i have a few Samsung Universal docks and they worked with S4 and fit with Note 3. the Note 3 in my car with my iBolt dock goes into Daydream or whatever the dock mode is called with the calendar just fine but although the N3 states it is in Dock when on Universal Dock it doesnt enter that mode?
any thoughts?
i have one of these on my desk and its nice to have it there in that dock mode.
thanks
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Since the google nexus site is no longer selling anything, where can I get one?
Ebay but they are too expensive I am wanting the car dock but I am not will to pay over 100 for it
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Yea, I was smart enough to get the car dock with the phone, but not the desktop dock...now I see the docks on ebay are way over priced.
Edit: Looks like they sell them from HTC UK.
Edit 2: HTC site says it will ship in 34 days
In the UK you can buy it from Expansys:
Desktop (~$60):
h**p://www (dot) expansys (dot) com/d.aspx?i=195715
Car (~$87):
h**p://www (dot) expansys (dot) com/d.aspx?i=199679
I have both and I have to admit that I do not like the desktop dock (the car dock is great).
The phone is barely held in such that the slightest bump causes it to lose contact with the charging pins. Then it goes through the whole docking procedure again.
Not very stable at all.
Dock Util
I am using dock util app and disabled lunch of clock app so I don't get bothered with clock each time it slightly moved. but I should say that I love desk dock because I wont forget to charge the phone and its pretty easy to charge it without putting usb plug in it. Dock Util can also enable hotspot by docking so I don't need to enable it either and when I get home I have my internet.
OzCDN said:
I have both and I have to admit that I do not like the desktop dock (the car dock is great).
The phone is barely held in such that the slightest bump causes it to lose contact with the charging pins. Then it goes through the whole docking procedure again.
Not very stable at all.
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the desktop dock sucks. whoever decided to have it stream music over bluetooth instead of have usb sync should be fired.
Does the Desire Z have any contacts for charging & data. Looking at the pictures it seems that the usb connection is on the side which is a bit awkward in a car holder arrangement.
It would be great to drop it into a cradle (car or desk) without having to fiddle about plugging bits in, but it seems that decent manufacturer's accessories are a thing of the past..?
With the navigation a prominent feature, it really would make sense to have a proper accessory to mount the phone correctly.
I really would like to know this as well. I also want to know if you can route audio through micro-usb port. It works out really good in my G1 right now, I only have to plug in 1 cord for both audio and charging. I would hate to have to plug in 2 cords, micro-usb for charging and 3.5mm for audio, especially since they are on different sides of the phone.
I have the nexus one stand and its amazing. I hope there is some sort of dock. I hate trying to plug it in.
This is my concern - I don't think the regular Desire has any docking contacts (not certain on this though)
The TMo G2 has no dock contacts.
Use these car docks
I've been using the pro clip car docking systems for over 5 years now ... changed 2 cars and on my 3rd phone ...
good solid build, easy install and especially uninstall without damage to vehicle, etc.
I'm buying hte HTC desire Z as soon as it's available from bell in Canada (will unlock it and use it on Fido) but I already ordered the proclip mount for it (the one with car cigarette lighter plug charger) - it supports the phone both vertically and horizontally with or without the keyboard exposed (slide in from the side into the usb plug for charging). see proclipusa dot com and look for the desire z
Ok, I just got my holder
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I've been using the pro clip car docking systems for over 5 years now ... changed 2 cars and on my 3rd phone ...
good solid build, easy install and especially uninstall without damage to vehicle, etc.
I'm buying hte HTC desire Z as soon as it's available from bell in Canada (will unlock it and use it on Fido) but I already ordered the proclip mount for it (the one with car cigarette lighter plug charger) - it supports the phone both vertically and horizontally with or without the keyboard exposed (slide in from the side into the usb plug for charging). see proclipusa dot com and look for the desire z
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took a bit to get used to the side slide-in (due to usb on the side instead of on the bottom) but it really works great - got the one with cigarette lighter charger - this way I can use navigation without draining the battery
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took a bit to get used to the side slide-in (due to usb on the side instead of on the bottom) but it really works great - got the one with cigarette lighter charger - this way I can use navigation without draining the battery
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It makes sense having the usb on the side of the phone on slider designs. With a bottom mounted usb connector the usb cable gets in the way of your hand when charging the phone when you're typing on the keyboard.
brodit.se are making a car dock to the DZ . And I hope that's with a charger .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=799621
Correction bordit.se have made 3 car docks 2 with USB Charger.
http://twitpic.com/34p7xl http://twitpic.com/34p7zi http://twitpic.com/34p7vv
I purchased my transformer this evening, along with the keyboard dock. I took both out of the box and plugged in the transformer to the dock and proceeded along with my business. I plugged it in to charge a bit later, and for some reason when the dock is plugged in now after about 1 minute it stops working(both keyboard and touch pad) and the battery icon on the transformer turns into a ?
Should I return the keyboard dock? Does the battery just need to charge up? I am not quite sure but I was quite dissapointed.
Make sure both are charged and then check for updates under about tablet. The old docking firmware used to stop the dock from responding all the time. The latest dock version should be 0209. If you still can't get it to behave then maybe a duff unit and you need to take it back.
Just ordered a Rearth case from here: http://www.amazon.com/-Rearth-Ringke-Google-Feeling-Premium/dp/B00A81O6D8
Curious if anyone has this case (or a similar type that does not obstruct the top/bottom) and uses a microUSB desktop charger?
I know, I know, this phone supports wireless charging.... but some of us want to 1) charge as fast as possible and 2) have our phone upright on our desk while charging.
I heard that the N4 fits in the GSIII desktop chargers but I doubt they do with any type of case on. Anyone have recommendations for a "universal" or otherwise desktop charger that will work with this phone/case combo? Quick search on eBay turned up this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cellet-Universal-Micro-USB-Desktop-Cradle-Charger-with-Data-Cable-Black-/380531711620
Any thoughts or recommendations?
Might give this a try....
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-Multimedia-Music-Phones/dp/B0089VO71U/
Looks like it could be fairly universal and work with smaller cases.
I bought a 'universal ' dock like the one in your eBay Link and I returned it... when docked, the phone balanced on the micro USB connection and wasn't very sturdy as it was top heavy... the slightest movement and it would have fallen sideways
Hello All
I'm extremely used to be using Car Dock Mode with Audio Out on my Galaxy S2 while driving (plug into the original dock, and all was automatically switched to the car mode)
Now, with my fresh S4, I wanted to have the same... I know that there is no original Smart Car dock for S4, but I wanted to do a small DIY with an regular dock, by sticking the S2 Dock circuit board to the regular dock.
As described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820275&page=18
Resistors are supposed to be the same as for the S2, so it should work fine, but id doesn't work whatsoever... what's worse, the battery is not charging.
I was trying different ROMs and kernels, but neither of them seem to work.
has anyone had a chance to apply this patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32688111#post32688111
or maybe able to make the Car Mode working other way