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[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scottmog:
1. I've never heard of the dock switch the landscape when you plug in a mouse and keyboard. I purchase the app ultimate rotation control and the rotation problem will be completely solved.

2. Havnt heard of a way to turn off the screen but I just lower the display brightness all the way down and it works great imo.

3. The one and only bug that bothered me and was the reason for me returning the dock was that it didn't run at a perfect 60 fps. My guess is that it runs from 30-50 fps. But my honest opinion about the problem is that most people will not even notice.

Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] greenlant:
Hey Scottmog!

Thank you very much for your answers, apreciated them very much!! :) To the first point: I read this somewhere within the amazon reviews...very interesting that this hasn´t been reported here, would be interesting to know if this really doesn´t work. To your last point: Yes, you are right, it might appear that I wouldn´t even realize that myself. Videos should run with full resolution and without any issues, right? (60fps are only reserved for jacksons new hobbit, aren´t they?! :cowboy:)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] greenlant:
NEXT QUESTION! :p :

4.) I have read that there are some serious issues regarding the audio out via HDMI... is that true? Some have reported that audio is just working irregularly and nothing can fix it. The "workaround" should be to use the audio out of the dock - what just makes sense if you are using a sound system beside your TV - if you don´t use such a separate system, you can´t use the dock properly.

True?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scottmog:
I truly believe that the hdmi issues are because of cables. I had a monster brand cable that had weird problems with the audio it would cut out during a loud noise then take a couple seconds to get working again. I swapped it out with some random no name brand hdmi cable and never had any problems after that.

Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LLanito:
I bought the dock a week ago. Got it to work fine on my Samsung smart tv with auto rotation, what I can't do though is get any usb or HDD to work.

I configured the usb pendrive to fat32 but it still won't read it :S

Btw does anybody know of a good and cheap Bluetooth keyboard with touch pad
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scottmog:
Full size keyboard? Logitech k400, no others come close.

Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NZtechfreak:
Regarding turning the screen off - the app Screen Standby does the job.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] pakure:
I have been using the dock for quite sometime now. .

1.Attaching a wired mouse will make the screen go off... it should.

2.Problems with audio out is usually because of some setting like DAC disabled in s tweaks in custom kernels. ..need to enable it. .

3. You may need rotation apps for different launchers other than touch wiz. .

Especially when you are not using wired mouse

4. Right click on mouse works as back button

5. Most problems are due to bad hdmi cables ...

:D

scribbled from my note 2 (N7100)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LLanito:
How do you get the wired mouse to work?

when i plug it in, nothing happens :(

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Looks decent but not what i'm looking for.

Want something smaller cos i won't be using it much
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] xKrisx:
I have an old Logitech Mouse for my wired mouse and it auto rotates and turns off the screen. The K400 doesnt make it auto rotate.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LLanito:
kk im starting to get worried now, i t hink i've bought a fake dock.. everyone says their usb ports work... mine don't read either the wired mouse or any usb - fat32 or w.e format...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] addictivepixels:
I can confirm that screen goes off when mouse and keyboard are connected.

Also, no issues with audio over HDMI.

Only negative I'm experiencing is lag over HDML -- its the same type of lag like if you're playing xbox on a TV with its post-processing abilities enabled. I get the lag on both my TV, with game-mode on, and on a plain-jane LCD.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] 00mred00:
For built in touchpad this is the way to go.

I ended up taking mine back and exchanging for the BT Apple magic mouse/logitech BT android keyboard.

Lack of availabity of the smartdock was a determining factor though....I use an OTG and allshare wireless dongle so only the one usb port available. That being said the BT mouse and keyboard is a better solution for me.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nillyboble:
Go to amazon it has great reviews there only bad thing is that they are out of stock..

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Yes it does have 3 usb this is so great one for mouse, keyboard, and harddrive. Cant wait tell mine gets here..

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lol theres a app for that https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImpwLmNvLmludHJpLmF1dG9yb3RhdGVzd2l0Y2giXQ..

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Here is a youtube review it was slow for me slow had to pause it then come back to it hope this helps you. it is a great video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0

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Yes is does accommodate for a wide range of cases the micro usb has play and movement also has padding. I'm not sure about having an extra battery slot but from what I have read/watched I would say no.

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Yes it does

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Yes this is great app I use it with my mhl and bluetooth till this dock gets here..and its made by xda koodos to them.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LLanito:
my 3 usb ports won't read anything...

when i plug a mouse in the light comes out but that's all.

when i plug a usb FAT32.. nothing happens

when i plug in an ipod for example it charges it at least..

is there something i'm not doing ?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] LLanito:
Anyone know anything in this?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] FloatingFatMan:
Are you plugging in the power cable? It's a powered hub, so needs that connected.

If so, then it's probably faulty. Send it back for replacement.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Hjort2:
Note 2 samsung smart dock question

I am having problems with no sound when I connect my Sony elite wireless usb headset to my smart dock. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this to work? The headset works fine with my otg cable but when I plug the usb part of the headset into the dock I get nothing. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] KB112:
Does this need to be enabled? I don't have a dock or hub, so I don't know.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Ohlala4u:
:laugh:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Chugo:
Any idea where I can buy one in Canada? My local Samsung store didn't have any
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] pezz361356:
Ditto, lets see this thing in action.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kunals.shah:
Here is the Youtube link with detailed review !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hy3wETf5o0
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] alucardleashed:
Is anyone looking to sell theirs? I've been waiting for my copy for the longest time, and I'd really rather just buy it off of someone else at this point.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DroidLoyalist:
Did you try all of your local wireless carriers? Since all the phones are the same, it should work out(?).

I walked into my local Verizon store just after Christmas and walked out with one of these docks. I still need to get a USB switch so I can easily toggle my keyboard/mouse, but it works well.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] egalus:
Hi,

I am just testing my brand new smart dock on my galaxy note 2 on two different 24¨ monitors, both offering 1920x1200 Pixels.

The docks hdmi port is connected via an hdmi to dvi cable (I tried two different ones) to the monitor.

As expected, the output of the Dock on both devices is 1920x1080 only, so I got black borders above and below the screen.

That would not bother me, but on both monitors (they wirk flawlessly with the cables with other devices) produce blurry pictures with the smart dock.

Somehow it does not look like hdmi but like bad quality high resolution vga.

Did anyone else try the dock on monitors with higher resolutions than 1920x1080?

I hope I can fix this, else I will return the dock as it is useless for me.

BTW, if I do not connect a wired mouse the dock seems to be irritated and can not decide if it wants to rotate the image or not so it keeps changing mind every few seconds.

All in all I must admit that I am not impressed by the dock atm.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] chino0131:
Had the same issue with poor picture quality. I tried four different HDMI cables and picture quality was far below what I expected. The smart dock is a nice device, but overall I wasn't as impressed with it as much as I thought I would be. Probably hyped it up in my head as I do with new toys. I may play with it a little more this weekend, but will probably end up getting rid of it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] darekz:
In my opinion smart dock output resolution matching screen resolution 1280x720 and tv does scaling to 1080p etc. That could be reason for poor picture quality
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] jpleez:
I am wanting to run a patch cable from my dock to my GN2 so it doesn't have to sit in the cradle. Anyone have any idea exactly what cable to get?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scottmog:
Micro usb extension?

Sent from galaxy note 2, tablet in my pocket! ^_^
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Falcon_2812:
I've also just received my Smart Dock.

I have no problems with quality at all, as I'm only using it with my TV.

I've noticed that my bluetooth mouse when the stick has been connected to the dock didn't switch the display to landscape mode.

The other one with the cable works fine.

Also the display of the Note itself allways switches of fine.

But what I've experienced is a problem with the power supply. It shows it's being charged, but in fact my battery life drops.

Even if I switch off the TV and nothing is used the Samsung charger supplied with the Smart Dock can barely keep the charge.

I've only had the HDMI cable connected, but the TV switched off and no USB Devices for the last 30min and it only went up from 67% to 68%.

Anyone else noticed that?

I'm using the original Samsung 4.1.2 ROM with the new security update that was available just a few days back here in Austria.

Beside that I'm using the Xposed Framework with some dpi changes and the xMulti Window Mod. Exynos Abuse and root rights have been removed again as I didn't feel the need anymore especially after the Update was available.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] NewMagic:
Can someone with this dock confirm 100% the resolution and refresh rate being fed to a full HD capable display?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scote:
It would need to be 11pin
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rewtbawt:
Root ?!

Can anyone comment on whether the rooting of the SGN2 has any effect on HDMI connectivity with their Smart Dock ?

I've experienced some issues, and unrooting managed to smooth it out.

Back on 4.1.1 I used Exynos Exploit to root/unroot on demand, but now I am on stock 4.1.2 with 'permanent' root "Super SU" (haven't had it tested since then though :eek:!).

International SGN2 GT-N7100.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] tmils:
interested to know as well
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Kayak83:
Would like to know as well. I'm also curious if the community has managed a way to control the screen on/off function via root controls.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] cyberma007:
I ended up getting mine from verizon for $70 or so, CDW never shipped, they dont even know when they will get inventory.

I like it so far, but it sucks that i cant play netflix full screen and the problem is netflix app and not the dock, the video comes out 4:30.

other apps like youtube and other videos are full screen and perfect, i do see flickers on the screen when inside home screen, not sure why.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ac16313:
No it adds more functionality if you have the all app multi view though. And the issues used to be the Exynos abuse interfering I believe. Never used that to root and mine works prefect.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ap27:
Can people post a list of which wireless mice they have used that do NOT turn off the screen automatically? With a wired mouse (as well as a wireless Dell 311 mouse), the screen turns off and the FPS over HDMI drops from ~50 down to ~24 making everything really choppy.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] scottmog:
Dont you have a decent return policy in your country? Just buy one and if its no good then return it!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] rewtbawt:
OK, so I managed to get home and I did some testing, and yes it works even with root ! I am not sure the problems I had before related to the "root" or the "exploit" itself. Now it works with a rooted 4.1.2 stock ROM just fine.

Kudos ! I will be flashing the PACman ROM soon, and post my findings here again if I still manage to get HDMI connectivity with this dock and other than a stock ROM ! :p
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] luigi37:
HDMI issue

Hi,

I too have bought the smart dock. USB ports work correctly but the HDMI does not. Tried to connect to two different samsung tv but there is no signal. It seems that one og the two recognizes that a anynet device is connected but then states that there is no signal.

Thought it could be a compatibility problem since I live in Italy and bought the dock on Amazon USA.

But honestly I think that it must have to do with the fact that my galaxy is rooted.

Any suggestion, without flashing a stock firmare?

Thank you
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] luigi37:
Now everything works fine! It is awsome!! This dock is a MUST!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] FloatingFatMan:
Did you unroot? Or flash a stock ROM?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mr mystery:
Not really liking mine I just got today. There is too much lag. To Play games with my PS3 controller tot have to unplug the mouse to turn the screen or or the lag renders gameplay totally unusable. This is good for watching movies thsts about it. You can use the the Allshare dock for that. Disappointed for sure I waited 3 months to get one here in Canada. Oh well. I think I'll sell mine.

Sent from my Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] 1999nbmZ:
Does anyone offer a stand alone cable that offers hdmi output?

I've always built my own docks, so that they work without having to remove my case every time I want to charge / watch videos on the TV....
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] krumbs:
This might do - http://www.ebay.com/itm/MHL-Micro-U...167147?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item3ccd493e6b
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] 1999nbmZ:
Sweet! Looks like it's time to break out the mdf and bondo again...
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] darekz:
Did anyone find fix for issue with Netflix and smart dock?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mr mystery:
What issue would that be?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] initial_k:
It looks horrible with the smart dock and does not display properly.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] darekz:
Hdmi is formated 4:3 instead 16:9 when on tv but looks perfect when playing on phone screen. Other apps (YouTube, video players etc) outputs in correct ratio.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] SuperNilton:
Hi everyone,

I believe that my dock is faulty. Whenever I connect the HDMI cable to it, the receiving device (tested on Sony receiver and Pana TV), automatically switches to the dock's input and locks me to it. It does not work if I try to select another input, the screen goes blank for a while and it returns to the dock input. Audio and video run perfectly fine.

I tested several cables that work well with other devices and the issue happens even if my phone is not connected to the dock. Are there any workarounds to solve my problem? As I live in Brazil, I really would like to avoid shipping it back to the USA and contacting Samsung.

Thanks in advance for any help!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] TabGuy:
I want to buy this dock but need one question answered. I've read all 12 pages of this thread and didn't see much on my questions.

When I use MHL and connect to a TV the battery on the Note 2 drains dramatically. About 30% per hour.

If I use the dock instead of an MHL cable does the battery drain like MHL? Or is the battery level maintained or, even better, increased?

If the battery doesn't train like MHL then I'm all in.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] DaBountyHunter:
I don't own the dock but AFAIK the dock comes with an AC adapter so you shouldn't have any battery drain.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] TabGuy:
Well, the MHL adapter requires an AC adapter also. It's just that the battery drains faster than the 2 amp AC adapter can charge it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] JDMr2:
My note 2 appears to charge fine while in use on the smart dock. of course not as fast as when not in use, but still charges a good amount even with the screen ON and wifi streaming.

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FYI, I'm also using the 2A charger that came with it.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] KEYofR:
Netflix still doesn't display correctly through the smart dock or the mhl cable, both official samsung ones. So it's like, the dock comes with a 2.1a charger and cable same as the phone came with, and it charges fine when not using hdmi, and it doesn't matter what it does while using hdmi because what the heck is hdmi really good for in real life for more than 5 minutes besides netflix?

On my nightstand I have to keep my old evo lte and a *standard* mhl cable just for netflix.

Maybe I should thank samsung or netflix for this problem since it gives my still pretty sweet evo lte something useful to do. Way smaller than any roku-alike, way more versatile than google tv or roku etc, nineteen bajillion times quieter than a ps3 or xbox haha.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] mixedape:
HDMI out doesn't work for me (N7105) :(

I've tried other another Note 2 (N7100) that works fine :crying:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ujustjelly:
Hey I saw your post and I have been looking for someone else who has experienced flickering as well. I have tried looking for answers in this forum, youtibe, samsung service centres and tech support from my service provider. No one could help. I have gone through 4 note ii devices, and 2 of the 4 devices would produce output on the tv that would flicker. Those very same 2 devices had a problem; when I plugged my microusb wire into my note 2, it would feel loose and fall out sometimes. I suspect that the flickering on the tv and the microusb charger falling out could be because of a dodgy microusb port. When you plug in your samsung microusb wire into the note 2, does it feel loose?

Tx in advance!
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] kimdoocheol:
Has anyone used the SmartDock with the external battery charger? I'm wanting to get this, but sort of debating whether or not to get the external battery charger. I'd use it for presentations, sometimes, but the main issue is sometimes there is not an outlet near the TV./monitor that is accessible (dumb, I know.) I was thinkig I could use the external battery supply to power when an outlet is not near.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nitrowing:
No audio over HDMI

I can't get a squeak out of mine :(
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] el_chiefo:
There's an option under Settings, Accessory where you can check/uncheck audio be routed either to the Note's speakers or out through the 3.5mm dock and another one below under HDMI (stereo/surround)
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] planetbeen:
Make sure the HDMI cable is fully plugged in and the phone is fully plugged in to the dock.

First time I set mine up I had no sound. I was about to try another cable and I decided to check one more time. Mashed everything around and my sound showed up. Everything else worked before so it seemed like it couldn't be the connection... But it was.

Sent From My Ginormous Note 2
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] xklakoux:
ADB, external hard drive

Has anyone tried to connect dock to the computer with a male male usb cable to see if you can get adb working while the dock is being connected to the power source and other stuff?

Another question: I've seen posts where people say that they connected a 2TB hard drive through that dock. Is it really possible? Instruction states otherwise. Can some of you prove it? Describe how did you achieve it?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] darekz:
I have 2 gig external hard drive connected to my note2. I had to root my phone to be able to install paragon exfat..... from play store in order to see my drive formated with ntfs.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] KandarpJ:
Having read through previous threads, I can't seem to find a fix for not receiving any sound through the HDMI connection.

I've tried with 2 different HDMI cables, multiple HDMI inputs including ARC on both the TV and the Samsung 5.1 surround sound system.

Also tried manipulating the Accessory settings to no avail.

Any help or new suggestions would be greatly appreciated, otherwise 3.5m audio jack connection it is! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nitrowing:
Exactly the same here. I've tried a different cable, different sound settings and different hdmi inputs - no sound
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] seoulbrova:
I had the same problem. I realized it's because of the case. The dock part flexes down when you set the phone in with the case, but u need to get it in securely.

I noticed the same thing with the MHL adapter. I believe it's slightly longer than the micro usb.

Try pushing it down or taking off the case.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] darekz:
I posted it in another thread. Uncheck use external speakers.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2253040
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nitrowing:
Thanks, I'll have a go again tonight :good:
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sw99:
So, got the dock and like the concept. However, using phone resolution on a big screen is comical. I have "App Settings" installed and can change the dpi per app, but I am looking for a good way to do this system wide when docked without needed a reboot. Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] el_chiefo:
You could change the DPI system wide in the build.prop to, say, 270 or 240, then use App Settings to change the Samsung Apps back to 320 since they dont work very well in anything other then 320. Thats what I'm doing now.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] sw99:
That's what I'd like to do, but would that work without a reboot? - I'm thinking of using Tasker to detect the insertion into the Dock and change the app profile. I've posted to the developer of App Settings if he could add the ability to define profiles, so that I could swap when docked.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] Simone:
Hi,

Quick question.

I have a rooted Note 2, the HDMI will not work?
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] ckf92:
hello,

i'm looking for aa way to change the hdmi output resolution.

because by defaut it's like 1080p 30hz... and it's laggy.

I wanna use it as 720p 60hz or 1080p 60hz..

hope a good developper to make a good tweak.

thank you in advance for your help.
[Galaxy Note II Accessories] nitrowing:
Cheers, that worked! I was too gentle putting the phone in the dock :good: