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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LordNickerchen:
Today i got my vehicle mount, but its frustrating:

Sound via AUX sounds really "distorted"!

The cable works fine and if i use the 3,5 mm jack the music sounds good - but not using the Pogo Pin mount... I testet an mp3, Google Play Music and the Youtube-app, but nothing changes. I also dont have any kind of equalizer excepct of the app "MusicFX" implemented in /system/app.

Running 4.1.1. JB

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] coldfusionb:
I got a GSM car dock I have a GSM nexus and when I put my phone in the dock all it will do is show that it's charging by usb nothing else will work no audio and it won't launch any car apps I have on my phone. I've try everything I can think of without cutting on the dock just in case I have to send it back. Any ideas that will help fix this would be greatly appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crazifyngers:
When you plug in without the dock does it distort when you have you phone volume at full? If so you need a pad for your mount. I mentioned them earlier in the thread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsy87:
This happened to me with a bad connection. The audio would sound distorted and sometimes it would just skip. Thats my guess...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qnet:
I just got my car dock from Espansys. I'm really happy with it and it works real well with my Gnex with Jellybean. Car home ultra launches automatically when I put it in. I don't use the aux jack so that's not a big deal to me. I just wanted it to launch my car app when installed, so I can stay charged and use navigation.

I read somewhere in this thread that you had to install the apk of car home to get any car dock app to launch but, it looks like that's been solved with Jellybean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kindie75:
Besides having to take my case off the phone every time I dock my phone and shaving the volume area. I am pleased with the dock!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mmidgley:
dock mode

when i used an htc nexus one i could switch out of and back into dock mode. when i inserted my vzw galaxy nexus 4.0.4 in the car dock it turned on car dock mode, but if i chose to exit car dock mode the only way back (that i was aware of) was to remove and re-insert the phone in the dock. now that i am running a 4.1.1 rom it behaves like the nexus one did--i can pull down notifications and choose to exit dock mode, but it then leaves an active notification that i can use to choose to go back to dock mode. also an important [critical] fact: on 4.0.4 the rom would not allow charging if it was not in car dock mode (the battery icon next to the clock in the notification bar would show charging, but settings->battery would show discharging). however, on 4.1.1, it correctly charges the phone when in the dock regardless of whether its in car dock mode or not.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dalesd:
Did you find a fix for this?

I just want to use the G'nex with Bluetooth (phone and media) but that's not working when I put the phone in the dock. Bluetooth audio works when the phone isn't in the dock, but when I put the phone in, Bluetooth audio quits.

This is a GSM galaxy Nexus running Jelly Bean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zuberio:
Put some tape over the middle pogo pin. Then it won't enter dock mode and you'll still have bluetooth. You'll only be able to charge in USB mode though (500mA).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] litrekid:
I have always had an option in the pull down to go back to car dock mode after exiting. I'm on cm9 but I'm not sure that is why.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wade-0:
My bluetooth works fine while in the dock with 4.1.1. In fact, the only time I use bluetooth is when it's in the dock. I did notice this morning (accidentally) that the new Google Music app in Jelly Bean has an icon/button at the top of the screen that toggles the bluetooth audio output. It looks like a VCR play button pointing into a wifi icon, if that makes any sense. Maybe you need to tap that icon?

(that is assuming you already have Media enabled/checked in the bluetooth settings)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dalesd:
I saw that strange icon but didn't know what that was. I don't know which thing I did fixed it:

I installed the two apps in this thread (Car dock and Car home?)

Rebooted phone

Maybe the reboot reset that bluetooth audio out toggle?

I'm still using Car Dock Home v3 as my car dock. I used that on my N1, and it's even better on the bigger screen of the G'nex. I can fit more shortcuts and widgets on the screen. Now it's in 5x5 with two large widgets across the bottom two rows (power panel and BeyondPod) I tried Car Home Ultra and was underwhelmed.

Everything is working perfectly now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Wade-0:
Good to hear. You shouldn't need the Car Dock app, the functionality it provides is already built into the 4.x versions (from what I've seen). So just the Car Home launcher app should be enough. I actually had everything I needed built into my last ICS rom by default, but the JB rom I'm using now doesn't have Car Home included, so I just restored the ICS one from a titanium backup.

I learned about that new button in Google Music this morning because I decided to tap it to see what happened, and suddenly my music started playing out the built in speaker. Can't really think of a valid use case for adding that button, but maybe there's people out there who need something like that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raphenucleus:
I just bought a new 4Runner, and one of the first things I did was order this dock. I had to order it on ebay from a seller in the UK (Expansys and the Play Store no longer seem to carry them), but hopefully it'll be worth the extra cost (~$90 after shipping). I'm super excited!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adamhlj:
I think that icon has to do with the Nexus Q.

I had the Nexus 1 car dock back in the day, and the thing that bothered me about it was that when connected, the sound seemed to be rather muted. Is this the case here?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yegoshin:
So does anyone think the dock will ever be back at the play store?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raphenucleus:
I'm sure it will be, but I have no idea how soon. Could be next week, could be three months from now. The Play Store certainly has the best price, but if you don't mind pay a little extra, you can get it from a third party seller right now. I thought it was worth the extra money to not have to worry about waiting, so I bought one on ebay.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sinergie:
Seems like Jelly Bean fixed all issues with the car dock mode. If you have folders on your home screen, the icons in the folders no longer get mixed up whenever the car dock mode (in landscape) is activated.

Furthermore I was hoping Google would add the Car Home app by default in Jelly Bean, but that didn't happen. Although manually installing the latest version 2.2.1.4 works perfectly, so why this is marked as incompatible with the GN in the Play Store is beyond me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HinotoriBR:
I still see some minor bugs, like when you open an application and you have a car home application, when you close that application, instead of going to the car home, it goes to the launcher instead, you have to press home to have car home back...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] slayp00n:
This works with the GSM version correct?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Yupper

:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keger_:
The vehicle dock is back in stock on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/devices/details/Vehicle_Dock?id=galaxy_nexus_hspa_car_dock&hl=en

I just ordered it: $69.09 with tax and two-day shipping (CA). That's 20% of the retail value of the phone, god damn.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hp2point0:
Verizon CDMA Version

I still cant find the exact answer I am looking for. Sorry if this has been answered.

I have the Verizon Galaxy Nexus CDMA Version. Running 4.0.4. It is not rooted, unlocked etc. I have all the standard apps on it. No vehicle docking apps installed, using the standard battery.

Is there a version of the Vehicle dock yet that charges and has the audio port I don't have to use any type of tooling/cutting etc to custimize it to fit. I just want to buy one and have it work lol.

If not... the person that said he cut the plastic a little to make it fit, that doesn't seem to be to hard but I would prefer not to. Any come across one yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChrisAshton84:
Finally! I bought this phone partially because I wanted a matching car dock. Too bad when this is available the portrait dock isn't - I was waiting for this to pick one up to combine shipping.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
No our phone, the CDMA Verizon Galaxy Nexus does not have an OFFICIAL Car dock.

This dock is meant for the GSM Galaxy Nexus.

But since CDMA and GSM models are ALMOST identical that's why it works.

Dude it took all of 2 mins for me to carve the volume rocker area to get the phone to sit right. Literally 2 minutes...

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablonyc2:
GSM Car dock Question: Is it possible to get the calls to feed through the audio of the car and not speaker phone? Overall I really like the dock...it is a little big and I had to reconfigure my set-up a bit but works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] muyoso:
So I'm gonna guess that my phone with the diztronic case won't fit in the car dock. Has anyone been able to make it work without removing the phone from the case?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
No its not possible :(

Absolutely not. The dock only fits the phone itself. And even just the phone itself is already snug.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hp2point0:
Ok Thanks for the advice. Sounds easy enough. You bought the one from the Google Play Store correct?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
Yes sir :)

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nessnet:
It really is a very minor mod and currently is the only option if you want a GNX dock that charges, etc.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Talkdj:
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. Thanks for the heads up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Has anyone taking the pogo pin dock and made a custom mount for it? Like I love the dock but am not wild about the suction cup mount, I might disassemble it and replace the suction cup arm with a metal bracket that I can attach to my car but keep the wiring.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
Let us know what you do. I was interested in changing the suction cup also just haven't figured out what to do yet.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Blown 89:
I plan on cutting the arm off and fiberglassing/duramixing it in to the a-pillar or radio bezel. Done right and it will look factory. I'm waiting for the heat of summer to subside. Modifying it for a new phone once it's done is easy. Here's my previous work:

Before:

After:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrew025:
Not the pogo dock, but should be pretty similar if you take the base apart and stuff the boards behind your dash.... still need to order one so I can do it as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
Nice this is what i need to do.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Pretty substantial car mods for a phone that will be obsolete in a year or so?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrew025:
I wouldn't call an L bracket + 2 washers + screw and a hole that isn't noticeable (that can be cheaply fixed) substantial.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] acrjobim:
So, have we officially given up on the LTE dock? It's my birthday today, and I'm considering giving up waiting and modding the GSM version.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spartanhooah:
Did anyone order the car dock when it went back up in the Play store? I ordered one on Monday the 23rd, but so far haven't received an email stating the thing's been shipped.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] reitman1:
I did, mine is arriving on Monday. Ordered it on the 24th.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czeph:
Please let us know how/if its possible to dissemble it without destroying it. Not a big fan of the suction method either. I see the screw by the base but can't seem to get it apart safely. Like your L-bracket setup, BTW.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Very slick, thanks! That's pretty much what I have in mind, just haven't taken the time to take apart the pogo pin dock yet. I've taken apart the non-pogo pin one so I imagine it can't be much trickier.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
I ordered mine last Thursday and received it today.

This bugger is one snug fit!!! I feel like I might break the power or volume buttons. I think I am going to trim the edge of it to give the buttons some room when putting it in and out.

Funny cause the manual that came with the dock says to "Carefully align the power and volume buttons with the groove on the dock" Well - THERE ARE NO GROOVES!!! DAM IT!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mbirth:
Yup, make the grooves with a razor blade or a cutter knife … you definitely won't regret it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
So I took apart the pogo pin dock and it's a bit more complicated than I was hoping:

I think I could still create a flush surface mount but I'd need some way to sort of hide the circuitboards.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czeph:
After the screw by the suction disk, was it just a matter of separating the parts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajorg:
Snug is an understatement! Do not buy this dock unless you plan on leaving your phone in the car or taking the dock with you. It's about a half inch in every direction of solid plastic. Or maybe DO buy this if you like to go off-road a lot. I'm sending mine back and I'm pissed that they want a restocking fee.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andrew025:
Is it more snug than the vzw version? It's a tight fit but still easily removed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mbirth:
The inner part holding the phone is rubber. And if you cut the grooves (as they were in the originally shown dock, back in January), you can easily insert and remove the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ajorg:
Definitely not easily removed. I suspect there may be multiple runs of these with different problems though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FastEddie87:
Need Some Help Please

:cool: Hello I am in need of help with the Google Dock. I recived it yesterday , Put the phone in & pluged all in was working kind of. So i did the Fix for the Vol. Button works great I just can't get it to charge or the music to play thew it . I am looking for someone it the Tampa area to see if they can help me get this working. Please Thank you in advance FastEddie :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GaelForce:
Got mind today, easily the best car dock I've ever saw. Granted the most expensive too.

It is a snug fit but the trim is firm but with a little give so don't think it will damage the buttons etc.

Genuinely taken a back by the quality .

On a separate note got the desktop dock too, which is out of this world and only £25 on Amazon, so good I've ordered a second for the office.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Not quite, to take it apart:

1. Lift up the lever on the suction cup mechanism, there are two screws under the lever, one is plainly visible on the outer edge, the other one is actually in the little gap between the lever and the upper end of the arm.

2. Unscrew and remove the tightening knob on the mount.

3. Under the knob you'll see a c-clip, remove that.

4. You should now be able to pull out the entire phone holder piece.

5. NOW it is simply a matter of separating the parts carefully.

I hope this was helpful/clear enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czeph:
^ Thank you! Done. Now to fabricatin'!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keger_:
Got mine today.

Exactly the same here. I made a small mess trimming the edges but I don't really care, I didn't buy it for the look. Very snug fit indeed, I have to push so hard to get it out I'm afraid I'm gonna break the screen someday! At least I guess there is no way it would come out of the dock while driving, even during an emergency braking :rolleyes:

Other thoughts:

- it feels sturdy (plastic quality looks good),

- no audio cable included... I already feel cheated spending that much money for a car dock and I have to buy yet another item (granted, I knew this before I bought it and it's a $1 cable, but still),

- the power cable is long, which is good: I like to have my phone on the far left of the windshield and the cable easily goes all the way around to the plug next to the handbrake.

Overall I'm relatively happy with it and don't plan on returning it (I couldn't anyway, since I trimmed the edges) but I still think it's way too expensive for what it is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mbirth:
After making the grooves for the Vol-rocker and Power-button, I can now use two fingers to push through the camera hole (on both sides of the camera) using my thumb on the dock's frame for support … this works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ace8707:
Hey guys I have the Verizon nexus and ordered mine last week from the Play store. It came yesterday and I carved out a little more space for the volume rocker, but am having an issue with playing music through the dock. Even when it picks up the car dock, says it's charging and goes into car mode, it doesn't always do anything as far as the aux. About 50-75% of the time it will sound like it is playing the music through the speakers very quickly in and out and the rest of the time it will just play through the phone's speaker. When it's playing kind of intermittently, if I push pretty hard on the phone right around where the pins are and hold I can some times get it to work through the speakers just fine, but as soon as I let go it stops. Is anyone else having this problem? Is it the way I'm putting the phone into the dock or do I need to sand down part of the dock somewhere? I've been waiting for this thing forever and am soo close to finally getting to use it! Please help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Glad to hear, definitely post up whatever you make! I miss my machine shop from when I was in college at times like this, haha. I need to take apart my Fiesta's dash again to find possible mounting options.

EDIT: On second thought, I think I'm just going to get a Proclip mount and attach the dock to that. I mean my "ideal" location is only a few inches away from where it mounts in my car, so I'm fine to just settle for it since it's pre-made haha. I'll just have to drill in it and hide the wires behind it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FastEddie87:
Question

:oHello I need to see if I broke my new dock. I was undoing the phone holder & mite have pull 3 pin wire to far. So I need to check to see if I am getting power @ the 3 pins. But I don't which ones to check. From the pins on the Dock to the Left 1-2-3- can some one tell me which pins to put the + & - to see if I broke it. As if there is no power there thats why i can't get it to work!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] NCguy:
Hmm. Wonder if the rubber could be softened a bit?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czeph:
Is this kismet or what? I've GOT a Proclip mount! I've got a little "cubby" under my head unit to hide the circuit boards but I'd still like some sort of protection for them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koftheworld:
Is there anywhere to get the gsm nexus dock right now for a good price?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Haha, nice. Mine just shipped today. The rear of the Proclip for my car isn't flush with my car's interior, so I'm going to try to find a small plastic box or something to mount behind it to store the electronic bits in.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sickred:
nope!!! i checked for about 2 or 3 days and everyone selling this car dock with the pogo pins usually sells it more than the original price. you're going to end up paying at least 60$ for the GSM dock. mine just came in today and with shipping it was almost 68$. its very nice i recommend it if you have the cash to burn
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bighapapapa:
I just bought this thing (I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus) and the 3-pin pogo doesn't work unless I press down (HARD) on the device while it's sitting in the dock. Any ideas on how to fix this? Couldn't find much/any info online about this specific issue. I carved out plastic around the volume rocker so that thing isn't an issue anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TurbineTester:
I just bought the GSM version to fit my LTE Phone as well, and i received it from the Google Play store today. I cannot get the POGO pins to work consistently either. I've tried Inserting the phone into the dock several different sides/ends/ways first, and nothing seems to give a consistent POGO connection. When it does dock it goes right into Custom Car Home and i get my Icons the way i want them. Has anyone else faced and fixed this issue?

UPDATE: I've determined that if follow this procedure i can get it to consistently enter car mode...

a - slide the phone in POGO down towards the POGO pins and into the dock at an angle with the top (volume button side) away from the dock.

b - Tilt the top of the phone in towards the dock until you HEAR the audio pin connect on your stereo ( i get a bit of a 'click' sound through the speakers)

c - hold it there until the screen changes to car dock mode.

d - slide the phone the rest of the way into the dock.

New Problem:

I frequently listen to music through my car stereo from the phone, and will take a call on my bluetooth earpiece, which pauses the music. While engaged in the car dock, with the bluetooth connected the music/sound/phone audio will not function at all. It doesn't go through the bluetooth headset or the stereo cable. As soon as i turn off the bluetooth ear piece or disable bluetooth on the phone the music will work properly. The last ROM i had for my HTC EVO 4G with a Seidio Car Dock performed this flawlessly out of the box and i never had to change a setting. Does this sound like i have a setting wrong on the phone, or could there a problem with the ROM i'm using(AOKP Toro 4.04)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tony_M:
Quick question for those with the GSM car dock. Does the sound volume coming out of the dock change with the volume buttons on the phone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TurbineTester:
The volume appears to change on the phone display, but the actual sound volume does not change until the sound gets to the mute level. When you go down in volume to "MUTE" it mutes the sounds completely, and when you go from "MUTE" to anything above that, it turns on to full volume.

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Another Update:

Though i can successfully get the phone to "DOCK" using this method, i cannot get the audio pin to fully "seat" on the POGO output from the phone. I can't believe that it's missing by more then a few hundredth of an inch because the sound will go in and out several times per second. If i move the phone slightly out of the fully docked position the sound will be solid, but then the volume rockers don't work...Is there a way to extend these pins slightly??

I got this figured out. It was a setting under bluetooth specific to my headset. I just disabled the media audio from my Jawbone headset.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tony_M:
Thanks. I also found posts 933 and 1141 answer my question.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
Okay this actually turned out being a LOT easier than I thought.

Drill two holes like so in the Proclip mount. The larger one is where the threaded rod of the mount will go, the smaller one is to help route the wire and more importantly, the plug for the pogo pins can fit through sideways (the one hole isn't large enough).

Pictures of it slapped together:

I obviously haven't cleaned up the wires yet (going to see how much room there is once I mount it in my car), but here's the most important part of making it easy:

The dome shaped piece of the mount that the ball joint goes into can pop right out. So it gives you a nice way to maintain the ball joint and also keep it nice and tight against the Proclip mount.

HUZZAH!