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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schwarznavy:
I wrote an email to Verizon about this about a week go. One passage: "The FIVE star rating of the device, then, appears to be deceptive. You are a company that I recently signed up for committing an early termination with T-Mobile. I made this shift because I thought that Verizon would be a better fit for me and my family. In light of this deception I'm beginning to think this decision might have been wrong."

I went on to request two things: they cease deceptive marketing and accurately represent customers reviews or remove the reviews feature; and collaborate with Samsung to provide the product that their customers have been requesting, as evident through the reviews.

I got a personal call from the Verizon employee today. She said that on her browser the stars are not filled in for the mount. While she was on the phone, I went back to the page and saw that they ARE filled in...all lying FIVE of them.

She said she'll check on a personal computer (not one bound by work security settings) and that she'll follow up with the appropriate department to make sure everything is accurately represented on the site.

We'll see ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nuchdog:
Thankyou for that!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
I posted the link to the car dock on reddit and how Verizon is being deceptive on Reddit:

http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/q8otp/verizon_wireless_deceptively_gives_their/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] flatlander:
schwarznavy, the problem is not that Verizon is manipulating the score total. There is an error on that page; try inspecting the stars element in Chrome.

The "starRatingMd" div has a child with a class of "_1". I thought this looked a little strange, so I looked at some other products that show up correctly. They have classes of "stars_3_5" or "stars_4". So I edited the live element, changed its class to "stars_1", and lo and behold, the mount shows 1 star filled in.

This is almost certainly a bug, and should be reported as such. It's a far cry from manipulation, however.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kami585:
I received mine today and it fits the GSM version and can charge. I can't get the audio out to work on stock 4.0.2 though. Anyone got audio out working?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Are you referring to the car dock or the desk dock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kami585:
Sorry, just re-read. I am talking about the desk dock. Long day :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] schwarznavy:
Unless the wrong coding was done on purpose. Now that their attention is on it, we'll see if the bug is corrected.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chidychi:
Expansys is giving us two more weeks...

Expansys is reporting that Samsung pushed the release another two weeks.

I think Expansys is just trying to keep us hoping...

Thread
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] imompero:
Can you give a description on how you did that? i tried programming a nfc tag to put the phone in car mode and nothing happened.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Try the app NFC ReTag https://market.android.com/details?id=com.widgapp.NFC_ReTAG_FREE&feature=search_result

It doesnt change anything on the tag. It recognizes a unique tag and execute actions you set on your device. That way, you can reuse old hotel keycards or even antitheft stickers on clothes you bought.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Nice! Being able to reuse tags ia genius. Thanks for link.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablonyc2:
I emailed Expansys about the GSM car dock and they stated that they just received word today that it would not be released until mid to end of March.

Hopefully since the desk dock is out this next to roll out!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
By the time it comes out, it'll be time to ditch the Galaxy Nexus for the Jellybean showcase Nexus device... :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aphexjuggalo:
Anybody got the desktop dock yet try plugging it in to a car charger? Thinking I could maybe just mount that thing to the dash...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dB Zac:
Sure but it will pull up the clock, not car Horne
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iconoclastnet:
... and nine months later we'll finaly see a dock for that device. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
LOL!!!!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sarg92:
Are there any advantages with the official car dock over getting a cheap dock and programming some NFC tags?

Would just any other dock provide enough charge to the handset whilst GPS, maps, etc is all being used over the official dock?

I remember reading that the Nexus One car dock provided much more charge to the handset when in use compared to unofficial microUSB docks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Pretty much just being able to snap the phone into the dock without fighting cords and the official dock provides more power. You also get audio out from the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HideYoKids:
Laugh, but this is actually true for me! lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Attrition:
Lame, that's close to half of what I paid for the phone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cwoggon:
Dammit Samsung, give me a [real] car dock! I'm sick of plugging my phone into my Aux port and setting it on my passenger seat...

/cry
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jatinps:
this is one of the biggest reasons holding me back from buying this phone. I love my google nexus one, but heavily rely on the car dock for gps, calls and music. Want a google official nexus phone but not without the car kit!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
The n1 car dock definitely put out some juice. I can't remember it ever falling behind even with pretty much every radio and feature turned on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Tricked my Gnex into full AC charging by soldering middle 2 pins of 12V cig lighter USB plug. Its quick, easy, and cheap.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
I have one of the kingston "bullet" looking car chargers, and I have been thinking about modifying the cable I use in my car to do this. Did you solder the pins in the cable connector or the actual charger socket? I cant find the best way to do this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmoralize:
You can buy a small car charger right from Amazon that has 2 USB ports and puts out a full 1A to each. Same as what your wall charger puts out. No need to solder anything. The dock has nothing to do with it. It's all about the charger that you buy. Just try to check the rating before you buy a car charger. Most are only .5A (500mA) which is akin to charging via USB on a computer. Get a full 1A (1000mA) or higher and you'll be rolling strong.

This is the one I use, but you can probably shop around and maybe find a cheaper one. Plus, to be fair, I haven't tested this with the GNex to confirm if it does indeed kick it to "AC" charging mode. I'm just going by experience that it seems to charge quickly. I haven't used my GPS much due to lack of a proper goddamn dock!

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-2-Port-Charger-Output-Black/dp/B00511PS3C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330699921&sr=8-1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diablonyc2:
I am in the same boat! I have a place for the dock all ready!

I hope it makes the phone's GPS come alive...I used copilot (with it on the center armrest) and it was inaccurate. Google Nav was better. I hope it is because of position of the phone.

Loved my iphone tomtom dock. low profile and boosted GPS. Didn't love my iPhone. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Not actually. My charger outputs 1 amp on the USB plug. But, if you use a cable that doesnt have the data pins shorted, your phone will only "see" it as a USB connection and the kernel will limit the draw to 500 mA. I use Battery Monitor Widget Pro and its easy to tell what "charge mode" the kernel is in.

but, if I use a cable that has the data pins shorted on it, the phones kernel will do an "AC connected" charge, and allow the full 1A draw on the car charger.

So really, the cable you use is more important than the charger itself most of the time. My friend has one of the iPad supporting chargers that output around 1.5 to 2A and when I use my ghetto shorted cable, my GNex will pull around 1200 to 1300 mA when charging on it.

I was asking how he shorted the data pins on his since I really dont like to use the ghetto cable I hacked up for testing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 4Pr3mier:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VYBCAY?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1

If you don't want to mess with your charger or nice USB data cables. It is a bit expensive though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
Why is every link to a Samsung product page on this thread 404?!

Also, just my $0.019, but I am guessing that we are still waiting for this because the car mode app and 4.0.3 are not officially released yet?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Awesome find. Thanks for the link, I may get one of those. I wonder if Monoprice has anything similar.

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Well damn. Spoke with a Monoprice rep, and they only have this charge only cable right now:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=8310&seq=1&format=2

To bad its a janky retractable one :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moterbiker:
The Verizon branded charger that has the 2nd USB plug built into it charges the phone in AC mode when plugged into the coiled cord. If you plug a USB cable into the second port it changes to USB charging.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
Some car chargers with USB ports do short d+ and d- internally allowing the use of a standard USB data cable in AC charging mode (I have one from radio shack). I don't understand why they don't all do this. Chargers with a fixed connection to the cable are almost always going to have only +5V and GND wires in them, thus charging as AC.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 4Pr3mier:
Hey thanks for that link. I may get that one to charge in hotel rooms
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
I have the Kingston bullet one too. On the flat face, pry up the dark transparent sticker to get access to two tiny torx screws, undue those. Gently pull then pry the plastic cap ring free. Unscrew the metal plunger ring from the bottom. Gently pry apart the two clamshell halves.

Once you have the circuit board out, trace the two middle pins from inside the USB female two the other side of the board. They are very close, so you only need 1 tiny drop of solder to short them together.

Let cool, reassemble in reverse. Its plug and play "AC" charging after that.Use any micro usb data cable.

Let me know if you need pictures.

There is something about the USB standart that specifies the resistance between the D+ and D- should have greater than 200 Ohm resistance to distinguish between logic 1 and 0, and the the self test devices perform check this resitance to see whats plugged in to the USB port. We just bring that resistance to 0 with the solder, and the devices can draw full current. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quentin0:
I just want to say how outrageously stupid this situation is. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but this is absolutely silly. You release a phone with this surprisingly useful and simple feature that accessories can utilize, but no accessories are released to use them? It's in THEIR best interest to release some good accessories...a lot of people on this forum are like "Samsung, shut up and take my money!!" Even if they priced this elusive car dock at $150, an absolutely absurd price, more than a few users of this phone would buy it the day it came out because a car dock that utilizes the pogo pins + bluetooth functionality is something that we want.

Everyday that the accessories are delayed, the less people will want to buy them...they may get another phone, or they may learn to live without. You'd think that they'd want to make those accessories available from day one just to capture those impulse buys (where we buy a ton of accessories for the phone we just bought). For a phone that's so highly regarded by the Android community and the highest rated Android phone since the OG droid, it does NOT get much love from Samsung or Verizon (or Google when talking about the cdma model, ha ha). I'm beginning to feel that we're lucky Verizon and Samsung have allowed it to be so easy to unlock/root, even though it's a Nexus device.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SNaReX:
Still are we waiting for Samsung Galaxy Nexus GSM dock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kyler13:
I believe you can thank Apple for this. I know that my Griffin dual USB charger (1A on each port) does not have the data pins shorted and only provides 500mA per port. It's sold/marketed as a high current iPhone charger, and indeed it'll supply the iPhone with 1A on either port. It's well documented that you can crack it open and solder the data pins with a jumper wire to enable full 1A charging for your devices (did this and now my GN charges like it's on an AC charger) but you do this at the expense of any iDevice now only seeing 500mA max. So from a business standpoint, it comes down to who you market to, and seemingly every manufacturer has gravitated to inundating folks with iPhone compatible accessories. I like to think that the Apple community, on average, is way more technologically handicapped. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ShannonPricePhoto:
I bought two Samsung car chargers for the galaxy tab... they are 2 amps and charge super fast. :-)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cwoggon:
I check this thread everyday and everyday I leave disappointed.

I've been (being?) Samsung'd...

Though overall I enjoy my GNex, this issue and the issues with the radio really have me questioning whether or not I will buy another Samsung phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kenorn:
New release date...

Looks like Expansys has a new release date: March 15, 2012 (Originally Feb 28)

With the speculation that the accessory delay was software related, could we see 4.0.5 before March 15th? (assuming the dock actually releases on March 15th)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] albrnick:
Humm... I also got the GN Pro Clip mount, and using an NFC tag, however there seems to be too much space from the phone to the tag (Is like a pinky fingers width on the mount), and the phone doesn't see the tag.

Would power/distance scan-able vary from tag to tag?

Thanks!

-Nick
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SNaReX:
Will it work for GNEX GSM version?

If yes can you give me the link?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] halo0:
Man, pro clip looks pretty decent, but $90 + shipping is pretty ridic. Does it do the full AC charge?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kenorn:
http://www.expansys-usa.com/google-nexus-prime-android-smartphone-unlocked-16gb-224148/

Scroll down to accessories. It's listed on the far right column. It's only for pre-order right now. And yes, this is the GSM with Pogo pins.

I'm getting increasingly impatient...but I've waited this long...what's 2 more weeks?......
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] halo0:
I don't suppose anyone has any inkling whether this will work with the extended battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Its odd that they say in big bold letters:

I have a Verizon Nexus, and I am really tempted to see if it actually fits and works (once the update to 4.0.4 is out at least).

Upon further investigation we find this link from Samsung about its compatibility:

http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00045395&fm_seq=46045#

WTF Samsung and Verizon? Get your stuff together?!!???!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kenorn:
There are a few threads talking about CDMA Galaxy Nexus compatibility with this GSM Vehicle dock. In terms of pogo pin location on the actual CDMA and GSM devices, it seems they are in the exact same spot.

This leads me to believe that the minor extra thickness of the CDMA GN will prevent it from snapping into the GSM vehicle dock. If this is the case, I can kiss goodbye to the GSM Genuine 2000mah extended battery I was planning on getting too.

But...I wouldn't be surprised that once the GSM dock is release, there will be mods to fit the CDMA GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Attrition:
I agree, Utterly BS!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] big samm:
I ordered this last Friday... The one for the note have a dedicated usb port for the note. The one for the gnex has no usb port, you have to plug the charger via the phone... No 3 pin inside the car dock! This one is going back to the store!

Sent from my SGH-I717M
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trueislander:
So after the frustration of weeks upon weeks of uncertainty, then Samsung saying they're gauging consumer demand for a CDMA(LTE/Verizon) version of the POGO pin Car Dock I reached out. I emailed the Engadget editors (as in all of their Mobile division AND Contributing editors. If you'd like to do the same w/ other tech blogs, or Engadget for that matter here's the link to it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10mxRlketZkp2sE9AKRcfcHTAXvZNBzI1eiWA4ESxPuQ/edit

Edit: I have enabled comments on the Google Doc for any suggestions so I don't get inundated with PM's!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Thanks for this, do you know where we can find the emails for Engadget contacts easily?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trueislander:
http://www.engadget.com/about/

http://gizmodo.com/about/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SNaReX:
I hope this will be compatible with extended battery. Have you guys heard anything about this matter?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BooDaddy:
Its probably safe to assume that the extended battery is not going to fit. Simple because Samsung is saying that the CDMA version of the exact phone will be to thick to fit the GSM mount, and thats a very tiny size difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
Could be just communication breakdown between engineering and marketing (maybe even legal) bc both my GSM and my wife's LTE fit in my vzw car dock modded with pogo pins and both make contact, so it's definitely possible to make a dock for both. The way the vzw dock holds the phone it's as if it grips around the front making the distance from the screen to the contacts the only one that matters (as opposed to thickness in the back of the phone).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] grinchyyy:
Just read something about Verizon getting the 16gb version of the GN on April 5th. I wonder if Samsung is holding the LTE version of the car dock because of this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BBruin66:
If you got the starter pack from Tagstand.com try the ones that are thicker and black, works for me great. Here's the specific one.

http://www.tagstand.com/collections...-metal-proof-nfc-sticker-circle-30mm-diameter
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] J3ff:
Guys, this is status Quo for Samsung.

I bought a Samsung Epic when they first came out.... grabbed the car dock right after.

Plugged it in and WHAT'S THIS?? The audio out doesnt work... Ok dig around all the NEW car docks have a sticker that say "will not work till android 2.3 or newer is installed"

Ok well FFS that's awesome.

2.3 comes out, I happily update my phone and SKIP WITH GLEE to my car! I'm ready to just drop it in the dock and have audio transferred to my car radio.

Update, run out to the car, click it in and WHAT THE ****?! Nothing!!! No sound.. they updated stuff but did NOT hold up to their end of the bargain.

6 or so months later they rolled out an update to fix it, but this was after waiting 6 months of owning the phone.

SO now I'm psyched, I'm like "WOW the phone works like it should." I go out to the car.........and guess what. The dock audio is different then if you plug it into the headset audio.

The audio coming out of the dock sounds like pure **** even when I plug it into my car that has an amp. It's a well documented FACT that samsung is AWFUL when it comes to car docks/desk docks, etc...

Don't be surprised if this takes forever to get working and then doesn't work 100% right.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erikjonpeterson:
My custom built car dock.

I couldn't take it anymore so I designed and built my own car dock. I have the luxury of having a 3d printer so it was fairly easy although I went through 3 prototype builds before getting it perfect. I added a micro USB port instead of hard wiring the cable to the POGO pins and tried to design it as close to the mythical OEM design as I could. I also built it to fit with the extended battery. I'm not sure how well it will hold up especially during the hot months of the summer (the material gets soft at high temps) but for now it's great having a fully functional car dock for my phone albeit a very expensive one!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oneeyedjoe:
1. Make another prototype

2. Send to seido for mass production

3. ???

4. Profit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] redrapt0r:
This man's got the right idea!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GrdLock:
This isn't related to the 3-pin dock specifically, but I saw this question asked many times in this thread, and never saw a for sure answer.

I bought the regular non 3-pin car mount from Verizon with my GN.

I just got the Samsung extended battery in today.

The Samsung car mount DOES work with a GN that has an extended battery. It fits great.

Just thought I'd confirm this in case it hasn't been confirmed in this thread yet (I'm sure it may have and I just didn't read the whole thread, but oh well).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yzf600:
Could you post your files over on thingiverse for others with access to a 3d printer to use?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erikjonpeterson:
PM me and I'll give you a link to dl them.

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Also, I started started a new thread on this so please post any questions or requests there. Thanks.

The thread is "custom 3d printed car dock"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bike2deth:
Forget the car dock...I want a 3d printer now!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] erikjonpeterson:
Absolutely the coolest piece of tech available!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kenorn:
Update on GSM Vehicle dock release date

It has been moved from mid March to April 4th, 2012. (expansys)

I believe so far we've seen the release slide from January through to April. I have little hope April 4th will hold as the date approaches.

Sigh.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bongd:
For the love of crumbcake, I still can't believe there's no freaking car dock. I've tried pushing all my out of town appointments and trips as far away as I could but I'm travelling soon and desperately need one.

What a huge inconvenience! I love my Galaxy Nexus but this is ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] trueislander:
April 1st would've been more appropriate.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spovat:
what's ridiculous is expansys playing the hope game by postponing the release by two weeks each time the date approaches.. it's blatantly clear at this point that they have no idea when, if ever, it'll be released so the fact that they're insulting the intelligence of their customers as opposed to announcing an indefinite launch date is pretty disgusting. the latter would be the appropriate pr/customer service move. disappointing...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Attrition:
f-this, I'm buying that cheap dock and modding it...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
Cheap? Lulz, hope you don't mean the vzw dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oneeyedjoe:
well it's definitely cheap when it comes to functionality...

I'm going this route too...I already have BT in my car so I don't really need the audio-out from the dock. I should be able to get everything I need just by adding pins for power and sticking an NFC tag on it. It'll be a little worse visually, what with the wires showing, but I can live with that.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] johnhimm:
It's a PITA getting the phone in and out of the cheap dock, this is one area where I miss my Droid X dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] detonation:
Really? If you need one that bad just buy a generic universal car mount. Been using this one with my Droid X and GNex for the last year and a half.

http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10840&cs_id=1084001&p_id=5272&seq=1&format=2

I use it in portrait and set it a little tighter than the width of the phone and just slide the phone in everyday.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] oneeyedjoe:
I'm finding this to be true, but something tells me it won't be any different for the dock with the built-in pogo pins.

I modded the crappy VZW dock this weekend with pogo pins and so far so good!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Takophiliac:
D:

Why's it say it's not compatible with verizon i515?

If you search google with site:www[dot]expansys-usa[dot]com nexus the second link that comes up is the car dock coming in early april. I'd post a link, but i can't.