So, I bought the Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM car dock, for my Verizon Galaxy Nexus, from Google, and hollowed out the area surrounding the volume buttons just as recommended. All went well with no problems after just a few minutes of work. The volume up and volume down worked perfectly with no hang-ups. I even tested the on and off button several times. Everything worked great.
Then, I brought the car dock to the car, stuck it on the windshield, plugged the 12v power USB in, snapped the phone in place (Pogo pin side first), but the phone would not go into Car Mode, nor would it indicate that it was even plugged in the charger. I popped the phone in several times, (Pogo pin side first), but nothing. It wouldn’t even turn on after snapping it in.
I removed the car dock from the windshield with the phone snapped it place and the power still plugged in the car dock. I then started to apply pressure to the phone and car dock in the location of the Pogo pins and, BAM! It came to life in Car Mode and with the charging indicator on!!
Well, it turns out that the 3 Pogo pins were not making contact with the phone’s 3 contacts. It looked like to me that the phone was not seating far enough inside the car dock for the Pogo pins to make contact with the phone. Please note: I do have the extended battery and cover from Verizon on my phone, but I did try the original battery with the original cover in the dock and it still had the same problem.
My solution was to get my cheap computer repair tweezers and pulled straight outwards, (towards the front of the car dock), on each Pogo pin, ever so slightly, a very little bit at a time until the phone would turn on, go into Car Mode, and charge all at the same time without any problems, every time.
I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, if so, this was my solution. If you do this, BE CAREFUL not to damage the Pogo pins.
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Hi, everyone:
I just got the HTC EVO car dock a few weeks ago, and I'm mostly pleased with it. One strange thing, though - it appears that the phone's battery will not charge as quickly as it used to, if it charges at all.
This evening, I tried an experiment. I had my 1A charger connected to the EVO dock, then I docked my EVO. When I go into Settings/About Phone/Status, Battery status shows Charging (USB). However, when I remove my phone from the dock and plug it into the charger directly, Battery status shows Charging (AC)!
I haven't been able to find an answer to this problem. One thread here stated it is a problem with Froyo and the dock application, that it only allows charging via USB, but I can't corroborate that. I found another thread that said it's a safety feature, that it won't charge a hot battery, but in my testing above, the battery is fairly cool and I still get different results.
Has anyone else come across this problem? Perhaps it's just a defective dock? Otherwise it's a fantastic car dock, but I'd hate to find out it has a design flaw that borks charging. Thanks!
The car dock does charge as usb mainly bc the dock has a slightly different pin set putting the phone into navigation mode ..but also decreasing contact with the port ...
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I have the same car charging problem, although I don't use a dock, or the docking application. I just cannot charge in the car. The EVO reports that it is charging (AC), yet no electrons flow toward the phone from the car, as reported by both Current Widget and SnapTurbo's widget.
I've been looking for a solution to this issue for a while. The car's power port works fine. I can plug the home charger into an inverter and plug the inverter into the power port and that works perfectly. I have tried three different brands of car charger and none work. My next solution will be to find a DC12 to USB adapter and use my regular USB cable and see.
Hopefully we can get some answers.
OK, a little more info:
I installed CurrentWidget, and I logged my half-hour commute. For one log, I had the phone plugged in the Dock. For the other, I had my phone plugged in directly from the charger. For both sessions, I had 3G and GPS on, Car Home was running and I had the navigation program open. Here's what I found:
Phone in Dock average draw: -77.419Ma
Phone out of Dock average draw: +136.0588Ma
So, my unscientific conclusion is that the dock is somehow losing over 200Ma. With Nav, 3G and GPS running, that's enough to change the phone from a charging state to a dis-charging state.
I guess I'm going to return this dock. It's a shame, really, because otherwise it's a well-build, easy-to-use dock. But if it's not going to charge my phone while driving, it doesn't make sense to use.
It's not the dock, its froyo...when the dock is placed into dock mode by grounding pin 4 ANY dock that truly places the phone into dock mode will do it...I built a dock cable when the phone launched, it worked fine..now after froyo it and the HTC dock cause the usb only charging rate as well as the 3.5 jack volume fix..(won't go any louder)
It is the suck. I'm the OP on the HTC dock now available thread, I've had the thing a long time and had it apart, its power and ground with a jumper to ground pin 4..that's it..no data wires..that's also why it wont let u mount the usb...also the suck...hope that helps your problem..
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I am working on a plan to mount a vehicle dock in a more permanent and professional looking way compared to windshield suction cup with dangling wires.
In my previous thread I figured out how the mounting will be accomplished, now to sort out the wiring... Handling the audio connection is simple. The USB...not so much. I don't want to use a cigarette lighter to USB adapter if I can avoid it. I would far prefer to hardwire but I don't want to go hacking up the cable for no good reason. I know the USB standard calls for both 12v and 5v, if the dock is set to use 12v only, then it is simple, since my car has plenty of 12v power to spare
If it is 5v or both, then I am stuck needing a transformer, and in that case disassembling a cigarette lighter adapter and using the "guts" as my transformer will be my backup plan.
My dock won't be here till Thursday and I have no idea what pins on the micro USB to even try to test and see what voltage is fed to the dock.
Does anyone know the answer or have the ability to check?
Where did you see that USB can be 12V? USB is 5V. Are you thinking of SATA/PATA or ATX (which all have 5V and 12V) or Firewire (which doesn't have a fixed supply voltage)?
You'll need a transformer.
Laurent
You are right, I was thinking of the ATX power supply.
Ok, well at least I know what I am up against. Thanks
you'll need a transformer (require +5v), i did the same for my dock / car (hardwired power /audio cables). i ended up taking apart a cigarette car charger and connected it to a +12v and ground and everything works fine. i have the wire coming up from near the back of my dash area so no cable clutter up front at all.
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you'll need a transformer (require +5v), i did the same for my dock / car (hardwired power /audio cables). i ended up taking apart a cigarette car charger and connected it to a +12v and ground and everything works fine. i have the wire coming up from near the back of my dash area so no cable clutter up front at all.
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I did something similar, but I remounted a hidden cigarette lighter socket to a constant 12V source and grounded it twice for stability, so my phone and MP3 player can charge while I shut the car off and go inside a store for a second (don't leave it connected overnight though!). I ran the wires behind the dash, but I use one of my air vents that rotates all the way around as an able-to-be-completely-destroyed mounting location, then just cut a piece of wood to re-mount a new cell phone holder, etc.
For the Atrix dock, I pulled off all the suction cup mounting materials so it was just the threaded socket on the dock. I used a large enough drill bit to cut into the wood in the right spot for the threads to fit, and threaded them onto the wood to test. Removed it, sanded the wood down smooth on all edges, and applied texturized black spray paint to the wood to make it look like plastic instead of tacky looking wood. Mounted the car dock to it again after drying, and now the dock rotates with the unuseable air vent from portrait to landscape!
Hey, I've got a 2004 Acura RSX, it isn't a BMW.... works just great!
GarciaM25 said:
I did something similar, but I remounted a hidden cigarette lighter socket to a constant 12V source and grounded it twice for stability, so my phone and MP3 player can charge while I shut the car off and go inside a store for a second (don't leave it connected overnight though!). I ran the wires behind the dash, but I use one of my air vents that rotates all the way around as an able-to-be-completely-destroyed mounting location, then just cut a piece of wood to re-mount a new cell phone holder, etc.
For the Atrix dock, I pulled off all the suction cup mounting materials so it was just the threaded socket on the dock. I used a large enough drill bit to cut into the wood in the right spot for the threads to fit, and threaded them onto the wood to test. Removed it, sanded the wood down smooth on all edges, and applied texturized black spray paint to the wood to make it look like plastic instead of tacky looking wood. Mounted the car dock to it again after drying, and now the dock rotates with the unuseable air vent from portrait to landscape!
Hey, I've got a 2004 Acura RSX, it isn't a BMW.... works just great!
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Nice! Have any pictures? I have a 2003 Mazda 6 and I have a EQ mounted in my top dash pocket so I was able to pull my +12v from there and grounded to my chassis. One question, do you get noise when you have your phone docked and charging while having the auxiliary/headphone port connected to your system? Im getting some slight interference that I can't seem to get rid off...
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Nice! Have any pictures? I have a 2003 Mazda 6 and I have a EQ mounted in my top dash pocket so I was able to pull my +12v from there and grounded to my chassis. One question, do you get noise when you have your phone docked and charging while having the auxiliary/headphone port connected to your system? Im getting some slight interference that I can't seem to get rid off...
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I'll take some, one day...! I don't use the headphone port really, I have an aux input on my aftermarket headunit that I connect my ZuneHD to, so no use for internet radio or downloading music to my phone, EVER.... with my aux input, I always manage to get engine noise, no matter how I position the wires and how strong I ground the charging devices behind the dash.... Looks clean as hell though, just sucks about the slight engine noise! Sorry I can't help
My Mazda RX-8 is getting feedback as well. I need to try another MP3 device to see if it when connected to the power and aux it gets the same feedback.
If it does (different devices) then it's an issue with the grounding on the lighter or a diode on the alternator.
I am considering getting a car dock but have a question; do you have to plug in and remove the 3.5mm audio cable every time or does sound go through the mini usb with a permanent 3.5mm going out the back of the dock? can't find enough info. the motorola site explains nothing; click here.
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I am considering getting a car dock but have a question; do you have to plug in and remove the 3.5mm audio cable every time or does sound go through the mini usb with a permanent 3.5mm going out the back of the dock? can't find enough info. the motorola site explains nothing; click here.
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It goes through the MicroUSB - you have to use the supplied USB cable because at the end of it, on the USB-A side, there is a split attachment for the 3.5mm jack that you can hide behind the dash easily and connect to the back (or front, if applicable) of the radio
Great thanks so much for explaining it. Ill get one then.
I have been using the official car dock since it came out at it has worked great.
Yesterday my phone wouldn't go into dock mode when insert, It also didn't charge.
Because I was at critical battery level I tried plugging my phone straight into the charger and it still didn't charge.
I assumed my cigarette lighter fuse had blown so I replaced that. Dock and charger still didn't work.
Tried a different charger. It worked going straight into the phone.
Plugged the charger into the dock and still cant get my phone connected to it.
Did something fry my charger and dock?
Any suggestions on how to get it working?
I have my phone plugged into the wall, lighter, or pc it will start charging. However, after several minutes it will start connecting and disconnecting itself, even when sitting on a table without any outside interference or touching it. This is with several different cable wires, chargers and even a dock. Anyone know if it's likely to be microUSB or a battery issue? It's unrooted and running stock KitKat.
Mine did the exact same thing, and would wake me up in the middle of the night with the beeping. Eventually, it stopped charging altogether, the night before I was supposed to go on a 400 mile road trip!
My solution was to clean the USB port on the phone. I used a product called DeOxIt and a small metal pick from the garage (I suppose a small paperclip would also work). Power down the phone, and remove the battery. Apply a drop of DeOxIt to the paperclip, and GENTLY scrub back and forth over the USB connector inside the phone (you'll need to get both sides - top & bottom). After that, unplug your charging cord, and apply a drop into the USB connector, and then work it in and out of the phone a dozen times. Let everything dry thoroughly, reassemble, and reboot!
I haven't had the issue since, and it's been almost a full year.
What VPA/Car charger do you guys recommend for the Note 10?
Thanks
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yeah I'm looking for a good one that will charge like the 45watt wall charger. does something like that exist?
What about this?
I bought one of these last winter for my note 8. Shouldn't it work well?
Quick Charge 3.0 Car Charger... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075KJ57Q1?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
I'm probably not the only person who traded in their Google pixel for this phone. I have the Belkin recommended 15 watt charger from my pixel days, I'm assuming that would give a underwhelming performance.
Belkin USB-C Car Charger with Hardwired USB-C Cable (4ft/1.2m / 15 Watt) for Samsung Galaxy S10, S10+, S10e, Google Pixel 3, Nintendo Switch and More https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GUVNHY8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_tIW8gXnwDmzNP
Fast car charger
I purchased the Vanmass from Amazon... when I purchased it, it was about $39, which is a little pricey, but it works great!
It's two side arms automatically close when you press your Note 10 or Note 10+ against the back of the charger. Charger attaches securely to your air vents, so there's no need to use suction cups. It also has two clear legs which support your phone, and they display red lighting when you first insert your phone, and the lighting changes to blue when it begins to charge, making it very easy to quickly see if your phone is being charged or not!
The mount also has a built in battery, so unlike some other "automatic close/open" car mounts, this one doesn't stop working when you shut your car off! It charges the battery inside the phone mount, so even if you turn your car off before removing your phone, you can still tap one of the two buttons on either side of the car mount, and the plastic side grips will automatically open for you, to make removing of your phone a breeze!
Well built, quality...
One negative... it doesn't come with a car charger that goes in the cig lighter, so you'll need to pick up a fast charger as well... I found one for about $8.
What about:
https://www.mobilefun.co.uk/official-huawei-supercharge-car-charger-in-silver-with-usb-c-cable-71058
I just got the updated Vanmass
ShelW said:
I purchased the Vanmass from Amazon... when I purchased it, it was about $39, which is a little pricey, but it works great!
It's two side arms automatically close when you press your Note 10 or Note 10+ against the back of the charger. Charger attaches securely to your air vents, so there's no need to use suction cups. It also has two clear legs which support your phone, and they display red lighting when you first insert your phone, and the lighting changes to blue when it begins to charge, making it very easy to quickly see if your phone is being charged or not!
The mount also has a built in battery, so unlike some other "automatic close/open" car mounts, this one doesn't stop working when you shut your car off! It charges the battery inside the phone mount, so even if you turn your car off before removing your phone, you can still tap one of the two buttons on either side of the car mount, and the plastic side grips will automatically open for you, to make removing of your phone a breeze!
Well built, quality...
One negative... it doesn't come with a car charger that goes in the cig lighter, so you'll need to pick up a fast charger as well... I found one for about $8.
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The updated Vanmass car charger comes with the lighter adapter and after the 30% coupon, it came to $42
Doesn't the Note10+ support PD3.0 up to 25W(45 with PPS enabled devices)?