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Does anyone know of a way to "flip" the homescreen in landscape mode?, I have a kickstand case, but the side the cord connection is on makes it not useable, is there a way to flip the landscape mode so i can use it?
ive seen the media link hd in action.. when mirroring via hdmi (wifi direct) it shows the homescreen in landscape... perhaps a dev could trick the phone into inking its connected when they launch la3te may
Get the app ultimate rotation control.
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The 4.2.2 firmware appears to be missing the desktop dock mode entirely. The phone does not go into landscape mode and no dock launches.
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The 2.2.1 firmware appears to be missing the desktop dock mode entirely. The phone goes into landscape mode but no dock launches.
Nothing I can fix, sorry.
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It has been brought to my attention that this may only work for the US version of the HOX, and not for the international (quad core) version.
See this post in the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=35485317&postcount=20
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So, after getting used to my Thunderbolt having a nice HTC dock that triggers Desktop mode, I was very disappointed to find nothing yet on the market for the AT&T One X. instead of returning the inexpensive dock, or messing around with software, I rolled up my sleeves and made it happen.
Originally I started making a breakout connection for the USB thinking I'd build a powered bluetooth speaker into the dock but then I realized I had too many projects going on. That's why the tiny breadboard is in the pictures - its part of the abandoned breakout. It's not needed at all, you could safely tape or heatshrink these 1/4 watt resistors for this application.
Also I realized after I started splicing that I needed to pare back more of the insulation, if I had to do it again I'd give myself more room to work with.
In my particular dock, the cable shield is not connected to port shield but it is used as the ground.
Pin 5 (ground) cable shield / black
Pin 4 (ID) Black wire
Pin 3 (Data +) Yellow
Pin 2 (Data -) White
Pin 1 (+5V DC) Red
The signal to go into dock mode is triggered with a resistor between pins 4 and 5.
10kOhm triggers auto dock mode
68kOhm triggers desk dock mode (also, a 47kOhm triggers desk dock mode)
Starting in Car Dock mode allows a toggle to Desk Dock with the switch, but the phone doesn't toggle back to the Car Dock from Desk Dock when switched back.
Not the point, at any rate - the only reason I did this was because I had the two-pole switch and both resistors handy.
The dock:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
The underbelly (pull off the rubber feet gently)..
If you don't pull off the feet, you won't get the hidden screws.
The top will come off easily. Now you can push the bottom out.
The bottom has a steel weight.
Gently pry the cable out of the base. It lifts out.
Now you can unscrew the other end.
This is how I tested the resistors. Be VERY careful if you do this - the pin can break the wire. For such a tiny wire you need to pierce the side of the insulation.
Proof of concept.
I actually only had a 68.1kOhm resistor handy, it works fine.
Tie the ends of the resistors together to the shield. Tie the center of the switch to the ID wire.
Shrink wrap, tape, or otherwise insulate the connections. TEST FIRST, then reassemble - install switch....
Put it all back together....
Fullsize pics here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/ModemJunki/OneXDockHack#
See it in action! (not sure how to embed YouTube properly...)
http://youtu.be/tZ0Mom1wZq4
Looks awesome!! But shouldn't this be posted on Hardware Hacking forum?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
nitrous² said:
Looks awesome!! But shouldn't this be posted on Hardware Hacking forum?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
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Thanks.
You're probably correct. I'm not a hardware hacker by habit, so I didn't know that forum existed.
Perhaps a mod will move the thread eventually.
Just a quick question, on what PINs did you connect the resistors? I couldn't see where through the pictures.
I wonder if this will work for the Desire S..
Edit.
Found the answer on the video. Thanks again.
Brilliant, congratulations.
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
I suppose it will work for the international One X too.
Did you have tested with other values of resistance or it needs to be 1000Ohm and 6812Ohm?
Skanob said:
Just a quick question, on what PINs did you connect the resistors? I couldn't see where through the pictures.
I wonder if this will work for the Desire S..
Edit.
Found the answer on the video. Thanks again.
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Thanks for catching that. I added the description for which pins to bridge.
No idea about the Desire S, but it seems multiple HTC phones share common triggers.
xSilv85 said:
I suppose it will work for the international One X too.
Did you have tested with other values of resistance or it needs to be 1000Ohm and 6812Ohm?
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I tested with some other values but only 10k, 47k, and 68.1k (really should be 68k) worked. I can't give more details about other values tested at the moment as I'm on holiday in the Caribbean and I live near Chicago in the USA
But I used the working values based on searches on the forums for other HTC devices.
ModemJunki said:
Thanks for catching that. I added the description for which pins to bridge.
No idea about the Desire S, but it seems multiple HTC phones share common triggers.
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Thanks man. I'm about to buy this and give it to the GF as she has the one with the One X and I have the Desire S (yeah, go figure ). And thinking about modifying the Dock like as you did to make it easy for her to just dock the phone, rather than docking then opening up the Dock Mode App from the phone.
Anyways, last few questions:
10kOhm triggers auto dock mode = That's the Car Mode App, right?
68kOhm triggers desk dock mode (also, a 47kOhm triggers desk dock mode) = And this is the Dock Mode App, right?
Have you tried syncing on PC while in Dock Mode?
Have you experienced any problem with the dock with the changes?
And also, have you tried connecting a MHL-HDMI and does it work? I heard/saw with an unmodified KiDiGi Charge & Sync Desktop Cradle, it works. You can check out what one member did here.
Thanks again man.
Skanob said:
Thanks man. I'm about to buy this and give it to the GF as she has the one with the One X and I have the Desire S (yeah, go figure ). And thinking about modifying the Dock like as you did to make it easy for her to just dock the phone, rather than docking then opening up the Dock Mode App from the phone.
Anyways, last few questions:
10kOhm triggers auto dock mode = That's the Car Mode App, right?
68kOhm triggers desk dock mode (also, a 47kOhm triggers desk dock mode) = And this is the Dock Mode App, right?
Have you tried syncing on PC while in Dock Mode?
Have you experienced any problem with the dock with the changes?
And also, have you tried connecting a MHL-HDMI and does it work? I heard/saw with an unmodified KiDiGi Charge & Sync Desktop Cradle, it works. You can check out what one member did here.
Thanks again man.
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I don't have an MHL to try. Also did not try sync before going on holiday. No problems but I did go on vacation two days after I made the mod.
You are correct about the modes.
I've achieved the same thing with a few cheap NFC tags.
Stick it on the back of the dock and configure an NFC action against it and it's done.
I wouldn't trust myself with all of that hardware hacking either!
r2b2 said:
I've achieved the same thing with a few cheap NFC tags.
Stick it on the back of the dock and configure an NFC action against it and it's done.
I wouldn't trust myself with all of that hardware hacking either!
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Mind to share?
r2b2 said:
I've achieved the same thing with a few cheap NFC tags.
Stick it on the back of the dock and configure an NFC action against it and it's done.
I wouldn't trust myself with all of that hardware hacking either!
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Please make a how-to post. I'd do another dock for the office with NFC.
damn, just realised I have the HDMI model xD
Can you tell me the wiring again?
It is in 2 pieces.. I guess black and white are ground and 5V to charge which. But the rest. How did you uncode them?
See pics
And the resistor values:
The manual does not correspond with pictures?
10kOhm vs 1kOhm?
6812 Ohm or 68 kOhm?
The type of resistor for at least 2,5W? Or is does the power not matter. I see on my dock 5V and 500 mA.
I am confused sorry for being noob
ModemJunki said:
Please make a how-to post. I'd do another dock for the office with NFC.
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Here's what I did:
* Buy a starter pack from RapidNFC (www.rapidnfc.com). These were the cheapest when I did this a while ago (I got "Starter Pack B")
* Download "NFC Task Launcher" from the Market (was £1.26 when I got it).
* Open the app and add an action to do what you want (in my case enable GPS, turn media volume down, launch Satnav program).
Once configured, select "Save & Write" and scan the NFC tag you want to use. If successful, when you put the phone near the tag it'll run the actions you selected.
If you can think of any other uses for the tags they can be programmed and put anywhere.
(I *think* this app doesn't actually write to the NFC tag, just records it's serial number. That means you can re-use the tags if you want by deleting the action and re-scannign the tag under another one)
Hope this helps.
Sorry for the delayed reply - I have been on holiday.
xSilv85 said:
damn, just realised I have the HDMI model xD
Can you tell me the wiring again?
It is in 2 pieces.. I guess black and white are ground and 5V to charge which. But the rest. How did you uncode them?
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Yours is different. We should not guess at the color codes, this could lead to much sadness. But it is clear the hack has to be done at the end that plugs to the phone, it looks like the other end is only for power.
If you look at this pic: https://picasaweb.google.com/ModemJunki/OneXDockHack#5815365590917825778
You can see how I used a thin pin to pierce the SIDE of the wire (look at yellow wire too). The pin allowed me to trace the connections on the connector end to the wire with a multimeter set for continuity testing (beep!). It is VERY important not to try and pierce the center of the wire - they are so very thin that even a pin could break them.
Here is a picture of the dock (not on the phone) connector from the side you can see:
http://im.tech2.in.com/gallery/2012/jun/micro_usb_pinout_271738117322.jpg
xSilv85 said:
And the resistor values:
The manual does not correspond with pictures?
10kOhm vs 1kOhm?
6812 Ohm or 68 kOhm?
The type of resistor for at least 2,5W? Or is does the power not matter. I see on my dock 5V and 500 mA.
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In this picture you see the values: https://picasaweb.google.com/ModemJunki/OneXDockHack#5815365606807034258
10kOhm and 6812kOhm. I used a 6812kOhm because it was what I had available for free - and it's a high-precision resistor. Normal resistor is I think +/- 5%, so mine is well within tolerances.
A 1/4 watt (0.25W) resistor is fine, also you can use a 1/6 watt (0.16W) because this is only for signaling, and the charging current will not flow through this. So as you say, the wattage does not matter for this application.
xSilv85 said:
I am confused sorry for being noob
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I also am a noob, I don't know electronics theory and such, only enough to fix simple things like this.
r2b2 said:
Here's what I did:
* Buy a starter pack from RapidNFC (www.rapidnfc.com). These were the cheapest when I did this a while ago (I got "Starter Pack B")
* Download "NFC Task Launcher" from the Market (was £1.26 when I got it).
* Open the app and add an action to do what you want (in my case enable GPS, turn media volume down, launch Satnav program).
Once configured, select "Save & Write" and scan the NFC tag you want to use. If successful, when you put the phone near the tag it'll run the actions you selected.
If you can think of any other uses for the tags they can be programmed and put anywhere.
(I *think* this app doesn't actually write to the NFC tag, just records it's serial number. That means you can re-use the tags if you want by deleting the action and re-scannign the tag under another one)
Hope this helps.
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Thanks!
I assume this will most likely work on the One S as well since they use the same dock.
I have the KiDiGi dock with a HDMI connection port too.
Before I attempt this mod, the first thing I was to clarify is the USB mode. Whenever I plug my phone into the dock, it starts charging, however the USB mode is not detected - so i cant sync or do file transfers, however if I pull out the USB lead from the back of the dock and plug it directly into the phone, the USB mode is detected straight away. So with this said I know the cable is fine, and the ports its connecting to are fine and my drivers are fine. It seems the dock must not be connecting the USB data pins or something?
Can someone clarify this?
ModemJunki said:
I was very disappointed to find nothing yet on the market for the AT&T One X.
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There is a reason aftermarket desk docks do not support this, and only HTC's speaker dock does...
You might have mentioned that once you've done this, your dock is now essentially useless...
You cannot hear the phone ring, hear alarms go off, listen to music... any sound period. Desk mode also triggers audio-out and thus disables the phone speaker.
Thanks for the post, but there was already a thread that figured all of this out a long time ago.
Hi. Can anyone point me in the right direction.
I'm looking for a way to emulate a single touch with an earphone button to be able to select and re-center in the youtube app
while in cardboard mode. I have a VR headset but
it lacks any way to give a signal to the phone without
removing it from the headset. I think the easiest way to
accomplish it is using the media button on my earphones
but for some reason the phone stops receiving any input
from them as soon as I start the Cardboard view. I've been
able to emulate touch outside of the app with Vol- but no
luck once the app is put into said mode.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Rooted
F/W: Android 5.0.1 stock
Thanks in advance and sorry for the long post just wanted to
give a reasonably detailed post of the issue.
Hello,
is it possible, that anyone of us can modify the samsung car mode app, so we can full mirroring the phone on our car screens? In normal state the recent task and back button while using the app is deactivated...
br
Chris
No one an Idea or knows someone, who can change the app?
Hello Community.
As any of you who did some tests know it is in early state. I am wondering is it not to popular topic? Since I have switched from Galaxy S8+ and I was using Dex OS everyday, it is the feature I miss the most.
I think that it also gives a lot of possibilities for anyone who travels a lot. It is very nice to have a "desktop" in a hotel room on which you can answer emails, or brows internet in desktop mode. All you need is only keyboard, mouse and usb-c to hdmi cable and of course your phone.
I have just tested new Desktop Mode on Android Q(OnePlus 7 Pro) and what can I say?
Not to much.
And here is my question. Does anyone know about some development which is likely in progress or maybe there is any option to port Samsung's Dex OS to other phones?
All I have found is only one guy: Daniel Blandford:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj2P0omAkek
and what he is showing looks very promising, but still it is only one guy?!?
My dream and ideal solution was razer's project project Linda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gKu-T13vXs
which was promised to be released along with Razer Phone 2 but in the end was killed.
There is some other solution to lapdocks but for me not to ergonomic in terms of mobility.
I believe that Android as a daily OS is possible and I hope that it will go live soon.
Same here. I tried it, have Bluetooth mouse and foldable keyboard, and really liked how snappy it is! However, there's no way to adjust resolution or font size, which would be the first step toward something really usable. I would like to test the limits of any solution, whenever available.
I discussed with Daniel Blandfort and he told me he currently stopped development of his Flow Desktop because he could not raise any interest and get enought Patreons to keep going unfortunatelly...
Maybe you can use Sentio desktop on your oneplus ? I think it looks better than the current raw android 10 desktop.
Something looking really neat I found is Keydock. It's basically a keyboard-docking station to use desktop mode.
Mod edit: Link removed!
There's a website (Mod edit: Link removed!) where they try to get enought suscribers to launch Keydock on kickstarter
Sentio was a good find and worth trying. However, it didn't work for me. Also, it seems that work on Sentio stopped. Last update was someone last year.
PaddleStroke said:
I discussed with Daniel Blandfort and he told me he currently stopped development of his Flow Desktop because he could not raise any interest and get enought Patreons to keep going unfortunatelly...
Maybe you can use Sentio desktop on your oneplus ? I think it looks better than the current raw android 10 desktop.
Something looking really neat I found is Keydock. It's basically a keyboard-docking station to use desktop mode.
Mod edit: Link removed!
There's a website (Mod edit: Link removed!) where they try to get enought suscribers to launch Keydock on kickstarter
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Flow desktop looked awesome, it's a shame if development really has been discontinued.
I wonder how it would have worked, would it have been a custom rom or an app
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kairos.duet
There is new project named Nexdock. Looks very promising. It's basically a laptop without CPU, GPU. All is based on the phone connected via USB-C cable.
http://nexdock.com/touch/
Here is TK Bay testing this with OnePlus 7 T Pro McLaren
starts at 6:22
But as he mention on his video, OnePlus (Android Q) is still not ready as a full desktop mode (resize open apps, etc), it looks more like basic android desktop.
NexDock with OP 7T Pro McLaren Edition
About a week ago I received my new Nexdock Touch. Great build quality, looks similar to Macbook Air.
Only issue I have found, is a problem with connection and starting Desktop Mode. It sometimes start charge the phone instead lunching Desktop Mode. But when connected, the phone wont charge anymore.
Looks like there is a order in what to connect first, Lapdock with cable, than phone with locked screen.
What works:
+ touch screen
+ tauchpad
+ sound
+ most of the buildin OxygenOS apps
What don't work:
- dimming phone screen, to save battery
- charging the phone while connected
- some other/additional installed apps (like ES Explorer, All in one Toolbox)
- Nova Launcher on extended screen
Some of the issues can be fixed with Taskbar 6.0. This will add additional taskbar on the extedned screen, will fix the issue with dimming phone display to preserve battery.
Taskbar 6.0 with some extra features explained here.
When Camera app is open on the phone, everything slows down, phone is laggy and slow. Word and Excel seems to be in mobile mode, as all is very large on external screen.
This mode helps to improve security, as all data is on one device - mobile phone. This is handy when I'm working in the car, or I need to send email with invoice or even play PUBG
Overall, Desktop Mode is amazing experience, it shows how powerful OnePlus 7T Pro is.
Please add thumb up at OnePlus Ideas 2 for expanding Desktop Mode!
koliberk said:
About a week ago I received my new Nexdock Touch. Great build quality, looks similar to Macbook Air.
Only issue I have found, is a problem with connection and starting Desktop Mode. It sometimes start charge the phone instead lunching Desktop Mode. But when connected, the phone wont charge anymore.
Looks like there is a order in what to connect first, Lapdock with cable, than phone with locked screen.
What works:
+ touch screen
+ tauchpad
+ sound
+ most of the buildin OxygenOS apps
What don't work:
- dimming phone screen, to save battery
- charging the phone while connected
- some other/additional installed apps (like ES Explorer, All in one Toolbox)
- Nova Launcher on extended screen
Some of the issues can be fixed with Taskbar 6.0. This will add additional taskbar on the extedned screen, will fix the issue with dimming phone display to preserve battery.
Taskbar 6.0 with some extra features explained here.
When Camera app is open on the phone, everything slows down, phone is laggy and slow. Word and Excel seems to be in mobile mode, as all is very large on external screen.
This mode helps to improve security, as all data is on one device - mobile phone. This is handy when I'm working in the car, or I need to send email with invoice or even play PUBG
Overall, Desktop Mode is amazing experience, it shows how powerful OnePlus 7T Pro is.
Please add thumb up at OnePlus Ideas 2 for expanding Desktop Mode!
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@koliberk
mind giving tips?
i have the oneplus 7 pro and couldnt get keyboard/trackpad/touch to work
:|
lastdemonz said:
@koliberk
mind giving tips?
i have the oneplus 7 pro and couldnt get keyboard/trackpad/touch to work
:|
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Do you have Nexdock Touch? If so, I have the same problem when connecting cable to Nexdock and than to my phone.
Desktop mode won't turn ON, only I have charging in progres with external screen connected, nothing else works.
So to solve this issue , I need to disconnect the phone by the time charging is started. Than plug the cable back. This may take a moment and few times to unplug and than plug back. Until the charging of the phone won't start, than if you leave it plugged, all start to work.
This must be an issue with Desktop Mode in development state.
koliberk said:
Do you have Nexdock Touch? If so, I have the same problem when connecting cable to Nexdock and than to my phone.
Desktop mode won't turn ON, only I have charging in progres with external screen connected, nothing else works.
So to solve this issue , I need to disconnect the phone by the time charging is started. Than plug the cable back. This may take a moment and few times to unplug and than plug back. Until the charging of the phone won't start, than if you leave it plugged, all start to work.
This must be an issue with Desktop Mode in development state.
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I see.
we probably have a different type problem
because my problem isn't going to desktop mode but to make the keyboard,track pad and touch working
I get the taskbar desktop mode every time i plug it in but i cant interact with it :|
I hope you don't mind me asking but
what oxygen-OS version are you?
have you installed any custom roms/kernels on your phone?
lastdemonz said:
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I hope you don't mind me asking but
what oxygen-OS version are you?
have you installed any custom roms/kernels on your phone?
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I'm have xXx_NoLimits_12 on OxygenOS 10.0.11 HD01BA.
Did you turn these three options in the development mode?
koliberk said:
I'm have xXx_NoLimits_12 on OxygenOS 10.0.11 HD01BA.
Did you turn these three options in the development mode?
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yeah i did turn those options
it might be the version i am using 10.3.5.GM21AA
lastdemonz said:
yeah i did turn those options
it might be the version i am using 10.3.5.GM21AA
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This means you have OP7 Pro, right? Not the OP7T Pro
Could be an issue with development state of your Desktop Mode. Try different cable or check if your phone is compatible with connecting keyboard/touchpad through USB-C port.
koliberk said:
This means you have OP7 Pro, right? Not the OP7T Pro
Could be an issue with development state of your Desktop Mode. Try different cable or check if your phone is compatible with connecting keyboard/touchpad through USB-C port.
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it should be the same as yours because their have the same type of hardware
i dont really have another cable so i cant tell but i do see similarities with people on the internet about Oneplus phones not working with it for example check this youtube channel
i have the same problem as him
ill try installing your firmware it might do the trick
lastdemonz said:
it should be the same as yours because their have the same type of hardware
i dont really have another cable so i cant tell but i do see similarities with people on the internet about Oneplus phones not working with it for example check this youtube channel
i have the same problem as him
ill try installing your firmware it might do the trick
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I have very similar issue. First thing after connecting my NexDock Touch, phone starts to charge, than there is no way I can use keyboard, touchpad or touch screen. No any key on the keyboard works, so no dimming the screen, no volume, no caps lock. Only there is a desktop on external screen.
So I need to unplug the phone and connect it back. After few times, with locking the phone and unlocking, connecting the cable and than disconnecting, Desktop Mode starts to work with all peripheral coming with NexDock Touch.
But than, the phone wont charge anymore. So it's only charging the phone without interaction (external keyboard/touchpad/touch screen) or no charging with everything working fine.
Another issue is Night Mode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3ZqPJeoPs
koliberk said:
I have very similar issue. First thing after connecting my NexDock Touch, phone starts to charge, than there is no way I can use keyboard, touchpad or touch screen. No any key on the keyboard works, so no dimming the screen, no volume, no caps lock. Only there is a desktop on external screen.
So I need to unplug the phone and connect it back. After few times, with locking the phone and unlocking, connecting the cable and than disconnecting, Desktop Mode starts to work with all peripheral coming with NexDock Touch.
But than, the phone wont charge anymore. So it's only charging the phone without interaction (external keyboard/touchpad/touch screen) or no charging with everything working fine.
Another issue is Night Mode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx3ZqPJeoPs
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well atleast it works
imagine being stuck with this device and you cant properly interact with it :|
and tbh i dont really know how to downgrade to your version
lastdemonz said:
and tbh i dont really know how to downgrade to your version
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Not sure if you can do that, I'm on the newest firmware on my OP7T Pro McLaren 4G.
koliberk said:
Not sure if you can do that, I'm on the newest firmware on my OP7T Pro McLaren 4G.
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thats really weird
but the nex with oneplus looks amazing
i ordered an adapter (saw people getting it to work with )
i hope ill get it working
thanks for the information
if you find anything else please reply here so i know