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Im wanting something like this. Has anybody seen one for our EVO, it doesnt have to charge i just want the dock, has anybody come from a Droid does anybody have this dock or similar that can tell me if it fits our evo..... I want to put it in my car and i dont want a windshield mount, or dash mount i want something as close to this as possible has to be landscape type

doesnt really make sense man. evo ports are on the bottom so you would need a wire to connect to it....which Im sure you know.

protoadies said:
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Im wanting something like this. Has anybody seen one for our EVO, it doesnt have to charge i just want the dock, has anybody come from a Droid does anybody have this dock or similar that can tell me if it fits our evo..... I want to put it in my car and i dont want a windshield mount, or dash mount i want something as close to this as possible has to be landscape type
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If you don't want to mount it in your car, how is it gonna keep from falling on the floor everytime you hit a bump?
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I have a deep pocket in the dash that pops out I normally put my evo there with the kickstand but like you said it tips over. So I was thinking I get a dock put it in bin and I can leave phone on dock so it stays in landscape im not worried about charging I carry spare batteties. But the way I have it set up I can still charge it, in the bin
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protoadies said:
I have a deep pocket in the dash that pops out I normally put my evo there with the kickstand but like you said it tips over. So I was thinking I get a dock put it in bin and I can leave phone on dock so it stays in landscape im not worried about charging I carry spare batteties. But the way I have it set up I can still charge it, in the bin
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I know it may sound weird but go get one of these, throw a couple small felt pads on it or some of that rubber non slip stuff and run a car charger cord up to it, i use this at the office and it works great.
Edit: Also i forgot to mention since it is metal i was able to bend it to a good viewing angle.

[Q] Anyone get the car mount?

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.

waltah! said:
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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domin8 said:
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.

waltah! said:
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.

milk242 said:
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.

Car Mode Question

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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Rescue Wagon said:
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.

Rescue Wagon said:
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.

[Q]S3 Specific Car Dock

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.

syrne said:
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).

Car Dock Not Working

I have an ibolt car mount for my previous Galaxy s3 that i want to use with my LG but it does not seem to work.
I use tasker to recognize when the phone is docked, and that would work with the s3 but when placing in the LG, its not triggering my tasker profile.
Any ideas?
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sandshrimp said:
I have an ibolt car mount for my previous Galaxy s3 that i want to use with my LG but it does not seem to work.
I use tasker to recognize when the phone is docked, and that would work with the s3 but when placing in the LG, its not triggering my tasker profile.
Any ideas?
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It sounds like the magnetic sensor was in a different location for the S3. I checked my LG and it looks like the sensor is located next to the volume rocker, about a 1/2 inch from the edge of the phone.
I was thinking of getting the same dock. How is the fit?

Fit is great. I thought the device goes into car mode based on the usb plug. What sensor are you referring to?
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sandshrimp said:
Fit is great. I thought the device goes into car mode based on the usb plug. What sensor are you referring to?
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So far, every phone I've had has a magnetic sensor (or two) built into them that controls car mode or desk dock mode.. When you put the phone in the car dock, there is a small magnet embedded in the dock that trips the phone's sensor and causes car mode to start.
You can demonstrate this for yourself by placing a magnet against the back of your phone near the volume rocker. If the magnet is strong enough the car will start up the car dock app.
Thanks for the info on the fit. I may purchase one and setup Tasker to start car mode when the phone is connected my car bluetooth and plugged into the dock.
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I just read a review on this dock and it mentioned a special cable and power adapter that is required for the S3 to recognize car mode. That's probably why it doesn't work with the LG. I don't think there is any support for that built into the LG.

This may be kind of late but I suppose you could get a NFC sticker and stick it to the dock using that to trigger the settings.

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This may be kind of late but I suppose you could get a NFC sticker and stick it to the dock using that to trigger the settings.
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I was using the magnet to enable the Car Dock mode, but after JB, that is gone. Now I use Car Home and use the active car dock on Bluetooth. Other Item I didn't like with JB and Car Dock is that when in Car Dock mode the lock screen would go landscape, after JB it will not rotate.