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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Aux-out cables shipping now for xProDock

Hello everyone, today (yes, for real!) we shipped out the first batch of the now "mythical" USB/aux-out charging cable. The rest will be shipped within the next 5 business days, with big loads going out daily. New orders placed online (Amazon or our website) will receive the aux-out cable immediately from today. If you have purchased the xProDock for Samsung you will receive additional details via email.

We are also including a new and improved "ChargingArm" cable that is slightly more "stiff" compared to the previous one. Once you have "bent" it into the right position it will stay very nicely in place and make insertion easier. This updated Arm is sent to everyone that ordered the xProDock for Samsung in the past from us or from AndroidCentral.com

The new 9ft cable also has good charging efficiency (considering the length) with about 30%+ charging per hour using a standard 1 Amp car charger. This result on Galaxy S3 with the iBOLT Dock'n Drive app active and screen "on". We recommend using our App (or Ulysse Speedomter or CarHome Ultra) as the background is mostly black and the background light (and thus battery consumption) is very minimal.

For anyone using the aux-cable, remember to go into "Settings-Accessory" and turn on the external speaker and Desktop Home options in order for any DockMode application to work properly as well as the sound to the car-speakers. Again, sound is ONLY coming from the Apps to the speakers, NOT from the phone calls as Samsung firmware does not allow this so you must use a Bluetooth hands-free solution for phone calls.

Also, we are working daily on the Dock'n Drive App with a major bug fix plus some new features expected to be launched in the next two weeks. We will also remove the note about time limit as the App will remain free for now.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sshafranko:
Sweet..thank you

Sent from GNII by TapII
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] finalhit:
will this shipment come with the replacement MHL dongle? I believe you guys promised those as well, since the first batch you sent out do not work.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] drexappeal:
I recommend getting a proclip Mount and a garmin ball joint attachment from amazon. The proclip mounts are car specific, but really worth the money IMO. Depending on your car, there should be proclip Mount setups that are designed to mount in from of the vent.

Posted from my G-Note II.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daviderickson:
Hmmm so people ordering from Amazon today are getting this cable before those that ordered this dock 4 months ago and are not in the first batch? Does that seem wrong to you at all?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
Dude there doing there best they can. Atlease there standing behind there product and updating it and gave us a app to fix our dock issue because Samsung screwed us
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
I think when he said the first batch shipped today he meant those are going to people who have already purchased it, and any new orders from Amazon will also come with the new cable, so you'll still be getting it pretty soon.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Finalhit, we will send out replacement MHL dongles next week to the ones that received the previous version. Although it does work but we sent out a video showing how you had to remove the plastic around it. We are super busy getting the aux-out cables this week.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Drexappeal, mounting the xProDock on a ProClip vent mount is working well. Please note that we are offering a popular "AMPS" plate with a ball joint that is intended for anyone wanting to use a KUDA leather mount or any type of pedestal mount etc. See images here.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
my son bought me one from Amazon last week for my birthday, and he just got an email saying they are shipping the cable in the next day or 2...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] TwiztedIndian:
I never received the MHL dongle the first time around...

Will I be receiving mine when the proper batch comes out?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] pyo:
Anxious for a review on the mysterious cable!

My main concern is, will it work with custom roms? CleanRom to be specific? Custom Kernals?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Achayan:
The xprodock is sagging now . can't hold the weight of the zerolemon :(
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
i dont have the mystery cable yet, but I have been using the app with what came with the mount for a week or so..so far, TW roms work with no problems, but AOSP roms cause the phone function to FC on occasion...using perseus kernels on the TW roms, so the kernel doesnt seem to matter, its just the AOSP roms and the app dont seem to want to play nice all the time, particularly the phone function.

I pair the phone via BT in my acura MDX, and it works as expected with TW roms..
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
Admittedly poor pic, but better than a Sasquatch video. I present to you the "Mystical Unicorn Cable", or MUC.

Complete with Sam2 usb reinforced end that must be used per instructions. It puts my CM nightly rom into daydream mode so who knows, maybe I'll get audio out?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
wow, looks just like I imagined it would.....

the Ibolt app, while nice as it is, doesnt play nice with some of the cm10.1 roms, especially fc'ing when phone calls are made through the interface..

Maybe it will be different once I get this cable!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
I also just got the usb aux cable and I must say holly **** this thing is as long as my car!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] finalhit:
that's what she said
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
They did say it would be 9ft long.

I'm just wondering when it'll be available for purchase separately. There's nothing about it on their website yet.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
Now I'm wondering what do I do with all that extra slack
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Have you been able to try it out yet? I've found a similar cable on ebay thanks to a thread here on XDA and I'd like to know whether or not these cables work on CM based ROMs before buying one.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Suicidal Chicken:
Any online stores for the UK?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
It's available on amazon but out of stock until the 30th of April, apparently.

£34.95 + £9.95 delivery though. For that price I'd rather get one of the Arkon mounts that Vectron reviewed.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
The 9ft cable will be available as a separate purchase in about 4 weeks on Amazon. The whole point of a long cable is to offer the option of putting the phone on the left side of the steering wheel, where it's out of the way and yet very close to the driver. I have mine there and I would never keep it in the middle of the windshield but it's a personal choice:) If you place it on the left the cable can be tucked into the door molding and run UNDER the floor mat and over to the center console area where the aux-out and USB port (or for connecting to a 12 volt charger).

Just remember folks, go to "Settings-Accessory" and make sure the 3 "boxes" are checked so you can use any Dock application you like and also that the App sound is routed to the speakers. Finally, make sure the volume button on the phone is cranked up, otherwise you may hear background noise when cranking up the car-stereo.

If you don't like the Dock'n Drive from iBOLT (update coming frequently going forward) you can always use the excellent CarHome Ultra or Ulysse Speedometer Pro, both of which offer similar functionality. TunIn and Slacker Radio can also be installed as "default" Dock apps on the xPro if you don't use many other apps while driving. Thanks! MP
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
D3_ Yes, I can confirm audio out works with stock cm. Finally, the first solution I've found that works for cm. Don't get the eBay cable, they're 619kohm old school type car dock cables. They'll work with TW and special kernels but will NOT work with AOSP, no matter what kernel!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
Thanks for the info. I guess I've gotta wait another 4 weeks for the ibolt cable to finally be sold separately then :/

I'd get the dock itself but at £45 including delivery ($70, compared to $45 shipped in the US) I just can't justify that price, especially when I bought this samsung universal dock while waiting for the ibolt one to become available, it works fine for my needs at the moment but I'd rather have just one cable to plug in rather than two.

Also, does the cable have the issue of the high-pitched whine when both charging and playing audio out through the cable? should be able to tell if you turn the volume low/pause the music and rev the engine a bit. The pitch of the whine increases with engine RPM.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
Hey Farf,(love your name) do all the software functions work as expected on AOSP based roms when using the cable? I have been using BT to connect it, and,it works kinda normal on a TW rom, but all sorts of FC's when using any AOSP rom..I am hoping using the cable insted of BT solves that..

thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
Well, I haven't used a dock program in some time. Last time I did, if you tried to click on Samsung Dock Settings or something like that it would fc but that's about it. Everything else worked fine.

And I'll have to report back on noise, I just haven't driven anywhere yet. Usually it takes a couple days to notice noise on these cables for me.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] SilentO:
$39? Really? I will need to sell my blood to afford this price of worthless dock.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] D3_:
How do you think we feel in the UK? It's the equivalent of $70 here.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
I'll sell you my dock for $20 plus actual shipping with the old USB flex arm lol. I went back to my proclip.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rfs830:
Got my new dock today. Works out real well. the usb audio quality does not compare to my ipod but im very happy with the dock. Now i just need to find a good car system that i can hook the phone up to.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ntron1:
That is Awesome! Perhaps iBolt will be courteous enough to send the cable to those of us who PAID 4+ MONTHS AGO! Even a courtesy email to tell us it will be another 4 MONTHS would be a nice gesture....
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
I was a December pre order through Amazon and got my cable already...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daviderickson:
You must be one of either the most forgiving or the most naive consumers around, shipping a product without its arguably most important component, and hanging customers out to dry with repeated promises for four months does not qualify for 'doing there best they can' or 'standing behind there product'. This cable better be gold plated, oxygen free, timbre balanced, and EMI immune for all the time it has taken to be produced.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ultradj83:
Hello there.

Does anybody know if iBolt Xprodock routes calls through the audio jack?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daviderickson:
I believe they said it does not for Samsung devices, I don't know if this can be fixed by changing the kernel or not.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ScandaLeX:
Be careful. When I basically said the same thing I was told I was bad mouthing the company.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
Unfortunately no. Calls go through the speakerphone.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ultradj83:
That's really bad.

Is it a limitation of the phone?

I've been using S2 for a long time, doing all updates, only 1 firmware in 2 years supported calls through dock, I think this is really stupid...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Sistum Id:
Was there ever a fix for the stiff springs or that the no matter how tight the union on the ball was tightened it would still move when placing or removing the phone?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] bunnybash:
It is indeed a software limitation, which SUCKS - I remember that S2 update, I was so excited about it, I actually found some old ROMs built on it and used them as my base for all the ROMs I ended up using.

I do believe that it's a kernel issue and it would be fixable, however finding someone with the ability to do it is the hard part!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ultradj83:
Sure. I remember I found an addon pack for S2 at gingerbread time, that pack doesn't exist for ice cream, but I remember the author planned to build it for jelly bean.

Unfortunately, I don't remember the name.

Anyway, I'm sure a lot of people will be ready to donate to any dev able to fix this...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
David, in this long thread we've answered this before and it's actually quite easy but yet complex. Motorola set up their firmware so that when the phone is in their car-dock noise and background cancelling software starts automatically and the microphone setting changes so the phone works as a really good hands-free speaker. Of course if you have a Bluetooth device connected this overrides these settings. Moto made their car-dock's quite popular and this hands-free functionality was a major seller point.

However, no other handset manufacturer (including Samsung) planned for this scenario in their firmware. Even if we would use an app in the background to push the sound from the phone calls through the microUSB to the car-stereo speakers we could never get such solution to the point where the sound quality for the person speaking to the driver would be satisfactory. It will always be sounding like you're in a "bathtub" or "tunnel", essentially the same as if you place your phone in speaker mode on the dashbord, about 3 ft away. I hope this makes sense?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Ntron, as of close of business today every single customer that ordered the xProDock has either received the cable or it has been shipped via first class USPS mail. We do sincerely apologize for the delay that stretched out many weeks beyond our initial estimate.

We have also included a new and improved "ChargingArm" in each box that is a little "stiffer" so once "bent into shape" it stays very nicely in position, making it very easy to insert and remove.

Some customer have asked about less spring force. It is very easy to fix.

1. Push up the "front plate" of the xProDock and it will come off.

2. Open the four screws holding the different pieces together and remove one of the two springs.

3. Close the xPro up again and "slide" the front cover on and you're set.

Hope this answered some outstanding questions?

Thanks everyone for your patience and support during the past few months!

MP
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
And has being a **** gotten you any further? Probably not when you try to act like a badd ass on the computer
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daviderickson:
It has nothing to do with being a ****, and everything to do with not making excuses for a company that has made its customers wait four months for the product they paid for.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
Funny I have my cable :D
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] daviderickson:
Congratulations
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ntron1:
Then I shall continue to wait patiently beside my mailbox......
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
my cable came today too; I like the extra length, and have mounted it near the drivers side windshield pillar, and ran the cables down the door, and under the carpet, to the glove compartment, and getting power from the rear center cigarette lighter..
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] uapyro:
I found that putting the "bottom" of the phone, while in landscape, and lifting up usually works a lot better. It also helps with the rubbing of the "feet" on the dock.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
New video - cable replacement & DockMode for xProDock

Hello everyone, this very thorough and slow moving video was made today for everyone that bought the xProDock and are now receiving the replacement ChargingArm and the 9ft cable. It might be of interest also to anyone that wants to know more about "DockMode" for Samsung phones, see in the beginning "Timeline Overview" and you can fast forward to the section you are interested in. Note that this video is not "public" but "unlisted" as it's not a promotional video but rather an instructional type... Let me know if there's any questions... Everything works the same on Galaxy S3, Note II and the new S4.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=0K7cyM8VACk#at=22
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kclark39:
Mikael,

Maybe you could be so kind as to help me here. I ordered two of these docks via Amazon and only received ONE 9ft usb/aux cable. I have written 2 emails on this issue and have yet to get a response. I also noted this issue in my Amazon review. Please help! I would love to get this second dock mounted and usable in the wife's car...Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] larry1014:
No Cable yet

I ordered the dock about 4 months ago and no cable yet. I emailed Ibolt with no reply yet. Oh well, wait and see but I am not going to stop bugging them. haha
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Buda76:
I'm still waiting on my cable too. I'll give it until Thursday evening since they were all shipped as of yesterday before I inquire into it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] firewater88:
Received my cable yesterday. Can confirm audio works fine on stock with root and also custom beans rom with persus kernel.

The 9' of cable is zip tied to the back of my dash mount. Don't even see it...

Thanks Ibolt

Sent from this Note 2 using xda app-developers app
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Did you hear from my colleague Kim today on this? It should have been taken care of. Would be very grateful if you also have time to update your review once you have received the second cable and you're a happy camper:) Feel free to shut me a private message on this board and I'll check personally if there's anything not okay with your orders. Thanks for buying two!:)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] exiphoneuser:
Got my cable. Works fine. :cool:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] farfromovin:
To follow up, I haven't heard any hissing, whining, or crackling with this cable like I did with a cheap eBay cable. I do get some pops from time to time when Pandora switches songs but that could be my stereo or the phone itself, probably not the cable. :thumbup::thumbup:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Andrew149:
Its not cd quality but its the closest thing you will get with this phone plugged into the stereo definitely better than bluetooth
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Buda76:
The mail arrived and still no cable. I'm pretty patient but it's getting hard to remain so with waiting so many months. For those that have been receiving your cable, did you get a shipping notification?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
nope, just comes first class mail..
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] duglas:
I got my cable today! Hooked it all up and it works perfectly.. Have Pandora opening whenever I plug the cable in and other than having to pause Pandora when unplugging it is awesome!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Buda76:
Finally got the new cable today and can't wait to get it properly installed. However there was no new charging arm. Based on your statement it seems it should have shipped with it or is it shipping separately?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kregar:
I received my cable about a week ago, thanks iBolt!

If I use a bluetooth earpiece with this setup will the phone audio come through that and leave the sound going through the stereo?

I am using the 1/8" plug for the audio.

Phone calls are impossible as of now, I can barely hear the party calling and they cannot hear me very well.. I do have the phone set to use spearphone in the settings.

Thanks,

Kreg
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] borgdog:
My phone audio is going through my trucks bluetooth connection like it should, all other sound goes through the new cable like they said it would.

Everything works great, I'm very happy, got the cable hidden behind the dash last night, everything much cleaner now. Thanks iBolt!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] michigan66:
Im curious about this also. It charges VERY slowly when in the dock. About 5% in an hour. No gps or anything extra running. I can get about 30% plugged straight into the car charger over an hour while talking on bluetooth the whole time. Its definately the dock wire slowing the charging rate.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
the "charging arm" comes attached to the cable when you open the package..
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Tomo1971:
I'm back to using the ibolt as I've swapped to an s4. Where the Note went into car mode once the cable was plugged in the s4 doesn't. What am I doing wrong?

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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] wase4711:
posting that question in the wrong forum, most likely..
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Michigan66. Please go to our website, www.ibolt.co and click on "contact" an fill out warranty form and copy and paste the above post, make sure to include your address also. From 1.000's of cables we've sent out/sold over the past weeks much less then 1% have reported problems. However, come Monday we are starting a "project' where we are "drilling down" into each one of those cases to find out the root cause. We'll keep replying in this thread since it's so well established and actually followed by an incredible amount of our iBOLT friends around the world.. So far we've seen a vehicle where the built-in USB port is set up to have max charge at 500mA for example so it's not necessary our cable, but if it is we'll replace it. Anyway, thanks for sharing and rest assure we'll "stay with you" until it's solved. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Tomo1971. Send an email to support@ibolt.co and we'll respond and keep it going that way so all the friendly folks following this thread does not have to see details from one particular case. This thread is more "generic". Let me just cover a few things that may be applicable to many:

1. If you are referring to the xProDock it should work fine with the S4, have not heard of any problems yet regarding "DockMode" not kicking in. As always you have to go to Settings-My device - Accessory on the S4 and select all three boxes; Dock sound, Audio output mode and Desk home screen display to make it work.

2. If you are referring to the S3 (ibpf-33307) car-dock from iBOLT it will NOT work. This as Samsung have decided to remove support for traditional "car-dock" mode. We had to revise the electronics inside our car-docks and we are now starting the "DockMode".

Hope the above helps?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] MikaelPe:
Kreg, this question has been covered many times before but I'll write another update. The Samsung firmware design does not allow the sound from phone calls to be routed through the car-stereo using the microUSB/aux-out cable. This is perfectly logical as the phone itself would need software that detects that the sound is going to an external speaker and it would therefore have to start echo cancelling and background noise suppression software, and change the settings on the microphone so it could properly calibrate and pick up the drivers voice, just as a quality hands-free speaker does. Motorola car-dock's (their OEM product) actually does this so many users are contacting us expecting that the Samsung car-dock/phone should do the same.

Because of this we are stating in our product description that you MUST use a Bluetooth hands-free solution (headset, speakerphone or the one built-in with many cars nowadays). Without a Bluetooth handsfree there simply is no practical way of making and receiving phone calls. Our Dock is holding the phone, charging it, starting the DockMode and running the sound from Apps to the car-speakers but we can't do anything about phone calls... When you set up your Bluetooth headset, please make sure to connect it "only" for "voice" and not for "music" as this would override out aux-out cable... Hope this answer helps?