I basically want to stuff aroudn with my play while I wait for a new Flex cable (replaced digitizer and touch ghosting has gone, but noticed that the flex cable is worn a fair bit and if I press the slider forward just ever so slightly the phone screen backlight turns off. So I'm assuming I'll need a new flex cable, going to get a new housing for my play too, or just end up selling this 1 and buying a brand new 1 once i've had my fun fixing/tinkering this 1.
After playing with the HD out on my Ion I decided to by one of the docks. To my suprise I found it on ATT for $10 :cyclops: So I thought I would share with the others. One thing to note is don't sign in to your account as it will show as not available. If you just order it it goes through and free shipping :good:
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/accessories/docks/sku6120262.html
only for US
I just got done ordering it myself from at&t.
I had no issues with being logged in to my at&t account
I was coming to post the info also, but was ninja'd by @zachspeed.
Moderating from my Xperia ION on 4.1.2 & RooTED by DooMLoRD.
Hai ninjerd you lol. For me as soon as I signed in it would not let me order for some reason. Also seems that this device is still being sold in some states and countries. I also noticed that Sony has more LT28a devices. Not sure why they are not at and just a.
Got mine a while back for $25, came with the HDMI cable. Best $25 bucks i've spent on an accesory for my phone.
Yea I knew Spectra was happy with his and thanks for your input as well. There is not allot of actual reviews of it online so I borrowed my friends hdmi adapter to play around with it. The tv launcher is quite neat and you can still use the other launchers too. It is almost like a second computer. Cant wait for my dock to show up.
Does the AT&T version come with an hdmi cable? One of the reviews I've read said it didn't. Is it a full size hdmi on the back of the unit or mini?
I will let you know when it shows up. It looks like it has a mini on the back of it from pics. I hope it does come with a cable or some kind of adapter made for it. Still have one if it does not though so guess I am okay.
Just got mine in the mail from at&t.
It is new in box.
Box contains ONLY the dock and paper work.
NO CORDS OR ANYTHING ELSE
Not real happy that just putting the phone in the dock does NOT trigger the landscape home screen.
When docked the lock screen and home launcher screen are still vertical, they have no rotation.
Most apps will rotate automatically.
Let me say that I only had a charger plugged in, no hdmi cable to test.
Must need the hdmi connection to trigger full rotation like shown in Sony web page.
I do like the cursor when a usb mouse is used.
As I got it to mainly hold my ION up so I can see the clock at night, when I use it as an alarm. Also like how when in clock mode a long press of screen turns the clock blue then a short press dims it.
Moderating from my Xperia ION on 4.1.2 & RooTED by DooMLoRD.
Yea I got mine today and same deal with no cords. I also find it quite difficult to get my phone in the dock like the plugs are a bit off or something. The rotation will trigger with the hdmi plugged in and you can set Smart Connect to trigger TV launcher when you dock it. I will say it does work quite well and had no issue with my mouse and keyboard. Some apps are a bit strange like youtube the seek bar will not come back on the tv once it has hidden itself so you have to look at the device. All in all I am very happy with it.
The one complaint I have is the lack of cords. I went looking for a micro hdmi cable today but I was not willing to pay 30 to 50 dollars for a cable. That is just crazy for four to six foot cable. The bad part about it is every big brand store will offer you a ton of options online for crazy cheap but not in store. The only place I did not check was Staples so guess I will go there tomorrow. I tell you it is almost like the brick stores have become the dumping ground for stuff that does not sell.
Oh forgot to add that I did notice that if you turn the screen off before you take it out the sound is not forced through the ear piece. : )
I went ahead and got one of these even though I don't see a use for it because, hey, ten bucks
It's picky about power sources. I had been using the charging brick from a wireless mouse, which charges the Ion fast enough, but run through the dock the phone didn't even register as plugged in and couldn't power a USB thumb drive. Likewise when plugged into my PC through the dock--no response on either end. My tablet charger worked, but I use that for my tablet, so I ended up digging out the original brick for the Ion.
As expected, the dock is too tight a fit for a case, which is probably enough by itself to disqualify this thing from daily use for me. It's no easier to dock the phone vs. plugging it straight into a cord, either--I would say it's about equally awkward dealing w/ the cover flap and tight ports either way. If you don't use a case and/or really want a bedside clock, it might be worthwhile, or if you want to use your phone as a word processor, gaming console, or main computer. For me, it might come in handy down the line but is probably going in a drawer for now.
Taosaur said:
I went ahead and got one of these even though I don't see a use for it because, hey, ten bucks
If you don't use a case and/or really want a bedside clock, it might be worthwhile
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I use mine as an alarm clock/charger.
It sits next to the bed and I was knocking it of my table when the alarm goes off. So the dock is more stable and holds the phone in an easy to read angle.
I still HATE that the lock & home screens won't Auto rotate when docked. I have found an app that forces landscape mode but not automatically. Why Sony didn't enable it with a setting is crazy
I also use a case daily. Its a jelly type case so goes off & on quickly.
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It's growing on me. I left the phone in there while I was working (or, you know, stuff) at my desk today, and it was nice to have my notifications right in front of me. I think I also found a less fussy method of getting it on the dock--going straight in with the screen facing down at an angle and kind of flipping it up onto the plugs. It's hard to explain, but at least just now it slid right on there, which is easier than fiddling with a cord.
In the spirit of overkill, I even pulled an ancient KVM switch out of my "electronic junk" box, to share my mouse and keyboard between the dock and my PC. It doesn't seem to be working for my Razer mouse, but the keyboard is a go, and I might be able to troubleshoot the mouse.
Yea the auto rotate issues have annoyed me from day one with this thing. Have not had to deal with it though with using other launchers like Honami and such. The lockscreen still bugs me though.
Hello.
I have an inkbook classic 2 which I bought for the freedom it offers, and I want to hack it just for the heck of it. My first project is trying to get my moto z2 play to take over and control and respond to the inkbook's touch e-ink display. I want to do this the hardcore way, through a cable connecting the inkbook and the moto with each other, but I am not sure if that is possible to do so with the existing wires. That said, I am up and ready to disect some cables and hack my way in to shift the connector pairings around.
I have absolutely no idea how to do this, and am parallely searching through moto mod dev documentation to see if I can get a hint there, but any help is appreciated.
So dropped my phone, screen cracked(The Plexiglas had enough and couldn't save it this time) at first the top half of phone was working but on the side whatever liquid solution was used started leaking under the screen, screen turned blue purplish then black and eventually covered 95% of the screen. spent hours trying to at least remote into it but with debugging not enabled and it seems impossible. Tried to cast it but the cast option is on the side of the phone that the touch screen is not working. Tried using data recovery to at least recover my data i can't find a legit one to use, they one that seems legit don't have oneplus device as an option. Can try and find a data recovery specialist but i know they will charge me out the a** for it and i have sensitive info and such and not really all that comfortable with living data with a random person. Can anyone help or have any suggestions? am running out of hope at this point and if i can't get anything here then will have to come to grips with it. if anyone can suggest a way to enable debugging am all ears....or eyes in this case.
If I were in your situation I would replace the broken parts and get my phone up and running. You can buy low quality replacements to make it work if your only aim is to get your data out. I couldn't read the whole thing with all my attention so there might be things that I missed. As I understood your screen is the only problem. You can find a cheap screen and plug that into your device. Another option might be (I don't know if this will work) buying a Type-C to HDMI adaptor to plug your phone to a display. With that you don't need to wirelessly cast you can just use a cable. Better yet you can buy a Type-C hub while you're at it and connect a mouse and a keyboard to do everything you need to do. But I don't know if the HDMI option will work.
EDIT: This guy makes it happen. I don't know if OP will support it. If you buy a Type-C hub with USB ports and HDMI port, you can use your phone as if it never broke, get whatever you need to get out of it.
Video doesn't wanna be on XDA for some reason
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J10_VTU3bc
A while ago, I purchased over 30 broken Xperia Play's (r800AT) from an eBay lot for repair and resale. Most of these came in with broken screens and a lot of them were replaced and successfully working. However, I currently have about 7 of these phones which have had their digitizers replaced. These 7 phones do not respond at all when the screen is touched.
I have looked high and low for answers to this and I believe that the digitizers version is not compatible with the devices. I've tried reflashing and even changing the flex cable to no luck. Is there any firmware that I can flash that will be compatible with the digitizer or do I have to buy more of them?
I don't expect many answers since this phone is so old but I thought I'd give it a try.