[Q] Modify Landscape dock Mode - HTC Sensation

Hey guys, I have recently purchased a horizontal car mount for my sensation XE so i can finally get rid of my old satnav and use the sensation. While driving I also use my phone to BT stream music to my stereo as well as listen to podcasts via doggcatcher and receive phone calls.
I know there is the dock mode in HTC sense but as far as i can work out there is no way of removing the clock and now playing icons and also adding a dialler option short cut. Its quite awkward to read who is calling sideways and scroll through recent calls while they are in portrait and the phone is in landscape.
Does anyone know of a way round this problem is it possible to unlock htc sense to allow landscape orientation or not?
Any help is greatly appreciated

wesley.neary said:
Hey guys, I have recently purchased a horizontal car mount for my sensation XE so i can finally get rid of my old satnav and use the sensation. While driving I also use my phone to BT stream music to my stereo as well as listen to podcasts via doggcatcher and receive phone calls.
I know there is the dock mode in HTC sense but as far as i can work out there is no way of removing the clock and now playing icons and also adding a dialler option short cut. Its quite awkward to read who is calling sideways and scroll through recent calls while they are in portrait and the phone is in landscape.
Does anyone know of a way round this problem is it possible to unlock htc sense to allow landscape orientation or not?
Any help is greatly appreciated
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For one you shouldn't be scrolling thru your resent calls while you're driving blue tooth it not it's bit safe ;-) and two no as far as I know almost everything on sense and otherwise can be put in landscape mode with the one exception of the dialer app I cold be wrong and if I am someone send a link but I am pretty sure you can't
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t959 desktop dock - i9000 no sound from audio out

trying to work out if this is only hardware specific to the t959 and not i9000 or if my dock is faulty or samsung/android is not up to speed. maybe i have to do some software tweak??
Got myself the t959 desktop dock and the i9000 fits perfectly, charges and automatically runs the desktop app. all good
my problem is i cant get audio to come out of the docks 3.5mm plug which is usb audio out from i9000. it just keeps coming out the phones speaker no matter what.
the official info from samsung is that froyo 2.2 will allow the audio out of the usb port. at least on the dock advertising and packaging.
info about dock in this link.
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/ECR-D979BEGSTA-features
Ive tried darkys 8.0 rom which is running 2.2.1 i believe and today tried with darkys 8.0 rom and voodoo 5.2 sound optimised kernel but no go on the usb audio out.
any ideas or info would be appreciated.
cheers
B
Maybe the custom kernel has broken the sound through usb support?
Try install a stock kernel (or stock+ voodoo maybe).. at least to rule out the possibility.
ok found this thread after many many searches. from google strangly but anyway...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858804
doesnt look like the stock samsung kernel does it either on any device.
might put a request in to voodoo to see if they can do it.
Have you installed the Desk home Samsung"-App?
You can get it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=433127&d=1288811265
In the settings you can switch between internal and external speakers.
Some extra goodies:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=817092
But I'm worried why it seems to be only mono and not stereo....
Hi,
Just got this dock too (t929 for Samsung Vibrant) and the line-out seems to be working for me.
My phone is UK - XEU unlocked Samsung Galaxy S, running official Samsung 2.2.1 firmware (XXJPY). (no mods of any kind)
Also using the Desk Home app from Samsung Apps, version reports as 1.0.
The only odd thing (probably due to the app version) is that the sound comes out both the phone speaker and the line-out. In order to use the line-out properly, looks like have to mute the phone sound via the dock app.
I only used the standard music app and have not tried other apps though.
Things I noticed while have a play:
- clicking the "home" button takes you to the desk home app rather than
the home screen.
- while docked, music app Effects won't work
- plugin phone to dock launches desk home app.
- if you Exit desk home, touchwiz home screen is in landscape mode
I will try the app mentioned earlier, as curious to try the speaker config setting.
Overall, am happy, just wish Samsung had this in EU (UK) during phone launch and also had the original dock that was shown with the speakers.
Cheers,
Hi,
same problem for me. I got the Samsung cardock last week but audio out doesn't work. I'm on Darky 9.0 with hardcore K12Q kernel maybe it will work with the stock JPY or with voodoo kernel...I gonna try this tomorrow I think.
If this is a hardware problem i can solve it myself with a little bit creativity and some information about the car mode and how to get in this mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820275
with the right resistance you might be able to turn it on manually an than use headphone in and micro usb at the same time so that you doesnt need the original power supply...
On the Desk Home app, I had to press the "mute" button in order to get the sound to go to the line out. If I exit the Desk Home app, the sound comes back to the internal speaker....
ok more information.. the version of the app posted via links earlier in the thead does not work right in froyo.. if you set up weather in daily briefing it crashes when running
this modified version (older) i found for froyo does work correctly with weather and it even pops up the app correcly when you plug in the cradle.. in addition it does not let the screen time out and turn off like the other version.. havent tried with music yet but there is a setting to use music out over usb in the app.. i am running jpy 2.2.1 let me know how it works for you..
notif. bar is too bright.. at night dont know a way to hide it.. anyone?
very happy to report that the audio out also works through the dock.. when you goto options and set it to turn off internal speaker...just tried on some amplied speakers and the internal speaker shuts off.. very sweet..
now the only real issue is the innability to hide the notif. bar, and the worry about screen burnin.. maybe there should be an option to set timeout (different than regular timeout) to say xx minutes or something.. with a little moving area you can touch to turn the screen back on.. kinda like a screen saver.
also was supprised that the app pops up authomatically when you plug into the dock even without having the dock plugged in as it is not good to have the battery continually charging.. must be some sort of resister internal in the dock.
daylefmp said:
On the Desk Home app, I had to press the "mute" button in order to get the sound to go to the line out. If I exit the Desk Home app, the sound comes back to the internal speaker....
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Thanks heaps for all the effort and replies.
My v1.0 desk home from samsung works as above. will try the attached version as the one from samsung doesnt have internal speaker olff in settings.
EDIT: update both the versions work.
v1.0 available from samsung apps store uses mute for 3.5mm plug audio out.
attached version above use uncheck internal speaker.
both versions need to be running in order for 3.5mm plug to output audio. So guessing this is done via dock home app and any other app can take advantage of it.
start playing thru poweramp then run dock home and your audio comes out 3.5mm plug
this is all on i9000 btw and i suspect also t959.
have emailed both poweramp and alarm clock plus to see whether they would mod their apps to work same as desk home.
will see what they come back with but in the mean time thanks for showing me how i can get my music out the 3.5mm plug.
I know this thread is a little old, but I too have this dock, and I'm having audio related problems.
I have a Samsung Vibrant (T959), which is designed to work with this dock. I upgraded to Froyo, which again is necessary in order to get the audio to work using the line out port. And I downloaded and installed the Desk Home app. I also muted the speaker.
I get audio, but it's horrible.... nowhere near the quality I get when using the phone's headphone jack. The line out port has almost no bass... I'm not being picky, the difference is DRASTIC.
I sent the unit back to Samsung TWICE, and both replacement units had the same issue.... horrible audio quality using the line out port. Has anyone else experienced this problem?
I'm starting to thing my phone may be to blame, but I can't be sure as I don't have a second phone to test the dock with. The thing is.... the audio is great when I use the phone's headphone jack. Maybe when the audio is transmitted via the phone's USB port it degrades in quality?? Is this possible?
Just got this car mount yesterday.
Using Car Dock Home or Dock Sound Redirector in the market seems to make the music play for me through the car speakers.
Quality seems great - no different than before (and better quality than radio). Using MyUI Delphenium ROM which has the Voodoo sound kernal I believe.
Only problem is that calls don't work (as reported on multiple threads). I have to switch to internal speaker to hear people. Will look around the market for a replacement app...

Possible rom changes????

hi noob here and just wanted to throw this out there.
I haven't got s-Off yet, but looking forward to installing custom roms when I can. I have a few things That can be improved as htc have missed them. So hopefully those guys into making changes come across this and make the changes.
Music widget: Doesn't update album art with currently playing song until you stop on the widget and allow it to update, can this be made instantaneous ? Also, multiple album art within album list is a bit much, I think a standard list with track time would b much better.
Message tone: cannot be changed without a third party app, also when on a call of the tone is longer than 1-2
seconds it will play in your ear for the full duration with no way to stop it, and you cannot hear the caller either. When there are headphone's attached, notification tones play through the loudspeaker, when all sound should be diverted to headphones.
Bluetooth: I use wireless headphones, I'm having quality issues when I move away from the handset, it seems htc have crippled the wireless features when it comes to this version of software. Also is there anyway to get the sound enhancer to work with bluetooth headphones?
Files: Cannot access sd card from the phone to see all files, have to connect to pc.
Call history: All calls incoming, received and missed show up multiple times for same contact. Then you also have the history button to the right of the contact which then shows all details incoming, outgoing, missed, time stamps, date. Can this be changed to just one icon per caller/contact. (hope this one made sense, was a bit hard to explain with out being confusing)
Well this is all that I have noticed so far and hope that it wont be too much trouble to change, would love to see the phone as its supposed to be, even if htc seem to have no idea right now, I would seriously love to slap there design team. especially for the WiFi issues they are really bad with my device, so pissed after getting rid of the motorola milestone 2 which was an epic fail, and now htc also has bugs!
Has anyone else noticed anything that could be changed for the better??? Add it here and lets see if the developers can change it all to have an awesome handset!
Fabz...

[Q] Earbuds launching phone while in music app

I've been having this problem for quite a while now, both on my old HTC EVO and on my new HTC Sensation. While listening through my earbuds (iPhone style, one button) if I double click the button the player (MixZing, but it does the same with the stock music player) skips to the next song as desired, but it also launches the phone and makes a call.
When I insert the earbuds the icon in the notification bar shows the headset icon, not just headphones. It has been suggested elsewhere that the problem lies with the plug being of the 3 segment type, BUT... I've used these same earbuds for a couple of years and didn't have the problem until relatively recently. They worked fine on the EVO for ages. I suspect the issue is specific to Android 2.3 (.3 maybe?). Or perhaps it's an HTC update issue?
Anybody have any ideas? Perhaps a way to disable headset controls for the phone app alone? I always yank the earbuds when I'm on a call anyway.
Any help is appreciated,
BR
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Hey guys, I have recently purchased a horizontal car mount for my sensation XE so i can finally get rid of my old satnav and use the sensation. While driving I also use my phone to BT stream music to my stereo as well as listen to podcasts via doggcatcher and receive phone calls.
I know there is the dock mode in HTC sense but as far as i can work out there is no way of removing the clock and now playing icons and also adding a dialler option short cut, it just generally isnt ideal for what i need. Its quite awkward to read who is calling sideways and scroll through recent calls while they are in portrait and the phone is in landscape.
Does anyone know of a way round this problem is it possible to unlock htc sense to allow landscape orientation or not?
Any help is greatly appreciated

[Q] Car mode or something similar as HTC Car Mode?

I've noticed that Z3 doesn't have a car mode.
This makes the driving uncomfortable and a bit dangerous as if I've receive a call, I need to activate the speaker in order to be able to answer the call. Also, I don't have the apps at hand as in HTC Car mode.
Is there a way to get a car mode on the Z3 or an app I can use for this??
Thanks in advance.
:No-Frost: said:
I've noticed that Z3 doesn't have a car mode.
This makes the driving uncomfortable and a bit dangerous as if I've receive a call, I need to activate the speaker in order to be able to answer the call. Also, I don't have the apps at hand as in HTC Car mode.
Is there a way to get a car mode on the Z3 or an app I can use for this??
Thanks in advance.
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