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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qnet:
It not coming out that cheap for me for shipping to the U.S. Are you getting yours shipped to the U.S. ? When I click on shipping to the states, it's and additional 25.95 pounds and brings the total to 67.61 pounds. That converts over to about $111.00

I read were you chose USPS priority but, Fedex is the only selection I see.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Order it from expansys-usa.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qnet:
Yeah, I failed! I just figured that out LOL!!

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I just ordered the desk dock. I don't know when I'll get it because I'm not sure it's in stock anymore. I also preordered the car dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] descendency:
I got my desktop dock today and it's a high grade plastic with a nice anti slip bottom. It has a nice heft to it without being heavy. It feels like the dock is perfectly fit to the phone. It stops just short of "clicking" into place, but it almost feels like it could/should because of how close of a fit it is. It's definitely stable. Easy to load and unload. It's a bit pricey for some at 60+shipping. It also doesn't come with a spare micro USB cord which seems kind of cheap.

The one main complaint I have is with Android's clock. It takes forever for it to go into "dark" mode and when it does, the time has an annoying "feature" of moving about and being a bit small (it could be larger). I couldn't find a half decent substitute though... Is there a half decent clock [preferably made for ICS]? Because this dock makes the phone perfect as an alarm clock.

The other complaint I have (also with Android) is that landscape mode is just flat ugly. It ruins most widgets. A few stock ones and well designed ones fair well, but landscape ruins most.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joetang1990:
wow,

it finally comes,

but i dont think it is a good price though:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] f231f:
Press the screen once and it will go somewhat dark, press and hold for 1 second after that and it goes completely dark except for the blue clock. The clock moves around to prevent screen burn-in.

Dock Clock is nice. You can customize the font and size, add weather, date, etc:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gadgetjuice.dockclock
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
Has anybody that has the dock, that also have an HDMI MHL adapter tried connecting the two together via the micro usb to get them to work together?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] f231f:
Video cannot be sent over pogo pins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anfozy:
This dock is soon damn nice but it is abit pricey for what it is, another close my eyes and try not to think about howmuch it cost when I buy it for now this will do lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Its a mi, Mario. Butt stomping your wallet into oblivion.

zippity doo da.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
Aw nuts. I thought I stumbled onto something there. lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anfozy:
if mario is stomping my wallet, samsung is raping and pillaging my pockets for every last cent lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kvizz:
That's sick where did you get that mario?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PTzero:
It's a perfect fit for my phone with the 2000mAh extended battery. No worries.

https://plus.google.com/u/0/104744508404344853707/posts/8pC8afc3CfX
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
I just got my dock. The thing is built like a tank and it's very high quality. Compared to the N1 dock it's not even in the same ballpark.

My fiance isn't home right now so I can't test the LTE version but I doubt it will fit.

I have the audio out hooked up to my system right now and it sounds very good. I'm actually really surprised how good it sounds. However, there is no way to adjust the volume out on the phone. It's either on or off.

There is no way to lock the phone directly when its in the dock. But, you can press home to get back to the home screen and let it timeout. Then, you can press the volume key to wake the phone. Pretty handy.

Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. It may be a bit overpriced, but to a dock junkie like me I'm very pleased.

If anyone has any other questions I'll be happy to answer. I will update my post when I check for the verizon nexus compatibility.

UPDATE: The Verizon LTE Nexus with standard battery does NOT fit in the GSM dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] vishious89:
Much appreciated mate. Question about the Verizon GN LTE you're gonna test with the dock, is it with the stock or extended battery?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Treggs:
I have one on order but could you please describe the audio functions in more detail?

What happens when someone rings? Do I need audio plugged in? Can you have a hands free conversation with the phone still in the dock? Does it only play certain audio out the jack and if so details? Anything else you think is worth mentioning? I plan to have my phone pretty much sitting in this dock at my work desk unless I need to go somewhere. TIA :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You will have to get the HDMI dock for that.

Edit: here is is for the lte version: http://m.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EDD-H1F8BEGSTA
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
General Use: When docked everything switches to landscape. Lock screen (with music controls), launcher, app drawer, etc. The dialer however, doesn't display correctly in landscape. I've attached photos to illustrate what I'm talking about.

Audio: This dock, unlike the Nexus One dock does not pair to bluetooth for audio. I'm guessing the audio is transferred through one of the pogo pins.

When you play music, youtube, etc. the sound comes only from the audio out. Notifications and the phone ringer seem to play from both the phone and audio out.

When playing music, if you adjust the volume from your phone, the levels do not change until you get to zero. It then mutes the audio.

If you take the phone out of the dock while playing music the audio will pause.

If you don't have anything plugged into audio out sound will function as normal.

The manual states to not use the audio jack with headphones.

Phone calls: When the phone rings while in the dock, the orientation will change to portrait. I haven't tested the speaker phone while in the dock but the handset mic is blocked by the dock housing so my guess is it won't work. You can pair the phone to bluetooth and answer calls that way if you want.

I hope that answers most of your questions.

For my initial reaction and other info check this post
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Treggs:
Yep, appreciate it. :)

I was hoping it would work for calls while docked without a headset but I guess looking at the design that was never going to happen. Still it's not like it would be hard to just pick it up.

Looks like CM9 has some extra option in the "dock" menu so I'll have to give them a go when I get my dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
Any chance of having a thin tpu case on the phone and it still fitting into the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
0% chance. The phone is an exact fit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
Does the manual say why you shouldnt do that?

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Thanks for the suggestion, I already purchased the landscape dock (should be coming soon) and a MHL adapter lock (separately) so I thought I'd ask if it was at all possible so I could use the two together.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
No, it says "headphones are not recommended to be used with the desktop dock line-out feature."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Onismurai:
Oh, so if I get this dock I will have to forget every beautiful case I have right now ( 7 I think :o)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] msavic6:
Oh well that sucks, I got a mercury tpu case which has a cut out for the pogo pins, was hoping I could use it with the dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] micks_address:
Is there a simillar dock that will work with a case on? I dont want the hassle of taking off my case everytime i want to doc the phone.. the case i have on has the cutout for the 3 pins to doc..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mp5cartman:
I would like to buy this but anybody tried plugging in a MHL adapter on the usb port in the dock? So it could have HDMI, Line out and micro usb for charging or data?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] john014:
If your talking about the desktop dock, this wont work as the physical micro USB port on the phone is not connected to the dock, it uses the pogo pins to charge the phone only.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mprziv:
Very strange, my GSM Gnex does not enter Dock Mode when charging in the dock.

On AOKP ROM with trinity kernel
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] f231f:
Is it 4.0.4?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mprziv:
Yeah, sure is. Very weird.

I can enter dock mode by going into the clock app...just doesn't enter it automatically.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
Try a different rom/kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
Can you please check the output amperage? Is it 1A like the official charger or 500 mA like any other 5$ eBay dock out there?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sansnil:
You need to have Android 4.0.4 for the stock clock to work. You could try Gentle Alarms (trial version through Market) which has an internal setting to react to docking but I'm not sure if that will work without 4.0.4 either I'm afraid.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
It charges quickly and the status menu says A/C. My guess would be 1A.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
If it charges from 0 to 100 in 1 hour and a half, then it is 1A. If it does it in 3 hours, then it is 500mA. Also, thanks for the input, this really helps us, undecided people.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I thought it didn't come with charger?

bow chicka wow wow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daverab:
Oh boy. So I have a GSM Galaxy Nexus with 4.0.2. It won't upgrade to 4.0.4 OTA. I may end up forcing it after this mess.

Behavior in the dock is all over the place. At first it put the home screen in a mode where it can rotate, even do a 180 even after pulling it from the dock. After about 5 tries it asked what I wanted to do to complete the action (presumably docking), either Clock or tunein. I said clock. Well now low and behold, my home screen is now the clock. No software settings to reset that. Had to reboot the phone to get back normal behavior. I am a fan of keeping my primary phone stock, but yeesh.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
It doesn't. I plugged my nexus one charger into mine.

Just flash the stock google images with fastboot for 4.0.4.

http://code.google.com/android/nexus/images.html
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] anfozy:
sorry for the late reply didnt see the post got it from amazon, ebay is selling them for something ridiculous $40 and up
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] daverab:
Thanks for the heads up. Turns out I had the yakjuxw setup, hence it wasn't updating via google. Now I've got it back to stock yakju software. Guess that's what I get for overnighting an unlocked gsm phone from Singapore that actually was in a box with Polish writing on the back and the manual also in polish.

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Back on topic: Now that it's 4.0.4 it works 100% instead of every 5th or 6th try on docking. For those curious about <4.0.4, don't bother with it. You need 4.0.4 for it to work correctly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dictate:
Ordered one from The Source. I figure if I don't like it, I'll just return it. Sounds useful though.

Swyped from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Treggs:
Is everyone else just waiting for expansys USA to get stock in? I ordered on the 13th and it been 6 days... sigh. UK has stock but want to charge me 40 pounds to ship to Oz. Screw that. Hurry up Expansys!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
sorry. have to slightly correct you as i just got mine. true the dialer doesn't display correctly when docked. click on the orange bar and the rest is self explanatory. during calls, you're on speakerphone. from the phone sadly. clicking on speakerphone icon doesn't change anything. if you adjust the volume from your phone, volume does in fact change. it is about half a second delay but it does in fact work well. i personally will be changing volume from my receiver so this should not be a big deal depending on your needs. i didn't see anything in the manual about not using headphones, but i might've missed it. i would go further though to say, i can tell the signal output is very solid so it probably isn't a good idea to use headphones. you might blow them, especially if they're very sensitive.

i am unsure how audio is played out. i don't see any sign of bluetooth being used. it is hard to say if sound is going through that one pin. i personally would think not but it is not impossible. i am stumped because i don't believe it's going through that pin, but otoh, music plays instantly when docked.

but what is more perplexing and pissing me off is i have to start playing music first before i dock, if i want the clock. if i dock first then play music from my widget on homescreen then i can't get the clock because my screen times out and then turns off. i then hit volume button to wake up screen and i'm present with landscape lockscreen and no music controls, i then unlock, start music, wash rinse repeat.

no options from play music or power amp for dock. have played with everything that might affect outcome of previous paragraph and no dice.

also, there is a dock setting if you are on 4.0.4. i have two options. audio setting for dock and play sound when docked. my audio settings are grayed out. wtf? WTF?

btw, if anybody curious the dock is cool. aside from the small problems mentioned above, well worth the $60 to save some wear and tear on my usb port and get a stronger signal, thus better sound from the dock as opposed to 3.5 mm jack to l/r rca jacks on my denon receiver. sound is really better from the dock for some reason. must be the high performance mode which i don't have in my kernel.

also note i am running 4.0.4 stock google yakju rom and almost stock kernel. i have ogdobber's stock kernel that allows undervolting. don't know what else to say. if you're sitting on the fence about this because the price is a little too high, get it. for the premium sound and save your usb port. that is if you plan on keeping the phone awhile. if you're also sitting on the fence about a future phone, you may as well pass.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SKYLINESSUCK:
I just got mine today. Nice quality. One thing that may or may not be interesting. I was playing with it in the parking lot of the post office and my phone started playing music via bluetooth over my car stereo as normal. I think plugged in the dock to my car charger and put the phone in it. The music never stopped the whole way home. I think somebody mentioned not having sounds over BT when its plugged in is why I mentioned it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Treggs:
That's good to know. I normally have my gnex sitting on my desk and connected via bluetooth to my desktop computer. Makes the music come out of my computer speakers :)

I was pretty sure it would work in the dock and this confirms it, thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeffreytz:
Audio is "line out"

The reason you shouldn't plug headphones into the dock's 3.5mm jack is because it's supposedly a true "line out" jack, meaning line level output. That's also why the volume controls on the phone don't change the volume level. It's just like some portable CD players (old school) that had both headphone jacks (variable volume output) and line-out (line level so you could hook up to your stereo amp or PC line in card). When using line-level output you use the volume control of the device you've piped into.

I really like this dock, it looks fantastic sitting on my desk. My GNx (yakju) is still sitting at 4.0.2 so I guess I'm going to unlock the bootloader and flash the 4.0.4 image this weekend since it refuses to update OTA and the dock is really a waste without it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I don't have any problems changing volume on my phone in dock. Not as much control as my receiver but works.

bow chicka wow wow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] -=Chinpoko Mon=-:
Let us know if they give you the correct dock. The picture looks correct but the stated manufacturer part number refers to the vertical HDMI dock instead (EDD-H1F2BEG).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
The stated manufacturer part number (270SAEDDH1F2BEG) refers to the landscape dock, not the HDMI dock.

http://www.thesource.ca/estore/prod...&category=CellularAccessories&product=8001740
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] -=Chinpoko Mon=-:
EDD-H1F2BEG refers to the HDMI dock.

EDD-D1F2BEG is the landscape dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Sorry, my mistake. Looks like you are right.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
so what's up with the audio setting in dock settings? how come it is grayed out?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] guido.rosso:
I ordered 2 of these docks over two weeks ago from Expansys. I finally received the shipment a few days ago, only to discover that they sent me the wrong docks! Checked my order and I definitely selected the right items. They screwed up and shipped the wrong items. Now they expect me to pay $50+ to ship the items back to them, even though it was their mistake. Ridiculous customer service. :mad:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Talk to Corey. Look up the expansys thread and pm him. But he might not be active on forums since expansys and other exporters were hot hot hot when nexus was shipping. Try emailing him or asking over phone. Tell him xda sent ya.

bow chicka wow wow.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
You are right -- it is the HDMI dock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] guido.rosso:
Hey, can't seem to find the thread you're talking about. Can you PM me his contact info, if you have it? As it currently stands, their support is still refusing to pay for the return shipment. I paid $176 USD for two docks, they sent me the wrong docks, and now they expect me to pay $50+ to send the wrong ones back before they'll ship the correct ones to me. Ridiculous.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
all i know is corey l is a rep for expansys on xda. you can try pm'ing him though i doubt he answer. he was here for the gnex drama. brandi king is the only contact i have in my email. pm me if you want her email. or make a stink about it publicly here. they might notice and take care of you. that is bad business to send you wrong item and make you pay for shipping back. seriously, email them and let them know you'll let xda know the situation in a dedicated thread. chances are they'll buckle then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Anybody's dock settings accessible in the menu? Mine are not when using dock.

sent with 3g courage. better recognize.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] E15i:
If dock settings we talking about, can you guys post a screenshot of the options you have there?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Wish I could. It is grayed out. Only thing open is dock insertion sound and that is just a tick option.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dictate:
Ordered today from Expansys.ca, already shipped out via Fedex. Should be here Friday. Overall, very pleased with service so far.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Corey L:
Send me your order ref and I will look into the issue here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
I just received my order for two landscape docks. Ordered on April 23rd, arrived April 25th. Super fast shipping!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Mine took a couple days to process and couple more when it shipped. Well worth it though. Saves USB port and I can transfer files wirelessly with astro Bluetooth.

sent with 3g courage. better recognize. 4g courage coming soon. stock up on diapers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] robjamar:
Can you link it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] E15i:
http://support.google.com/ics/nexus/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=168598
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
I am talking about when the phone is docked I don't have access to dock settings. None.

sent with 3g courage. better recognize. 4g courage coming soon. stock up on diapers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] worminater:
Any idea how to get the GSM pogo dock in the USA? No one will ship it that I can find.. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
What are you talking about? Expansys is shipping the GSM "pogo pin" dock. I received two of them from them... for my GSM GNex.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
I've had charging issues with the pogo pin dock. See here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1619716

Anyone else have this problem?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nawfboy09:
So i found a link where you can order the CDMA pogo dock directly from Samsung (for the i515) but the thing is, why is the CDMA version $90 compared to the GSM version which is $55. That is outrageously overpriced for a dock and disappointed on how Samsung and Verizon have dropped the ball on this. If anyone wants to give it ago here is the link:

https://mobile.samsung.com/accessor...amsung.com//us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories

I'm sure it will say back-ordered or out of stock who knows.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mad_vtak:
ROFL, almost $100 for a dock. C'mawn samsung you can do better than this
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dictate:
Received the dock today. Overall very impressed with Expansys and the shipping. Very quickly processed and shipped, considering it said "usually ships in 5 days" when ordering. (For reference, ordered Tuesday the 24th, and it arrived Friday the 27th.)

4.03 works with the dock, however, the volume keys don't seem to wake the device. I won't be upgrading to 4.04 until AOKP reaches Milestone 5, which will hopefully be shortly. I believe that 4.04 will allow the volume keys to wake the device.

Very pleased with the dock overall.

EDIT: Should have looked closer. Volume key wake in ROM control. Just wish I could automagically enable/disable it depending on if the phone was on the dock or not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheTinRam:
Great thread! Probably the most comprehensive info about the dock available anywhere. Thanks to everybody for the updates.

Can anybody confirm if the line out is toslink after all? As was mentioned, there is such as think as a 3.5 mm toslink / analog port. The Airport Express has this.

If it is toslink I may actually pay the ridiculousness high $90 for the i515 version.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] salem_christ:
I got the dock. The instructions say "using an audio cable that has a 3.5mm stereo plug or an optical cable, connect the speakers to the line out port on the desktop dock". There is only one hole. The box says analog/digital.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] E15i:
Yes, you will need 3.5 to optical adapter, or just buy 3.5 to optical cable, many manufacturers use 3.5 that doubles as optical.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Roaders:
I've got this dock and it is nicely made but it doesn't really do what I want.

I have 2 problems with it:

Firstly I find it very annoying that it locks each time I put the phone in. I would much rather it just stayed in whatever state it was.

Secondly and more annoyingly is that fact that you aren't supposed to use headphones with it. That's basically why I got it so the phone can sit charging on my desk whilst I listen to it with my headphones. The line out is ok with my headphones but there is no way to control the volume.

Of course because of the way the dock holds the phone there is no way I can plug my headphones into the phones jack.

Any suggestions to this? I don't want to have to buy a headphone amp! What headphones can anyone recommend that would work with this dock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
That is weird, because mine does NOT lock. It stays in whatever state it is in when I insert it.

I agree with you there. Poorly thought out.

There must be plenty of headphones that have volume controls, no?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quahog_convo:
https://play.google.com/store/devic...dhbGF4eV9uZXh1c19oc3BhX3BvZ29fZGVza19kb2NrIl0.

Play store sells them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alpine:
The analog audio out is line level. I think the pogo pins transmit spdif digital to the dock. The dock then sends this to toslink if you have one installed, or sends it out as analog line level after a DAC conversion inside the dock.

So it is designed to send audio to a separate amp. You'll need a headphone amp to control headphones. I can recommend the Fiio E17 - excellent sound quality.