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Official Galaxy S Home Dock and Car Dock

Ok people, hopefully I will shed some light on this subject. Like most of you I own the european version of the Galaxy S, the GT-I9000. I wanted to have both the desk dock and car dock but found out those were either out of stock or unavailable. So I ordered the same versions of these accesories for the Vibrant (T959) from Amazon, I cannot post links yet but you can search for "vibrant mount oem" and you will find them
The I9000 was a perfect fit for both accesories when they arrived, both the car dock and desk dock modes work with alternate solutions found in the market, as the Samsung Home Desk and Car Home are no longer available, but the 3.5 mm line out jack is another story...
After doing some research over the web and in these forums I understood that in order to make the line out present in both Samsun docks work you NEED to use the official Samsung apps. Samsung released new versions of those that work with Froyo, they are called:
Desk Home Samsung Vibrant 2
Car Home Samsung Vibrant 2
(you can find them under those names in the web version of the Market)
This is the part when this post turns into a request, apparently those apps are only available in the US and Canada (where the Vibrant is sold), could someone fetch the APK's and post them in this thread?
Thank you very much
Sergio C.

Not sure if I understood all correctly but here are both apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11029148&postcount=45

Thanks a lot stepsch!
I will test and post ASAP!

I am using the car apk. Works very well.
I am also using stuff like this while driving: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925047
Prob: the T959 Vibrant car mount doesn't has a hole at the correct place for the build-in camera of the international i9000 version.
So, I drilled a hole thru the mount and the slider at the back. Not nice but working.

Perhaps you can clear this up for me then.
AFAIK the US docks have a different pinout on the microusb that does not trigger the (Euro Samsung market) car and desk home apps.
The US apps do not work properly on Euro i9000 due to a different media player being needed and so not accessable from the app and the car app if I remember FC'd.
So how have you set these up?

My phone: Samsung Galaxy S i9000 (international) bought officially in Germany
apps from the link
original Samsung car mount for T595 Vibrant (ECS-M979BEGSTA)
When I push the phone into the car mount the car app starts immediately as designed. No need to plug the cable in the cigarette lighter. The phone recognizes the USB plug with its special designed contacts as "car mode".
But therefore you do not need the original car mount. I am also using a third party USB charging connect (similar to this). Like a cigarette lighter but with USB connector instead of the big lighter hole.
When I am using the original USB cable (for charging or data) of the Samsung the app starts also. Seems that it recognize anything out of the 12V car electricity?!?
Don't know if all third party USB mounting sockets will provide same comfort.
AFAIK the US docks have a different pinout
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Some, right. But all said the Vibrant is nearly similar. So I tried and it works.

LOL my own post
They are the Euro OEM apps btw.
So both the homes work automatically with the i900 then. Good news.

Tested and working... both of them, thanks again!!

Tehpriest said:
Perhaps you can clear this up for me then.
AFAIK the US docks have a different pinout on the microusb that does not trigger the (Euro Samsung market) car and desk home apps.
The US apps do not work properly on Euro i9000 due to a different media player being needed and so not accessable from the app and the car app if I remember FC'd.
So how have you set these up?
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bs. i have euro phone the i9000t ok south amerca phone.. but the apps and docks work fine with u.s. docks..
i am running a euro firmware also 2.2.1 jpy
also for the person that drlled his phone.. i havent checked but my camera appeas to be in the right place 959 model.. but even if it isnt. who cares.. why do you need a camera when phone is in card dock?

i can see the version 2 of these apps in the market.android.com but cannot download for my phone becuase it knows it is not a vibrant.. anyone please download them and post here.

lgkahn said:
i can see the version 2 of these apps in the market.android.com but cannot download for my phone becuase it knows it is not a vibrant.. anyone please download them and post here.
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My link to the apps was re-posted above but here it is again. Enjoy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11029148&postcount=45

lgkahn said:
i havent checked but my camera appeas to be in the right place 959 model..
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You are using another model than the european. The european car dock was never sold. No one could buy, so we bought the US dock. Even if Vibrant and european version are similar in connectors, there are some silght differences.
but even if it isnt. who cares.. why do you need a camera when phone is in card dock?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925047#
To record you while you are glowing and burn up when I am pushing you at 270km/h.

anyway this car home app version can't set internal/external audio for dock!

Have you tried muting the phone from the pull down?

aspide77 said:
anyway this car home app version can't set internal/external audio for dock!
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This is working for my sgs car dock - audio line out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11093653&postcount=2

Tehpriest said:
My link to the apps was re-posted above but here it is again. Enjoy. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11029148&postcount=45
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already have those but those are not VERSION 2 of the apps as far as i can tell.. they say version 1.0

giannibat said:
This is working for my sgs car dock - audio line out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11093653&postcount=2
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They seem to be the same app with a different name (not Samsung badged) and are also V 1.0

Doesn't work for me. No audio to aux, audio goes out through the speaker on phone, whether connected to mount or not

cnaber said:
Doesn't work for me. No audio to aux, audio goes out through the speaker on phone, whether connected to mount or not
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Try the switching methods here.

Home Dock
I received my oem samsung home dock last week. It is simply amazingly handy! The fact that it can't sync was bothering me, but then i realized: who cares? nobody syncs with kies! It keeps the phone charged, the audio goes to the speakers, and the phone goes in landscape mode even without the desk home app! Highly recommended!

Car Panel

I do not have any Car Panel app in my Sensation nor can I find any reference to Car use under Settings.
What am I doing wrong?
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I'm not sure what you mean
' Dock mode ' from apps?
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I own a Desire HD, and there is an app called Car Panel, that automatically opens when you use car kit, and gets you with a simplified user interface.
It lets you use locations service, phone dialer, contacts, search, etc.
There is no such app in Sensation.....

ninja.rogue said:
I own a Desire HD, and there is an app called Car Panel, that automatically opens when you use car kit, and gets you with a simplified user interface.
It lets you use locations service, phone dialer, contacts, search, etc.
There is no such app in Sensation.....
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Ninja, the Sensation Car Upgrade Kit CU S490 is required for the car panel.
Once you insert your ohone in de car-cradle, the car panel pops-up. Costs: around 60 euro's (www.expansys.com).
How-ever it is also required to use the special microUSB car charger that is included in the pack. If you use a normal car charger, the car panel won't work.

fazerrider said:
Ninja, the Sensation Car Upgrade Kit CU S490 is required for the car panel.
Once you insert your ohone in de car-cradle, the car panel pops-up. Costs: around 60 euro's (www.expansys.com).
How-ever it is also required to use the special microUSB car charger that is included in the pack. If you use a normal car charger, the car panel won't work.
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What's different about the car charger in the CU S490? From what I was seeing last night while searching for car chargers/docks it seems all of the car upgrade kits just come with the CC C200 car charger.

xnifex said:
What's different about the car charger in the CU S490? From what I was seeing last night while searching for car chargers/docks it seems all of the car upgrade kits just come with the CC C200 car charger.
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With the HTC Nexus One there was a magnet in the car holder that would auto launch the car home app when the phone was placed in the holder.
UPDATE: Now that I have my phone I see your problem, Car home is not even visible in the market

Is car panel same as car home?

JP088 said:
Is car panel same as car home?
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I think that Car panel is HTC's Sense version of Googles Car Home app
If the Sensation does not come with car panel you should be able to get car home from the Android Market for easier use while driving, might have to also find the Car Home launcher app to launch it as that is a seperate APK.

Lightning N1 said:
I think that Car panel is HTC's Sense version of Googles Car Home app
If the Sensation does not come with car panel you should be able to get car home from the Android Market for easier use while driving, might have to also find the Car Home launcher app to launch it as that is a seperate APK.
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Thanks! Had to download Car Home with my Nook Color and Car Mode went straight to the Sensation.

Can't seem to find this in market, in fact my market doesn't even show half of the things my hero does :S could anyone upload or send me the akp?

Utking said:
Can't seem to find this in market, in fact my market doesn't even show half of the things my hero does :S could anyone upload or send me the akp?
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Try appbrain. http://www.appbrain.com/search?q=car+home

Htc car panel
this is the apk for htc car panel works perfect in my sensation enjoy:

gilbert11231123 said:
this is the apk for htc car panel works perfect in my sensation enjoy:
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Sweet, thanks, I have been missing my car home, hope this works

Well I just upgraded to Sensation from Desire HSU and I found out that the Premium Navigation license does not migrate with my account - a rather unpleasant surprise.
So I am considering switching to Copilot and I was wondering if there is a way to integrate it with the Car Panel and Locations as I am pretty comfortable with those. Has anyone managed to hack Car Panel apk and switch the navigation app?

gilbert11231123 said:
this is the apk for htc car panel works perfect in my sensation enjoy:
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So this is what T-Mo removed?

Here is the Google Car Home apk off my N1
http://www.mediafire.com/?wr1rhjyljdw0qwa
And the Car Mode app to launch Car Home
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.cwfk.ig88.carmode&feature=search_result

GorillaPimp said:
So this is what T-Mo removed?
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I think HTC removed it & don't think it's in the EU version either.
What tmobile removed was the settings for a regular dock.

xnifex said:
I think HTC removed it & don't think it's in the EU version either.
What tmobile removed was the settings for a regular dock.
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Have you seen or heard what's supposed to happen when loading the Tmo Sensation into the HTC car dock? I've heard something is supposed to launch. I've tried that Dock Mode thing but that's just a desk dock mode similar to the N1 when it is docked.
I've tried car panel out and we aren't missing much. It looks nice but it swaps eye candy for functionality. Now I'm wondering about Location that everyone keeps talking about.

GorillaPimp said:
So this is what T-Mo removed?
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actually it was removed by HTC , it was supposed to b in the original pyramid Rom but for some reason got deleted , anyways im using it, works and looks pretty good.

gilbert11231123 said:
actually it was removed by HTC , it was supposed to b in the original pyramid Rom but for some reason got deleted , anyways im using it, works and looks pretty good.
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That's interesting. Do you know who was responsible for the other ommissions like Locations?
It's not as good as Google Car Home imo. It only has the 6 buttons and has limited functionality within those. I have my Car Home loaded with different music, nav and call apps. Car Panel is eye candy for sure though.

Vehicle Mount

I just received my vehicle mount for the epic. Got it mounted and everything good except I get no audio when I plug in my aux cable from the radio. It says it should automatically play but it doesnt. I have 2.2.1 and am running syndicate frozen 1.2 rom. Could there be a setting I need to change? My phone does instantly go into driving mode once the charger is on.

You need to download the car app from the market that is made for the epic 4g. Search on your computer though because it will not show on your phone market, I believe it only shows up under the web browser version. Once you install the app there is a speaker icon you press to turn audio on and off. enjoy.
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Got it, thanks

Be sure to press the speaker button in the upper right corner of car home (the car app) or you won't have the sound come through your speakers either.

I use this: Galaxy Dock Sound Redirector

dewey1973 said:
I use this: Galaxy Dock Sound Redirector
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This is for sure the way to go. It also maxes out your media volume when you plug it in.
-Roger

Anyone else using the car dock find that the audio output for the left channel is much louder than the audio output for the right channel?

The problem your describing sounds like it's potentially a problem with your connection to your car stereo, or your car stereo. I haven't noticed any balance issues with mine.
You should double check
0. That the epic sounds the same in and out of the mount.
1. That another mp3/cd/cassette player sounds fine being played through your car's stereo.
2. The balance setting on your car stereo.
3. The cable you connect Epic to the car with is good. If the wiggling the cable produces static or volume changes, get a new one.
4. That you've pushed the connecting cable in all the way on both ends. It can take a little more force than you might expect. I think I had to push a little harder on the car mount end initially.
I haven't noticed any way to change the balance on the epic, but I suppose that's a possibility too.
Hope this helps.

My wife left my car at the airport for a few days, so I just got around to troubleshooting this. I think you are correct that the problem actually lies in the casette adapter that I replaced shortly before adding the car dock.
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It's too bad they don't have a dock for us like they showed off a long time ago with the original nexus.

Those of you using the car dock, when you remove your Epic from the car dock, do you put it into a case? Is there any case that can take the abuse of constantly putting the phone in/out ? The tabs on mine broke pretty quickly as a result. Also, what case is the lease hassle to get the phone in/out?

Hyperion Dock

Got mine off amazon. Does not activate dock mode.

Is it defective?
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No I think it is the way it was designed. Doesn't use the pins on the back and you have a microusb nub that sticks up for you to connect to.

Hd04 said:
No I think it is the way it was designed. Doesn't use the pins on the back and you have a microusb nub that sticks up for you to connect to.
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Well...It doesn't necessarily have to use the pogo pins to activate dock mode. For example the official car dock will launch the Car application when the phone is docked even though it uses usb. It's all in how the connector is pinned out.

Having two of these I can say neither activate dock mode.
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I'm sure you could get an nfc tag, stick it to the dock and have the phone launch the dock mode when it detects the tag. Of course, this solution leaves the phone in dock mode when you undock it and I'm not sure what happens if you just kinda leave the phone sitting on top of the tag like that and try to do other stuff.
If the tag is too low for the phone to detect I'm sure you could jury rig something to raise the tag closer to the center of the phone.

H4x the cable or order one already modded. I just ordered two cables. 1 for car and 1 for night stand.

id10terrordfw said:
Having two of these I can say neither activate dock mode.
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Install "any cut" from the play store, open it and pick new shortcut. The find HTC Dock mode and select that. Now at least you have a icon on your home screen to get into dock mode even though your dock doesn't automatically trip it.

nugzo said:
H4x the cable or order one already modded. I just ordered two cables. 1 for car and 1 for night stand.
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can you give a link to what this is?

nugzo said:
H4x the cable or order one already modded. I just ordered two cables. 1 for car and 1 for night stand.
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Does the dock mode turn off the soft key lights? That's my issue right now because using my phone as an alarm clock at night, the dang soft key buttons are way too bright!
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Car charger bluetooth adapter?

Recently I took a trip with a buddy down to TN for the weekend, on the way down I couldn't help but notice his adapter for his iPhone that plugged in to the bottom and allowed him to play his music straight through it. I realize that this is exactly what an auxiliary cable is for, however the thing that stuck out most to me was that he could control his music from his phone via his truck. Make it go to the next song, go into the library on the dash of his truck, etc. Does anyone know of an accessory for our phone that is capable of this? Doesn't have to plug in, Bluetooth is acceptable. I just REALLY want to be able to control my phone with my Chevy Cruze's steering wheel controls. Thanks in advance!
-Cameron
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check it:
http://www.amazon.com/Kinivo-BTC450-Bluetooth-Hands-Free-Input/dp/B009NLTW60

If your car has an iPod hookup then maybe try out a Fipo adapter. They are hard to come by but well worth it.
http://www.amazon.com/Patuoxun-Bluetooth-Receiver-Adapter-Sounddock/dp/B0094G44PS/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_4

Ghstudent said:
Recently I took a trip with a buddy down to TN for the weekend, on the way down I couldn't help but notice his adapter for his iPhone that plugged in to the bottom and allowed him to play his music straight through it. I realize that this is exactly what an auxiliary cable is for, however the thing that stuck out most to me was that he could control his music from his phone via his truck. Make it go to the next song, go into the library on the dash of his truck, etc. Does anyone know of an accessory for our phone that is capable of this? Doesn't have to plug in, Bluetooth is acceptable. I just REALLY want to be able to control my phone with my Chevy Cruze's steering wheel controls. Thanks in advance!
-Cameron
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any response dude ?

wavrunrx said:
any response dude ?
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I really like the product that you listed, I do not have an iPhone adapter hookup in my car so the other item the guy posted was a no-go. The only problem I have right now is buying one elsewhere than amazon, nothing against Amazon itself, I just prefer to use Paypal.