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[tsy]

Anyone else running one of these?

I'm having issues where the lock screen and the little battery indicator show charging, however when I go into the battery status, it says "not charging".

[tsy]

nevermind.. turns out my dock was out of whack and the pins werent lining up correctly...  After some drastic dremeling, it works fine!

[white_star_32]

what dock are you using? I was interested in possibly grabbing a dock - I loved the dock I had for my OG Droid, but haven't seen much that really interests me for a decent price

[tsy]

sorry for the late reply.

I went with the official samsung/google dock.  I got it off the google play store online. It is meant for the GSM version however, with some modifications (for some just slight but for me major) it works with our CDMA phones as well.

The benefit is that once you plop the phone in, the phone charges and the audio plays out through the connections supplied by the dock.

I have mine hardwired with a power source and AUX cable tucked behind my dash.  Another benefit is that the phone charges at A/C levels so even whilst navigating with the screen on, you actually gain charge on the phone unlike most USB chargers where the power drain is faster than the charge rate.

I just wish they came out with one that fit for our phones without any mods.

[Froggmann]

Really it wouldn't be too hard either, given the dock's construction all they have to do is just re-mold the rubberized portion. Everything else stays the same.

[white_star_32]

I'll have to look into that. I stuck it out with my Droid OG for nearly 3 yrs. Really miss the dock

[xanzion]

Verizon now carries the 3 pin car dock for the cdma version!


Verizon now carries the 3 pin car dock for the cdma version!

[sanosuke001]

@xanzion

no they don't. post a link; I can only find the non-pogo dock on verizon's site.

[scalamanderr]

If you don't mind me asking, what did you have to modify to make the CDMA version fit?

[SeanRinVA]

scalamanderr, on 28 June 2012 - 04:20 AM, said:

If you don't mind me asking, what did you have to modify to make the CDMA version fit?

From what I've read on other forums, it's the volume button area that has to be modified.

[thefatalepic]

xanzion, on 15 June 2012 - 01:20 PM, said:

Verizon now carries the 3 pin car dock for the cdma version!


Verizon now carries the 3 pin car dock for the cdma version!

I smell bull.

[sammyboy405]

Did anyone Find a Pogo Pin Dock for the VZW Nexus?

[bevardimus]

1)  There is no native CDMA car dock with pogo pins.  The product doesn't exist.
2)  To the OP, I have noticed that getting my gnex to charge with the GSM dock is very intermittent... sometimes it actually charges, sometimes it says "not charging."  I always put it in the same way, so I wouldn't think that the pins aren't connecting correctly... but maybe that IS the issue I'm having.  So, I'm curious: what modifications did you make exactly?  The only mods I made were to the dock's volume rocker buttons.  I THOUGHT I was successful, as the phone's volume now doesn't change on its own, and the dock's volume buttons perform as they should... but I'm guessing you made some other major mods.  Please share!

[Tom Geery]

can anyone provide a link to the pogo dock from Samsung/Google?  when I go to the Google Play Store online, it doesn't show me any accessories...

[Alademuerte]

I'm looking for a link as well to the dock the OP mentioned. I'm tired of having to use a USB charger or a car charger and the wires giving up after a while. A nice dock would be very convenient.

[tsy]

https://play.google...._car_dock&hl=en


So somehow during my install I fubard the wiring, so I had to buy another dock... yes it was a VERY expensive mistake, but whatever, you live and you learn.


Anyway, my second dock functions with the phone just fine without any mods.  My guess is the manufacturing tolerances on the dock are not that tight.

Edited by tsy, 09 October 2012 - 04:50 AM.

[Kamzu]

I got mine from here and it arrived a couple days ago.

http://www.ebay.com/...=item27cad887c5

Cheapest I've been able to find, and works great after the volume rocker mod that can be seen here.



I didn't experience any of the problems that were mentioned in the comments section of the video.  When you get it, you will see that inside of the volume rocker actually has a frame surrounding the original cut, just file it or shave it with a small knife (I used a swiss army knife) to hit that surrounding frame.  After you do that, the volume rocker should move fluidly with a satisfying click as you press it.

Let me know if you guys have any questions, since it's still fresh in my mind from doing it a couple days ago. =D

[Alademuerte]

So these two links that have been posted are the actual docks with the pogo pins and not just cradles?

[tsy]

Alademuerte, on 17 October 2012 - 03:37 AM, said:

So these two links that have been posted are the actual docks with the pogo pins and not just cradles?

the link I sent is the dock with the pins.

seriously, this dock setup is kinda making me hesitate on upgrading phones.  as much as I think the galaxy note 2 will be awesome, it doesnt have the pins so im on the fence.

[unhistoric]

Quick question for those with the official 3-pin vehicle dock:

I'm still running stock (new phone), and the vehicle dock is basically garbage for playing music. Android 4.1.2 maxes and locks the media volume when it's mounted in the dock. The music ends up sounding distorted and crackly through the car speakers.

Does CM10 work with the dock? When you plug it in, does it allow you to adjust the media volume with the volume buttons? It's really becoming a dealbreaker for me.