i'm thinking about getting the car dock. from att it's about 40 bucks. i do drive quite a bit and sometimes to places that i don't normally go so i need to use google maps and the battery just drains when using gps.
so you guys think it's worth it?
I would, I love mine. It charges as its docked plays music through a built in AUX cable and even have a fancy interface built in when you dock it
However... don't use the bulit in GPS that comes up with the dock it sucks balls just use the regular google nav
jhild352 said:
However... don't use the bulit in GPS that comes up with the dock it sucks balls just use the regular google nav
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I actually like the built in one, I appreciate that it has large buttons for traffic and nav. I don't really see many other differences besides that.
Oh, and I also recommend the car dock. I like how easily and securely my phone docks into it. I have a 45 minute commute with traffic, so I use my phone alot for music, podcasting, and traffic updates.
I also have tasker and have a highly customized profile that runs when my phone is docked in the car dock. (Enable Bluetooth, Enable GPS, Disable WiFi, turn ringer to full, turn notifications to full, turn media to full, disable lock screen {so I can turn off the screen if it bothers me without having to swipe my finger again to turn it back on}, run screen filter at night to further dim the screen)
does the oem car dock come with the car charger cable? i don't have a usb connection in my car.
arcticreaver said:
does the oem car dock come with the car charger cable? i don't have a usb connection in my car.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
IMO i think the car dock is awesome. I comes with a usb cable w/ a aux split, but it doesnt come with the cigarette lighter to usb adapter. You will have to buy some sort of adapter, att has one that has the USB spot that opens on top. Or you can just get a cheaper one from somewhere else.
Car dock is real worth it. I hate a lot of cords all over the place. Car dock has the charger and aux output in one cable. Its real worth it.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
jason.hamilton said:
IMO i think the car dock is awesome. I comes with a usb cable w/ a aux split, but it doesnt come with the cigarette lighter to usb adapter. You will have to buy some sort of adapter, att has one that has the USB spot that opens on top. Or you can just get a cheaper one from somewhere else.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Where did you get yours from? I ordered one of Amazon and it came with a cigarette (12V) plug to two USB plugs, along with the USB splitter cord.
krkeegan said:
I also have tasker and have a highly customized profile that runs when my phone is docked in the car dock. (Enable Bluetooth, Enable GPS, Disable WiFi, turn ringer to full, turn notifications to full, turn media to full, disable lock screen {so I can turn off the screen if it bothers me without having to swipe my finger again to turn it back on}, run screen filter at night to further dim the screen)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah this looks very handy, setting it up now.
I love mine. I removed my garmin from my car because of it. I just wish google nav showed your current speed. Thats the only thing its missing IMO. Its a bonus if you know someone who works for ATT as well. Both the car dock and standard charging dock i have can be hard for like 28 bucks each...
zir4 said:
car dock is real worth it. I hate a lot of cords all over the place. Car dock has the charger and aux output in one cable. Its real worth it.
Sent from my mb860 using xda app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1 agreed!!!
I like mine, the only issue with it is that the atrix gets very hot when using the navigation with it.
Oh, I can tell you its very well made because I was just in a car accident totaling my car (air bags deployed and all) and it stayed on my windshield and didnt move a muscle lol.
worth every penny. Only thing mine didnt come with out of the box was the charging adapter, came with the cable though. Had one laying around so i used that and cake. Make sure you either dont use a case, or you check earlier in the thread for a mod you can do to it. I personally have the incepio feather, and did this little mod to it
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I also sanded the case on the bottom corners (in relation to the dock) slightly to make for a better fit. Use without the insert for best results
The car dock is sweet. I use the calling and the GPS all the time. I like that the built in navigation shows your speed. I think the whole thing is very handy.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
I'm on my second car dock, first one fell victim to a nasty trigger happy dremmel operator.... Just FYI, apparently the seidio cases do not work with the car dock no matter how much sanding you do - so anyways, I went and bought a new one and for some reason the car interface doesn't come up when i dock the atrix. I took the car dock back to at&t, swapped it for a new one, and still nothing. But when I dock the phone in the butchered car dock, the interface pops right up... Anyone else have this issue? Or anyone have a car dock and not know what interface I'm talking about? I'm going to call motorola tomorrow and see what they have to say, will report back then
Sent from my MB860
edit: did a little searching and found this
so definitely try the dock out before you buy it. IMO it is utterly worthless without being able to go into dock mode...
I have a car dock I keep in my older jeep. (1998 Wrangler) obviously I have to take it out of my otterbox to use it. The enhanced interface is very very nice to have. The included nav application shows speed, which is a must for me, as the abovementioned jeep has an instrument cluster that picks and chooses when to work. The Atrix+car dock has allowed me to quit toting a tomtom around in that jeep. Another plus, less cords!!! The speakerphone on the Atrix is worthless to me when using the dock in the jeep as even with the top up I can't hear it... very mu h worth the money, I ordered from amazon and it came with an included Motorola branded charger...
Loving mine! The stock music player doesn't seem to work (4.1.8.3 with GingerBlur 3.1)and I can't change or delete that button on the front page. Still have to figure out how to disable the screen lock so when it launches an app like pandora, I'm not giving myself carpal tunnel trying to swipe my index finger on the backside lol. I know there's a way to do it, haven't found it yet. I did notice after an hour long drive, messing with GPS, streaming music through the 3.5mm jack, windows down on a warm day, that I lost 10% charge while it was charging. On the way home, we ran the A/C with the kids sleeping and it charged pretty quickly with the same functions running.
If any of you aren't too thrilled with the built in Navigation with the Car dock home screen, check out this new Car Dock Launcher.
https://market.android.com/details?id=spinninghead.carhome&feature=search_result
I'm trying it now, and I like it alot. It has your speed in big numbers on the home screen, it shows the weather, what town you are in and the road that you are currently on. Plus, it has the capability of 18 shortcuts instead of 12 on the default one. Plus night mode looks pretty sweet.
GatorRuss said:
If any of you aren't too thrilled with the built in Navigation with the Car dock home screen, check out this new Car Dock Launcher.
https://market.android.com/details?id=spinninghead.carhome&feature=search_result
I'm trying it now, and I like it alot. It has your speed in big numbers on the home screen, it shows the weather, what town you are in and the road that you are currently on. Plus, it has the capability of 18 shortcuts instead of 12 on the default one. Plus night mode looks pretty sweet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use this as well!!! LOVE IT
jason.hamilton said:
IMO i think the car dock is awesome. I comes with a usb cable w/ a aux split, but it doesnt come with the cigarette lighter to usb adapter.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
kmiller8 said:
Where did you get yours from? I ordered one of Amazon and it came with a cigarette (12V) plug to two USB plugs, along with the USB splitter cord.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The AT&T retail package (MSRP $39.99) of the Atrix vehicle dock does not come with a 12v lighter plug, but the Motorola retail package (MSRP $59.99) does.
GoodFoot said:
The AT&T retail package (MSRP $39.99) of the Atrix vehicle dock does not come with a 12v lighter plug, but the Motorola retail package (MSRP $59.99) does.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Motorola Retail Package only $39.99 shipped on Amazon
Related
Hi all,
Im looking for a cable that will let me charge my SGS2 and feed audio to the car stereo. Can I do that? And, if not, are there any line-out cables for the GS2 w/o the charging capability?
Thanks
Marcel
you can always grab the sound from the headphone jack. But it might not be ideal, because the headphone jack is on top.
Would be easier too use bluetooth instead..
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
I have been interested in doing the same and the only option I found so far is Samsungs Car Dock. It provides both a charging option and audio. I am hoping more options become available within the next few months. One manufacturer to watch is Proclip. They specialize in car mounts and have quite a few with built in dock (for the IPod/iPhone anyway). Plan to email them to see if they have anything in the works.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
cbb77 said:
I have been interested in doing the same and the only option I found so far is Samsungs Car Dock. It provides both a charging option and audio. I am hoping more options become available within the next few months. One manufacturer to watch is Proclip. They specialize in car mounts and have quite a few with built in dock (for the IPod/iPhone anyway). Plan to email them to see if they have anything in the works.
Sent from my GT-P1000 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes but the iPhone/i**** pinout is known and provides direct line out where the SGS2 uses some ASIC to process some signal over USB into audio. Not saying Samsung won't make this spec available to Accessory Vendors but what kind of accessory vendor wants to develop their own ASIC? Too much cost involved.
The Samsung desktop dock will also work in the car but would be hard to mount. It has Line Out level for audio, but there is no real advantage to using this over the headphone out unless the quality is better. Can't know for sure I'm fresh out of Oscilloscopes...
supermult said:
Would be easier too use bluetooth instead..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No Bluetooth in a old Volvo and I'm looking for a simple yet functional solution. Pairing BT every time and/or having BT on all the time doesn't seem good to me.
Poulsen8r said:
The Samsung desktop dock will also work in the car but would be hard to mount. It has Line Out level for audio, but there is no real advantage to using this over the headphone out unless the quality is better.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
To be honest, for me the advantage is one less cable to worry about. Another thing is that my windscreen is under such angle that straight audio jack from top of the device makes it impossible to point the phone in the direction of my face.
Any desktop / car dock owner interested in dissassembling their stuff to see how it works?
I know that with the correct resistor you can get analog line-out from the usb plug. Just not sure if the vcc line charges the phone or provides energy to a accessory then. Either way, I'm starting to think about doing it the DIY way.
monoik said:
I know that with the correct resistor you can get analog line-out from the usb plug. Just not sure if the vcc line charges the phone or provides energy to a accessory then. Either way, I'm starting to think about doing it the DIY way.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am interested in doing this too - If anyone can get me the details on what resister/pins etc, I would be more then happy to test it out and report back
This forum is priceless. There you go!
kiattivikrai said:
The orginal Desktop Dock use data +/- as the audio line. But you need to jump pin 4 with a 365K resitor to activate this mode.
PIN:
1 : VCC
2 : D-: AUDIO LINE OUT L/R
3 : D+: AUDIO LINE OUT R/L
4 : SENSE ( CONNECT WITH SMALL 365K TO GND )
5 : GND
Check this link for more info.
modmomun.blogspot.com/2011/07/disassembly-samsung-galaxy-s2-ii.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ED: I can't get it from the text, but it seems that it'll charge the phone! thunderbox666, if you try it, please send me a note! Maybe I'll do it as well. The only culprit is that this seems to put the phone in the "home dock" mode...
ED2: ok, got it:
alx37 said:
You need a micro usb connector.
Pin 1 connect to +5V
Pin 2 + 3 connect to audio l + r, Ground to Pin 5
Pin 4 connect to Pin 5 via 620k Ohm Resistor -> this triggers Car dock mode
Pin 5 connect to Ground
Go to Settings/Dock Settings/Audio-Output-mode
Pin 1 is right when the connector is in the SGS II and the screen is visible.
Voila, ALexander
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Now, just get all the parts and get going!
monoik said:
thunderbox666, if you try it, please send me a note! Maybe I'll do it as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
will do - hell if it works I may even write up a step by step and post it
monoik said:
Now, just get all the parts and get going!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Already working on this bit - only thing I think I still need is the resistor
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO it worked.... Will post pictures shortly
Just have to tidy up my soldering
edit:
(still not the neatest)
So everything works, although I still need to solder in the other speaker wires - But even with left and ground, it still plays in both speakers.
As soon as you plug it in, it goes to Car mode and starts charging
I did have to go into the settings and enable line out before it would play through the USB
But here are the pictures of it as it is....
Edit 2:
In case anyone was wondering, I also tested this with a 360k ohm resistor (couldn't source a 365k one yet) and it launched it into the home dock straight away
Stupid question. But car dock and home dock are the same huh? So the 360k does the same job as the 620k resistor. If so I'm wondering if anything between 360k and 620k all work.
Edit: So after a little searching, yeh amasing huh, they are different dock modes. Cool. I'm aiming for using poweramp, sygic gps and google maps (and probably voice talk which seemed to work using internal mic and car speakers. Guess the second mike stops the feedback loops) so guessing car dock is more suited
So now I'm guessing that the normal desktop dock mode might work better for me seeing you can change the shortcuts and have a shortcut for poweramp and sygic. I believe the car mode uses the samsung audio player and the gps is google maps?
Is the car dock mode fixed or can the shortcuts be customised? I believe car dock mode can automatically turn voice recognition on although this doesn't work well with the Australian accent.
pbrown77 said:
So now I'm guessing that the normal desktop dock mode might work better for me seeing you can change the shortcuts and have a shortcut for poweramp and sygic. I believe the car mode uses the samsung audio player and the gps is google maps?
Is the car dock mode fixed or can the shortcuts be customised? I believe car dock mode can automatically turn voice recognition on although this doesn't work well with the Australian accent.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah you cant really customise the car dock one - well at least I havent found a way yet.
I havent had any issue with it understanding my aussie accent..... yet
Hi guys,
I managed to complete my cable. You can call it a developer preview, cause I didn't have the correct resistor and just to try if it works i joined what I had to create 370k.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I started off with the black part. I bought a Micro USB A to micro USB B cable, hoping that the fourth pin will be connected between the plugs. That is not obvious, since this pin is not used in the USB connection. Unfortunately my cable had only four wires and the shield:
So, I had to open the plug to attach the resistor. As I mentioned, I only had 5x~67k and one 30k resistor, so I connected them and it was close enough for the home dock mode to work:
The white part of the cable comes from my old aftermarket line-out cable for my previous iPhone 3G. I wanted to use it almost without cutting it, but I learned that one of the lines was disconnected, so most of it had to be replaced.
After considerable amount of soldering I plugged in the cable to my stereo and the USB port on my PC and guess what? It worked!
Here are two more shots of the crucial part of the cable. I made the chinch cables detachable just because I had such cables.
I also realized too late that I had no GND for the USB connector, so I made a very lame bridge in the shape of the letter Z. But it works!
What's left to do? Replace the resistor and figure out how to reseal the plug with it inside. Also, seal the soldered part, maybe in duct tape, I'll see.
So I finalised my cable but used a 360k resistor because I liked the desktop dock more due to changing shortcuts... Then found the google car dock apk and that works well and is customisable.
But the biggest downfall is that the voice is not routed through the usb port, only music.... So sorta gets rid of a good function that I expected to use4... hands free calling. It works well if I use the 3.5mm plug with no unwanted feedback using my car stereo and the SGS2's internal mic.
Anyone have any idea whether the audio out through the usb can't do voice calls because of a hardware or software limitation. I'm guessing its software and the limitation has not been cracked yet... Wonder why Samsung haven't allowed voice out through the usb port.
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
AussieHusky said:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sure! Right now I'm going out, but in the evening (4-5 hours from now) I'll scribble something down.
AussieHusky said:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Edit: DO NOT USE MY PREVIOUSLY ATTACHED PIN OUT. I DREW IT WITH PIN 1 WHERE PIN 5 IS. I WISH I COULD SHOUT LOUDER..
To be updated.
AussieHusky said:
This is awesome! Though I'm having alot of trouble following your pictures, any chance you could post a diagram?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here is my rough drawing. Someone else might spend more time or convey it easier than I have. The solder pads on my plug were as shown. If you have 3 pads on top and 2 underneath then they will be the same as my drawing.
Note that any micro usb to usb cable will probably only have 4 pins wired up as usb only has 4 pins. This is why you need to strip the micro usb plug cover off to get to the extra pins solder pad.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE PIN 1 AS THE +5V FROM YOUR CHARGER AND NOT CONNECTED TO ANOTHER PIN. THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN STUFF YOUR DEVICE.
I have tried to find the link that shows what pad is connected to what pin but can't locate it easily. I did however make sure that pin 1 was the only one with power before plugging it in. All other pins being wrong will just mean it won't work. Here is a link for the pin out fro micro usb http://www.accesscomms.com.au/reference/usb.htm
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2
dmunjal said:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10827&cs_id=1082704&p_id=7364&seq=1&format=2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the link. Have you tried it? Personally I'd prefer the wired route but because of the lack of voice calls I may look at this product. Its an option for cars without Bluetooth but have a wired input. Also good for in home use without a physical wire. Although the connection for power will still be needed.
The signal to noise is quite high so the extra hiss shouldn't be too noticeable. But the 70Hz low end frequency limitation is not very good and I'm concerned that on a decent sound system the lows might not be that great. Can you comment?
I wanted to share my results of trying the Samsung Infuse Car Dock with my Galaxy 2 Epic Touch. It is an Epic success
Click for Video
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I have included a video because there was a number of people that were concerned about the stability, holding power, and the ease of docking and undocking on a dock that was not designed for our phone. As you can see, the phone goes in and out of the dock with ease one handed. It also sits in the dock well tight enough to support the weight of the attached Mac Mini. The package includes the dock, it’s stand as well as an adhesive plate for mounting on the dash if desired. Although the dock does allow you to plug a power supply directly to the dock, the power supply is not included, which is pretty much the norm. The dock also has an audio output port, however when I tested this the audio is not rerouted to this port and comes from the speaker of the phone. The workaround for this is to plug the audio in to the headphone jack of the phone itself, which this dock does accommodate for. Last of all, as you can see from the pictures, the dock does have the proper cut outs for the speaker and camera on the back, so in theory you can always video your driving habits
Members on this Forum are reporting that they are picking up this dock from their Local AT&T stores for about $18. I purchased mine from Amazon HERE for over $30 and am very happy I did (though I wish I had found the $18 deal first).
Pros:
Easy to use
Does not require attaching power to the phone like a universal dock would
Hold the phone very well with little vibration
Cons:
Audio out from the dock does not seem to work with the Epic Touch --> UPDATE: As pointed out in the reply below, the audio out on the back of the dock works just fine if you adjust the settings.
Thanks for the review and pics!
BTW, the current price at AT&T online is $17.99 +tax, free 2 day shipping.
Link:
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...ails/?LOSGId=accessoryBucket&q_sku=sku5190308
The best price for the epic touch specific mount (from a reputable source) is still $39.99. Good amount of savings in this deal.
Audio out works you have to go into dock settings from the main settings menu and check audio mode.
Wanted to add more pros;
Bluetooth routes to headset instead of speakers if a call comes in
Media volume stays at last set instead if lowering once plugged in
Screen stays on instead of timing out.
Thanks for the review and video!
Order mine from att
Thanks walord!
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
Am I seeing things or are you capacitive buttons blue??!?
DutchDogg54 said:
Am I seeing things or are you capacitive buttons blue??!?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
heh... that is my buddy's Evo Camera playing a Jedi Mind Trick on you... *waves hand* "The buttons are Blue".
nobrakes said:
Audio out works you have to go into dock settings from the main settings menu and check audio mode...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well crap nobrakes, that was my only Con Guess I could complain that it is not FREE
Thanks for that. Very nice. Using the dock with a profile manager it is so simple to have the phone charge, port audio, turn up brightness to 100%, turn up media, turn on blue tooth, turn off WiFi, turn on screen tap audio, turn on GPS, and auto launch Slacker all just from docking the phone.
I ordered a 2nd one and an going to try to mount it on my Motocycle.
-
That's pretty awesome but will it work with a TPU case on?
Zexell said:
That's pretty awesome but will it work with a TPU case on?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No. It is too tight
CrozB said:
Well crap nobrakes, that was my only Con Guess I could complain that it is not FREE
Thanks for that. Very nice. Using the dock with a profile manager it is so simple to have the phone charge, port audio, turn up brightness to 100%, turn up media, turn on blue tooth, turn off WiFi, turn on screen tap audio, turn on GPS, and auto launch Slacker all just from docking the phone.
I ordered a 2nd one and an going to try to mount it on my Motocycle.
-
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What's the name of the profile manager app are you using? The ones I tried doesn't go into landscape automatically when I dock my phone.
nobrakes said:
What's the name of the profile manager app are you using? The ones I tried doesn't go into landscape automatically when I dock my phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Profile Settings <-- Works great. Will enable/disable auto rotate if that is what you are looking for.
BTW, I set it so my phone also now auto connects to my Nissan's Built in Bluetooth Hands Free system. And as was pointed out, when using the dock, you do not have to unplug the AUX cable when a call comes in for them to hear you.
-
CrozB said:
Profile Settings <-- Works great. Will enable/disable auto rotate if that is what you are looking for.
BTW, I set it so my phone also now auto connects to my Nissan's Built in Bluetooth Hands Free system. And as was pointed out, when using the dock, you do not have to unplug the AUX cable when a call comes in for them to hear you.
-
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thx, works great. I don't even have to unlock the phone, goes straight to my internet radio in landscape.
CrozB said:
No. It is too tight
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
crap..bought one anyways to give it a shot
Thanks for the review. Just bought one from the att website for $18 and free 2 day shipping.
Sent from my Galaxy S2
Heads up:
Just went to the AT&T store to pick up an Infuse car dock... rang up as $17.50. The sales guy tried to sell me the desktop dock as well. I asked how much it was, so he scanned it and it rang up for $0.01. There's a bundled discount when you buy both together. So I paid $17.51 total for the car dock and desktop dock.
thanks for the tip OP, car dock works great! Desktop dock is a little snug, but it fits.
imdbui said:
Heads up:
Just went to the AT&T store to pick up an Infuse car dock... rang up as $17.50. The sales guy tried to sell me the desktop dock as well. I asked how much it was, so he scanned it and it rang up for $0.01. There's a bundled discount when you buy both together. So I paid $17.51 total for the car dock and desktop dock.
thanks for the tip OP, car dock works great! Desktop dock is a little snug, but it fits.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Holy dock batman. I just scored the same deal. The people in the at&t store were going nuts since they had no idea either
Sent from my SPH-D710 using XDA App
imdbui said:
Heads up:
Just went to the AT&T store to pick up an Infuse car dock... rang up as $17.50. The sales guy tried to sell me the desktop dock as well. I asked how much it was, so he scanned it and it rang up for $0.01. There's a bundled discount when you buy both together. So I paid $17.51 total for the car dock and desktop dock.
thanks for the tip OP, car dock works great! Desktop dock is a little snug, but it fits.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow, thanks for that info! I bought the car dock yesterday, but will go back and see if they will retro the combo.
Picked up the car dock a few days ago after reading this thread. Great quality and design. Love it. Not perfect, but I've gotten worse for 2x the money.
Question: are your phones running HOT while plugged in? Unplugged temp on my phone runs about 80°F. Plugged in runs maybe 85°. Even if in a garage (not in the sun), this dock is getting my phone up to about 115°, I've seen 120+ in the sun. I think the issue is that it's reading the dock not as a simple charger plugin, but as a media addon (sorry - I have no idea what to call it. I hope that makes sense) and is maybe constantly running background processes, even when just used as a charger. (I'm not running ANY apps - no nav, no audio - it's simply plugged in, same as if I just ran a charger from the lighter). (Stock, non-rooted phone)
Just curious if anyone noticed this, or thinks they have an explanation. I'm just concerned about operating temps for when I DO run Nav and it's 110° out. (SoCal)
(All that said... off to ATT to see if I can add on that desk dock for $.01 without too much arguing and hassle.)
I've only used my Infuse car dock once since I got it, and noticed that my E4GT was very hot when I removed it. I used it for Google Navigation and the ambient temperature was only in the 60s F. I only drove about 30 minutes, and I suspect that another 30 minutes would have caused it to seriously overheat.
I had the same problem with the Evo in the official HTC car dock. It would get so hot that the charge light started flashing and it stopped charging. I blamed that on the 100+ degree Texas summer days, but now I wonder if there is a correlation. The E4GT didn't get that hot, but it felt like it was close.
I recieved my Xtrememac incharge BT for use in the car. It's $80 but found it for $18 from nothingbutsoftware.com, strange I couldn't complete the purchase on my iPad. I'm glad it wouldn't let me cause it was $30 on the iPad but then when I shared the URL to my Nexus the price was $18. I purchased it for $18 and recieved it today. The audio quality is amazing! Even better than using 3.5mm jack from phone to aux in! I am using Volume+ but have the same settings for both wired headset and bt. I couldn't be happier with my purchase so I thought I would share. You just plug into the car charger and 3.5 jack into aux in, pair, and your done. No cables to phone and no call quality is great. The aux in part functions as a mic and button to answer/end calls. And the car charger part has a USB port for charging phone, it comes with an iPhone/iPad charger but you can plug in any USB cable for charge. Let me know if you have any questions. Hope someone else enjoys this as much as me.
Here are some pics. Disregard how messy my car is, I didn't have time to clean, vacuum, armor-all and such. I dont have time for much of anything these days cause I work in a tax office and I'm sure you know what that means this time of year. Hell I shouldn't even have time to occupy these forums but what can I say - my hobby. I took these just now spur of the moment to clear up any confusion. Also I took the picks with my GN, of course.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
And just for kicks, here are some NFC tags. The left one toggles BT. The right one toggles from Auto-brightness to Brightness value 0 (completely dim - I hate bright screens). The reason these are not combined into one tag is because at night I dont need to toggle brightness.
About to get this but I'm not seeing the $18 price. Only $ 29.99. Even tried sharing the link
Penutbutter_N_Jelly said:
About to get this but I'm not seeing the $18 price. Only $ 29.99. Even tried sharing the link
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not sure how I pulled this off.. looked on the iPad and it was $30, couldn't purchase so I used Read It Later to share the link to my Nexus, opened it and it was $18. Surprised the hell out of me too. Maybe it was a glitch!? But I am not going crazy, that is the price I bought it for. Even at $30 its a good purchase and with a retail price of $80 (which is a little ridiculous imo) you cant beat it.
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
WiredPirate said:
Not sure how I pulled this off.. looked on the iPad and it was $30, couldn't purchase so I used Read It Later to share the link to my Nexus, opened it and it was $18. Surprised the hell out of me too. Maybe it was a glitch!? But I am not going crazy, that is the price I bought it for. Even at $30 its a good purchase and with a retail price of $80 (which is a little ridiculous imo) you cant beat it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmm... I got impatient and just ordered on amazon for 25 + free shipping. I was just thinking i need something like this (I despise wires) and when I saw your post this morning all I could think was "I need this!!!"
$18-25... not much of a difference. Like you said, much better than the $80 retail.
Thanks for posting this dude!
raing said:
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Basically it's to eliminate wires.
My aux input is in my center console (right next to a power port so this works out nice) and when using 3.5mm it just seems sloppy to me with the wire being pinched in the console lid and such...
Hopefully it sounds as good for me as it does for WiredPirate.
raing said:
What is the reason for this? At first I thought you plug it into your phone.. but then that made absolutely no sense to me... Do you plug it into your head unit? If I understand correctly, it is for head units that do not have bluetooth?
Wouldn't it be easier / cheaper / better audio quality to just plug Male to Male 3.5mm in?
(I have a pioneer aftermarket head unit with built in bluetooth and have no experience with not having bluetooth.. so my thoughts on the matter are biased).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you even read the OP? I explained the function - NO WIRES TO PHONE. And I stated that this sounds BETTER than using the 3.5mm cable. Give me a minute and I will take a pic for you.
As far as the Pioneer BT deck I have one as well. Sitting in my closet. I loved it in my Crown Vic but after buying a new off the lot vehicle I couldn't bring myself to tear up the dash, maybe I will in the future, but for now this works great.
Edit: Uploaded some pics for you bud.
Can you link to it on amazon? I cant seem to locate it.
WiredPirate said:
Did you even read the OP? I explained the function - NO WIRES TO PHONE. And I stated that this sounds BETTER than using the 3.5mm cable. Give me a minute and I will take a pic for you.
As far as the Pioneer BT deck I have one as well. Sitting in my closet. I loved it in my Crown Vic but after buying a new off the lot vehicle I couldn't bring myself to tear up the dash, maybe I will in the future, but for now this works great.
Edit: Uploaded some pics for you bud.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that doesn't make sense to me.
3.5 cable = nexus to car.
Bluetooth = nexus to bluetooth to car... via 3.5 cable.
How could it possibly sound better? the 3.5 cable is still in there plus one extra step
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
Just to throw this out there, Belkin Aircast is very similar to this:
http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=542721
Definitely more expensive though although you can get it for $30 on sale every now and then. It works exactly the same way except it also has a large button that you can put wherever that acts as a pause/play/answer/hangup button and also houses a microphone in it. I have this setup in my Ford Fiesta and love it.
I just use my MW600 in similar fashion but at least I can use it for headphones when I'm away from the car as well like for jogging or listening to music elsewhere.
Pricier of course but a little bit more versatile. Roughly about 46 bucks.
Knolly said:
Just to throw this out there, Belkin Aircast is very similar to this:
http://www.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=542721
Definitely more expensive though although you can get it for $30 on sale every now and then. It works exactly the same way except it also has a large button that you can put wherever that acts as a pause/play/answer/hangup button and also houses a microphone in it. I have this setup in my Ford Fiesta and love it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was looking at that also, but I read from reviews that you have to press a button to make a connection every time it powers on. Is this true? I'm also turned away by that big button so I'd probably tried to hide it from sight.
Another option is the Griffin BlueTrip, but it is also very pricey.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004KPLS7K/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
$30 is not bad at all for these types of devices, especially if it has an extra USB port.
Nice. My head unit has BT but not for audio. I wonder if I added this would I still be able ot stream music to the car and then for answering a call, go through my head unit? Anyone have an idea on this?
Here is where mine's going.
Nice and stealth once the lid is down
smot13 said:
Can you link to it on amazon? I cant seem to locate it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THIS is the one I ordered
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm wondering this too
Penutbutter_N_Jelly said:
THIS is the one I ordered
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
THanks. Will def be checking this out soon
machiz7888 said:
that doesn't make sense to me.
3.5 cable = nexus to car.
Bluetooth = nexus to bluetooth to car... via 3.5 cable.
How could it possibly sound better? the 3.5 cable is still in there plus one extra step
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
WiredPirate said:
Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you charge your phone while it's plugged in via 3.5mm you can get interference due to the phone being grounded or something something. Someone explained it better in the thread about the pogo pin car dock, as that's why the official car dock for the Galaxy Nexus uses BT audio despite being physically connected.
4Pr3mier said:
I was looking at that also, but I read from reviews that you have to press a button to make a connection every time it powers on. Is this true? I'm also turned away by that big button so I'd probably tried to hide it from sight.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It depends if your cigarette lighter socket turns off and on with the car. If it does go on and off with the car, it'll just auto search for a phone when the car starts. If it always provides power (like mine), you do have to hit the button just once. I mean it's a quick tap I just do it automatically when starting my car now, not a burden to do at all.
WiredPirate said:
Sound logic. Regardless, the fact remains that it sounds better/louder. Again I'm using the same setting in Volume plus for both bt and wired.
Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hah love the pun.
Knolly said:
If you charge your phone while it's plugged in via 3.5mm you can get interference due to the phone being grounded or something something. Someone explained it better in the thread about the pogo pin car dock, as that's why the official car dock for the Galaxy Nexus uses BT audio despite being physically connected.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's actually very simple to explain. Speaker wires and power wires do not play nice together, anytime you have a power wire and speaker wire parallel to each other or crossing paths in certain ways you will get interference. (it must be a nightmare to the techs that set up for concerts and such). I know this because when I was younger I installed quite a few subs in different vehicles. There are ways to run the wires to reduce/eliminate interference. But do note in the picture, the way this is set up, the cable from the USB charger and the cable running to the aux in do not cross paths. I did use the charger last night while listening to music, no interference. Now if you have the cables all loose and tangled or crossing, I imagine you can expect some, sooo DON'T DO THAT. the same can be said about using a 3.5mm cable and a car charger, if the wires cross paths/ tangle/ whatever, you will get interference.
machiz7888 said:
Hah love the pun.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you sir. but in all seriousness I did not expect this to sound as good as it does, much less BETTER than the 3.5mm cable I had previously been using. I guess it's possible this thing has some kind of built in amplification, but I have no idea if it does or not.
4Pr3mier said:
Wiredpirate,
Say you have already set up the BT connection to the phone.
The next time you get in the car, do you have to turn on or press any button to connect or does it automatically search and connect to your phone once you turn on the ignition? TIA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Turn on the ignition, hit the one power/phone/end/answer button located on the plug in to the aux in, and it's auto paired in 3 seconds or less.
UPDATE: the above statement is true if you already have bt enabled on your phone before starting the ignition. However, if bt is turned off when you start your ignition, the xtremeMac will auto pair up upon enabling bt.
Hey guys, has someone a fitting dock for the Captivate Glide?
AFAIK there is no official one, but maybe the dock of another, more famous, Samsung phone does fit the Glide also.
Greetings Alex22
Unfortunately, I think we are in lack of luck with the µUSB port on the top. This would constrain to put the phone horizontally on a dock with the docking on one edge.
This must explain the lack of docking station on eBay unlike the batteries' charging stations.
One alternative may be to reproduce this SGS mod : http://www.qianqin.de/2011/09/18/samsung-galaxy-s-wireless-inductive-charging-mod
But I don't know if it is possible with our Captivate Glide.
Here is 1 from Philips http://www.techradar.com/reviews/au...-systems/philips-fidelio-as851-1042940/review unfortunately our phone would be connected upside down. I wonder if there is an app that lets it work upside down?
dudejb said:
Here is 1 from Philips http://www.techradar.com/reviews/au...-systems/philips-fidelio-as851-1042940/review unfortunately our phone would be connected upside down. I wonder if there is an app that lets it work upside down?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Back when I used CM for the HTC Dream, I always had the option to enable the screen to rotate 360°.
So I guess it's a ROM thing, but definitely makeable.
But anyways, that's a pretty hefty docking station, and with nearly 200 pounds it's nowhere near my budget.
Lets just hope there'll be more Android Dockingstations to come.
@EMegamanu: Thanks for the link, pretty interesting that you can mod a phone like that. But I'm too afraid and too inexperienced with solderings to mod my phone like that
EMegamanu said:
Unfortunately, I think we are in lack of luck with the µUSB port on the top. This would constrain to put the phone horizontally on a dock with the docking on one edge.
This must explain the lack of docking station on eBay unlike the batteries' charging stations.
One alternative may be to reproduce this SGS mod : http://www.qianqin.de/2011/09/18/samsung-galaxy-s-wireless-inductive-charging-mod
But I don't know if it is possible with our Captivate Glide.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Wow, that is impressive. I wish I didn't care about my warranty. Lol
This looks cool the Dock Boss allows you to plug your android phone into any Ipod dock:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20110799-251/dockboss-plug-android-phones-into-iphone-docks/
OK I doubt it allows you to control the Next track and play/pause but it should charge and route the Music to the device. It plugs to your phones audio connector and the Micro USB to charge.
Here is another dock that looks interesting uses a cable to plug to an android phone so it does not matter where the connectors are located. It also has a nice little Remote:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/home-entertainment/ec56/
JB
dudejb said:
This looks cool the Dock Boss allows you to plug your android phone into any Ipod dock:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20110799-251/dockboss-plug-android-phones-into-iphone-docks/
OK I doubt it allows you to control the Next track and play/pause but it should charge and route the Music to the device. It plugs to your phones audio connector and the Micro USB to charge.
Here is another dock that looks interesting uses a cable to plug to an android phone so it does not matter where the connectors are located. It also has a nice little Remote:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/home-entertainment/ec56/
JB
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I like the docking station from thinkgeek. The Price is okay, the design as well, the only thing that I would nitpick about is that you can't just put the phone into the dock, but have to connect both headphone and charging cable to hte phone.
Otherwise than that it's worth the weight for me.
You know, it's a shame that our phones seem to have a cult following almost. Many people don't seem to know about it either. Samsung did great, especially since keyboard phones are going the way of the dodo, and I use a keyboard for gaming and texting anyway.
My only complaint is that there's no hardware camera button, but that's not a deal breaker in the least.
Really missing my Milestone dock.....its the only downside to this phone I can find.
I hate fishing for charging leads
MnemonicSyntax said:
You know, it's a shame that our phones seem to have a cult following almost. Many people don't seem to know about it either. Samsung did great, especially since keyboard phones are going the way of the dodo, and I use a keyboard for gaming and texting anyway.
My only complaint is that there's no hardware camera button, but that's not a deal breaker in the least.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The keyboard and the availability on my carrier made the decision for me. I do a lot of emailing from my phone, and the keyboard is just faster and more precise than even Swype style input options for me.
I did at first miss the hardware camera button from my old WinMo LG eXpo, it was very nifty, but it's not even an issue for me anymore. Is that a common thing among Android phones?
the galaxy s vibrant comes with a charging dock that uses the same corner usb connection. Unsure on the thickness of the phone in comparison to the vibrant though.
Sent from my XT862 using xda app-developers app
Well, I bought one to try out. Wasn't much, only $10 from eBay with the packaging or $13 new. Oh, I'm using a stock AT&T Captivate Glide on the latest update.
Physically, it's fine. Smaller than it looks, actually, covering about 9/10 of the length & 4/5 of the height. The depth is a bit more fudged, covering only the lower half of the slider, leaving the screen half hanging. The main issue is that although the plug is 95% on target, the 5% means you'd have to add a spacer to raise the rest of the phone up a bit. But it definitely attaches without trouble. Nice & compact.
EDIT: Driver: the charging works, though considering it didn't a few hours ago, I'm not sure what changed. Ah, the connector is a tad longer than what fits, so perhaps one must jiggle the phone a bit to get it to work? Though I tried that earlier, too....
Software/driver side is a flop. The Samsung Desk Home application from the marketplace (the generic one) doesn't work. So yeah, no automatic launching or sound out of the dock's line out. It's odd, since the settings has a dock setting in the settings, so something should work. I just wasn't able to find out what. I suppose the dock might have an identifier & the phone isn't coded in?
Yo_L2 said:
Well, I bought one to try out. Wasn't much, only $10 from eBay with the packaging or $13 new. Oh, I'm using a stock AT&T Captivate Glide on the latest update.
Physically, it's fine. Smaller than it looks, actually, covering about 9/10 of the length & 4/5 of the height. The depth is a bit more fudged, covering only the lower half of the slider, leaving the screen half hanging. The main issue is that although the plug is 95% on target, the 5% means you'd have to add a spacer to raise the rest of the phone up a bit. But it definitely attaches without trouble. Nice & compact.
EDIT: Driver: the charging works, though considering it didn't a few hours ago, I'm not sure what changed. Ah, the connector is a tad longer than what fits, so perhaps one must jiggle the phone a bit to get it to work? Though I tried that earlier, too....
Software/driver side is a flop. The Samsung Desk Home application from the marketplace (the generic one) doesn't work. So yeah, no automatic launching or sound out of the dock's line out. It's odd, since the settings has a dock setting in the settings, so something should work. I just wasn't able to find out what. I suppose the dock might have an identifier & the phone isn't coded in?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
which docking station did you get? that is 1 thing I don't understand with samsung, why do they make the micro usb connector on the top of the phone? It should be on the bottom, this would be simpler for docking stations to connect and less cumbersome having a wire to conect all the way to the top of the phone.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I927R using xda app-developers app
My mistake, I forgot it's difficult to locate. Here's the Galaxy S used version <ebay.com/itm/OEM-Samsung-Galaxy-S-i9000-Multimedia-Dock-Home-Charger-/150629639833> & new version <ebay.com/itm/N-OEM-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Multimedia-Dock-Home-Charger-/160616869990>. If you go through the store, there's the Vibrant & Galaxy S versions, but I'm not sure there are any differences.
Being a horizontal dock, your issue is not applicable, though it's certainly understandable.
Oh right, the clock application already has a dock function, but it doesn't activate upon docking & I couldn't get it to reroute the audio. It does prevent the screen from turning off, so I guess it's not too bad.
Hi would this work with the glue as a basic dock? not sure if the plug is in the right place for this mobile,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...UTF8&colid=2AOM2U1G0O9ZJ&coliid=I9O547D7LLW3P
if not aren't there any Samsung accessories that can be adapted for a dock to charge or hdmi out here's wishing lol.
Atb
That is the amazon location of the dock I reviewed. Everything I've mentioned should apply.
I guess glue would work? As long as it's completely dry, naturally. I used three thin nails in three rows, taped down. Not the prettiest, but at least it matches the blue led.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Hi Thanks for that, where's the link to your review and why were the nails used just to stop it dropping forward of the front of the dock, were there any other mods needed to make it work.
Thanks
Paul
The review is spread over two posts, two & four posts above my prior post with pictures.
I used nails as a spacer as the micro-USB port is a tad bit high. Everything else worked well, though the phone electrical connection to the dock may be finicky at times.
I currently use an ihome desk lamp. The glide sits rather well in the ipod dock, but I have to supply my own power. I was eyeing this the other day too http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/ec56/
found it! SGH-i927 HTPC solution
here's what i think we've all been looking for:
this should be all you need to use your Captivate Glide as HTPC (or just use the dock on your night-table/desk, whatever)
iBolt™ MHL Streamer Dock - Black
http://www.fommy.com/view-full-page.php?divid=Samsung&model=Samsung+Captivate+Glide+SGH-I927&cat=Cradles&skuno=94753
the only actual dock i've found that's listed as compatible with i927, and it comes with cables! i am SO getting that one of these days...
(actually, the compatibility list is quite large, i'm guessing just about any device with MHL will work with this dock)
i happened to find this site about an hour into googling for a glide dock... they have the widest range of sgh-i927 stuff i've found:
http://www.fommy.com/samsung-captivate-glide-sgh-i927.htm
and that's the only place i've found that sells the iBolt dock...
couple that dock with a Bluetooth kbd/mouse combo; something like this:
CE Compass Bluetooth HID Wireless Keyboard Mouse
*edit*
THIS little thing is AWESOME:
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/wireless-touch-keyboard-k400
I picked one up on sale at Office Depot. Works GREAT and even has a home button.
After using this on windows pc's, android tablets and android phone (USB OTG), I HIGHLY reccommend it to anyone looking for a keyboard with integrated touchpad.
two finger scrolling in windows and android works great.
in case you don't have an hdmi monitor, just an HD hdmi to dvi adapter for ~$5
(if you have to go DVI, chances are you'll need an audio cable to connect to your audio device. for example, my tv is older and doesnt do audio over DVI, but the DVI input has RCA audio inputs right beside it; so i would use a 3.5mm to RCA cable.
Or you may want to run from phone headphone jack to audio line in on your home theatre audio receiver.
Chances are if you need seperate audio cable, either 3.5mm to RCA or 3.5mm double-ended cable would be what you need.)
so that's about $100 to use your phone as a desktop computer or HTPC as well.
I can't wait to try this on my 60" DLP tv....
This is a personal setup for wireless charging and wireless car audio that I made over 7 months ago and have been using daily. So far as I know it works perfectly, sounds amazing, and is reliable.
Section 1: Wireless Charging
This section is a guide on using the Palm Pre/Pixi wireless charging method but it has two important distinctions from other methods. It doesn't create a bump or increase in thickness of the phone and it strongly holds onto the wireless charger stand via neodimium magnets.
Section Cost: $46
Materials Needed:
-Palm Wireless Charging Dock ($10)
-Palm Wireless Charging Circuit ($5)
-Neodimium Magnets ($15 tops)
-Galaxy S3 battery door (I used this one but you are free to use any non-metal one) ($8)
-USB Charging cable ($3)
-2 Amp Wall Charger or 2 amp car charger ($5)
-5-10cm of the thinnest wires you can find (Free)
-Soldering Iron
-Fine Sandpaper
Step 1: Preparing the back cover
The reason to get a new battery cover is because you will shave some of it on the inside in order for the circuit to fit without any noticable bumps on the phone. Since you want to have your original battery cover, get a cheapo battery cover you like (or another original one).
Using as fine a sandpaper as you can find, grind down the middle to lower section of the battery cover. It took me maybe 5-10 minutes of constant grinding to get the result I wanted. Grind as much as you desire but be careful not to break the battery cover or make it too thin.
Step 2: Prepare the Wireless Circuit
The wireless circuit used will come from the Palm Pixi/Pre battery cover you bought. See these videos on how to remove it and install it successfully:
VIDEO TO REMOVE THE WIRELESS CIRCUIT FROM PALM PRE/PIXI Charger (Watch from 4:20 onward)
VIDEO TO CONNECT WIRELESS CIRCUIT TO GALAXY S3
Note that I did this by soldering two very thin wires into the phone pads directly. Pictures below are from this being used and shown to a lot of people after 7 months. I did it really fast since this was on my second Galaxy S3, hence the sloppiness. It has worked perfectly though so I don't see a reason to change it:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also, when putting the circuit into your back cover, use the new stronger magnets you got. They will allow the phone to stay onto the charger and not slide off, even while driving aggressively in a car. I used tape here because I didn't have anything else around me at the time but looking back at it now, I recommend superglue for the magnets. That way, they won't move anywhere over time.
Finished result is shown below:
Section 2: Wireless Car Setup
This builds upon Section 1 by utilizing the wireless charging setup and makes it play music wirelessly to any car equipped with an AUX/Headphone jack.
Cost: $105
Materials Needed:
-Samsung BHS3000 Bluetooth headset ($35)
-SoundShocker Pro (Needed for volume)($60)
-USB Charging cable and 2-amp car charger ($10) the galaxy s3 set up to wireless charging
-Tasker (Get on Google Play) ($10)
-A2DP Connect Tasker Pluggin
Step 1: BHS3000 preparation
Disconnect battery from Samsung BHS3000 Bluetooth Headset.
Open the BHS3000 (several clips hold it together, use your nails or a fine screwdriver to pull them apart) and disconnect it's battery. This is so that it will turn on and off with the car. Don't worry, all the bluetooth settings and pairings will be saved.
Step 2: Connections
Connect the SoundShocker Pro to your car's AUX jack. Connect the other side to the Samsung BHS3000's output (headphones). Power your car and pair the BHS3000 with your Galaxy S3.
Step 3: Automation
This is was the hardest part perhaps when I was coming up with the design. The problem was as follows. Turn on the bluetooth and connect to the car automatically when charging wirelessly in the car but DO NOT do it if charging wirelessly at home. The solution to this problem is outlined in my Tasker profiles. Please install A2DP Connect Tasker Pluggin I linked in materials. Then import the profiles into Tasker by long-pressing "Profiles" and then "Import".
You may need to change one of the profiles so that the mac address of your BHS3000 is set to your device and not mine.
Finished result:
Q&A
1. Why do you need the SoundShocker Pro?
By default, the Samsung BHS3000 Bluetooth player is not loud enough. It is about 60% the volume of the phone as compared to when the phone is plugged in directly to the car via AUX. The SoundShocker Pro fixes that by making the volume LOUD. Around 130% as loud as plugged in via AUX.
2. Do you need a special kind of neodimium magnets?
No, as long as the magnets are thin (around 1/32') and wide (1/4'), they should work. If you can find thinner and wider ones, it would be even better. However, the 1/32 by 1/4 work VERY well and hold the phone strong. In fact, only 2 of them hold the phone on the stand.
3. Does NFC work?
Yes.
4. How is sound quality?
In a word, excellent. I have a 400W RMS aftermarket system in my car and to me it sounds really good.
5. How quickly does the phone charge?
Not all that quick sadly. The charge is 500mah wirelessly. This allows you to keep the screen on and play music while driving with the phone charging slowly (1-2% every 10 minutes) but if you also want GPS, it will barely maintain the same battery level. I find that when fast charging, I simply plug the Palm dock power cable directly into the phone.
I just have to say that I also love ATB. Nice write up.
5 stars man!
looks badass!
I was thinking about your issue w/ pairing it, have you thought of NFC tags? you get in the car, tap the phone then pop it in to charge and while it does all that, it executes the job for you. (i know NFC Task Launcher by Tagstand also have a built in function to execute tasker commands as well)
mputtr said:
5 stars man!
looks badass!
I was thinking about your issue w/ pairing it, have you thought of NFC tags? you get in the car, tap the phone then pop it in to charge and while it does all that, it executes the job for you. (i know NFC Task Launcher by Tagstand also have a built in function to execute tasker commands as well)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes. Actually that was my original idea. However, as you see, I didn't end up needing to use them.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda app-developers app
ah. my bad. i slightly misread it. awesome work though!
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
Thanks for the awesome write up. I'm ordering everything to do this myself now =) going to hold off on the soundshocker until I have some extra cash, as it almost cuts the bill in half. How much of a difference does it make?
A lot sadly. I know it's expensive but I do think its important to have
You can have everything working without it, it just won't be very loud. It will be about 50% of full volume if you connect the phone straight to the car via AUX/Headphone jack and max the volume.
Well, it's will work for temp then. May just do the charging part first, then the bluetooth second. I saw a different bluetooth device the other day that uses 2 parts, one for the aux to your stereo, and a wireless thing for your steering wheel for next, previous, and pause. May pair that with this.
Thanks again for the guide.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda app-developers app
Wow, cool stuf
}{Alienz}{ said:
A lot sadly. I know it's expensive but I do think its important to have
You can have everything working without it, it just won't be very loud. It will be about 50% of full volume if you connect the phone straight to the car via AUX/Headphone jack and max the volume.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
One last question for you, does this still let NFC work? I know some wireless charging mods kill it, but this is by far the easiest mod I have seen.
NFC works.
Can you link me that device that has bluetooth steering wheel controls? I find that intriguing.
Mine has controls so I guess if I open the circuit and hook up those buttons to the steering wheel I will have the same functions but it's way too much work I figure haha. Also...in my case the phone is NEXT to my shifter and the car is a manual. My hand is always there so at least for me personally it's not a huge thing.
I'm still interested in how a device would connect (nicely) to steering wheel buttons so link me if you find it.
}{Alienz}{ said:
NFC works.
Can you link me that device that has bluetooth steering wheel controls? I find that intriguing.
Mine has controls so I guess if I open the circuit and hook up those buttons to the steering wheel I will have the same functions but it's way too much work I figure haha. Also...in my case the phone is NEXT to my shifter and the car is a manual. My hand is always there so at least for me personally it's not a huge thing.
I'm still interested in how a device would connect (nicely) to steering wheel buttons so link me if you find it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This may be a very very stupid question, does the phone still charge normally through the charging point aswell?
Yes. This has no negative effects of any kind on the phone. Everything that worked before will still work. The only change is the addition of wireless charging.
Sweet setup, going to try the same thing. The only addition I'm going to attempt is to add an nfc sticker to the car dock so when it touches to charge it loads my waze app.
Sent from my Rezound.
You may not even need the NFC sticker. See my Tasker script...it does exactly what you wanted without a need for NFC. Except that I load up PowerAmp instead.
I so want to do this because it is so cheap. Does it work with a slim case on the phone? I use the rock quicksand.
yungstar89 said:
I so want to do this because it is so cheap. Does it work with a slim case on the phone? I use the rock quicksand.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't say whether it will or not with the touchstone method, but using QI chargers it works fine. I'm using a reciever I purchased from FAST-TECH, and the Nokia Charging Plate DT-900 and it charges fine through either my Spigen Modello or Neo Hybrid. I'm sure there is some loss due to the added distance, but nothing you would really notice.
Did almost the exact same thing using the following Qi coil.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...SAMSUNG-i9300-Galaxy-S3/213133_693681964.html
Just pop it on and put your stock cover back on. I did both home and car as well!
Nice job here. I'm trying this out soon. Hope it works for me.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
se1000 said:
Did almost the exact same thing using the following Qi coil.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...SAMSUNG-i9300-Galaxy-S3/213133_693681964.html
Just pop it on and put your stock cover back on. I did both home and car as well!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is to high it sells there for $22 I found the same one for $14 and free shipping here is a link
http://www.fasttech.com/products/11...ductive-wireless-charging-receiver-for-samsun
I got the part in about 8 days and works great with my Nokia QI charger.
Sent from my SGH-I747 using xda premium