an extended battery case..
The Nightclock app puts the phone in its own landscape alarm clock mode when it detects the phone is charging.
Just got mine. It works great with the Active X cases for standard and extended batteries. There is an attachment that snaps into the dock for when you're not in a case. It works perfectly!
Does it automatically turn the dock mode on?
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it works great with the high gloss silicone case from Verizon.
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Does it automatically turn the dock mode on?
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I can't tell you for sure because I'm running a Sense 3 preview ROM with no working dock mode as of right now (they are working on a fix.) I may grab a dock mode app from the market in the meantime. It does rotate all my apps though.
Does the dock have an audio jack on it?
If not, can you still plug headphones into it, while on the dock?
So, this might sound crazy, but is there a way to enable car mode without a dock? The reason I ask is once my Trident Kraken AMS case gets here I'll be mounting it to my motorcycle with a bike clip and I thought it would be nice to use one of the car mode apps.
Just a thought.
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So, this might sound crazy, but is there a way to enable car mode without a dock? The reason I ask is once my Trident Kraken AMS case gets here I'll be mounting it to my motorcycle with a bike clip and I thought it would be nice to use one of the car mode apps.
Just a thought.
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Yes. All Car Home apps are regular apps, which can be launch via an icon.
You could also buy an nfc tag and have the app launch automatically.
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I guess I should clarify a little. What I was thinking is there a way to make the phone think its in the dock to get the features that come from that.
Thanks again.
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I guess I should clarify a little. What I was thinking is there a way to make the phone think its in the dock to get the features that come from that.
Thanks again.
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Check out the car dock thread in accessories. Click on the attachments. Efrant uploaded the car dock and car mode apks.
Edit: Heres the linkhttp://forum.xda-developers.com/misc.php?do=showattachments&t=1396051 Downoad the googlecarandhomedock.apk
You can also set the Car Home app to launch when paired to a bluetooth device in settings.
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For the full experience, you can also install the modded NFC.apk that allows NFC access with the screen off (one version), or anytime the screen is on, including the lock screen (other version), here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709586
Thus you can put an NFC sticker on any car mount you want and have it go into car dock mode as if using the POGO pins, even without using them and paying the extra premium for car docks with those.
Is there a car dock made specifically for the S3 that has a USB connection that will automatically enable car mode.
I had one for my Atrix but I can't seem to find one for the S3.
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Bump.
Anyone.
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I haven't seen one as of yet. there are some nice Samsung brand car docks though, and although its not exactly what you are looking for couldn't you use one of those NFC tec tiles to put it in car mode, maybe attach it right to a dock?
If you find one, please toss up a link...
The Samsung Infuse car dock that AT&T has works for it. Won't fit with a case on but it does enable the car dock and it fits perfectly. It was on sale for 17 bucks not long ago.
The US Galaxy S2 had a dock like this. The things that Samsung does just doesn't make sense.
Sistum Id said:
The US Galaxy S2 had a dock like this. The things that Samsung does just doesn't make sense.
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This is where Bluetooth and Tasker come in handy
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This is where Bluetooth and Tasker come in handy
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Tasker is awesome, but Llama is a great alternative as well for those looking for a free solution.
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The Samsung Infuse car dock that AT&T has works for it. Won't fit with a case on but it does enable the car dock and it fits perfectly. It was on sale for 17 bucks not long ago.
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The Infuse dock automatically starts my car app (Car Home Ultra) and the USB charging and 3.5mm audio out work flawlessly. Only downside is the fact that it won't work with a case, as the previous poster mentioned, but I use a Diztronic TPU style case that takes seconds to remove and put back on so I don't mind it at all.
I use an NFC sticker, with NFC Task Launcher, to initiate (and terminate) car dock mode.
The dock that works is the Infuse 4G car dock. I bought mine from AT&T for $17.99, but it's sold out now. Amazon has it in stock for $29.99. I'm not aware of a better price at the moment, but I'd search and look for the best price.
I'm using a Brodit active charge cradle with an NFC tag (NFC Launcher kicking off a Tasker profile). By far the best & most secure cradle I've seen or used, but not cheap (about £50 all up).