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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czeph:
Bravo! I did dremel the two holes (big and small) to route the threaded rod and the wires thru but you one-upped me; I didn't think to use the inner dome shaped piece. I will now though!

I also found a small Sony earbud case I had from years ago that fit both boards perfectly! I dremeled two holes on both sides of the case to route the wires from the circuit boards in. I'm now in the process of spray painting the case black to match the dock. Pics to follow once permanently mounted tomorrow.

Nice job on yours, bro.

Edit: Should have left well enough alone. I managed to work one of the wires loose from a connector. :mad: so I've got to strip the casing and secure the teeny tiny wire back in. Tomorrow...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jkcheng122:
Just got mine today and modded it in just a few minutes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ski4404:
Charging Issue

Car Dock Experts,

I'm trying to determine if I'm having a problem with the fit of the VZW Gnex into the car dock or if there is a problem with the ROM I'm using.

When I put the phone into the car dock, I get dock audio and car dock mode no problem. The battery indicator has the icon for charging... however if I go into the battery settings screen it shows "not charging" as the status.

I'm running BB 4.1.1 so I don't know if there is a misconfiguration in the kernel or ROM settings for charging/docking or if the problem is with the fit of the phone into the dock. Any diagnostics I can run? The pins look like they are making good contact and the phone seems to recognize it's in the dock every time consistently.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rogerchew:
has anyone figured out the the workaround for when the phone calls use the built in speakers and everything else routs fine through the dock and out the car's speakers?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koftheworld:
You can either just tap the speaker button on the call screen to route the call correctly, or try the procedure here http://www.droidforums.net/forum/showthread.php?p=2022714

Car dock call audio .
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keger_:
I know some of you were waiting for the desktop dock to be back in stock to order both docks and save on shipping.

The good news? The desktop dock is back in stock.

The bad news? The car dock is now out of stock...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] arich:
I think I would rather have this http://www.tomtom.com/en_gb/products/mobile-navigation/hands-free-car-kit-for-smartphone/index.jsp

No three pin but more functionality
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] voice.lex:
I just don't like any of these options... So I made one out of wood!

It works like a charm (super-velcroed to the dash) the only thing I need to mod is the bottom so that mic works - the wood completely blocks it (even yelling!) at the moment.

Wood scraps, epoxy, sandpaper and some velcro ~$4 :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Antob125:
Sweet!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koftheworld:
Purchased the gsm dock and modded the volume button area.I have all buttons working but the phone keeps shutting off when hitting bumps in the road. Any ideas for this? Any other docks that can do landscape?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zeimus:
My phone does not detect the car dock. No charging, no auto car home mode, but it used to work :/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Maybe a bad power adapter or blew a fuse. Dock need power to put in dock mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] le0.br4zuc4:
Did you get yours with the 3 pins? Where? I want it one soooooooooooo bad
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koftheworld:
I got mine from Amazon recently. I modded mine (volume buttons) and got them to work correctly. The problem was my phone would shut off after being in the dock and I would have to pull the battery. I think it has something to do with it being such a tight fit.

Any way I decided to purchase a sprint gs2 dock instead. I cut down the front lip and now it fits and works great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kielby:
For the Galaxy SII dock, does the USB plug line up / fit with Galaxy Nexus without issue?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] koftheworld:
It does but there is a lip on the front of the dock where the usb input is that prevented it from fully being inserted into the phone. I had to cut the lip down to flush with the rest of the area.once I did that, the phone fit and is being charged fine. Dock mode didn't activate, but I'm not sure if that's a Rom issue or dock.I haven't tried aux out because I use Bluetooth but I can if you want.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lexcyn:
This has yet to be answered.

Where can you purchase this that will (cheaply) ship to Canada? FYI Google Play store will NOT ship this to Canada.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] microbespecialty:
Hi everyone. I have read as many posts as I could, but I don't think anyone has mentioned this problem. I could use some help.

I modded my GSM dock from the Play store so that the volume rocker works perfectly. I can adjust volume and us the power button while the phone is in the dock. The phone even shows charging while in the dock.

This is my problem. I have the phone in the dock and have plugged in a 3.5 mm audio cable into the dock and then I connect that cable to my car's audio jack. The power is plugged in as well. Now, when I play music from my phone, the music comes through my car's speaker but it skips as if the pogo pins are not in good contact w/ the phone.

I am not sure how to fix this because I cannot quite tell what is causing the pogo pins to not be in constant contact. Has anyone else had this problem?

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yegoshin:
Has anyone had their phone restart while in the car dock?

Mine sometimes does when trying to do voice input of txt or address, I still haven't confirmed the exact scenario just curious if anyone else has this issue. I'm on stock 4.1.1 btw using side load of car home.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thackoon:
I am having the same problem. I find that the pins do not make contact once the phone is fully inserted. I can make contact by inserting the phone diagonally (pogo side first), but as soon as I press the phone all the way in, I lose contact. I am using the extended battery. Is this a common issue among people? Is dremeling the entire inside of the dock really the only way to fix this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
Well I ordered my car dock from amazon since google play is out :( I also ordered a deskdock.

I paid a little more for the car dock but its ok as i through it in with my 12 months financing :laugh:

Can't wait to mod these and put those pins to good use :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
This means no additional car features. Right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iconoclastnet:
I doubt anyone will really know for sure until someone actually gets their hands on a final retail unit. But in all likelihood, it'll probably work much like the nexus one. Which means basically when you dock it, the phone recognises that it's docked, recognises it as a "car dock" as opposed to a "desktop dock", and launches an appropriate "car dock app" (or whatever you have configured to respond to that particular intent).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sucker4pa1n:
Did you try shorting or applying a voltage to the center pin? I'm curious how they'd get the phone to acknowledge and automatically go into car mode. Obviously the exterior pins are charging... now to figure out how the center pin works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigbuckschucks:
Sorry i still cant posts links yet. There's a recent post on "the unwired" with quite a few pics of the gsm car dock including 2 screen shots of the phone in car mode.

Google galaxy nexus car dock and it should come up as the top news story
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
I can't find it, is there anyone who finded this picture of the car mode?

EDIT: Finded:

http://www.theunwired.net/?item=photoview-samsung-galaxy-nexus-car-dock-and-hdmi-dock
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
I did not try anything yet with the middle pin. I see the GSM car dock has audio jack, so there must be some way to do that, probably using bidirectional digital signals on middle pin.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phullofphil:
Wait for sprint or att

I think the best way to get this charger with the pin charging is wait for the sprint or att LTE version to come out and hope there not as cheap as Verizon and order the correct charger. I can't believe Verizon did not take advantage of that charger pins when it could and would be a huge selling point. Verizon has had a history atliest my history of not supporting samsung phones very well. This phone has had almost no advertising. Samsung does plenty of advertising for the galaxy s 2. I am sure it has aloft to do with being a google experience phone and either samsung and especially Verizon can't make the money they want with there bloatware and touchwiz. I guess they just try to make there profit on cheap accessories that they sell like they are top notch. There is no way that car dock cost more than about 5 dollars to construct if that in what ever country it is made.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aduane:
The nexus one passed audio to the dock via bluetooth, not through the pins. I imagine the galaxy nexus does it the same way.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DebauchedSloth:
If it's the same as the nexus one, nope. The nexus one just recognized that it was car-docked and then connected to the dock over bluetooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
Bluetooth makes sense and would be how I use the audio, but the european GSM car mount has the 3.5mm audio jack... dunno why if they don't get audio from the 3 pins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgwaste:
the jack servs as an output to your car stereo.

phone bluetooth -> car docking station

docking stations jack -> car stereo

its for people (like me) who dont have bluetooth audio in their cars.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
OK... that does make sense. Also helps explain the $80+ cost for the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DebauchedSloth:
They don't get the audio from the three pins. They detect that they are docked from the three pins, they then auto-pair and send the audio over bluetooth to the dock in question - hence the audio port (and the high price of the dock, BTW.)

This is exactly how the Nexus One worked. It has the same three pins. Probably the dock would work with a GN, if you could manage to get the GN into a N1 dock. Hmmm...

You can see the dock detection code in the kernel source, BTW.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djras111:
I haven't looked at code in years! Are they expecting a High or Low on the detect pin?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mdh007:
Expansys has updated their release date for this - 29th January 2012

Gnex Desk dock I also pre ordered still shows the ETA as 29th February.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mikey:
This what i got when i had asked them: lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bap58:
cartronics has a cardock that looks very similar...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bdubbin:
Has anyone purchased and tried a GSM mount with the LTE version yet? Looks like it's available to ship to USA for about $78... pretty expensive, but available.

I didn't see anyone talk about trying it out... is it too fat? Do the pins line up the same? I would assume these questions would be the only obstacles to overcome.

Here's some more forum talk for ya http://androidforums.com/verizon-galaxy-nexus/461891-verzion-nexus-car-dock.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nomisunrider:
How could someone have tested this when the GSM mount is not available yet???
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cryptiq:
Based on the photoshop of the side-by-side comparison of the GSM and CDMA versions in the androidforums.com thread, it's pretty clear the pins don't line up. I think those of us with the CDMA phones are SOL.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ARchamps:
Care to post a link of the car dock? How much was it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
Sure and actually I looked at the play store with shipping and taxes it comes out to $68. On amazon its 72.95 total so only 4-5 more bucks but slower shipping :laugh:

Here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GJ5S2E/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akows:
Line out too loud

I got my Google Play dock and like others the volume rocker shows the volume changing on the screen but has no effect on the line out. I have the line-out going to a tape adapter and the volume level that it is stuck at is clipping with a lot of distortion. Is there anyway I can turn the volume down?

Are there any cables I can buy that will lower the volume before it hits my stereo? Or any software mods?

This is unusable to me otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Get an inline headphone volume adapter.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00001P4XH/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=75x75&qid=1345164774&sr=8-1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dannyboyni:
Hotword detection google now

Is it possible to enable hotword detection for google now within googles car home application?

So when I put my phone into the dock I can simply say "google" to wake up google now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] the258:
That would be interesting. I know on mine when docked it opens up the S-voice app.

which reminds me, i need to get a pic of it and post it up on the FS section.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onetraakmind:
Did anyone ever solve the clipping/distortion issues with this dock? As described above, the phone sounds great when plugged in via 3.5mm, but sounds loud and distorted through the dock. I can't tell if I have a defective dock, whether I'm getting a bad connection, or whether my phone is defective.

I'm guessing there's a defective DAC in the dock.

Somebody please tell me they've found a solution to the issue or has had better luck with a replacement dock!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fatttire:
I have this problem and its really annoying.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onetraakmind:
You say annoying, but it's really a deal breaker for using the dock at all. I've had it for 2 months and I've literally never used it for more than a couple minutes to test it out with different ROMs and to try to get my phone to push up against the pogo pins more securely.

I contacted the Google Play store within a month of purchasing it, but they are trying to claim it's a problem with my phone and that I need to talk to Samsung. Uhhhh....no. I paid $80 to THEM to get this thing shipped out, and I'm pretty sure it's defective. I've never run into problems with Google before, but this experience has really soured me on ever using the Play store again. They take over a week to respond to emails, and when they do, they try to deflect responsibility.

Anyway, if there are other people having this problem, pleeeeease post and let me know whether it's a permanent problem or intermittent, whether you have a the ATT or VZW GNex, and whether you've tried other phones in the dock (or tried other docks). Would be very helpful to figuring out whether the docks are defective or the phones.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
CAR DOCKS GET THEM WHILE YOU CAN ON AMAZON in U.S!!: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006GJ5S2E/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00

Only 6 more bucks then the play store and eligible for prime!!

Works great on my Sprint Galaxy Nexus, Obviously GSM and Verizon As Well!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vahid2233:
I'm in Canada, just ordered mine from amazon.co.uk. much cheaper. Hoping the best for customs. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Veh...5S2E/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1346167313&sr=8-3
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ionizer5:
am i correct in understanding that w/ the official car dock you can't simply have the speakerphone on it for output and NEED to use a line out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
Not sure about speakerphone but navigation voice guidance plays through the phone's speaker if there isn't a line out cable connected to the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
Yes, I have been having this issue while car docked and using voice input (Google Now, dictation, voice text, Maps), but it doesn't do it all the time. Seems totally random. I'm using Car Home Ultra with Sprint Galaxy Nexus. I never had this issue on ICS. I'm running Perfect Android ROM by jkdillard. I was getting ready to try another ROM, but you say this happens on stock too? Which device do you have?

Edit: I forgot to mention I've already tried all the basics (cleared data, fixed permissions, reflashed, tried a different kernel) all to no avail.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
Well... I would think that you must have modified the dock considering that the dock was not made for your phone.

Is it at all possible that the power button may be slightly depressed and causing this? Seems logical to me. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kraminc:
Anyone noticed there phone not charging once I warms up in this dock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
Nope, the power button is free and clear. Like I said, the issue didn't start until Jellybean. Never had the issue on any ICS ROMs. Not to mention that if the power button was at fault, there would be a plethora of other issues and voice input would be the least of my worries. Logically of course.;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
Well when I first modded it and kept trying to get it to work, one time it rebooted into safe mode cause the volume down or up key was pressed and I think it is a little to snug.

I modded it and recently since I changed roms and kernels, it would give me the sleep of death and I had to pull the battery. Once I tried multiple kernels finally found out my nexus does not take kindly to any kernels except trinity,stock and air kernel.

My car dock has been working fine :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SikkNazty:
i've always wanted a dock for my car. Can't wait for this bad boy!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] LiqudDeth:
Same here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
hmmm... just upgraded to JB and haven't used the car dock since. I'll start testing this theory out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
Thanks. For me, it doesn't reboot every time. I'd say it happens about half the time. If I place my Nexus in the car dock and initiate a voice action successfully, then I usually don't have to worry about it rebooting until the next time i put it in the dock and try to initiate a voice action. Also, when it does reboot, it usually won't reboot again until the next session.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
What specifically are you doing when you say "initiate a voice action". I'll try the same steps. Just running around with it using Car Dock Ultra/Pandora worked w/o issues. Only odd thing I noticed was a voice starting to say the weather then getting cut off when I pulled it out of the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GBPackerFanForLife:
I defiantly want one...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattallica76:
For example, try sending a text via Google Now, or try using Voice Search. Basically anything that requires voice input.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GBPackerFanForLife:
Cheapest I found is 36.00...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
That sounds like the cheap Verizon version without pins
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
I am trying to figure out why this threads topic says "(2012-08-10 Update!)"

Did something happen/change??

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
The OP just added the coming soon info for the play store and told everyone to sign up to receive notifications so google knows we want them.

I got mine off amazon from a U.S seller fulfilled by amazon for 4 bucks more then the play store cause the play store was out and are still out.

Now you can only order them via U.K sellers until they come back to the play store.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Thanks. Can't believe that the play store is still sold out, wtf...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whpsnp:
Just got this dock, it's great and everything but music only comes through the three-pin connection when the charger is plugged in.

Any way to make it work with just the line out cable plugged in?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] virac:
No, internal to the GN is circuitry that only allows charging from the pogo pin. IE the GN can not power a device from these pins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Edit: Nm, I read the above post wrong.

Please delete.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whpsnp:
So this means that even if my phone is fully charged I still have to plug in the charger in order to listen to music through the dock?

Seems a little unnecessary but I guess that's the deal then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
I agree that it is unnecessary, but after playing with it for a few months I have come to the same conclusion. Only other way is to use bluetooth audio.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ace8707:
Has anyone else had the problem with it getting really loose and floppy at the ball joint? Is there a fix for this? It's driving me nuts because the thing just doesn't stay in place and is always tilted down because it's so loose.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quick_:
Is it still lose when you tighten the rear "dial", thats supposed to make it tight/lose depending on the the direction you turn it.

I hope its not lose even with that being tighten? Doesn't bode well for the longevity of this dock...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Knolly:
My screw piece tore out of the ball joint, you could have the same problem developing. I've been meaning just to glue that sucker in with epoxy.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] droidzika:
Delete

Sent from my Galaxy Sexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] whiplash000:
I just got a dock from this Ebay seller, it was a brand new and genuine Samsung dock and for not too bad a price (just over $50 after shipping):

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170906912709

It took just over a week (around 5-6 business days) to reach my home here in the east coast US from the UK.

As soon as I got the sucker, I took a knife to it and carved out the volume buttons. Now it works perfectly! Why oh why didn't they release this in the US??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
I gave up on the accessories a long time ago. I'm not going to spend that much money on what's almost a year old phone that I'm looking to replace shortly. It looks like Samsung also gave the accessory shaft to the Galaxy S III customers. A proper car dock is not a roll of duct tape and wires that is their Universal Dock.

I really want a neat and clean dock for home and the car where the phone can do something useful (GPS, charge, etc) and not slide around and get all scratched up. Having USB cables dangling all over the place is not pretty.

I'm looking forward to another manufacturer having a go at the Nexus brand. Samsung has had their chances (Galaxy S as well) and failed me every time.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SNaReX:
Phone call audio is played through the phone speaker, not sent through the audio out.

This was the reasons that I bought this EXPENSIVE car dock.

Do you have any ideas how to resolve this issue?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1883347
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brownel02:
Had this dock about 4 months or so and for the most part I do like it. I like not having to 'plug' things in and that the wiring can be neatly hidden.

One issue I have found is that if I try to turn the phone off, i.e. quick push of the power button from the dock, that sometimes (70%) it will go into a sleep of death. The only way to get it back is to pull the battery and restart. Anyone else had this happen. It is tough driving at night with the phone shining in your eyes. Yes, I turned down the brightness but what I really want is to turn the phone screen "OFF" while I listen to XM, Slacker, Adam Carolla or whatever.

Any thoughts?

oh, it does this when in car mode or when not in car mode, that does not seem to make any difference.

I am running a VZN Nexus with Car Home V 2.2.1. ROM wise this has happened on CNA 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, DT's M1, AOPK and CM (both ICS and JB flavors) so I don't think it is a ROM issue
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sleuth255:
of course you had it powered up but just checking... The dock will not send audio to audio out unless it is powered.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BeerChameleon:
Sounds like a kernel issue...

I have had multiple problems with getting a kernel that my nexus takes kindly too. I found that it only likes air kernel,Stock,james bond and trinity all other kernel get me sleep of death or random reboots. So try different kernels. BTW my car dock works flawlessly with my Sprint Galaxy Nexus. Used it for a long drive yesterday 6 hours straight :D