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Infuse Car Dock

I picked up the Infuse Car dock with my Infuse and I LOVE IT. It works great, its very very good build quality. Nice to have the dock always plugged in for power and I can just pop my phone in and go. Also really nice that Samsung Car Home auto opens when I plug it in to the dock.
To anyone that uses their phone for calls or music while driving I highly recommend it.

Did you pick it up at an AT&T store? I am eager to check one out, as I plan to use the phone quite a bit as GPS unit for my car.
Thanks!

reefrunway said:
Did you pick it up at an AT&T store? I am eager to check one out, as I plan to use the phone quite a bit as GPS unit for my car.
Thanks!
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Yeah I did I am not normally one to buy accessories from ATT but I couldn't resist .

Samsung Dock
yes it's from AT&T and it's very nice.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...=samsung&q_model=prod5100347#fbid=jy53eoHminq

AllTheWay said:
yes it's from AT&T and it's very nice.
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That does look pretty sweet.

Cool! I bought the home dock too for a nightstand.

very nice that samsung didnt drop the ball on this stuff this time. i am considering both docks.

Dani897 said:
very nice that samsung didnt drop the ball on this stuff this time. i am considering both docks.
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I might go back and buy the home dock as well

I bought both as well. AT&T had special that if you buy two accessories you get the third free.
Infuse should arrive tomorrow so I'll be able to try them out. I have always used ProClip USA's mounts but will compare it to Samsung's. I currently have an adjustable adaptor that works with iPhone 3G and Captivate within protective cases. They have holders for naked units that fit perfectly, but it is a hassle to remove phones from Otterboxes only to put them back after short rides.

i just got the home dock but am returning it. the reason is that it is not flexible enough. it has a micro usb port but it will not pass through the usb connection to my computer so i can mount the sdcard or pass through mhl to hdmi. this makes it no more than a 40$ charger that holds the phone.
i have a bad micro usb cable that i plan to make into a jig that can trip the dock mode or other things. i can hack up the dock but would rather exchange it for the car dock. i also want to see how much a second mhl adapter is. i would like to make an all in one dock.

Car Dock application
I purchased a Infuse yesterday with the car dock. The only way we can get the phone to send audio out through the docks 3.5mm is by using the Samsung Car Home application. This application is lacking to say the least. I've tried CarHome Ultra and still no audio through the dock.
Is there a work around for this or another dock application that works?
Thanks,
JAFO

jafo5236 said:
I purchased a Infuse yesterday with the car dock. The only way we can get the phone to send audio out through the docks 3.5mm is by using the Samsung Car Home application. This application is lacking to say the least. I've tried CarHome Ultra and still no audio through the dock.
Is there a work around for this or another dock application that works?
Thanks,
JAFO
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no methods that have been tested yet. there is an app for the sgs that can control it but it may need a kernel mod to work.
edit: try this https://market.android.com/details?id=net.muteheadlight.dockredir
let me know if it works

Does BT audio work when in car dock or do you HAVE to use 3.5mm jack?

AnyMal said:
Does BT audio work when in car dock or do you HAVE to use 3.5mm jack?
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All i use is BT audio when in the dock, it works amazing! The BT actually sounds good unlike the Atrix/Inspire did.

Media volume output seems too low through 3.5mm and bluetooth. Anyone share opinion?
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bluetoothless said:
Media volume output seems too low through 3.5mm and bluetooth. Anyone share opinion?
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With the media volume at full, with BT using Music Player or Pandora I can keep my Stereo on 15 and it sounds nice and clear and loud. To get the same volume out of Sirius or the Radio I am usually up around 20. I haven't tried the 3.5mm jack.

crawlgsx said:
With the media volume at full, with BT using Music Player or Pandora I can keep my Stereo on 15 and it sounds nice and clear and loud. To get the same volume out of Sirius or the Radio I am usually up around 20. I haven't tried the 3.5mm jack.
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For all you guys out there, if your car is NOT bluetooth ready, I am currently using Grom Audio stuff....
Its freaking AMAZING! ALL audio goes through the bluetooth like watching a news cast with flash, watching a baseball game, and of course bluetooth calling. Its all plug and play and anyone can do it!
http://www.gromaudio.com/ipod.html
Is the one I got. Its does come with full ipod control cable, but meh.... I just use the bluetooth!
Hope that helps!

Dani897 said:
no methods that have been tested yet. there is an app for the sgs that can control it but it may need a kernel mod to work.
edit: try this https://market.android.com/details?id=net.muteheadlight.dockredir
let me know if it works
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Hey thanks, it works! But the only bad thing is that the sound is still bad. There is no BASS hardly at all compared to the sound the headphone port throws out. This is the same problem with the Samsung car dock app. Its like Samsung crossed the wires when soldering the wires to the port. It sounds like mono and not STEREO. I wish this could be fixed?

crawlgsx said:
All i use is BT audio when in the dock, it works amazing! The BT actually sounds good unlike the Atrix/Inspire did.
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I can't speak for Atrix, but Inspire sounds pretty darn good through my Parrot set up.

AnyMal said:
I can't speak for Atrix, but Inspire sounds pretty darn good through my Parrot set up.
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Yeah I was looking at the Parrot setup before the Grom Audio.... The sounds outta the bluetooth is pretty good... Also you can hear the differences between the equalizer settings.....

A2DP Apaptor in conjunction with a cassette adaptor?

I currently use a cassette adaptor because fm transmitters do not work well for me. What I would like to do is connect an A2DP bluetooth adaptor to the cassette adaptor for hands-free use. Can this be done and which device would you recommend? Is anyone currently doing this?
Also, I don't have an aux input on my stereo.
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Smuuv said:
I currently use a cassette adaptor because fm transmitters do not work well for me. What I would like to do is connect an A2DP bluetooth adaptor to the cassette adaptor for hands-free use. Can this be done and which device would you recommend? Is anyone currently doing this?
Also, I don't have an aux input on my stereo.
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I have never seen anything like this before but that doesn't mean it's not out there. I would just pick up a decent mid range car stereo that already has bluetooth. I would imagine you can pick one up for around a hundred bucks.

I don't think its possible.
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Thanks guys, I really don't want to spend the money on a new stereo plus installation. I still have the stock 6 disc cd player with cassette in my 2002 wrx. I was hoping the spend $50 on a external device, oh well. Thanks again and have a good one!

If I understand what you are asking, the bluetooth adapter would need a line out - like a headphone jack. I have not seen that. There is a company called PAC that makes adapters that turn the connection to the 6 disc changer into an aux in. You might check them out.
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slybarman said:
If I understand what you are asking, the bluetooth adapter would need a line out - like a headphone jack. I have not seen that. There is a company called PAC that makes adapters that turn the connection to the 6 disc changer into an aux in. You might check them out.
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You have it right, it would be:
Cassette Adapter -> Bluetooth adapter
I took your suggestion to check out the PAC adapter but unfortunately, they only offer a FM transmitters with bluetooth. I guess I'll have to use an FM transmitter. Thanks for helping.

This is almost what you are looking for:
www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16855995461 but is designed for in home use (wall adapter).
I don't see why this couldn't be made to work in a car if you can power it, or why someone wouldn't make something similar designed for a car. It's not that unusual what you are asking for.

Smuuv said:
You have it right, it would be:
Cassette Adapter -> Bluetooth adapter
I took your suggestion to check out the PAC adapter but unfortunately, they only offer a FM transmitters with bluetooth. I guess I'll have to use an FM transmitter. Thanks for helping.
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NP. Unfortunately, I guess they don't have the wired interface for your particular vehicle.

Hey, I got exactly what you need! I just got a new car and it has Bluetooth but only for the phone. So I had to pick up this adapter to get A2DP working for streaming my music to the car. The adapter plugs into the AUX, standard 3.5mm jack.
Check it out:
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBridge-mini-jack-Rx-Bluetooth/dp/B0038MA11U
Takes a couple tries to get it paired and connected to the Epic, but it works.

This would work. OP didn't have an aux jack but that's ok he can just plug in the cassette adapter off of this.
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v1monkie said:
Hey, I got exactly what you need! I just got a new car and it has Bluetooth but only for the phone. So I had to pick up this adapter to get A2DP working for streaming my music to the car. The adapter plugs into the AUX, standard 3.5mm jack.
Check it out:
http://www.amazon.com/Miccus-BluBridge-mini-jack-Rx-Bluetooth/dp/B0038MA11U
Takes a couple tries to get it paired and connected to the Epic, but it works.
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Thanks this suggestion. I checked out the other bluetooth audio receivers and I ordered this one. I'll report back once I've tried it out to help others in the same boat.
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Portable/dp/B0059M4G9K/ref=pd_rhf_cr_p_t_2

I had previously ordered the Nokia Bluetooth headset from eBay for $15 from Hong Kong and it lets you plug any 3.5 jack into it. That worked out ok until I lost it. They have a few up there still that could be worth trying out.
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Just wanted to report that the device I ordered will not work for me. In the picture of the device, I saw an input hole but it was for power, not a 3.5mm input. Sooooo, I guess I'll give up on this project.

Smuuv said:
Just wanted to report that the device I ordered will not work for me. In the picture of the device, I saw an input hole but it was for power, not a 3.5mm input. Sooooo, I guess I'll give up on this project.
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Actually all you need is a "barrel" adapter. It would allow you to attach your cassett adapter to the bluetooth reciever you bought. They are very common and cheap.
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Here's a link to one of those adapters I was talking about. Actually called a 3.5mm female to female coupler. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...d=10429&cs_id=1042901&p_id=678&seq=1&format=2 Hope that helps you out.
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Rocket321, thanks for the info. i just ordered one from MonoPrice. I hope this works.

Smuuv said:
Thanks this suggestion. I checked out the other bluetooth audio receivers and I ordered this one. I'll report back once I've tried it out to help others in the same boat.
http://www.amazon.com/Britelink-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Portable/dp/B0059M4G9K/ref=pd_rhf_cr_p_t_2
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rocket321 said:
Here's a link to one of those adapters I was talking about. Actually called a 3.5mm female to female coupler. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...d=10429&cs_id=1042901&p_id=678&seq=1&format=2 Hope that helps you out.
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I'm happy to report that:
Cassette adapter + 3.5mm female to female coupler + bluetooth audio receiver = SUCCESS
I'm not an audiophile but the quality of the output is the same as listening directly from the cassette adapter. 95% of the time, I listen to podcasts so quality is not a big thing for me. I did test with Pandora and Google Music and both sounded good to me. Today is the first day using it on my way to and from work ~30 minutes total. I will report back again once I've had time to use it extensively. I hope this helps others in the same boat.
Thank you everyone for the help with getting this working. For those that celebrate Happy Thanksgiving and for those that don't Happy Thursday! I now have one more thing to be thankful for.

Very cool to hear you are up and working! I'm looking at doing something similar with my home stereo to play music across the living room with no wires and that way I can keep my phone and text an take calls easily. I'll be checking back here to see your report on sound quality as that will be important to me for music listening.
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rocket321 said:
Very cool to hear you are up and working! I'm looking at doing something similar with my home stereo to play music across the living room with no wires and that way I can keep my phone and text an take calls easily. I'll be checking back here to see your report on sound quality as that will be important to me for music listening.
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The sound quality is the same as it was before routing through the cassette adaptor. I only have a 15 minute commute from work, so I can't speak on taking phone calls while connected. I did try to make a call once as a test. I could hear the other person clearly but they couldn't hear me even with the mic close to my face.
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Late I am sure
I know it is a very late reply, but would this solve your issue?
hxxp://dx.com/p/bluetooth-cassette-adapter-10067?item=1

What's the issue?

Well I use the headphones that came with my old Sensation with my One S now. So in the past few days they were quite iffy...worked for a few seconds and stopped, control buttons stopped working, etc. And now they just stopped working with my phone completely now. However, other headphones work with my phone, and the headphones work with other devices. My solution was to use small headphone thingy (extender I believe?) and they work fine (besides the control buttons not working). So I need some help with finding the issue here.
EDIT: To clarify the question, I'm asking why the headphones work with everything but my device unless I use the extender thing.
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This is the thing I used to get them working again. Still can't figure out what the issue was with.
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You're not the only one with wired headphone issues. Seems like the one s has a sensitive jack -maybe the contacts are slightly prone to bending. When you use that extension cable not only should the buttons not work but neither should the mic. Does rotating the headphone plug in the jack help at all? If so, you might have a slight bend in the plug.
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No, twisting didn't change/do anything.
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how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine

HidaKureku said:
how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine
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3 rings
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have you tried one with two rings?

HidaKureku said:
have you tried one with two rings?
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No...I'm not sure if I have any with only two rings.
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i'd say try to find one with two rings, or like my aux cable it has three on one end and two on the other. it's strange but works perfectly

I find headphones with mics or controls die within days. I'm using a cheap pair of monoprice in ear buds now and they've lasted for months.

HidaKureku said:
how many rings are on your headphone plug? if it's not three, then they won't work. i had an issue like that with an aux cable in my car. but when i got one with a mic and three rings, it worked just fine
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Ok, that information is either lacking context or completely false. Each ring separates the contact areas for functions. Left speaker, right speaker and Mic/controls. If there is only one ring, the sound will be mono, 2 rings is either stereo or mono with a mic, depending on ring locations. Three is stereo with a Mic or stereo with another type of input. The circuit is designed to ground the other channels when they are not separated. If you plug in a 2 ring jack for stereo headphones, the icon in the status bar will show headphones. A three ring jack for stereo with a Mic will show an icon of headset with a Mic on them (like a pilot's). When a channel is unused it gets grounded by the circuit to the common. The spacing for ring locations is standardized. Make sure the headphones are seated correctly.
You can try to play with them to see if the headphones are following the standards by partially inseting them. When not fully inserted, only one speaker will work. My guess is that the headphones are not seating fully and causing issues. Either they are bottoming out before the contacts make full contact, or they are hitting the phone case preventing them from making good contact.
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The headphones are seated correctly. Case isn't interfering with anything. Partially inserting did nothing.
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Only left headphone works if headphones have mic - Second MAXX

I sent my first MAXX in for warranty replacement (through Motorola) because the headphones only worked on the left side. The weird part was it was only if the headphones had a built in mic, regular headphones worked fine.
Well, I got my second MAXX and it has the same damned issue. I have tons of headphones and have tried many, its not the headphones.
I have tried disabling all xposed modules and that is not it either.
Has anyone else noticed this issue?
P.S.
I sent my maxx in for replacement with it rooted, they didn't care at all. I did this knowingly to see what would happen.

I have three pairs of headphones with microphone and in-line controls (two different Apple earbud models, and a pair of Bose sports earbuds) and they all work 100% fine.

doogald said:
I have three pairs of headphones with microphone and in-line controls (two different Apple earbud models, and a pair of Bose sports earbuds) and they all work 100% fine.
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Are you rooted or stock?
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Stock, never rooted.

Can someone else that is rooted test and reply? Might be a root issue..
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Are you 1000% sure you pushed it in all the way? I had this issue with another device, and eventually found out those headphones usually take a little extra push to get all the way in.

codito said:
Are you 1000% sure you pushed it in all the way? I had this issue with another device, and eventually found out those headphones usually take a little extra push to get all the way in.
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There is another post about this. I had the same issue. I fixed it by using the other cord that came with my Bose that doesn't have a microphone. Now I come to think of it, this mike cable is designed for the iPhone so I shouldn't have been surprised.

[Q] Audio problems with the nexus 5

Hey! I have an audio problem with my device. When i just play some music with google play using my headphones (that came with galaxy 3 that i have) it sounds like i am hearing in low quality and i can't hear some parts that are playing. For example, sometimes i can't hear the singer singing or the guitar plays. Kinda like my device is playing stereo and my headphones gets only one side.
It's worth mentioning that i tried other headphones, which didn't help much. I have tried other audio apps also and got the same results.
I have searched for an answer to the situation for quite some time now and didn't find any.
Thank you
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Either there's a problem with the headphones (but you imply it is the same across different ones), or they are not plugging in properly. Is the jack in fully? Is there something lurking in the socket that might stop the jack from connecting?
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kboya said:
Either there's a problem with the headphones (but you imply it is the same across different ones), or they are not plugging in properly. Is the jack in fully? Is there something lurking in the socket that might stop the jack from connecting?
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the problem is that this issue happens with other headphones too.
maybe you should try to loose the headphone jack a little bit, hope this works

Well i tried playing a little with the jack but no luck...
what do you mean by "loose the headphone jack a little bit" ?
I don't want to cause any physical damage ...

Either the jack was incorrectly installed or the jack is defective. I would RMA the unit if I were you.
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Today I had an issue where my volume was all the way up and the phone plugged into the receiver wouldn't work. The s3 I have here would play just fine though.
N5 stock Rom rooted, xposed, franco, sounds mod, dalvik optimization mod and using stock music player.
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