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[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrazyCharlie:
I ended up with screen shots in my gallery and I have no idea how they got there. There was never a notification or anything.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lbingham:
There is something built in, but I don't think the Vibrant really supports multitouch on the capacitive buttons. My girlfriend can do this on command, but only in the mms app. She clicks back, and when she feels a delayed haptic feedback, she pushes home and it works everytime.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oka1:
Yes I have had the same thing happen, it definitely a timing thing I tried to master but only get 10% effective so I stay with shoot me,, just a weird glitch in the phone
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Donovan_:
Yeah, I was rocking Macnut R14 for a while after trying a few others. I updated to Samsung 2.2 to test out because a friend was thinking of trying it and asked if I would try it first. I was bored of it within a hour I think but gave it a few days. Bionix and DOW Kernal on it now.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] altafali:
Hii I m currently using Nexus one Android 2.2.1 NAND on my HTC HD2 and i have to upgrade it to Android 2.3.1 NAND...I dont know how to do that i want instructions and files so i can upgrade it to Android 2.3.1

can anybody help me out with this??

thanks
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nadigadda:
Any solution?

Hi, Have you found any solution for this?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] waltah!:
Did any of you guys who already received your phone pick up the car dock? It looks pretty nice and I love using a dock for nav and using w/bt kit on longer drives. AT&T carries the official Moto Atrix car dock and I was hoping for a review if anyone has used it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] SoaringSpoon:
ill be picking one up this week ill put up a video review for you by friday if thats soon enough ^_^
[Atrix 4G Accessories] waltah!:
Cool thanks! I may end up picking it up with the phone as I'm taking a trip on Thursday. If I do ill let you know how its workin.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] SoaringSpoon:
Well from all of the videos that I have seen of it. It truly looks like a worth while side purchase. It charges your phone and auto launches the map. Thats enough for me to be sold.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] waltah!:
I picked the car dock up when I got my phone this morning. It's really nice. As soon as it docks it comes up with a custom driver's view. You can add apps and contacts which is sweet. Nav works great and the voice control worked really well. I tapped it and told it to send a text with the content and it was flawless. I only had to press a large send button. I'm gonna like it.

Oh, I'm sure everyone probably knows but it does have power and will charge your phone while docked.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] bimmerd00d:
well those geniuses at AT&T said this doesn't exist when i picked up my phone this morning. I guess i'll be trying another store until i can get ahold of one. They only had the laptop and webtop docks there.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] sdlopez83:
Didn't pay attn to it when asked if I wanted it at check out. Should have checked it out. But if no bootloAder in 30 days. This is going back anyway
[Atrix 4G Accessories] egolfer:
I really like this car mount. It has integrated audio out that works perfectly with my Aux connection. I just wish I could adjust the volume before the sound hits my car audio system. I've already turned up the media volume on the phone itself, but I still need to crank up the volume on the car audio and it causes hissing sounds when I accelerate.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] domin8:
I wanted to get it but it doesn't get held in very well with the feather case so I passes
[Atrix 4G Accessories] waltah!:
Did you try it with the insert that comes with it? The phone without a case is held in very firmly so a feather case should make it a tighter fit. Without the insert you can use a regular case.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] metfoo:
i ordered one with the laptop dock and phone, but AT&T still hasnt shipped the car dock.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] domin8:
yeah i tried without the insert. on the feather case, the usb plugs in on the bottom, but the top clip part doesnt extend far enough out to grip the edge anymore.

with the speck case which i also tried, it was too thick to even allow the USB to fit.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] dandmcd:
I bought the dock in-store today, and I must say it is very nice. There is an insert to use or not use depending on if you have a case on your phone, which is a great idea. The phone fits easily, and the car app loads extremely quick. It is wonderful you can move around the quick load apps, and the extra cables that plugin to your stereo if needed was a nice bonus. I already added shortcuts for Google nav, and will add other useful car apps as well. It is a worthy purchase if you like having a GPS with you or a dock while you play music in your car.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Claus44:
Can someone help me verify that the cam corder can be activated while in car dock and that the dock does not block the view?

Would love to be able to use the phone as a car camcorder on tracks or canyons :) Hack, we might be able to do something like the contour gps :D

contour.com/camera/contour_gps
[Atrix 4G Accessories] milk242:
I don't have to do anything special to get the car app to pop up right? Because when I plug mine in, it does nothing. The audio doesn't even go through the cable.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] boostedneonsrt4:
I have the car dock as well, works flawlessly with the body glove case.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] phro321:
Bought the car dock so I would force myself to stop from texting and driving. But my scion XB dash is to far to even use it safely. :mad::mad:
[Atrix 4G Accessories] tonyantonucci:
How about with an OtterBox

I like to use an OtterBox on my devices.

Is there any chance the Car Dock will work with an OtterBox?

If not, are these any cases that will work with the car dock?

Same question for the MultiMedia dock, but I will ask in another thread too.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] xdraconis:
You have to apply power to the USB port for it to start. Once you apply power, you can remove it and the phone will stay in dock mode till you pull it out.

EDIT: Which is awesome cause motorola didn't give you a DC/USB converter. I had one already that I used.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] boostedneonsrt4:
lol no. otterbox is way to big to use with any dock. the only case i know that works with the car dock is the body glove. the feather might work too but its too thin to be considered a case(might as well get an invisashield.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] domin8:
i have the feather on mine and while the usb plugs in fine, the top snap wont clip fully around the extended lip the feather adds to the phone. i'm debating getting it anyway and shaving down some of the plastic on the clip to give me a little more clearance to make it fit with the case on.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] PixoNova:
Has anyone tried with an Otterbox Defender? That's what I'm curious about. I don't want to take off my case just to use the car dock.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Donatron:
That hissing is due to a ground loop. Google it to find out how to fix that.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Donatron:
Actually, you don't need to apply power. I know this for sure because I don't have a USB car charger. I'm guessing milk242 has a case that prevents the USB plug from completely being inserted into the phone.

Btw, what charger are you using? I'm thinking about getting the iGo Dual USB Car Charger.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] milk242:
I guess my car dock is defective. I took off the case and plugged it in with two different car charging adapters and all it does is charge. I unrooted my phone and did a factory reset and still does nothing. Oh well... back to AT&T
[Atrix 4G Accessories] xdraconis:
Really? Mine does not activate until power hits the USB port. I haven't tried to get it to work without it, I just assumed that's how it was.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] naturefreak85:
Interesting thing about the car dock. If you use a bluetooth headset/speakerphone with AD2P and an Auxiliary cord through the usb cable. The phone will prefer the Bluetooth connection vs auxiliary. Not sure how to change that or if you can actually change it. Slightly problematic for me. Haven't tested if pluging into the headphone jack will resolve the issue though.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] youareme7:
I picked up the car dock today and I put the phone in the dock before i even put it together and the "car dock" mode popped right up for me, no power connected.

As for chargers, I have the Griffin PowerJolt Dual Universal Micro and it is great. 1A out for each port and it fits basically flush with the car outlet. I have heard that some people have trouble because it's so small though and it doesn't reach back far enough in the outlet, but that's the minority.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] sLiKK:
Does it fit the sanding vibrant and how such is it?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Athailias:
I got the speck case and it wont work in my dock, even with the insert removed. I dont think the otterbox case will work in the mount. (the att rep said it wouldnt but didnt actually show me when she tried, this is the same rep who told me the speck case WOULD work and tried it in the store but it doesnt work for me in my cardock)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] xdraconis:
Yea you guys are right, no power needed. Sorry about that. I guess i just never tried to wake it up without power.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rred:
I haven't had a chance to look yet, but I'd expect the car dock "signals" to the phone by using pin5 on the microUSB connection. The microUSB standards include the provision for devices to identify each other (to signal) by using a set resistor value across two of the USB lines now, which is something a lot of electronic equipment has been doing for years. (i.e. "headphone" jacks that can sense stereo phones versus a mono earpiece with a mic).

If that guess is right--anything could pretend to be a dock, if you added the right resistor into the microUSB plug. That's with fine surgery or a piece of cake, depending on your soldering skills.

Word elsewhere is that at least one of the Otters will fit, if you remove the cradle insert. I'm waiting for stock to show up to see that in person.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] jlai:
i haven't gotten the car mount yet but i read in the quick start menu on motorola's website for the car mount and it said you could take the plastic part off docking area of the car mount to put atrixs with cases on. maybe you could look into doing that? i'd be curious if it worked cause i have a feather on my atrix and would love if it fit.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] riotburn:
Are there any aftermarket car docks? Tried looking but only found the bean bag one. Would be nice to not have to spend 50bucks for one!
[Atrix 4G Accessories] MacAlert:
Where are you getting $50. AT&T is selling for $39.99.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] riotburn:
Wow amazon. surprised amazon is more expensive.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Claus44:
that is because Amazon sells the motorola version, which includes a charger.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] razorbladex401:
I have the dock and I've noticed that if i have the USB cable plugged into the USB port in my Subaru it will keep telling me to unplug the phone to conserve power. It gets really annoying and it causes the phone to run slow. Meaning if I'm playing music or have google maps running the audio gets choppy. Not really sure if anyone else has noticed that. It's a little bit of an issue since I used navigation for a trip the other day and my phone died on my return trip.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Ririal:
Since nobody else has answered you yet, I've used this dock for that very purpose and it works fantastic. It's quite solid so it doesn't vibrate too much and the video comes out pretty good.

The dock is an excellent purchase if you find yourself driving for more than 30 minutes at a time.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Claus44:
I actually went to AT&T the next day, tested it, and brought it home :D Didn't bother to answer my own question since it seems no body cared about it :p

The phone saved me $250 because I don't have to buy the GoPro Hero HD anymore. Now all we have to wait for is to have someone make a geo tracking video recording app :D
[Atrix 4G Accessories] LastQuark:
ATT offers 25% discount on accessories now. Get the dock for $32 at ATT and add $4.25 for the Motorola charger from Amazon. Total is $36.25 shipped. Not bad.

att.com/discount
[Atrix 4G Accessories] hypnero:
Ah great deal then, wish I would of saw this before hand. I am not too happy with the dock though, I have the feather case and hoped it would fit but obviously it doesn't. I cant believe it didn't come with a charger either. What a load of BS.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] ashdog:
Also note, the Motorola Car Dock has a different type of cable for the car charger. It includes an AUX connector if you want to connect it for you MP3s to play from the radio as well. It's a one cable that splits into two.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] jlai:
just curious what are you going to do with the case? i just got the dock and also disappointed the lip of the dock doesnt grab over the side of the feather case. just wondering what people out there were doing to try and fix it. some guy said he was gonna shave part of the feather case down. i dont want to do that to my case. anyone have any good suggestions?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] snlu178:
Does anyone have a high pitched whine coming from the phone while the dock is connected? It sounds like a low alarm beep over and over. It usually shows up if I use the My Location button and have that running. Very annoying.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] davidusr:
I get all kinds of noise. The previously mentioned "engine noise", a strange, quite beeping, which I think is the same thing your talking about. I only get the noise while its plugged into the charger. It's the same charger I used with my i4, which made no noise.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] snlu178:
Yes the quiet beeping bi noticed it as it tracked meningitis the map like some lame radar noise. It's terrible.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] hotleadsingerguy:
I think it's about when you plug it in. I use AD2P to my car receiver (it automatically connects both AD2P and headset for talking or music) and I also sometimes use the Aux cable (I have multiple devices connected via bluetooth and an iPod connected via USB. My car allows different sources for front and back seats). If I have both connected (bluetooth is automatically connected, aux I plug in) it'll default to the cable. If I unplug the cable it switches back to Bluetooth output. Works perfectly.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rred:
Worth mentioning: All the AT&T phones tend to create interference on local car stereos and other devices, usually in the form of a deedle-deedle-dee batch of warbling tones every 5-10 minutes as they chat with the towers.

If you're familiar with that and that isn't this...maybe it is alternator whine. But that usually is a "whine" that gets louder and higher as the engine speed goes up. Can be a sign of a bad ground, or a failing alternator diode.

With all the electronics in cars these days interference is not unusual. Sometimes the companies (phone co. or car co.) have service bulletins to address the issue. Moto certainly used to have experience with this, with all their mobile communications shops.I'd try asking AT&T (expect nothing) and then move on to Moto and your dealer, both have resources to escalate issue of intereference.

It is also surprisingly likely that you can eliminate it by running a (fused!) power lead directly from the battery to the dock. That's often the solution for other radio equipment. The direct power lead allows the battery itself to swamp out a lot of noise, and eliminates noise from other devices sharing a power lead. And car stereo shop can wire one up for you relatively cheap, if you're not experienced with it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] riotburn:
I just installed a whole car stereo system this past year, so to add on. If its alternator whine, make sure the line for the power and the charger aren't running alongside each other. Thats how alternator whine gets picked up the stereo. Never run power and source lines together. Bad juju.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] hotleadsingerguy:
The interference is GSM sound. Drop your phone next to a speaker and send it a text message...you'll hear the same interference.

Also...nothing wrong with just running the power from the DC jack. Shouldn't create a power interference problem unless there's a problem with the equipment...usually the DC jacks just run from battery to fusebox to DC jack...there's really not much in the way.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rred:
"usually the DC jacks just run from battery to fusebox to DC jack..."

While that is true, it neglects to consider that is NOT an exclusive run.

The DC jack runs to a COMMON POWER POINT on the junction block (fuse block) and the problem is that common power connection allows noise to be passed and shared among all the devices.

A battery makes a good noise filter--but only if the battery terminals themselves are the common points in the circuit. That's why pretty much every professional radio communications shop, and every radio communications manual, says to hook up your radio power lines directly to the battery, and not to some common terminal block at the fuse box.

Yes, the fuse box common is often good enough. No, it is never as immune to noise as a direct run to the battery. A direct run to the battery? Will cost you an extra $5-10 for the wire and lugs if you DIY. But may cost less than tapping into the fuse box, if you have to pay shop labor rates for someone to take apart trim panels and get in there to do a neat job.

FWIW.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] s1ickwi11y:
I have the car dock and, actually, that's one of the things causing me to possibly keep the phone. I'm still deciding.

As far as the car dock is concerned, I love it. It's a +rep for Motorola (in this one instance)...very stylish in my vehicle and simple to use. I've never had a dock so easy to drop my device into that was made for said device. Always the generic fit-any-phone ones, so this is a good accessory to get.

The laptop dock is going back to Best Buy as soon as I get the chance. I tested it out and cannot justify keeping it. I mean, I can't watch netflix on it or install anything (except for Firefox extensions). If Firefox has more than 4 tabs open, it starts to get VERY slow in responsiveness. That's basically it.

Now if we could just get Motorola to unlock for devs. Damn it! :(
[Atrix 4G Accessories] s1ickwi11y:
Also, I used the car dock non-stop during my commute back home from Santa Rosa, CA to Vancouver, WA (basically most of the west coast). No issues with interference sounds. Not once.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] snlu178:
FYI - I changed my USB to lighter port and the beeping went away. I think it was not getting appropriate feed from my old one.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] riotburn:
Yea but i said if its alternator whine thats the cause...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] khufiya:
I ordered the car dock from AT&T on 2/28 but the order status still says "In progress". Did any of you have such a delay?

Also, I don't see any option of cancelling my order as the car dock is now available on Amazon for the same price and also includes the charger.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] hotleadsingerguy:
Aye all true. That's why I have my receiver and sound system hooked up directly to the battery. I don't get why people don't do installs themselves...it takes maybe 3-5 hours total for a full install and you save like $100 or more. Plus you can do a much better job, usually, than the local best buy or some junk.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rred:
"Plus you can do a much better job, usually, than"

Some of those installers are on salary. Most are paid peanuts per installation. And the problem either way, is that they have to DO IT QUICK and then DO THE NEXT ONE and sadly, quality is not the priority. It is a lot quicker to twist and tape, than to use proper crimps and heatshrink seal over them.

folks who want free installation...may be unlucky enough to get what they paid for.<G>
[Atrix 4G Accessories] LaurentR:
I love my car dock too (not so much the car dock app, but well...).

One point I didn't see mentioned: the back of the car dock connects to the dashboard/windshield mount using a ball which is the same size as a Garmin mount, so if you're looking for a proper, vehicle-specific dashboard mount (like a ProClip), you can grab one with the Garmin ball mount, which are widely available.

Laurent
[Atrix 4G Accessories] acabtp:
well, it looks like amazon wised up... i liked the dock so much that i went back today to order a 2nd for one of my other cars. the amazon description now mentions that it includes a rapid car charger and the price has been raised from 39.99 to 53.99.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] TurnipTruck:
Just got my dock. The phone will not go into car mode in the dock with or without the power connected.

Has anyone experienced this and found a fix?

Thanks.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] s1ickwi11y:
You can manually launch the application from your apps drawer like I do. It's not perfect, but it works :)
[Atrix 4G Accessories] TurnipTruck:
Please tell me where to find the button to launch it. I haven't found anything like it.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] LaurentR:
Instead of trying to create a shortcut with Shortcuts/Applications, make one with:

Shortcuts/Activities/CarDock/com.motorola.cardock.main.CardockMainActivity

(note: Shortcuts/Activities may be a Launcher Pro function - I don't know).

Note that the car dock app is not all that great. I find myself closing it a lot.

Laurent
[Atrix 4G Accessories] Rred:
To me, the whole purpose of a car mount is to do what car mounts have always done:

1-tell the phone to autoanswer on speaker, because my hands are busy

2-tell the phone to STAY PUT in case I'm rolling the car over

3-tell the phone there's this huge battery and alternator, please feel free to use them

And all the rest, is icing on the cake.

By the way, if you've never had the pleasure (ahem) of walking away from "what used to be a perfectly good car", you may not understand that anything which is not literally bolted down, tends to become a missle during a crash. If your cell phone isn't in your pocket or secured with something better than a springy clip? It won't be there after a sudden impact.
[Atrix 4G Accessories] arcticbill:
LOL. True story.... after having gone through the scenario you so (ehem) eloquently described, I can relate. ;)

On another note. One thing that I have noticed with my dock is that unfortunately, the audio of an incoming call is not transmitted out of the Y cable to the auxiliary port... picked up my second one yesterday (first one the Y cable was faulty, no music through the auxiliary). I was driving down the road, music was interrupted, then the audio of the caller was played through the PHONE, instead of through the auxiliary input of the audio reciever... PITA. :mad: Works fine if you use the 3.5 on the phone itself, but didn't work for me out of the Y cable. Anyone else have this issue? The whole reason I got the dock was to clear up the myriad of cables to the phone... or at least minimize it to a single cable...
[Atrix 4G Accessories] marhodges:
I use Carhome 1.8.3 and so far I like it. It is much more customizable than the stock car dock app. Does anyone know of a better car dock app?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] TurnipTruck:
So far with my Atrix and car dock I have yet to hear audio come from the car dock cable. I've had to plug into the headphone jack of the phone to get audio through the car stereo system.

Any ideas what could be wrong?
[Atrix 4G Accessories] arcticbill:
If you are sure it is fully seated then the y cable may be defective... that was the issue with my 1st one.... take the whole thing back and bring a pair of headphones with you to plug into the cables Jack at the store once you place the phone in the new dock and attack the USB cable to the back port... no power is necessary at the STD USB near the 3.5mm auxiliary Jack.