Okay Ive been looking for about an hour now and have given up on the search for this. But I'm trying to get my cardock to play music through the 3.5mm jack on the back of the dock when its plugged in. I've found a bunch of useful posts that fix it in Froyo but I can find any fix to work on Gingerbread. Specifically I'm running latest CM7 and using the regular CM kernel. If there is another kernel I can download to fix the problem or anything please let me know.
Thanks!
are you in the right forum? (Samsung Vibrant).
I don't know of a car dock, and there's no port for it. The USB port is on the top.
I have the desktop dock and I couldn't get the sound to route through the external speakers either. There is a setting in CM7 but it doesn't seem to work. I also had an app that would re-route sound for the car and desktop dock that works great on 2.2 and 2.2.1 but it would not run in CM7.
To my knowledge, and this is running with Froyo, the only way to get the audio to come out of the car dock 3.5 mm jack is to use the Samsung Car Dock application. I May be wrong, but this is what I have discovered so far, which sucks as I really prefer the Google Car Home app.
cyberpyr8: What is that redirect app?
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Has anyone been experiencing these issues?..... I have a 2009 Honda Civic SI and the car is equipt with a usb port for mp3 players, iPod etc. When i Connect my Droid X to it, it attempts to load then I get the word "Unsupported" on my stereo display. I know this was possible on the D1 but cannot get this going with the X. I have tried all options the X gives for mounting USB and even tried USB debugging both on and off. I have my music on the root of my SD in a folder and am running on the official 2.2.1 update if that has any relevance. any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I have a kenwood car dock in my car I found out today that the doubletwist app(free on the market) will work with usb. I don't think the stock music app can
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Those systems can be picky, as much as it may suck i'd say backup your SD, format it with the droid, throw on some mp3s and nothing else and see if it works. sometimes from dirty mounting and un mounting these usb players will refuse to talk to it.
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I have a kenwood car dock in my car I found out today that the doubletwist app(free on the market) will work with usb. I don't think the stock music app can
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Tried DoubleTwist last night as soon as I read your suggestion but unfortunately, no luck. Thank you for the suggestion though.
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Those systems can be picky, as much as it may suck i'd say backup your SD, format it with the droid, throw on some mp3s and nothing else and see if it works. sometimes from dirty mounting and un mounting these usb players will refuse to talk to it.
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Very tempted to try this just not looking forward to dealing with this mess we call sd cards lol. Thank you for the suggestion.
What about just hooking it up to the AUX port?? Get a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable and you'll be set.
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What about just hooking it up to the AUX port?? Get a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable and you'll be set.
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Thats always been an option but in order for music titles to show on car stereo screen and switching titles with stereo itself, it has to be hooked up via usb. My D1 was a champ when it came to this but i read somewhere that the 2.2 or 2.2.1 update disabled some usb playback capability when it came to car stereos or something like that. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion but really shooting for success with USB.
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Tried DoubleTwist last night as soon as I read your suggestion but unfortunately, no luck. Thank you for the suggestion though.
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Under the settings there is a check box that says Auto USB drive. Check that maybe that has to be on in order to recognize it properly.
Buy a new one. Most car stereos are utter crap when it comes to proper support of A2DP and AVRCP. Parrot, Pioneer and Clarion were the ONLY brands that had multiple stereos that reliably worked with my Droid X & my friend's Captivate. (Galaxy S)
We spent HOURS in a Car Toys store with like 80 decks testing them out. The sales guy, (who actually seemed knowledgeable on the subject; we were floored) agreed that it was very poorly implemented on most stereos as of now.
Again; Pioneer, Parrot & Clarion. (in no particular order, though I'm a personal fan of Pioneer)
Thanks for the suggestion. Speaking of new one, I accidentally found out the wife is getting me my pioneer touch screen navi audio system with all the multimedia goodness I could ever ask for, for christmas. That would surely solve my issues lol!!! We shall see!!!!
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i read somewhere that the 2.2 or 2.2.1 update disabled some usb playback capability
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It was the 2.2 update and its not so much that Moto directly broke playback, but Moto did force an unneeded drivers image on us. Unfortunately, this image shows up first when connecting via USB to computers and many car stereos (mine included). Your stereo, as well as mine, sees this image first and can't read it.
I have official froyo 2.2 running the Samsung Vibrant 2 app. I just recieved the OEM windsheild car dock and I cannot get the audio to work thru the dock. From what I have read, some have gotten it to work successfully. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance!
Matt
I was wondering if anyone had figured out a fix for this problem:
The USB audio out function when using any dock application no longer works in any 2.3 build. It had worked in every 2.2 build/ROM I have tried, but regardless of what I try on 2.3, no dice.
I have tried the SGS Audio Dock routing app and setting it manually, with no luck. Has anyone else encountered this and figured out a solution/workaround (besides just putting in the 3.5 jack or bluetooth )?
Even if someone could point me in the right direction of where to poke around, that'd be great! I honestly just don't know where to begin...
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I was wondering if anyone had figured out a fix for this problem:
The USB audio out function when using any dock application no longer works in any 2.3 build. It had worked in every 2.2 build/ROM I have tried, but regardless of what I try on 2.3, no dice.
I have tried the SGS Audio Dock routing app and setting it manually, with no luck. Has anyone else encountered this and figured out a solution/workaround (besides just putting in the 3.5 jack or bluetooth )?
Even if someone could point me in the right direction of where to poke around, that'd be great! I honestly just don't know where to begin...
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Which rom? EF02 stock? It works for me using Galaxy Dock Sound Redirector on AA i3.
Edit: Just noticed you said EE03. If you still have EE03 you need to upgrade to EF02 to get audio through USB, as it was not supported in EE03.
Hello all,
I'm looking to purchase a Tablet to satisfy a couple of my needs and would like to find out if some of my ideas are possible.
I spend a fair amount of my time in and out of my car so I'm looking to use a Galaxy tab for Satnav, music, phone access and emails. I spotted a Samsung dock that looks promising the "EDD-D1B1BEGSTD" (cannot link as a new user)
It charges it and has audio out which is perfect so I don't have to mess about with plugging in different cables everytime im in and out of the car just drop in and go with an aux in car stereo ready. My concern is it doesn't looks like it could take breaking/acceleration forces very well. Do any other docking stations have both charging and audio that are more car specific?
I don't want 2 contracts for 3G connection so can i confirm i can bluetooth my HTC desire to my tablet to access the internet?
As far as satnav goes, is it possible to have google maps offline?
Is it possible to bluetooth my HTC desire to the tablet to make and receive calls? As if the Tablet is plugged into my car stereo it would be a nice to have hands free calls. Would this be able to pull up my contacts from my phone too?
Out of interest would it be able to use a torrent manager and save directly to a network device/nasbox
Hope some people can answer my questions as im almost certain im going to make a purchase
Cheers
Alex
Any dock you purchase will struggle in the car as it is quite large in size - I see the tab as more of a co-pilot/navigator's unit which can be handheld or on a lap. I would recommend looking at reviews carefully and looking for any videos of the mount in action before purchasing. I do find the gps reception excellent and Google Navigation is fairly good though not quite TomTom quality.
For car audio, I'd recommend a bluetooth car stereo as this makes connection and playback much simpler.
Google Maps can be downloaded offline up to about 10-15 "squares" of information but this doesn't work for the Google navigation app. Google Navigation requires an internet connection to create a route and any wrong turns will also require the internet as a re-route is made. Probably best navigation is Sygic which is free to try for a month and then is about €20 to keep the maps and it works all offline.
There are a few apps that link the phone and tablet for messaging but not sure about calls if your car would be connected to tablet then the phone couldn't connect to car stereo if a call comes in I think.
There are loads of apps for getting nzbs/torrents and sending them to your NAS remotely, e.g. Synodroid is the one I use for Synology NAS.
So I'm really after an in car mount with just the one connector... But has audio out and charging... any ideas?
If I'm bluetoothing my HTC Desire to the tablet my understanding is I then cannot pair with a car stereo so would rather the in car month had audio out.
If your Desire has a 3g connection, you can create a wifi hotspot for the Tab... that way you can use Google maps for navigation on the tab (I've tried it with my Tab + Arc, works great!) Ofcourse, it does use quite a bit of data.. so unless you have around 2gb a month this would not be a viable option
Also if your car has bluetooth you can pair it with the phone/tablet to get audio over bluetooth ( no cables required)
I use my Tab for navigation. Google cached maps are useless without a wireless connection if you go off route. You need something like CoPilot (what I use) or Sygic which stores all map data locally on the device. There's no "official" car dock so you'll have to use the single port and a car charger to keep it charged. You can either use the audio out port to connect physically to the car's audio via a 3.5mm jack or some type of BT adapter connected to the car's audio to connect wirelessly.
http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-F8Z492-P-Bluetooth-Music-Receiver/dp/B0047T79VS
The idea of the docking situation is to make it as simple/lazy as possible. I find if I've got to mess about before a journey i just wont use the tech so wont buy it.
Ideal situation is, I walk up to my car with the tablet in bag and desire in my pocket. I step inside the car, drop the tablet in the docking station (no messing about with cables or adjusting cradles) turn tablet bluetooth on via widget on desktop and have everything ready to go. Data connection + phone ready to use when I want it and music/handfree kit through the car speakers via the aux in connection on the docking station.
The idea behind using bluetooth for Data is I could leave bluetooth on my Desire 24/7 (I already do) leave the phone in my pocket (not setup my phone for tethering each journey) push one button on my tablet and I'm ready to go. This could hopefully keep my data plan down to a minimal usage.
I know it sounds petty but in real life I want to get in and go.
Do people kind of understand what I mean? Or am i being too lazy/picky
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Or am i being too lazy/picky
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This.
At least as far as tablets go. You could probably fabricate something yourself using the Tab media dock and a third party mount yourself, but nothing like what you're looking for currently exists.
I don't think I'm asking too much and I'll still prob go ahead with one but it would be nice to have all the features...
I'm kinda going on this video (though its not in english) that you can tether your data via Bluetooth w.youtube.com/watch?v=5hglunqoZLo&feature=related (I can't post videos as a new user)
But I don't know if the phone's calls\sms\contacts can be tethered to the tablet. Plus it will need to do all the above while sending data...
Navigation im not too bothered about, ill prob just either use data like I've been doing with my Desire or download tomtom
Then all I need to find is either a docking station that's more car friendly with same functions or modify the samsung one some how to make it more secure
cr33ch said:
Hello all,
I'm looking to purchase a Tablet to satisfy a couple of my needs and would like to find out if some of my ideas are possible.
I spend a fair amount of my time in and out of my car so I'm looking to use a Galaxy tab for Satnav, music, phone access and emails. I spotted a Samsung dock that looks promising the "EDD-D1B1BEGSTD" (cannot link as a new user)
It charges it and has audio out which is perfect so I don't have to mess about with plugging in different cables everytime im in and out of the car just drop in and go with an aux in car stereo ready. My concern is it doesn't looks like it could take breaking/acceleration forces very well. Do any other docking stations have both charging and audio that are more car specific?
I don't want 2 contracts for 3G connection so can i confirm i can bluetooth my HTC desire to my tablet to access the internet?
As far as satnav goes, is it possible to have google maps offline?
Is it possible to bluetooth my HTC desire to the tablet to make and receive calls? As if the Tablet is plugged into my car stereo it would be a nice to have hands free calls. Would this be able to pull up my contacts from my phone too?
Out of interest would it be able to use a torrent manager and save directly to a network device/nasbox
Hope some people can answer my questions as im almost certain im going to make a purchase
Cheers
Alex
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Google maps WILL cache for offline navigation, BUT you have to enable it in the Labs options, and predefine each area you want pre-cached making it pretty worthless. Your best option is to get wireless tethering working on your phone so you have a live internet connection on your tablet.
Docking your tab in the car will be a DIY project. I am sure it can be done but I have not run across any car docks that would work with this device. Charging can be tricky as well. The Tab requires 2 amps in its stock configuration. Very few car chargers put out that power. There are some rooted options that you can learn about.
As far as navigation goes, your best bet is a nav app such as Copilot. I have this app and find that it is as good or better than a stand alone GPS and the cost is very reasonable. My version does not offer voice control but there may be something newer out there that does.
The Tab can be tethered to a phone, (after rooting), but I have no experience with this so I cannot provide any advice. If it were me, I would use the phone for the stuff it does best and the Tab for what it does best. Phones are great for making and receiving calls as well as sending music to your car stereo. With a bit of effort you can do those things with the Tab but why reinvent the wheel. The Tab is best for things that require a larger screen. In the car, that would be Internet, assuming you have 3G access or are tethered along with navigation. The two devices compliment each other but IMO, cannot totally replace the other.
Hopefully this helps.
Bob
I'm fairly confident I can achieve what I'm looking for with a little modification. My Desire is already rooted with MIUI ill prob end up rooting the tab shortly after I purchase one too.
I think its just going to be a case of getting one and playing with it...
Just to confirm theres nothing really between the samsung and the Motorola xoom from a rooting/modification point of view?
No, no difference as far as rooting afaik.
I'd be interested into how you get on with your tinkering
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Well ive done it, ive put an order in for one with a Samsung docking station. Once it arrives ill report back with what i can and can't do
I am using CM11 nightlies (the unified msm 8960). Everything works great except when I have it in my car dock the voice commands and inputs do not work. If I hit the little microphone from anywhere (google now search, keyboard, etc) it either just does nothing or says it cannot reach google servers at the moment. I checked the data connection in the dock and it is fine and I also have english enabled for offline use anyway.
Anyone know of a fix as the main place I would use voice commands is in the car.
Thanks
Andy
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I am using CM11 nightlies (the unified msm 8960). Everything works great except when I have it in my car dock the voice commands and inputs do not work. If I hit the little microphone from anywhere (google now search, keyboard, etc) it either just does nothing or says it cannot reach google servers at the moment. I checked the data connection in the dock and it is fine and I also have english enabled for offline use anyway.
Anyone know of a fix as the main place I would use voice commands is in the car.
Thanks
Andy
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Did a google search and landed here...
I've been irritated by this bug as well. When in the car dock, before plugging in power, it WILL work, but once power is plugged in it will not work there-after, regardless if power is plugged in or not. The only way to restore voice input for me is with a quick reboot.
Hopefully posting and bumping this up will gather some attention.
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Well, decided to take another stab at this. I plugged in an inline mic between the factory dock cable 3.5mm female and the aux port. My thinking was that it would use that mic instead of the phone's mic, but it did not work also.
FYI
The CM team has started making XT907 specific builds again, but they're lollipop based so as long as you don't mind using a very early alpha build of xposed, you could try upgrading to the device specific CM12 builds.
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