Has anyone thought of using the official car dock as a desktop dock? All you would need to do is plug the usb cable coming out of the dock into a computer or wall charger instead of a car charger and disable Car Mode (apk)!!
It is so elegant and beautiful. I would love to do this.
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Toaster Strudels said:
Has anyone thought of using the official car dock as a desktop dock? All you would need to do is plug the usb cable coming out of the dock into a computer or wall charger instead of a car charger and disable Car Mode (apk)!!
It is so elegant and beautiful. I would love to do this.
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I've thought about that but I couldn't seem to find a picture that showed if it actually had a connector in it or just a hole for the usb cable to plug into the phone?
topherhead said:
I've thought about that but I couldn't seem to find a picture that showed if it actually had a connector in it or just a hole for the usb cable to plug into the phone?
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Yeah I actually just checked out that exact video... So it's kind of both... I'm pretty sure I'm getting it now. Time will tell what that much sliding along the plastic will do to the phone. I'm hoping nothing...
I've posted this one in a car mount thread, and it can also be used as a desk mount:
http://www.arkon.com/mobile-grip/mobile-grip-dashboard-mount-mg178.html
I am using it as a dock on my desk. Beware though; the car cable wont sent data trough so only charging is possible.
Dont ask why. They changed some wires on the cable for some reason.
^ damn that sucks.. i already ordered my second d160 to use as a desktop dock. i was hoping the usb cable would double as a data cable for the PC.
azian_advanced said:
^ damn that sucks.. i already ordered my second d160 to use as a desktop dock. i was hoping the usb cable would double as a data cable for the PC.
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It does indeed. It is beautiful to use as a dock. Maybe you could fabric something yourself. You can also just flip it so that the micro-usb is on top and you can put a normal cable in there.
Ive thought of using the official htc car dock on for home use cause the phone easily slides in but dont really want to be paying £40+ for it .
Best place to get the OEM mount?
Yeah going to use my car dock on my desk.. My desk is glass, so perfect :good:
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Now shipping for the EVO.
http://www.seidioonline.com/category-s/4220.htm
I like the car dock even though they did not set it up to activate the car dock mode.
My car dock from them puts my evo in car mode every time.
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Now shipping for the EVO.
http://www.seidioonline.com/category-s/4220.htm
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mine will be here tomorrow ..
Let us know how it is. It's so ridiculous that Seidio comes out with one before HTC/Sprint. I've lost hope that the official dock is ever going to materialize.
I ordered the kit, it shipped yesterday but USPS tracking sucks so I have no idea when it will be here... Hopefully by the end of the week.
dxearner said:
My car dock from them puts my evo in car mode every time.
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Apparently I got a defective unit; they are replacing it.
Mine has arrived, now just to finish work and get home to get it lol
sent from my EVO 4G
crucial929 said:
Mine has arrived, now just to finish work and get home to get it lol
sent from my EVO 4G
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lucky, let us know more about it plz.
ok i like this piece.... it has a nice feel ... same texture as the innocase i have for my evo ...
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here is my problem, fitment issue ....
if i put the evo on the dock this is how far i can push the case down be it touches the bottom of the dock ... so the phone is being held up by the usb plug
if i insert the evo as you normally would i can rock it back and forth a little, not a soild stop at all
I got mine today. Looked great. I have a problem with mine. When I plug the phone into the cradle, my phone rings randomly, every few minutes, & sometimes it's an extended ringtone! Please tell me there's a setting that's making it do this, but I think mine is defective as well....
Hey guys...just got mine today.
I like it except one thing.
Shouldn't it put the phone in desktop dock mode?
Or did they not ground the wires the right way...
The battery info just shows a/c connected
mario23 said:
Hey guys...just got mine today.
I like it except one thing.
Shouldn't it put the phone in desktop dock mode?
Or did they not ground the wires the right way...
The battery info just shows a/c connected
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What's desktop dock mode?
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What's desktop dock mode?
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If the wiring is right, hypothetically it should put the phone in dock mode...meaning the phone understands that it is docked, not just charging.
Unless I'm missing something...that is an option.
Just finished my PowerMat car charger project. It's a combination of several different parts put together. I used a Mountek mount to secure it, modified it to connect to an adjustable ProClip mount, then modified a Powermat 1X base to the ProClip mount. I powered this using a laptop car charger. I also removed the Powermat speaker because the turn-on chime was getting annoying every time I started the car.
For my phone, I'm using the parts from a Droid X Powermat cover and an Otterbox Commuter Case. As of right now, my only camera is my phone so I can't take pictures of it.
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here are the links to the individual components:
ProClip mount:
http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionp...older=false&have_mount=true&p_pageid=1&dtype=
Mountek mount:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOUNTEK-Car...744?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2564ab7f18
Laptop car charger:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/270630019548?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
so with that laptop car charger you dont need a power inverter to run the powermat?
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so with that laptop car charger you dont need a power inverter to run the powermat?
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That is correct, the laptop DC power supply outputs 18-19 VDC.
Powermat has a receiver case for the S II?
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Powermat has a receiver case for the S II?
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no, but I made one using an Otterbox Commuter case.
DaRealGMan said:
no, but I made one using an Otterbox Commuter case.
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Oh sorry, missed that part of the original post
What are your thoughts on disassembling the dc charger and hard wiring to the car?
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What are your thoughts on disassembling the dc charger and hard wiring to the car?
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Instead of disassembling it, I was going to purchase a female DC receptacle and hard wire that. After, just tuck it away out of view.
Hi, I have a Galaxy Nexus (GSM) ordered from Google Play with all it's accessories (HDMI Desktop Dock and 3-Pin Vehicle Dock).
I've used the 3-Pin Vehicle Dock with my Nexus without any problems for 5 days but suddenly it stopped to charge my phone and doesn't work anymore, my phone can't even identify the dock.
I did a few tests:
Tested it with another car [not working]
Tested connecting the micro USB charger from the Vehicle Dock directly to the phone [not working]
Tested my HTC micro USB charger with the Vehicle Dock [not working]
(I know the output from the original charger is different, may this can be the reason)
Tested my HTC micro USB charger directly to the phone [working]
I noticed the fact that the micro USB connector from the Vehicle Dock only have 4 contacts, as can be seen in this picture: http://imm.io/D9C0
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Is that correct? Anyone have a official Vehicle Dock bought from Google Play and can take a look on it?
If anyone have another suggestion it would be great too.
Many thanks!
It should work with the desktop charger I believe. I tested it like this before I put it in my car. Also for my car dock I never used the official charger as I didn't like the cable sticking out. Instead I used a standard micro usb to usb cable and ebay 1A usb car charger behind the dashboard so all the wires were hidden.
This suggests to me it should work for you with the normal charger.
What I would expect you to have is either situation 2 or 3 of your suggestions to work, otherwise both the charger and dock would appear to be broken which seems unlikely. Can you double check?
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It should work with the desktop charger I believe. I tested it like this before I put it in my car.
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This suggests to me it should work for you with the normal charger.
What I would expect you to have is either situation 2 or 3 of your suggestions to work, otherwise both the charger and dock would appear to be broken which seems unlikely. Can you double check?
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Well, I used a HTC micro USB charger with 2A output, not 1A as expected by the dock, and with the normal charger it's working, so there's nothing wrong with the dock itself, probably the charger is broken.
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Also for my car dock I never used the official charger as I didn't like the cable sticking out. Instead I used a standard micro usb to usb cable and ebay 1A usb car charger behind the dashboard so all the wires were hidden.
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I think it's a good option since my dock is working and I didn't like all the wires too. Do you recommend any specific item from ebay?
Thank you for your help!
I purchased the iBolt XProDock for my Galaxy S4 and it works fantastically. I just got off of the phone with Verizon and they are swapping out my S4 to a HTC One due to on going issues I've been having. I have been looking at cases and what not for the phone and realized that I have the car dock that I use regularly since I travel quite often for work. I know the phone will physically work with the dock as far as fitting, but I am curious if the cabling will work. It is the same micro usb connection so I know it will fit, but I am wondering if it will put the phone in "dock" mode like it did on the Samsung? The cable I got also has the headphone jack on the other end for connection to the aux port in the car. Does the HTC One support audio out through the USB port like the S4?
It supports audio through the usb but you need an otg or whatever it's called cable.
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It supports audio through the usb but you need an otg or whatever it's called cable.
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I have basically that cable (I think) that is a part of the iBolt dock. It takes it from micro-usb male to mini-usb female. Basically the same cable the iBolt dock uses. Only different is it has clip points to connect it to the back of the dock and it is rigid so it can be shaped and held in proper place for connection to the phone.
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Then that cable connects to a male mini-usb that has a male usb and male mini-plug (head phone jack).
I'm assuming this will work once I get the correct cable (first image) that will put the phone in dock mode. The current cable is for my old S4 and it put the phone in dock mode and supported audio thorugh USB output.
Just as a side note, can you show a picture of the cable your taking about?
Why not just search USB OTG cable?
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hi,
has anyone found a usable docking station for the opo?
all my docking stations that i have don't fit since the opo has the mini usb port in backwards %)
any suggestions?
thanks.
cheers,
buster
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They are out there. A quick eBay AU search (located near Melbourne):
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/OnePlus-...AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item3ce05c5e25
So there must be more out there!
free postage - I highly doubt that if I would ordered it (to Germany) but yeah - something like that. Now i just have to find a less geographically challenging solution.
But thanks for the suggestion.
cheers
Buster
EverDock
There is a company called EverDock that was on KickStarter, it features a DOCK where you can switch the plug from forward or reverse, plus you can either use it for Iphone, Ipad, Android Mini USB. There is also a dock they sell that allows two devices to be charged at one time. Here is a link
Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&ke...vptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_6o9q7qw29k_b
Main Company
http://fuzdesigns.com/
either way you can see you can use it for different products. I hope this helps. I have the single one.
-AkWingnut
Any docks made specifically for OPO?
That would be awesome. Been looking for that.
An ideal one would be made out of bamboo, and with bamboo back cover...
I really dunno if this works, but I found a suggestion in another forum: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00JGRIKOQ/ there I was told this works with the OPO, too.
stm999999999 said:
I really dunno if this works, but I found a suggestion in another forum: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00JGRIKOQ/ there I was told this works with the OPO, too.
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That one breaks really easily. I've gone through 2 already (removing the phone from the dock eventually breaks the pegs that holds the cable in place).
I ordered this one and like it so far: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009L6AHLQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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That one breaks really easily. I've gone through 2 already (removing the phone from the dock eventually breaks the pegs that holds the cable in place).
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Can you tell me what exactly breaks on this docking station? which pegs? why at the cable? the cable is on the backside, how does something break there when the phone is being removed?
BTW, stations for the HTC One M8 should be compatible I was told. Has anyone experiences with this?
could this be an alternative?
http://www.amazon.de/Emartbuy®-Funktion-kompatibel-Docking-Ladegerät/dp/B00KC0X98I
or such a universal usb docking station - as long as the usb plug has the right direction?
like http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00JFLV3KG/ref=nosim/andrhilfdeand-21 or http://www.ebay.de/itm/Universal-Do...e-Nexus-5-HTC-Desire-S-Desire-Z-/400802464581
Or is there more to watch out like angle of the plug or the distance to the backside?
Try this one.. It is compatible with OnePlus One.. i have been using this for the past 2 days without problem
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6357642981.html
assassin0408 said:
Try this one.. It is compatible with OnePlus One.. i have been using this for the past 2 days without problem
http://www.aliexpress.com/snapshot/6357642981.html
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it looks like the one from above: http://www.amazon.de/dp/B00JGRIKOQ/
but I am not sure: where does the phone have íts secure stand? Is the phone held by the usb connector only? My last shown examples above have a higher back, which can hold the phone very secure and protect the usb connector against the pressure when using the phone in the dock.
Check out the Lambda-Dock. The connector can be turned and its produced in germany...
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