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[HTC Sensation] scm_crash:
Got my dock today. So far it seems kind of awkward. I haven't tried it in the car yet, but I'm not a fan of how this thing holds the phone. Seems that with a bit of a bump, the phones going to come flying out. There doesn't seem to be any sort of adjuster either. But just touching my phone from the back has it shooting right out of the cradle. Anyone else notice this?

EDIT: Never mind... I just noticed that the latch wasn't pushed down all the way. Now it's in tight.
[HTC Sensation] DJW6927:
I've had the HTC car dock for 3 or 4 weeks here in the UK from Expansys. I do prefer to stick with HTC accessories wherever possible for quality. They always do good stuff if a little pricey - kinda why we buy their handsets.

Had a scan through this thread and recognise many of the comments.

Stock 2.3.3 ROM my phone got scorching hot too - I'm on an InsertCoin 2.3.4 ROM now and its no problem now.

Orienting into landscaps a bit of a faff but it does do it.

Stock 2.3.3 ROM default config is a f&*king nightmare auto-launching the needs-to-be-paid-for navigation. So I remove the files HtcLocationsWidget3d.apk, HtcLocationsWidgetSettings3d.apk, HtcLaputa.apk, & HtcLaputaInstaller.apk from any ROM zip package and chuck in the apk for car_home_v3 and I got nice behaviour with my copilot or customisable to any navigator you want.

Only remaining beef is lack of homescreen rotation now. My HD2 did this great running desire z based ROMS. Sorry if this is a dumb question but does anyone know why these aren't happening for Sense 3 based systems??? Maybe there hasn't been a slider released with a similar resolution or something but I don't see a lot of discussion around here.....Since car_home_v3 does rotate its not a crisis but it'd be nice in the UI too. Seems crazy a HD2 could be configured much nicer in this respect.
[HTC Sensation] Lucifertfa:
Are there any possibilites to make a program to make something else to start rather then the navi ****? Like speedview or similar? Would be awesome.
[HTC Sensation] DJW6927:
Huh? .. read my post above. I just told you how dude.

Or you could use tasker which I don't cos its paid for too. Kinda my problem with the default behaviour in the first place.
[HTC Sensation] Lucifertfa:
Yeah sure, already read it. But I asked for a program to do that, not edit out those apks from the rom zips. But you aren´t getting any fc´s or messages about that "some files" arent there when you pluggin it in?
[HTC Sensation] DJW6927:
I guess if you're rooted you should be able to get rid of those programs using root explorer or similar - but I haven't tried it. There's at least one thread on un-junking a rooted installed rom.

Car_Home_v3 is on the market.

I flash fairly frequently so its no issue for me to modify slightly the ROM package. But trust me - it's not difficult at all if you're flashing anyway. And most of us here aren't scared of that.

And no FC issues - it runs perfect for me. Its just a program that launches on the dock signal so if it's removed then no harm done.

When I dock it now launches the car_home home page which can rotate (actually an alternative set of configurable home pages), switches on my BT+handsfree, warms up the GPS, it can do whatever automatically with yer wifi etc... and from there you can launch whatever you want, even widgets, with nice big buttons to hit at arms length. Any program you want which you prabably shouldn't be interested in while you're driving :). Its a pretty nice set up for me.

Not sure what would happen if you had both installed. Both programs maybe would launch on the dock signal. Probably not good.

It's frankly bloody awful default stock behaviour trying to force you cough up more hard earned dollar for a navigator of their (HTCs) choice.

As said... if only we had a Desire Z Sense 3.0 type ROM for this then it'd really rock.

Hope it helps!!!
[HTC Sensation] Lucifertfa:
I am going to remove some unwanted apks then. Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] scm_crash:
Well, I've had the dock in use for a couple days in my car and I have to say I'm so sure I love it. It's definitely a good quality piece, but it's really awkward as far as putting the phone in the dock and taking it out. However, while driving it's pretty solid and took some video using it and definitely doesn't shake.

It's a little hard to move around, though. When I'm taking video, I like the phone to be straight on with the hood of my car from under the mirror, but when I want to use it for anything else, I like to pan it towards me (almost parallel with my mirror) but it's a little tough to move it side to side. Although, it does move and once there it sticks to that position.

All in all, I give it a 3.5 out of 5. If putting it in and taking it out was more like the Nexus One, I would give it a 5/5. But the USB connection really makes it a pain to put in. I know it's the phone's fault for having no connectors on the bottom of side, but it would have been nice to have a similar design dock where the USB connector comes up from below the dock, rather than the phone pivoting on it.
[HTC Sensation] davemazo:
I used it for about a week and just couldn`t take to it. Sure, its of good quality, it grips the phone well and sticks to the screen very well.

I just couldn`t get it in a position that I was happy with. I found it impossible to have it set in a portrait position and it was very stiff to adjust so I`ve decided to go with a Brodit holder fixed to the dash and find it a much better solution. On top of that it doesn`t try to run car panel and ask for £40 to buy navigation software
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
How did you mount that metal plate to your console? It looks like some sort of bolt/bracket. I didn't notice any screws. I'd rather do it similar to how you did. If I can't figure out a clean way with hardware I will epoxy a metal plate on. Not sure how well that will hold though.
[HTC Sensation] biojo:
looks like a bracket to suction plate adapter or self made one
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
I would also like to know the details on this.
[HTC Sensation] biojo:
http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brod...p?Brodit=213018&Make=Brodit&Model=Accessories

some thing like that , then glue the suction plate to it

the option i went for was http://www.digiworld4u.co.uk/duragadget-cup-holder-mount-for-tomtom-397999.html#thumb but my cup holder mounts are low down n cant see the actual holder.

other options would be there mount made for yer car

http://www.dsldevelopments.com/brodit/Brodit Proclip.asp
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
Looks now like he riveted an amps plate that looks like biojo's first link to his dash.

Trying to decide if I want to

- Install an indash mount with amps platform and attach the oem dock to it

- use the cupholder mount

- screw or rivet a steel plate to my dash to attach the mount disc from the oem dock

indash would be cleanest and most expensive - the indash bracket is $30 and I'd need special tools to open up my climate control panel. The cupholder is $16 bucks on amazon and is the easiest. The steel plate option is cheap but I'm doing permanent modification.

Or there is always disc on top of the dash.
[HTC Sensation] biojo:
depends on yer dash stile, mu old mounts i used to screw in under a hole in dash so even when you took them out , no one could see.

down to personal preference but i always avoid leaving holes in visable spots, wing mirror double sided tape is a good way to avoid it too
[HTC Sensation] Shady Gambino:
You could do something like this and not have to drill holes or take apart your dash:

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The Slim Grip holder works with the Sensation, I've tested it.

http://www.arkon.com/Slim-Grip_Car_Mount.php#SM525-S - $29.95
[HTC Sensation] GorillaPimp:
Thought about the double sided tape since the mount disc comes with it. Only problem is limited surface area. The best spots only have about a 1in x4-5in rectangular space to place the disc and some of those aren't flat surfaces. Since it would be a vertical placement rather than flat I dont trust tape to hold it. I could rivet or screw a plate to those spots and attach the disc using some epoxy type thing and be in good shape. There is an Kuda mount too but thats $30 as well and placement is pretty low.

I'm gonna test the cup holder idea some more.

Thanks for the suggestion Shady but I hate those things. The bar to the floor is just not looking good.
[HTC Sensation] xnifex:
why is this dock so damn expensive? even on ebay! normally I can find the HTC accessories for a lot cheaper there but this is still ridiculously priced.
[HTC Sensation] outdoorswalker:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16176900&postcount=97

Has anybody tried this?

Can anyone confirm that it works?

I'd much rather lose the warranty on a £40 cradle than have to root the phone.

Thanks

Gav
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Not satisfied with the car holder/mounts I been seeing. So, I just ordered the ProClip S4G Holder w/swivel and will customize my own car mount...
[HTC Sensation] biojo:
yes thats mine ive done it!! doesnt load up any dock/nav mode, just charges like normal
[HTC Sensation] outdoorswalker:
Spot on. Any advice on dismantling the crade without damaging it?
[HTC Sensation] cibomato:
Had it for 2 days. It's crap. Didn't work for my car (Skoda Octavia) since I couldn't bring the phone to a good position.

Replaced it with a 12€ car kit from amazon. Works great.
[HTC Sensation] Part Four:
I grabbed the Thunderbolt dock from eBay for $25. Works beautifully. No need to cut the dock or add padding and it holds the phone perfectly. Highly recommended.
[HTC Sensation] biojo:
its easy tbh, puch the holder up that takes the big plastic bit off, then u`ll see screws etc
[HTC Sensation] outdoorswalker:
Works a treat. The area to be removed looks like two tiny silver dots. :)
[HTC Sensation] krandal:
Hey do you have a link to the dock? Also, do you have to remove a case to put it into the dock?
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I opted for the shorter mount. Build is great, I always have some sort of case on the phone so this mount is perfect. You can adjust the phone so that none of the buttons and cut outs are blocked, which is a big plus in my book. Here are some pics. I now have my Seidio kickstand Active case and fits as well. I have this mounted on my dash and works great for a 'universal' one. I can get this into dock mode with an app called llama profiles which I can set a condition where if the phone is charging and connected to bluetooth and not connected to any of my wifi points, the car automatically goes into car mode ultra. :)

I bought mine from an ebay retailer which was a bit cheaper than directly with arkon.
[HTC Sensation] maxe30is:
What ROM are you using? I like how your icons are all over
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
I'm currently on Coredroid 2.4 but the icons you see scattered is from Gravity Home on the market. The icons are fully functional. One of my fav apps ever. My next one is llama profiles, a great conditional application to use on your phone IMO.
[HTC Sensation] darkwildchild79:
yeph i used that app also, not bad at all, something which is not a normal and i dont seen any memory drain.
[HTC Sensation] agentaaron:
May hit up the Verizon store tomorrow and check out the thunderbolt dock

...I love the docks from proclip, but because the wife and I both switch phones 3-4 times a year and rarely ever use the same model device, that would get very costly.

I had purchased a generic universal car mount off eBay for our vacation last summer and it lasted about 3 weeks...served its purpose but was pretty much garbage
[HTC Sensation] WiKDMoNKY:
I just got one for $39.99 shipped from this guy on fleabay. Works perfectly!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HTC-SEN...102143?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item4aae9cf63f
[HTC Sensation] agentaaron:
So I went to one Verizon store on Friday and the lady would not sell me the thunderbolt dock when she saw that I had a sensation. She said that I would have to have a valid account to even purchase accessories...crazy

So I went to a different store and picked it up...no questions asked. Its a very nice dock and works perfectly with carhome

(I had to freeze the dockhome app using titanium and push the carhome APK to system/app using es file explorer...but working great)
[HTC Sensation] rjvines:
After heaps of stuffing around i finally got the google car home app working along with landscape dialer etc in car mode.

I had to root then remove (just cut/paste to a backup location) the 6 apps/widgets associated with locations, then install car home and launcher apks.
[HTC Sensation] durps:
I'm actually selling my car dock to anyone that wants to buy it.

I paid $65 with tax, will sell for $40 shipped. The only thing is that it's missing the original car plug adaptor/connector thing ( I lost it LOL) so I just got one off ebay that provides the same current so it works just as well.

It comes with the dock, still looks brand new, the original long usb cable with a suction cup at the end, and the car charger thing.

I accept paypal as well and can ship out tomorrow morning since I work then.

if you're interested, pm me for pics.
[HTC Sensation] wolds.wanderer:
Genuine HTC Sensation car dock (with mod to prevent Locations auto launching)

For sale due to new phone

Boxed with mounting plate, but cradle only as charger will fit new phone

£25 (paypal) including postage within UK

inbox me
[HTC Sensation] JP Money:
Should be getting mine from Expansys-USA. Two weeks to get it from Europe but other than that, they have good customer service.
[HTC Sensation] JP Money:
Small update: the dock rocks. Very similar to the Nexus dock with the exception of the bluetooth speaker built in, which I'm sure everyone knows. The included usb cord is long enough for any application and the plug has a nice touch where the HTC letters light up if you have power. Phone is easy to get in and out. Pictures to follow.
[HTC Sensation] themat:
Bought the official HTC Sensation Dock as soon as it was released and its absolutely awesome, been using it for months now without any problems. Brilliant build quality, very versatile and tidy.

Anyone who says it doesn't fit their windscreen is just incapable or doesn't have the patience to sit there to get it all lined up perfectly.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phantomg93:
I upgraded the firmware to 2.3.3 with the EF02 build and i want to go back to stock for many reasons. I lost my root and now it seems i cannot get it back i tried many ways but cannot. Can someone please help me on how to go back to stock it would help alot thanks:(
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Neckberg:
Have you watched qbking77's videos on "How to return to stock"?

No, you haven't. You still can though, and I would suggest that. They are great vids and easy to follow along to. You can pause, stop, even rewind them to keep up :rolleyes:

All kidding aside, check them out. It will get you where you want.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1009997
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilostmypistons:
You're ok for a Packer fan
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blu9987:
Use odin or heimdall and flash ec05....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddy_droid:
Well I did this and I still get notice to update modem on exhibit even flashed ec05 tar modem.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfamisnme:
You might wanna try to flash eb13 and after you use odin to flash to eb13, connect to wifi and manually update your software via ota to ec05. Go to settings and click about phone then system updates and select update android. This should get you back on ec05. I had the same problem when i wanted to go back to ec05. But i gotta say the second time i flashed ef02 all my functions that didnt work previously now work flawlessly. Although i did redownload the ef02 file again so maybe my original one was a bad download...Good luck to you...Dont forget to update us....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daddy_droid:
Had to go to last 2.1 version tar and still got the notice to ef10 to ef02.

I then said yes

Rebooted

then went do update to fryo on wifi

Then I checked firmware, profile, prl and android and now all is good. No updates...

Thinking of trading tomorrow for an evo 4g. I trade about every week or so.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phantomg93:
still didnt work...and idk if its just my epic but every rom ive tried the battery is off really bad...it would take me a half an hour just to go up 3%...also i backed up my stock 2.2.1 tw and i tried restoring it but it wouldnt restore through clockwork(i have the purple cwm)it would just stay on the samsung bootloader and vibrate constantly. I would have to use another rom just to fix it...i just want to restore it back to stock with root but i have yet to sucessfully achieve that....would appreciate that i looked at the videos but none showed how to restore back to stock
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfamisnme:
Your ggoing to have to use odin to flash back to stock not cwm, then reroot ur phone.

Sent from my anonomous ef02......
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phantomg93:
i tried that and it didnt work..i downloaded the stock dk28 and did it exactly as instructed but i said md5 script was invalid...ugh...what rom is the closest to the stock 2.2.1 and can be flashed with the purple cwm?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nfamisnme:
U might want to go back as far as d107 or d118, their eclair versions but u could update back to froyo using ota updating. In your case I would start from the bottom and work my way back up.

Sent from my anonymous i3 epic........
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justsahid:
How to Add Update.zip to nexus s memory when phone is not going past google logo.

cant load clockwork recovery as fastboot oem unlock doesnt work(have tried a more than 20 times on win 7 64 bit computer it just stays after selecting "yes" to unlock on the phone)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
with stock recovery, you cannot mount your phone's USB. You have to flash Clockwork Recovery.

You need to figure out whats going on with your bootloader mode and get that working before proceeding.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
GREENSBORO N.C. (WGHP)— Verizon announced on Tuesday it will turn on its 4G LTE network in Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point on July 21.

4G mobile service gives consumers service up to 10 times faster than a 3G network. The company expects average data rates in real-world, loaded network environments to be 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink.

The 4G technology also will improve coverage strength inside buildings, as it runs on a powerful 700 megahertz wireless frequency.

The deployment provides 4G coverage throughout the surrounding areas of Cooleemee, Mocksville, Lexington, Welcome, Bermuda Run, Clemmons, Lewisville, Bethania, Rural Hall, Tobaccoville, King, Walkertown, Kernersville, Stokesdale, Oak Ridge, Summerfield, McLeansville, Whitsett, Sedalia, Jamestown, Archdale, Thomasville, Trinity, Randleman, Forest Oaks, Pleasant Garden, Liberty, Franklinville, Asheboro and Ramseur.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
Greensboro

Anyone see 4G yet in the Triad ???
[Thunderbolt General] kudosmog:
I know it's live in Charlotte. Great speed results too when we were down there testing it for work.

Still won't see it in Winston until later this month though.
[Thunderbolt General] flat4inrc:
I think the asheville and hendersonville area will be going live at this time too.
[Thunderbolt General] strongergravity:
Of course, it doesn't make it up to Rockingham county...perhaps in a few years... At least I can get 4g when I go to Krispy Kreme!
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
Did anyone notice the 4G icon here in Greensboro today ?
[Thunderbolt General] somedude1119:
what about Raleigh, NC?
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Should be next for sure. Heard rumor of 07/23
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
you'll only have to wait until 2013 at the latest! :D and if it's near/in your county, even as a poor signal, you'll get it probably early next year if verizon didn't announce your city this year.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
I thought Raleigh would be before Greensboro.
[Thunderbolt General] I Am Marino:
I'd be all for this if I had a TB.
[Thunderbolt General] PJnc284:
Raleigh is on the list to go live on July 21st along with Greensboro/Winston-Salem
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
Have you seen the 4G Icon flash yet???
[Thunderbolt General] PJnc284:
haven't really paid attention to it since I mainly use wifi because of the crap signal in my office. Know it was on for a couple hours a month or so ago but that's the only time I've noticed.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
I noticed it then too. But, the other day I saw it flash for a min. then nothing since.
[Thunderbolt General] wichi2010:
Glad to hear that 4G will be available in Greensboro.. I go to school there and cant wait to tether my TB to my computer instead of using the schools wifi. Also it will be nice to have 4G whenever since I dont where I live. Thank you OP for this update.
[Thunderbolt General] Espadax:
Awesome, now i can try out the 4G when I'm around!
[Thunderbolt General] sincerity:
you would think, but they did the same thing back in the day for 3g...it was charlotte, then triad, then raleigh then western nc. I am in hickory, an hr north of charlotte and 1.5 hrs west of greensboro...so close, yet so far away :)
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
The 4G Icon was on today at 2:20 !!!! Greensboro is apparently testing today. It's not as fast as Charlotte but maybe that because it's reverting back to 3G sometimes.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
Back to 3G now.
[Thunderbolt General] tonslawed:
This is great news about 4G, can't wait to experiment with it.
[Thunderbolt General] fwhomeboy:
4G is on now in Greensboro, finally.
[Thunderbolt General] kudosmog:
It lit up in Winston today as well.

I was wondering what was raping my battery this morning lol
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Hi can someone help? I have the desire HD running stock gingerbread 2.3.3 on vodafone. Build no 2.36.161.12..I have searched every forum and tried every way to root the phone but failed . Has anyone actually managed to root their dhd from same stock set up as my phone?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raze599:
Hi

What actually happens when you attempt to root? What is the actual error you experience?

Also, I think that the newer builds are not yet root-able but the developers are working on it round the clock.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Hi mate

Well I tried to downgrade using gingerbreak and the cmd prompt on my PC, but it doesn't seem to work this way think it said adb out of date on every command Line, but can't remember exactly, I also can't seem to successfully make a gold card but then I'm not sure how that works anyway......

Can u suggest a method that should definatly work?

When I had my HTC desire bravo it was easy to root & flash roms.

I appreciate your advice
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy:
Hi,

Do you have the latest SDK installed on your machine?

Your firmware build can be downgraded, its probably your system setup.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Sdk? Is that a driver? I don't know what that is then? I asumed that the HTC sync I had on my pc had the drivers?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Actually I remeber now I did try and.install Sdk on my pc running windows 7 but it said I needed extra java stuff to run it...
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andy:
SDK = Software Development Kit

If you download THIS FILE, and then install the SDK.

Once downloaded & installed follow Steps 1, 2b & 3 from THIS THREAD

For ease of use its probably best to install the SDK to C:\SDK or similar.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Thank you ill give it a go
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alge30:
if you have trouble instaling sdk, go to google and type: wiki cyanogen mod, on bottom of that page in information section is : howto: install the android sdk
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phil.cunningham67:
Should I install the downgrade zip in section 3?