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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Not to mention the nexus 4 has no pogo pins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
I was just wondering if it would sit inside to save £35 on another one, if there's one made for it. My girlfriend is looking at getting the nexus 4 as an upgrade soon that why I wondered

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
I get it. You wouldn't believe the pile of obsolete accessories I have accumulated. Just too much hassle to sell them in ebay etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cavalicious:
Help on Dock Decision

Can someone give me the definitive answer on whether or not the Car dock with POGO will fit a Sprint Nexus? I have seen mixed results when searching the forums. Some seem to say you have to rig it, file this and that, etc.

Please and thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
It works for me, but I had to shave away a small amount of plastic on the mount where the volume rocker is inserted. It's very easy and I believe there are a few YouTube videos around that show how to do it.

Also, using voice input (Google Now, voice keyboard) in post ICS (Jellybean) ROMs with certain modifications will cause the phone to reboot itself while docked. This is not an issue if you are running the stock image or pretty much any AOSP ROM that doesn't have the advanced shutdown menu.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sam!:
It took me a while, but I finally noticed that 4.2 brought landscape call list/call screen when docked. They just need to work on calls over the speakers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Can anyone test or confirm to see if the voice search when in car mode bug it's fixed in 4.2?

Phone reboots instantly when doing any kind of voice search when docked in car mode.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
Just spotted this myself tonight, excellent but long overdue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Bump..

Anyone can test/check this? Or am I the only one with this issue??

FYI using XenonHD rom, (still on 4.1.2)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
I haven't tried a 4.2 ROM on my Sprint Gnex yet so I don't know if the bug is still there, however it only happens on certain 4.1.2 ROMs for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] austinrmills:
Is there a place where I can still buy the car dock with pogo pins (for a GSM galaxy nexus)? It looks like it's no longer available on Google Play so I was wondering if there were any retailers (pref. in the US but I am willing to import) that I could order it from...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
I'll bet you can get them sporadically on ebay. There are a lot of galaxy nexus owners upgrading to the nexus 4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mendezj666:
I bought a Nexus with the pogo car dock included for my gsm Nexus and dont plan on using it. LMK if you're interested in it. Box isnt included but works perfecty.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mitchell.23:
How much are you selling it for?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mendezj666:
Looking to get 55 shipped for it but its negotiable. Lmk if you or anyone is interested in it and can send pics of it too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tomson74:
Ok, so whats the deal with this Car Dock for the LTE version. I see Google Play does not have it now. I want a car dock so bad, anyone have a link?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
I don't think that Google play or anyone else had an LTE car dock, only a gsm. You can modify a GSM if you can find one with varying degrees of success.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
Got a very clean / mint 3 pin dock here now that my SGN is retired... anyone know the going rate for a secondhand one in the UK?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vinfletcham07:
thanks to this thread i bought an official gsm dock off ebay for about 65 bucks. works like a charm. the fit is a bit snug, but i dont want to mess with the aesthetic of it by hacking away to make space for my buttons to slide in more easily. it just looks so damn nice :)

i may be getting rid of my dock if i can get my hands on a nexus 4. ill let you guys know. its in prefect condition.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ad astra:
looks awesome enough for me to want to get one!

im gonna see if they sell it in my country.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] butler360:
So is there still no way to force fast charging using the pogo pins? That's the biggest problem I have at this point other than the voice calls coming through the phone speaker.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
So where can you buy one of these things now? I guess I missed it being removed from the play store :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Try ebay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dellybelly:
Unfortunately there aren't many out there which is driving me crazy. Ebay has them from time to time; but are usually located in UK or Australia which costs about $160 when all said and done. I would rather just wait for the N4 to get back in stock at this point.

Kinda sucks; Google has really done a horrible job making accessories available on their nexus line of devices. Just piss poor; and now they don't even let you buy them on their site at all; so it's pretty much ebay/craigslist and pay a crazy markup.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
Got an absolute mint one here but I'm in UK.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
How much?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
£20 + P&P.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steven149031:
Car Dock

I want one does anyone know where i can get one for less than $50 ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
I don't think the short supply is driving the price in that direction.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Mine sold on eBay for $83. It will be tough to find one under $50

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
This is the Google play store one for gsm with the pogo pins? Pics?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bush911:
thanks for the post
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jimmyco2008:
We're talking about the Pogo landscape dock.

On occasion they're on eBay but getting one for less than $100 isn't going to happen. Vehicle mounts aren't much better, but they're even harder to find, unless you're going for the almost-pointless non-Pogo Verizon version.

If I'm going to blow $100+ on a dock, I think a new phone is in order.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Except there aren't any that I know of with pogo pin docks. One major reason I didn't upgrade from galaxy Nexus to nexus 4. Of course I already owned both docks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
Yes for GSM with 3 pins. Perfect condition.

Send me an email address and I'll get some pics for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
Looks like Amazon UK have stock if anyone interested?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EddyOS:
Link for the lazy...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Veh...5S2E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1357303908&sr=8-1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Azules9780:
That's exactly what I've been looking for! Thanks a lot!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
They don't seem to ship to the US from that amazon.co.uk site... bummer!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] The Gingerbread Man:
And now you know how it feels for us Brits with so many other things that are exclusive to USA :p:rolleyes:

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goodbyegalaxy:
Below the price click on the "17 new from £22.90" part and you'll see other sellers. I just bought one from YouWantGPS, they ship internationally. Shipping was 20 squid which made the total price around $70. A lot for a gd piece of plastic but that's pretty close to what they were selling them for here anyway.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmarmstr:
Well, turns out Amazon in the US has a couple of these, so I just ordered from here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GJ5S2E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJuicer:
Does anyone know if there is a converter to make this car dock a dash or vent mount instead of a window mount? I hate running wires to the windshield and also for security reasons. Criminals can easily see window mounts on cars and target those more often as they know they have a better chance of finding something good in that car. Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJuicer:
So I bought the car dock from the amazon link dmarmstr posted above and to my surprise my Verizon Galaxy Nexus LTE works fine without any mods as I was expecting to mod it. Volume, Power, and pogo pins work just fine. Most important thing for me was audio and it works great using auxillary out of the base of it. Just wanted share how well it worked for me.

Right now using the Car Home Ultra app. Trying to figure out which app will works the best for me. Was having troubles setting default music app for music using voice commands. I get the option to choose which app to use but I can't set it as the default and always asks for me to choose. There is no checkbox to make default app as suggestions on forums say to use. I can't believe spotify does not go in landscape mode!Funnier part is in the settings-audio effects in spotify it does go into landscape in that menu.

Running MMuzzyROM for Toro - Jelly Bean 4.2.1

Love this rom and phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Cool cover.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goodbyegalaxy:
Well after a few emails with that amazon UK vendor that I ordered this from a month ago, it has been determined that the dock was lost in shipping and they are now out of stock. Guess it just wasn't meant to be :/

It's hard to believe it's so difficult to spend 80 bucks on a piece of plastic. I'm trying to throw money at this overpriced piece of junk and no one is willing to take it! Google/Samsung really **** the bed here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
They docks were nice products but unfortunately poorly executed. It gives very me the impression that maybe Samsung was fulfilling an obligation to Google and viewed this as a loss leader from the start.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] patruns:
I think it is more that the docks didn't become available until a good 6 months into the phone's cycle and even then availability was limited. By then Samsung had moved on. I have the car dock and find it to fit and work perfectly, but it is so custom it will never fit any other phone and that is what probably kills these specialized docks. If phone manufacturers would not change the outer dimensions of literally every phone they put out these kind of docks would sell very well. I hate Apple but you have to admit they knew what they were doing when they were considering accessories. :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
But do you think it would have been this late if Samsung's heart was really in it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KB Smoka:
Just got this one off eBay....I started to bid but got nervous someone would Buy It Now on me so I just bought it now myself...lol. $10 shipping seems a little high but overall $60 for the GSM dock isn't too bad I don't think.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-SAM...GOpr033R6zloH%2BPAyaI%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

This one is there too but its shipping from the UK:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-SAM...ories_MobilePhoneChargers&hash=item231d8840b5
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlv3:
4.2.1 "home" exits car home

I just the OTA 4.2.1 for my Sprint Galaxy Nexus the other day. Since then, there have been several issues with Car Home after docking my phone.

When Car Home is running, pressing 'home' now returns to the launcher, whereas it previously returned to Car Home. There's still an open notification for Car Home that says "Car home enabled ; press to exit car mode". I've had to add a Car Home icon to my launcher to get back in.

The second issue I have is that undocking the phone no longer resets the ringer volume to what it was before I docked. I like to keep my phone on vibrate only, and I liked the the car mode feature that would set the ringer to max when I docked. Now, no matter what I do it always leaves my ringer on max when I unplug my phone.

Suggestions? Is there an update to Car Home? (note that I installed the version linked off the first post of this thread)

I've tried several alternative Car Mode launchers (Car Dashboard) and they all seem to have the same issue with the "home" button.

---------- Post added at 04:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:34 PM ----------

OK - this is the bug report for this:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39662
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] g1DDriver:
The dock is awesome. If not this accessory I would switch to Nexus 4 right away.

But last week my car was robbed so now my precious dock is gone. And those who robbed me probably think that it was some junk 15-20$ car mount. Burn in hell, whoever did that!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] georgeism:
you can use the Infuse 4g car dock for the nexus 4. it fits perfectly. what's nice compared to all the other 3rd party docks for the nexus 4 is that the usb head is built in to the dock so you don't have to mount and then plug in a cable
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Has anyone been able to mount this on their dash with one of those adhesive circular discs for the suction cup? Does this dock angle / rotate properly for this configuration or does it not work at this angle?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
When I had the dock I had it mounted on a 3M disc. It works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Thanks! You wouldn't happen to know the diameter disc needed and/or a link to the disc you bought?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] g1DDriver:
I can't tell you the exact size of the disk since my cradle setup was stolen, but I used the one that cones with TomTom 5in navigator.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] guten8:
Is there any possibility to enable USB debugging mode using the GN in the car mount? I need to connect it to a IOIO-Board using the vehicle dock's usb plug but it keeps entering the "car mode" only.

Is this supported by the 3-Pin connector at all?

ROM: JBSourceryV5.1-GSM [03/07/13] JB4.2.2

Thanks for your help.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Pin defect

Hello,

I will get a car in the next time and now I thought about buying a car dock for my nexus, so I came across this one mentioned in the OP.

My problem is, that I just have seen that one of the pogo pins of my nexus does not seem to be ok (see attached image) :crying:

Do you think it will still work?

Are all 3 pins needed?

Or what exactly is the functionality of the "defect" pin?

Is it possible to repair this on my own?

My focus for the car dock is mainly on the charge functionality without having to attach a cable to the phone all the time.

Thanks in advance :good::o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Wow that's unfortunate, what's behind the pin that's damaged is it metal?

My suggestion would be to find some gold leaf paper or copper leaf if such thing exists, then try to rub some of it on the pin that's damaged.It might stick but not really sure.

Also strange the color of your pogo pins they look like copper, mine seem more yellow like gold or brass.Maybe it's just the camera.

Good luck.

Unrelated but, I just had to RMA my dock under warranty, the wires in the ball joint got ripped/disconnected. Careful when you loosen the dial and twist and rotate the dock around, if you go too far it rips all the wires inside.Luckily they shipped me a new dock after sending mine in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Today I did cut a USB cable and connected the ground and plus wire to the first and third pin to try if it charges.

And it worked :o

Seems like the gold layer is not absolutely needed :good:

Anyway thanks for your help :o
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidmi58:
Dock says its charging but it is not.

Ok, got the GSM dock and modified it to fit my Vzn Gnex. When I put the phone in the dock, the phone indicates that it is charging but it keeps discharging. Went from 40% charge to 20% in about 30 minutes while making a phone call. Could there be a problem with the custom rom I am running? (Xenon) Could the kernal be the problem? (Franco's). Or is this still a dock issue? Something else to check? Again, the phone goes into car dock mode and the charging indicator comes on and stays on. Audio also works.

Can anyone help me troubleshoot this?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Few things to check, when you dock the phone go to battery stats does it say Charging - AC, or Charging - USB?

It's possible you aren't getting enough juice to the phone, and it's charging slower than the discharge rate. With the screen in and in call is a pretty high discharge rate.

Also are you using the car charger that came with the dock? Or another 3rd party charger?

Also try turning on fast charge mode with Franco kernel app or in your rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mdleal:
Get them while they last.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-SAMSUNG-GALAXY-NEXUS-I9250-VEHICLE-CAR-DOCK-KIT-HOLDER-ECS-K1F2BEG-/150819324085?ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:US:3160

Not a bad price but not great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidmi58:
Thanks for the reply.

I am using a 3rd party charger but I have used this charger without the dock with no problems.

I already have fast charge on in Franco.

Will check on the battery setting but, if I have fast charge in the kernel, should it matter?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cat_patrol:
Do other kernels give you the same results? I was looking at getting this. Thanks for the heads up!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Well it may be the 3rd party adapter, try turning off fast charge and see if it gives you USB or AC. Also if you have a voltmeter try checking the amps & voltage on 2 of the 3 pins on the dockitself when its plugged into power.

Not sure which pins are which, so you might want to check somewhere (here?) which pins are which, in case of damage touching the wrong pins, or maybe that doesn't matter?

Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidmi58:
Brought the dock inside and plugged my ac charger that came with the phone into it. Phone still shows charging but still discharges.

Battery says AC charging.

So, I think that eliminates the adapter. Will pull the ole multitester out tomorrow and start poking around.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJuicer:
So I posted earlier that I bought the dock and did not have to mod it and everything worked great. Well I ended up dropping and cracking the screen on my phone and bought a used gnexus on ebay. For some reason this phone is not recognized at all by the dock which seems really odd as its the exact same phone. Are not all gnexus the same? They are both the 32gb version. I can't figure out what the problem is. I tried reseating it many times with no luck. Also played around with a few different roms and no luck. Using carultra and also tried carhome from google and no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] davidmi58:
What do you mean "not recognized?" Do you mean that the phone does not charge and go into car mode? If so, make sure your new phone has the same battery as your old one. Mine has the official extended battery and I had to do some major mods on mine to get it to fit. Still working with it as a matter of fact. Try taking the battery and cover off your old phone and put that in the new phone and see if that makes any difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheJuicer:
"not recognized" I meant nothing happens when I place the phone in the car dock. Doesn't charge and doesn't go into car mode. I tried swapping batteries and the back cover and that didn't help. I have come to the conclusion that not all gnexus are the same. I am going to try swapping the entire casing for the phone and use my old one that worked and see if that works. All I can think of is that the one I just got on ebay has different dimensions for buttons/pogo pins etc. and or the person sold me a phone with 'bad' pogo pins. Any idea how to activate the pogo pins on the phone when not in the dock so I can test with a volt meter?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infernalshade:
Same here! How to fix this? I know Cyanogenmod fixed this a while ago, so you don't have this problem using any CM-based Rom, but how to fix this on my ParanoidAndroid Rom?

Please help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Speed_419:
Okay. I am really struggling to figure out what is going on. I have a Verizon Galaxy Nexus and after reading the forum figured I could easily enough make the modification to fit the volume button which I did with great success. Now the problem that I am having is I can position the phone so that the pins line up and charge the phone, but then the volume button side of the phone sticks out of the charger and the phone isn't seated in the holder properly. Once I push the phone into the charger the rest of the way, the phone no longer charges and I no longer get audio out, but the buttons work perfectly. How do the buttons work, but the pogo doesn't line up?

Has anyone else had this problem and is there a fix, or did I just waste $70?..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the cronic dude:
The LTE variant is already bigger than the GSM which requires the little bit of modification to get it to fit, which it seems you did. Also keep in mind if you are using a extended batt it could be causing the issue. I also had that problem before and I just had to shave a little more to get it to fit, even now though it requires a little pushing and prodding to get it all lined up. Good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Speed_419:
Thanks for the response and encouragement, but I have already given up on this solution for my car and ordered the ProClip. Between the difficulty of removal and the pain of finding just the right position, I decided on a more convenient solution with less thought requirements..lol

I guess I just remember the days when I had a Fascinate and the ease that car dock provided. As much as I like this phone, I will never again purchase a phone based upon the perceived promises that the accessories will be coming shortly. 18 months with only aftermarket or modifications to existing products is not acceptable IMO. I guess that is what I get for wanting the latest and greatest as soon as it comes out. My next phone purchase will definitely have available accessories and the functionality of those accessories taken into account!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] John Alan:
Apologies for the thread resurrection, but I have one of these Vehicle Dock Kits (Model # on the box says ECS-K1F2BEGSTD) and while it's been great for my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, I've just ordered a Nexus 5 upgrade....

So, my plan (once the official Qi charger is available in the UK again) is to make something like (couldn't post a link as a noob, maybe robpol86.com/guides/Wireless-Charging-Car-Dock/ is probably enough to find it!).

That recommends a vehicle charger providing 2.4Amps / 12W (specifically B006SU0SX0 at Amazon UK). I've already got the charger for the ECS-K1F2BEGSTD wired through the console of the car and it would be a bit of a pain to take it out. It'd be a lot easier if I can keep that in place and use it to power the Nexus Qi charger but I can't find info anywhere on what power the charger for the ECS-K1F2BEGSTD provides, does anyone know?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] timropp:
I'd think the charger would be fine - if it's too low it won't hurt anything on the Qi charger, it just won't give the phone as much power. So try it and see. But I'm pretty sure the official galaxy charger would power the N5 official dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] John Alan:
Thanks. I just had a look at the official N5 dock, it says it's a 9W 1.8A AC Adaptor.

So that's 5V / 9W / 1.8A - so what happens if I put more than that into it (for example the adaptor linked to earlier is the same 5V but 2.4 Amps / 12W)? I'm assuming it's OK, as that's what the guy on the robpol86.com link used?

ETA: Just found post #1150 of this thread, looks like the adaptor I have is 5V / 5W / 1A. I'll give it a try, but I doubt it'll cut it...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeffherd:
UPGRADED Qi Wireless Car Charger Dock

Really i love this charger becasue i have already one and bought form amazon store of CHOETECH, yes this charger provide great and reliable connectivity at the driving time and the holding dock magnet is extra powerful, which is hold help to hold of my phone on rough roads too.