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[Epic 4G Accessories] Early Adopter:
Mine did. My wife even let me take it out of the box before she gift wrapped the rest of it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Geekybiker:
Yes.
[Epic 4G Accessories] MrJymm:
Has there been any confirmation that the update to 2.2 will activate the audio output jack on the home and vehicle docks? I'd love to pick up this OEM car mount for accessibility sake, but not if it prevents me from using the phone as a music player in my car.
[Epic 4G Accessories] muyoso:
Wont know until official froyo is released or leaked.
[Epic 4G Accessories] LucJoe:
There is a red sticker on the car mount I received that specifically says it will work with 2.2.

Somewhat disappointed with this mount though. It's not very adjustable and the charger was dead out of the box.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Geekybiker:
Well it doesnt work with dk17 froyo. I don't know if that means anything for future releases. Since best buy is selling them I'd bet on it working. Aka these being sold aren't just a few rouge shops.
[Epic 4G Accessories] djcslice:
I found one for 27.71 so I bought it. I am hoping it is worth it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] J3COMPUTERSERVICES:
Best buy has one it looks pretty good... dont know if it has been posted before.

HERE
[Epic 4G Accessories] linckraker:
you can get them from amazon for about 20-30 bucks cheaper... i got mine from amazon
[Epic 4G Accessories] haas599:
I got the OEM car mount the other day and really like it. The suction cup is super strong. The phone fits perfect obviously and easily snaps in and out of the mount yet is held snuggly. The included charger was nice and long for in-dash wire routing next to my audio jack. I can't comment on audio quality yet but hopefully this will not have any white noise or static sounds when charging and playing audio. It has aball and socket style joint that gives a lot of adjustability for the angle. The doesn't have any forwards or bckwards adjustment but the length was perfect for me. I adjusted the tension on the swivel to allow me to turn the phone vertical or horizontal and keep it there. Also came with a flat base with doublesided tape if you want to mount this on the dash but Ill never use it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] los1223:
Could someone with one of these put up a video on youtube or post some pics please? That would be much appreciated.
[Epic 4G Accessories] haas599:
Ill get some pics of the mount soon but here is a pic of the photoshop fail on the box. 2 notification bars and the image looks like a facinate to me.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Rtalian:
Do any of you have both the car dock and desk dock from Samsung? I am curious if anyone else has the same experience as me. On DK28 (Quantum 2.0 & 2.1 tested), neither dock outputs audio. On DK17 (Quantum 1.5 most recently tested), the desk dock outputs audio fine (quality is less than great, but it works), but the car dock outputs no audio, even though it seems to try. With the car dock, the phone speaker turns off as if the audio is being routed to the dock; there is just no output from the dock's 3.5mm jack (tested with car stereo and headset, which both work on desk dock). If someone else with at least the car dock can test with DK17 (preferably Quantum to minimize variables), I would appreciate it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] haas599:
I do not have audio out with my car dock yet. My phone will charge and automatically start car mode. I use Custom Car Home app and I am on DK28 with Bonsai4all 1.1.3. Audio still plays out of the phones seaker just fine.
[Epic 4G Accessories] hydrogenwv:
I ordered one on Friday. It should be here this week. As long as I can charge it and use Bluetooth, I don't care about the audio out. Good luck to those who do need it, though. If no pictures are up before I get it installed, I'll post some up. ;)
[Epic 4G Accessories] Geekybiker:
I have dk17. No audio for me from my car dock. Acs build.
[Epic 4G Accessories] D623:
Where did you buy the OEM car mount?
[Epic 4G Accessories] hydrogenwv:
Links to it are posted all over in this thread. I bought mine from thecellguru.
[Epic 4G Accessories] juanaraya92679:
My car dock audio is not working as well. devices goes into car dock mode with speaker phone enabled. I've tried mammons rom, viper, and midnight rom. None of those roms work for the audio out through car dock. Guess stuck with speaker phone until the real froyo release.
[Epic 4G Accessories] sleebus.jones:
Yep, I'm having the same issue. Was really hoping the audio out jack would work with the leaked froyo.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Rtalian:
Thanks, Geekybiker. Does the speaker turn off when you connect the car mount? Sometimes I have to disconnect and reconnect it once or twice, but the speaker on mine turns off as if the audio is being rerouted. Do you happen to have the desk dock? I tested further today and could listen more closely. I actually do have audio coming out of the car dock, but it seems like a bad connection. The audio is only coming out of the right channel and is at a very low volume. I may contact Samsung about getting a replacement car dock (just have to figure out how to word it, since the feature isn't officially available yet). In the meantime, I realized during a trip this past weekend that the phone can be flipped around and fits just as well with the ports facing to the right. Since the display rotates 270°, it works; it's just a little clunky and less convenient :)

For the rest of you who are able to test, which specific ROMs are you using? The version (including DK17/DK28/etc build) is at least as important as which ROM project. If we get some details here, maybe we can get some ROM cooks to find the cause of the reversion.
[Epic 4G Accessories] hydrogenwv:
Mine came in the mail today. I got it setup and the wires hidden. The mount is VERY well-built and durable. It looks like it will last as long as I'll have the phone. The phone is very secure and easy to put into and remove from the mount. The mount is very secure on the windshield, with a flip-tab that pulls the center of the suction pad out creating more suction. There was plenty of adjustability to get it right where you want it. The supplied charging cable had a straight wire with plenty of length. I was happy to see the straight wire, because I am very picky about wires being hidden, and most cheap accessories seem to come with curly, stretchy wires.

I didn't try the audio out, because I use bluetooth, so I can't speak on that. The car did go into car mode.

Very worth the money. I use my phone as my music player, gps, etc while im in the car, and this sure beats having it in the center console cup holder. :P I'll try to get pictures up tomorrow. I didn't get it setup until after dark.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jakmai:
^ pics please! its expensive, so im reluctant to buy it.
[Epic 4G Accessories] swears11:
Can anyone comment on the audio-output of the mount?

My phone is used to play all of my music in the car. Definitely need to have this working before I make a purchase.

Thanks,
[Epic 4G Accessories] Rtalian:
You should read the last few pages at least. A few of us have tried it with slightly different results.
[Epic 4G Accessories] husher:
Aren't their other mount apps people can use if the samsung one isn't out?
[Epic 4G Accessories] swears11:
Yes, try Car Home
[Epic 4G Accessories] dscarzella:
Samsung OEM Dock

I use the dock and it is great well constructed and sturdy. I have tested with leaked DK28 (Stock) and multiple viper roms and audio out does not work...sticker indicates that future upgrade will support audio out. Automatically goes in car mode when docked. Even without audio out it is well worth it. I brought on amazon.
[Epic 4G Accessories] BeerChameleon:
I use this for all my electronics in car including ipod touch,epic & gps:

Rocketfish™ Mobile - Windshield Mount for Select Portable GPS Receivers - Black

Suction has locking thingy and it stays sturdy in my car. I like it cause i can use it for anything and it only cost me 10 bucks :)
[Epic 4G Accessories] scottyd035ntknow:
Man, this thread is making me think twice about switching to Sprint and getting an Epic from my overpriced Verizon. The Motorola dock for my Droid X works WITH cases, the audio port is totally free (froyo anyway) and it is super sturdy... Slacker radio in landscape with flawless carhome = win... but I pay over $200/mo for 2 phones...
[Epic 4G Accessories] djcslice:
I just put my epic in backwards on the mount and then plug the audio jack and power cord directly into the phone. It sucks but it works great until 2.2 comes out. It sucks that you cant use it with a case, but I dont use a case so its no hair off my back.
[Epic 4G Accessories] bigdbag:
Lol that thing is indescribably hideous. But it's cheap and fits all sorts of devices I suppose. Is it of good build quality?
[Epic 4G Accessories] lightsedge:
Haha, I ordered a cheap one with a FM transmitter (it also charges) from Amazon. My car doesn't have an auxiliary input, and it's a bit of trouble to install it, so I'm hoping this thing works. The product says it's for the iPhone, but it has a USB port, so I just need a cable.

Known problems: ugly

Potential problems: supporting weight of the phone, quality of FM transmitter, quality of charger

I'm optimistic though :)
[Epic 4G Accessories] dohturdima:
I run the audio through bluetooth in my car. Problem solved.
[Epic 4G Accessories] frictitious:
I think this one looks nice and low profile. I never use cd's anyway everything plays through my phone. So this is a good option for me. I haven't ordered yet but I can post a pic of it in my car when I get it next week.

http://www.amazon.com/Mountek-MT5000-Slot-Mount-Incredible/dp/B004G1L52Q
[Epic 4G Accessories] Top Nurse:
$amsung and $print lied about the availability of the car mount, Froyo, and the speaker output of the home dock. Never again...

Last week I talked 6 people out of buying Samsung smart phones. If we all did this Samsung would get the message a lot faster than *****ing about it on these forums. Hurt them where they will feel it...

Brought 2 u via Bonzai! v 5
[Epic 4G Accessories] jasonsf:
Just got an email from ProClipUSA that their Epic 4G mounts are finally available.

http://www.proclipusa.com/default.a...d=&parent_category=4&d_pcat=13451&d_cat=18521

I've been using their mount + holder solution for years. Really high quality product. A little pricey, though. Right now I'm using the car mount from them and a generic phone holder screwed in to it. It was going to be a temporary solution but it is working so well that I might just keep it. $60 for the Epic holder just is more than I want to spend right now. I'll just live with manually plugging it in.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Master K:
You beat me to posting this. :-)

For what it's worth. I had a hard wired Pro-Clip mount for my Hero and I loved it. I know it is pricey but I just ordered the mount for my Epic. Nothing comes close when doing long drives with the phone as GPS and Music player to a good solid, powered mount.
[Epic 4G Accessories] tenaciousj:
The ProClip looks nice but damn its a bit of money for that. $40 more and you can get a dedicated GPS system.
[Epic 4G Accessories] sonjohn1:
I have to say the Epic OEM car dock is as good as it gets. Makes the Epic mobile experience a real pleasure. Well worth the $32.00 from the cell guru.
[Epic 4G Accessories] sonjohn1:
I forgot to mention, I stream music over bluetooth. It works great. Forget about 3.5 audio out until 2.2, and maybe not even then.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Nolonolon:
This one is on sale http://www.bracketron.com/universal-dual-power-dock 15 dollars double lighter socket

but i use this http://www.bracketron.com/products/universal-usb-power-dock one socket and one usb port.. Charge headset.

Works very well for Sirius or swap out and place my phone. All I need is a fm transmitter. I drove an 18 wheeler. It took some heavy bumps. I had to use a zip tie to hold my Sirius plug. The phone charger cable worked well. I wish I had pictures unfortunately I don't. It's cheaply made but just be careful. I'm satisfied wit it. I thought it was a great idea. And my phone doesn't fall off or my Sirius. That's taking some incredibly hard bumps. Bouncing.
[Epic 4G Accessories] BeerChameleon:
ya seems to be decent for 10 bucks you cant beat it. and its not that bad looking in my Blazer, does what i need to do: hold all my stuff!!

And the price is very reasonable.
[Epic 4G Accessories] latinmaxima:
Just ordered mine as well from cellguru. I should have 2.2 this week and the mount by next week. February is gonna be a good month.
[Epic 4G Accessories] swears11:
I installed the official android 2.2.1 yesterday.

My audio output still does not work with the Samsung mount.

Has anyone had any luck?

Thanks,
[Epic 4G Accessories] haas599:
I've tried the google car dock app, samsung car home, custom car home, and all the EB13 kernels available.

No luck.
[Epic 4G Accessories] latinmaxima:
I can't even find the app in the market. i wonder if they took it down for any particular reason other than maybe they neeed to update it to except EB13? Any ideas anyone. Is it still in the market for anyone who hasn't upgraded yet?
[Epic 4G Accessories] rpro95:
car dock audio out fix for music only.

I just tried a mod from the fascinate forums.I was pretty pissed after waiting for 6 months for froyo and not being able to use my new dock.I was taking a risk on this to find that It does work for our phone as well.It seems it isn't causing any crashing yet and works great so far.I stress it isn't made for the epic but It works as a fix for the music player but not for anything else.It is cool to at least have some music though.Give it a shot.You need to use clockwork.Here is the original thread below.

http://adrynalyne.us/files/patches/car_cradle_patch.zip
[Epic 4G Accessories] Masterface7:
I made a mount like This one And it works and looks great, Ill snap a photo of it at lunch today, (sorry no action shots though).

I used mounting tape from my local hardware store and it has worked great.

edit: I also think that This universal car mount is cool but I have not tried it
[Epic 4G Accessories] Vivified:
The apk files provided in this post have been reported as working on the Epic's desk mount. Might wanna try it out and report results guys :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11582299&postcount=4
[Epic 4G Accessories] Orbiting234:
I just use Google's actual Car Home application and love it! Automatically fires right up when I put my Epic into the car mount.
[Epic 4G Accessories] haas599:
Thanks! This worked great. I just set audio out through usb using this app and then hit home to open another app and it works perfect. I don't know why this isn't preinsalled or available on the market, but I'm glad you posted this.

There is a CWM3 version posted at Android Central forums if anyone needs it. Look for the Froyo and Docks thread.
[Epic 4G Accessories] vtx67:
Build.prop

Samsung Car Dock w/dock audio out also shows up in the market for EB13 using this build.prop edit:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=848778&highlight=protected+apps
[Epic 4G Accessories] MrJymm:
Market must have finally been updated for the DI18 fingerprint, because a search on my phone for "Samsung Car Home" finally turned up the app in the results. Not that it matters to anyone who already got the .apk around here.
[Epic 4G Accessories] drosene:
Bought the OEM Samsung Car Mount in January. Worked great as a mount, charger and speakerphone but of course no audio out from the 3.5mm jack. Now I'm updated to Froyo like everyone else and have installed Car Home Samsung Epic from the market. Tapping the small blue Speaker icon in the Car Home app toggles between the Phone speaker and the Audio out jack on the car mount.

Now for the bad news. This app which is basically a special launcher, doesn't let you add or change the apps you can launch! Fine I thought, just install one of the other Car Home apps on the market that are way more customizable. Well none of the other apps offer the Speaker toggle on screen or in settings, consequently none of them can output through the audio jack on the OEM car mount.

Anyone have a solution?
[Epic 4G Accessories] MrJymm:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11795796#post11795796
[Epic 4G Accessories] drosene:
The best solution was pointed out by haas559 in the following thread xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966588&page=3

After updating to stock Froyo, Install both Samsung Car Home app AND Custom Car Home App. CCH gives you all the customization you will need including automatically switching on GPS, BT, whatever you want. Make sure you configure one Icon on a CCH pane as a SHORTCUT to to the Activity CarCradle.Main under application Car Home.

After that when you dock you phone for the first time set CCH as the default launcher when docked. Every time you dock your phone, first tap the CarHome icon you added to CCH, then tap the speaker Icon on the CarHome screen, then tap the back key to return to CCH.

You are now good to go, music, nav, etc through audio out jack. Phone calls will still switch to Speakerphone mode using phone's speaker while muting Audio out.

The only issue with all this are the two wires, charger and Audio hanging down from the mount. As CCH will also optionally activate BT at launch and your phone is now being charged, you may want to use BT to feed audio to your car either through the car's built in system or if your car doesn't already support BT, through something like Griffin's BlueTrip Aux or BlueTrip Dual www.griffintechnology.com/products/bluetrip-aux

The BlueTrip Aux will eliminate the second wire hanging down your dash from the mount, possibly providing an easier to hide route for the audio cable while adding a BT microphone for calls.
[Epic 4G Accessories] MrJymm:
copticwalad's DockSoundRedirector doesn't require you do any activity links or app switching. Just insert phone in dock, and press play on app of choice.
[Epic 4G Accessories] f0xblade:
How long is the charging cable? Also, none of the pictures I can find show the back of the mount. Is there a 3.5mm audio jack on the back so that a cable can be run into in car stereo? It seems like there is from the body of posts.

Thanks.
[Epic 4G Accessories] kapalua:
Great information here. Thanks to all of the contributors.
[Epic 4G Accessories] copticwalad:
The charging cable is almost 60" (5 Feet). I personally got a 15 foot usb one from monoprice.com so that I can hide the cable above the windshield, inside the frame by the door, and under the seat. Adapter for usb charging can be found on amazon.

There is a 3.5mm audio jack in the back along with the microusb charger.
[Epic 4G Accessories] lepapirriky:
A lot of people promised pictures of this but I haven't seen any besides the one on the web.

Either way I bought mine on friday, and I'll try it out when I get back from my trip, I cand wait to finally use it :)

Sent from Maxwell's shoe.
[Epic 4G Accessories] gremlyn1:
I never offered pics, but I can snap some once I have the cables run and hidden. Probably get to that in the next few days, so I'll post up my finished install. I just have cables hanging loose for now, but the setup is working quite well. I went on a long road trip this weekend and listened to music and podcasts on my phone the whole way. I'm wondering if my aux input has a built-in ground loop isolator, as I haven't had any of the noise issues some others have reported.
[Epic 4G Accessories] sonjohn1:
Copticwalad, you are a genius. The "sgs dock audio fix" works perfectly. I can now leave streaming audio thru bluetooth behind. No more messing around waiting for it to pair. Excellent work.
[Epic 4G Accessories] lepapirriky:
I got mine on Monday but i just got back from my trip and thanks to Copticwalad this thing work as it should.

I really love this accesorie, its really well made. I had th scochedsomething that goes on the cup holder and that thing was too close and I had to look away and sometimes it was to dangerous. Now its perfect and even with the rattle because of th coilovers on my car its just there. Wish the home dock had the speakers on it so I could buy it.

Only thing that appears on the screen is the message audio is rerouted every 30 or 40 mins, I don't know what's triggering it and I don't even have my charger plug.

Anyone else having this message?

Sent from Maxwell's shoe.
[Epic 4G Accessories] lepapirriky:
Nobody?

Sent from Maxwell's shoe.
[Epic 4G Accessories] blazinazn:
Can someone post pictures please? I've been kind of waiting around to see pics and if the EC05 will work without any of the tweaks/fixes listed here.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jasonsf:
I'd like pics too. I want to know how much tension the power plug can take. My power outlet is down by the floor in my minivan so I would expect a bit of tension in the cable. Will it pull out easily?
[Epic 4G Accessories] lepapirriky:
I'll post some pics once I get back from work.

Sent from Maxwell's shoe.
[Epic 4G Accessories] zirjacks:
Here are some quick shots of the samsung car mount. Just received this mount yesterday. Included charger is short so I couldn't hide the wire very well. Excuse the dusty dashboard. Haven't hooked up the audio out so I can't comment on how well it works. Windshield mounts seems very sturdy. Using the CCH app from the market.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jasonsf:
Looks like the power cord is straight, not springy. That's good since there won't be any tension on it, assuming it is long enough. The one I have now is coiled and I have to wrap it around my mount to take the tension off the end so it doesn't stress the phone's usb port.
[Epic 4G Accessories] zirjacks:
Correct, the charge cable is straight, but as another user posted it is 5' long. I will end up buying a longer micro usb cable and a usb car charger thing to be able to hide the wire better.
[Epic 4G Accessories] f0xblade:
I haven't been able to make it work with the dock yet at all with the stock EC05. I haven't tried any tweaks yet. I have searched for an alternative to the "tweaks" that might work a little better, but haven't anything yet.

EDIT: Mia culpa! I screwed up. I never realized the button in the top right corner that looks like a mute button means mute the phone speaker, send audio out. I think there's some posts discussing this, but my eyes glaze over sometimes ...
[Epic 4G Accessories] blazinazn:
Ordered mine on Friday. Should be here some time this week.
[Epic 4G Accessories] Krojian:
I'm running EC05 stock and it works fine with the official car app from samsung (gotten from android app market). I'm rooted via the old cwm2.5.
[Epic 4G Accessories] blazinazn:
So you didn't apply coptic's audio fix?

What happens when you receive a call and answer? does it play audio through your car speakers? Can you speak to them just by talking through the phone?
[Epic 4G Accessories] lepapirriky:
I just did the update today and everything works but It could be because the app still install on the phone.

I haven't tried talking over the phone while on the car mount.

Sent from Maxwell's shoe.
[Epic 4G Accessories] f0xblade:
I'm on EC05 stock, and audio doesn't route through the dock at all, and...

1. The battery full pop-up knocks out car mode.

2. After #1, pulling and re-inserting the USB connector in the dock (re-docking) does not re-enable car mode. Car mode starts, but then crashes immediately.
[Epic 4G Accessories] blazinazn:
Got my dock in yesterday.

Installed CCH and applied copticwald's audio fix.

If I have pandora or music playing and I undock, the music keeps playing. Isn't it suppose to stop once you undock?

Whenever I make a call, the audio routes to the car speakers. Just tried calling voicemail, haven't tried making a call.
[Epic 4G Accessories] jackal516:
DIY

Hey guys! I'm kinda new here. I've had my Epic for only 2 weeks (coming from an Omnia.... worlds apart)

I had made my own mount (more like a hanger) for my omnia but after a little bending it fit my Epic like a glove.

I made this out of 14g fence wire and spray painted it black. i plan on making another one horizontally when my case comes in. then use a spray on rubber coating. I didn't notice any wear from just using spray paint but what the hey'.

I also made a night stand cradle using the same wire bends.