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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DannEBaz:
Thanks

I'll have to give that a try. I just use AmazonMP3 player or Google Music Player. 4.0.4 Non-rooted device. I'll try to turn off the EQ next time. It's just weird that I can plug the cassette AUX directly into the phone and it works just fine. The second it goes into the POGO PIN Car Dock, sound is excruciatingly loud & distorted. I'll try turning off all EQ settings next time inside both music apps. Maybe I need to use a different music app, also. To me, this just sounds like it's specifically the GSM Car Dock. Any suggestions if it IS the actual car dock? I'd like to use the GSM Car Dock since everything plugs into it and I wouldn't have to unplug the two cords every time just to pop the phone out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
Equalizer ought to do it. Also on stock 4.0.4 using Play Music, and the volume level is absolutely perfect. It's equivalent to around 75% volume through the headphone jack directly. The equalizer caused problems for me as well, but it works like a charm without it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
Can anyone help? I cut out the volume button and it works well.

But when I tested it in the car, I couldn't use my old charger and had to use the samsung one included. When I plugged it in, it had the charging animation on the battery but in battery settings all it said was "Not charging" instead of discharging.

Also the Aux in does not work. It keeps playing the audio from the phone speaker.

Do I need a special app to play music through the Aux In...? It's just not recognizing it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
Ar you on Android v4.0.4? You'll have audio problems if you're on .3 or .2.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
yup AOKP build 38.

my aux in works if i plug directly into phone but not into car dock

charging works though...!?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] merkman:
First off, thanks to the OP for letting us know about the Official Dock. Thanks to Expansys for getting to me fast and in great shape. And thanks to ALL of you who have been writing in this thread and sharing good info!!!

My phone is a unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus Docomo from Negri Electronics. It arrived in great shape, and at $459 was a better deal than ANY other I found at the time. (It was about a month later than Google sold it direct for $399.)

I've been wanting to install the dock since I got it, but I'm confused at how best to accomplish this.

1) My 2012 Honda CR-V has a fairly "vertical" dash, without much room for the car dock without putting it on the "top" of the dash. And even then, my leather interior won't hold that suction cup worth a damn.

2) I'm not totally opposed to using the windshield, but I don't want to obscure any more of it than I have to. Mounting it high by the rear view mirror is going to make running the power cord a ***** if it will even reach, and even mounted low, just "over" the in-dash LCD for the radio and clock, (I did NOT get the Navi version, I thought it was TOTALLY lame.) it just seems like it's gonna be TOUGH to route the power cable to make it look good and be out of the way.

I have an ADDED complication that if I DON'T plug my Galaxy Nexus into power while in my 2012 CR-V, the bluetooth connection is unreliable. As I've posted elsewhere, upgrading the radio on my Nexus from the stock Japanese one to a US version made ZERO difference. So getting the dock installed well and looking good will be KEY.

Any advice and/or pics on how and where you installed your docks would be appreciated. I'm hopeful because I have a GSM and no extended battery I can just plug my phone in and it will "just work".
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
Windshield's usually the way to go. It obscures vision a bit, but not enough to be worrisome. Alternatively, you should be able to find stick-on discs for your dash that give you a surface to mount the dock.

http://www.amazon.com/AP013-Adapter-Circular-Adhesive-Console/dp/B001IB2120/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
does anyone actually have the car dock working with a vzw LTE nexus with aux in???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
Yes. I'm using a casette adapter to run the phone's audio through my car speakers. I'm on a stock Verizon Nexus running 4.0.4 and have done nothing whatsoever to get the audio working. You don't need to install either APK from the thread, only the car home one if you want it--car mode is built in already.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
what the hell!!! why isnt mine working?! charging works but audio keeps playing through speakers this is killing me...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
My only thought is to check the end of the cable where it plugs into the dock. I had to use a decent bit of force to get my 3.5mm cable in properly because it was a tight fit against the charger and housing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
hmmm ok ill try it one more time or i may actually cry :'(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yunlin12:
What do you think about the volume (line-out) through the cassette adapter? I use this also (GSM phone), in my car. It's too old so no AUX or bluetooth audio, so only cassette.

In my car the volume from the GN is extremely loud when using the dock, I have to turn the volume down to about 1/4 of what I used to have to get it to be reasonable. I also can not control it with my phone's volume rocker. From the discussion here it's due to the fact that the dock outputs a line-out audio signal. If I don't use the dock, and just plug the cassette adapter directly into the phone's headphone jack, the volume is good, and I can control it with the phone's volume rocker.

The sound also contains a lot of hissy noise, and is pretty much unusable.

I've reverted back to my old generic dock. This GN car dock is not usable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
yea i tried pluggin the Aux cable HARDER and no luck. i guess ill just return it and get my money back :'''(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beddachedda:
Pogo pins act like they aren't connecting - I have volume working just fine, power, but I'm not charging and aux out isnt working.

Verizon GN on 4.0.4.

:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mepo12:
OMG SAME. power works for me with the samsung cable they gave me. it turns from discharging to "not charging" so i actually dont know if its really charging even though the battery animation says its charging.

aux in/out isn't working for me either... RMA?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yunlin12:
Windshield mounting is not legal in some states, like California. This is another big issue for me, besides the audio volume.

In my car the only surface on the dash that works for mounting (even with a stick-on disc) is right next to the center console. But the console rises up above the dash, and basically blocks where the micro USB and audio jack plug in to the dock. I wish they had put the jacks in the back of the dock, instead of on the right side. Maybe this is designed for UK/Japan/Australia where the drive sits on the right side?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beddachedda:
Screw it. Got it to recognize pogo pins when halfway seated, but sound out has no volume control and sounds like its at max volume (crazy distortion).

Looks like I'll just go back to the VZW dock and manually connect every time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
For me, the volume level is perfect. It's roughly what I would get if I put the plug directly into the phone and set the volume to 75%. No hissy noise for me, and that's something that can be fixed by a better cable or noise isolator.

To everyone complaining about being distorted and loud: Make sure you disable any equalizer/preamp in your media player. This will only make things worse. You should adjust levels and volume and on the car stero, just as you would on a shelf system. Too many volume adjustments and equalizers ruin the sound. For my money, I'm glad it isn't controlled by the phone, because I don't have to fine tune it to the right level every time I get in the car.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinbad_NI:
So they let the home screen rotate to landscape but you get a call and guess what... it comes in portrait, surely they can design a landscape in call screen. Really annoys me this little bug.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] butler360:
Where do you see it being totally illegal? It looks like it's permitted in the lower left or lower right side, but not in the center.

"(12) A portable Global Positioning System (GPS), which may be mounted in a seven-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield farthest removed from the driver or in a five-inch square in the lower corner of the windshield nearest to the driver and outside of an airbag deployment zone, if the system is used only for door-to-door navigation while the motor vehicle is being operated."

http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/d12/vc26708.htm
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beddachedda:
Re: distortion - no EQ settings, using Google Music app, media control does nothing. Even at low volumes in car speakers its still distorted like the media volume was 100%.

No phone calls through car stereo is kind of a deal breaker too :(

Don't know if I can return it now that I chiseled the volume either :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yunlin12:
Ahh, I didn't know the details. Thanks for the info! This would solve the mounting issue, also running wires to the corner of the windshield is not too ugly.

If I can find a working solution to the line-out volume issue I may be set.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FybrOptx:
One reason this would be good for non-bluetooth stereo is that the dock should solve any audio feedback issues you might have when you charge the phone via the cigarette lighter while you are hooked up to the stereo.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Accord281:
Go into the Settings in the Dialer. You have to set a check box to allow the dialer to go into landscape. There are 2 settings that may need to be checked. The first is "Enable Landscape." The second is in a submenu "Dialpad Settings" that says "Enable sensor orientation." Problem solved.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
sounds like the problem I had. Basically I had to shave down a good amount of the inside for the pogos to make proper contact when the phone was fully seated.

side note: I have pix of the PCB that is within the dock but I need to reach the 10 post limit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mmidgley:
I hadn't seen this stated before. My previous experience with Nexus One docks was that the Android Dock menu was applicable to each dock--meaning each could have certain sound settings set. With my GN and car dock I assumed it is either not working, or there are indeed no applicable settings to be set for this dock.

I assume this is in custom roms only, not in stock.

m.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
Same thing happened to me, it was because the phone was not making a solid enough contact with the pins. The battery on the homescreen showed the lightning bolt (charging) but in the battery settings, it said not charging (it wouldnt say discharging like it was completely unplugged). It also would not launch my car dock.

Try pressing the phone down on the pins and holding it there and see if your battery status, within the settings, changes to charging. Thats how I figured out that it was my phone not making good contact with the pins, not my rom (cyanogen 9).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gregs887:
I don't know if there is a difference in the CDMA versions but I can confirm that this works with a Sprint Galaxy Nexus. My dock just came in the mail (ordered from Play Store). After about 10 minutes of hacking with the dremel and a knife, it works perfectly. As others have noted, it is a tight fit but it has already started to loosen up a little while I was trying to fix the volume buttons. I am going to try using it as a dash cam 4th of July weekend on my Jeep. I'll let you know how it does.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coldfusionb:
Was this a GSM or Verizon
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
VZW, sorry I should have stated that earlier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wade-0:
I wouldn't be surprised if all the random issues people are having is from the pogo pins not making contact completely. It might help for people to read some of the other threads on here where people are reverse engineering their own pogo pin docks, because there is some really good information in there about what each pin does, including the initial signalling and transition to S/PDIF audio stream on the middle pin. Hint: the middle pin is responsible for just about everything, the outside pins are just power and ground.

My theory for why I haven't had any of these issues is because I widened the volume slot, as well as elongated it, because I was one of the first people to get one of the docks shipped here from the UK so there was no modding information available yet and I had to experiment with it. Maybe having the volume slot wider (ie shaving the front edge, aka the edge closest to the phone screen) allows the phone to sit at a better angle for the pogo pins to make solid contact. Also, when I dock my phone, I start by inserting the side with the pogo pins.

Edit: This thread has a ton of good info about the pogo pins: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1614287
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Froggmann:
Might as well put in my observations...

Verizon Gnex running CM9 6/5? nightly with Extended Battery.

I also had to dremel the snot out of the backing to get the pogo pins to work properly They are still a little flaky but I should be fixing that tonight. I also had to dremel out the power button. The power button on the phone keeps getting held by the power button on the dock.

A/C vs USB and Not Charging:

During my initial tests and fitting I had my dock plugged into my desk charger. When the dock connected it showed A/C charging.

After fitting the dock, I installed it into my car, I would only get USB charging or Not Charging. I had it plugged into my low-profile Griffin USB charger which only supplies .5 amps. Even with fast charge on I only got Not Charging or USB.

This afternoon I went out with the supplied charger and plugged it in, A/C charge. I'm guessing either the charger has an identification chip in it or the phone in dock mode enables the A/C charge. No need to switch on the fast charge it did it itself. I'm also going to test tonight to see if the charger that came with the dock triggers A/C charge or not when it's plugged directly into the phone.

Audio out:

Initially inserting my audio cable into the dock was pretty hard. But that softened up pretty quickly. Audio is clear with no hissing or other noise. The only problems I get are when I go over a pothole or road seam really anything that jars the car. When that happens the playback goes into a start/stop loop until I unplug the audio cable from the dock and plug it back in. Even after the dock loses power (I turn off my car) the condition continues. Again the only fix is to unplug the audio cable and plug it back in. Another note, when the audio connector gets plugged in or unplugged from the dock

Software:

As I stated, CM9 4.0.4 Franko kernel with the release version of the radios. I have not downloaded the stock dock apps, but I do have Car Home Ultra by Thespinninghead.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
I believe the supplied car charger does have some more electronics in it. I was going to disassemble it to make the installation cleaner in my car but as i started splitting the casing, I could see what looked like a PCB. At that point I didn't want to worry about more issues so I just hard wired it into an extra cig port I bought from pep boys.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jimmck:
I received my dock - worked on enlarging the volume rocker opening.

My issue is that when I insert my phone into the dock, my screen is non-responsive to touch input. My phone recognized that it has been inserted into the dock and will launch car home - but I cannot do anything with the screen.

If I remove the phone, all is well.

Any suggestions? I'm on stock 4.0.4, rooted.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Froggmann:
It does. On the way home i did hook it up to my phone and yup, AC Charge. Just to make sure fast charge wasn't turned on and showed off I hooked up my 1A/2.1A Scorche usb charger, yup USB charge despite the amperage.

Verdict: The supplied car charger that comes with the 3-Pin car dock has special signaling to enable AC charge.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
My guess is something is pressing down a button still. Did you check the power button for contact?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wade-0:
All it needs it's a voltage regulator to step down to 5V from 12V and then the 2 data wires need to be shorted together to trigger AC charging mode on the phone. This information is widely available as it's not really specific to our phones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jasonkhan:
Phone earpiece after removing from dock

Anybody seen this? When the phone is removed from the dock, much more often than not, the first call I receive I can not hear the caller. They can hear me. They call back, and all is fine until the phone goes back in and then out of the dock...

It definately did not do this previously.

Stock GSM 4.0.4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] endoracing:
Has anyone had any issues with the pins lining up with a verizon phone? I did the shaving to fix the buttons but it still wasnt working when I put it in. I had to wedge something under the pins to make them sit high enough. It looked like they should have sat there to begin with so no i'm wondering if I got a bad dock. Of course I didnt realize this until after I started cutting away the plastic.

Does anyone have a good closeup of the pins and where they are supposed to sit? I will try to take a picture of mine tonight for comparison. It almost looks like the retainer for the pins broke and sank down into the dock a little bit.

Thanks,

Jeff
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TestingOneTwoThree:
Mic?

So on this dock I noticed a hole that goes straight through the case for the secondary (noise canceling) mic near the ear piece, But the regular mic hole near the very bottom has a hole that goes nowhere. I'd like to be able to hit Voice Search and not have to yell at the top of my lungs for it to hear me. Think there would be any harm in making that bottom hole go right through the case? I apologize if this topic was brought up in the past.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sacksyboy:
My two cents since having it a few days. I really like it.

downside:

The power cable comes out the left side of the dock, right next to the camera. This makes it so difficult not to obscure the camera when using dailyroads voyager app.

Upside:

I had major problems of the phone showing it was charging when unplugged and the screen turning itself on constantly as a result, draining my battery. Ever since I charged with Pogo pins the problem had gone away.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmbfan13:
Everything works great for me! The only thing I'd like to improve is the volume when its docked. It seems that when playing audio through the pogo pins, the volume is less than what it is when played through the 3.5mm headphone jack. Also, apps like Volume+ dont seem to work when using the pogo pins. Anyone have any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
Try a kernel with a sound hack like ezkeel or Franco kernels

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmbfan13:
I give ezkeel's kernel a try. Ive had Franco's kernel and that didnt seem to make a difference with the sound volume. Again, this is only through pogo pins. It does make a difference in volume when listening through 3.5mm headphone jack.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sigismond0:
Is it just me or does this thing charge incredibly fast? Attached is a picture of 3 hours biking (GPS, screen on mx brightness) followed by about 45 minutes of charging. Since I've gotten this dock, 1.5-2 hours a day during my commute is all I've been doing to charge my phone and it's never even threatened to run dry on me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hawk888:
Just wanted to post my results as well. Ordered mine through the Play store. Verizon LTE w/extended battery. I got the volume button section shaved out where they are not pressing the buttons. All buttons work. No dock screen, no charge. If I press on the phone where the pins would be (be careful if you try this, press on the frame or edge of phone, not in the middle of the screen, you may damage it) and when I do, it begins to charge and dock app launches. I will need to get the ole dremel out I suppose. Anyone have any pics of where they dremeled out the back of the dock to let it sit more flush. Mine actually protrudes out more on the side where the pogo pin are NOT, the thinner side. I am sure that I need to dremel out on the fat side where the pins are though. Just dont know if I should do it just at the bottom near the pins or all over. Pics would help. Also, I am not sure even if we get the audio out of the phone going through the car speakers going, because the mic on the phone is covered by the dock, doh. Guess while I have the dremel out, might as well drill a hole for the mic. Not sure if that will be enough though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Accord281:
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/6956979/IMG_20120604_072950.jpg

The area towards the pins was done a little deeper than the rest.

I keep seeing people ask this. As well as a couple other questions I answered in my video. I thought about starting a new thread with all my experience and information about the dock. If anyone else thinks I should, then I will make one so that this information is easier to find. I just don't want to add useless clutter to the forums.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Hawk888:
You think you could have gotten by with just doing that area at the bottom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmbfan13:
To avoid the dremmel process, I just put some tape opposite of the pogo pins which lifted the other side of the phone. So, mine sits angled in the dock, but makes a perfect connection every time!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Accord281:
Possibly. I think this is the most critical area:

Since the extended battery cover makes no difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DannEBaz:
So I called the Nexus hotline, 855 83 NEXUS. They hadn't heard of any issues with the GSM dock sold on the Play Store.

The guy was nice enough but since he hadn't heard of the the issue didn't really know how to troubleshoot.

PLEASE CALL GOOGLE and tell them you're having sound issues, if you are.

He asked me to clean the POGO PINS next time I used it. I know. Anyway, did that this morning and still sounds like crap.

GSM Nexus, GSM Dock, No EQ on. Extremely distorted, hissy, loud sound. No control from phone.

GSM Nexus, AUX directly plugged into phone (through VZW Dock or on it's own), perfect sound, can have EQ on/off, adjust through car or phone, no problems whatsoever.

Here's his response in an email concerning my issue:

"Thanks for contacting Google. Its been my pleasure assisting you today. If

for any reason you need to contact us again, please feel free to reply

directly to this email or visit our help center at support google com googleplay ...

I'm sorry to hear that you've been experiencing issues with your car dock.

You can request a replacement for the accessory by contacting Samsung

directly at (888)987-4357. A Samsung representative will guide you through

the process.

Best regards,

Michael

The Google Play Team"

So, he said I can get a full refund if returned to Google but if I want a replacement, as stated above, I have to go through Samsung. I'll let you know what Samsung says about this issue. This should be fun.