[Q] Car dock mode - Motorola Photon 4G

Does anyone know what sets off car dock mode on the Photon? is it magnets or something to do with the usb cable?
Thanks.

I believe there are some magnets in the car dock that enable it.

I have both the car dock and the hdmi dock I believe its something to do with the cable I will look further into it and get back with you but im almost positive its got nothing to do with magnets,
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sapperpipo said:
I have both the car dock and the hdmi dock I believe its something to do with the cable I will look further into it and get back with you but im almost positive its got nothing to do with magnets,
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Cool, cheers for that.

Anyone know if one of these will trigger car dock mode? http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Genuine...Accessories&hash=item4ab427a398#ht_608wt_1163

I just put it in car dock and all good, screen pops up? I would guess the ISBN connection.
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Charger fraying?

Anyone else have their charger fray towards the male end that goes into the phone?
Kinda annoying.. now I've gotta try to find another charger/data cable on ebay cuz my data cable is screwed now! Anyone have suggestions?
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Powell730 said:
Anyone else have their charger fray towards the male end that goes into the phone?
Kinda annoying.. now I've gotta try to find another charger/data cable on ebay cuz my data cable is screwed now! Anyone have suggestions?
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Yeah, I have the plastic wrapping around it being ripped away, but it's still fine. Just reattach the wires and solder if you know how or know someone or just find another mini usb cable (that's all it is).
I just bought anther cable on ebay.. I could solder it back but I'm lazy.. Plus the cable I bought is longer than the oem which is obviously good
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yareally said:
Yeah, I have the plastic wrapping around it being ripped away, but it's still fine. Just reattach the wires and solder if you know how or know someone or just find another mini usb cable (that's all it is).
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Pretty sure the tbolt doesnt use a traditional mini usb cable.
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sonami said:
Pretty sure the tbolt doesnt use a traditional mini usb cable.
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No phone uses a mini USB anymore. They all use microUSB. Easy to find though. Target sells that for like $15. For $20 at Walmart, you can get a Nook charge kit with a nice long, thin, light weight cable a lot like the stock, but in white.
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Pretty sure the tbolt doesnt use a traditional mini usb cable.
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Er, I meant microusb . I don't have a spare micro usb cable, but I swap out the verizon one for a miniusb one to charge my headphones all the time.
Can you still find a wall charger for a micro USB? Or is stall USB to phone now? Kinda sorta related.
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Mine did it too. time to buy a new one, just checked amazon, about 4 bucks for it

HDMI Will Not Work (Any Help?)

When I plug in the Photon to HDMI a black screen comes up. The menu on my phone will not come up to connect. Any help?
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I have to wiggle mine, once i find the sweet spot hold it there. Cheap monoprice cable.
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This is a cable I got on Amazon.com It is great quality and it costs 6 bucks. I get a black screen. I have used the cable before with no issue. Thanks though. I doubt that is the issue but I will try it.
Kcarpenter said:
I have to wiggle mine, once i find the sweet spot hold it there. Cheap monoprice cable.
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Send it back to monoprice. They replace for free.
I have many monoprice cables and occasionally, some of them don't work right. Just send it back. Their customer service is very good.
The current microHDMI cable I have from them works perfectly. No jiggling necessary.

MHL question

Just wondering if all MHL adapters are the same. Meaning, can I use a generic non-HTC adapter on my Rezound?
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I believe so. Someone posted that a monoprice one worked on his GSII. I know that is a different phone but it is likely that HTC hasn't blocked generic ones if samsung didn't.
con247 said:
I believe so. Someone posted that a monoprice one worked on his GSII. I know that is a different phone but it is likely that HTC hasn't blocked generic ones if samsung didn't.
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The monoprice adapter works for my Rezound.
Thx for the help, just order a 10$ mhl adapter. After this bad boy set me back 600$ i'm trying to squeeze all the accessories I can outta this weeks paycheck.
I'll let you guys know how it goes when I get it.
The thunderbolt/EVO 3D htc mhl adapter works.
How can I control my phone with out touching it?
(Watching netflix and don't want to get up every time)
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The Monoprice MHL adapter works like a charm. You can't use your HTC cable in the adapter though. So pick up a long enough 5 pin micro usb cable( I am using a 6' wish I would have bought bigger) and long enough HDMI cable for your set up so you don't have to stand next to your TV operate the phone and watch it on the TV.
to further add to the question, if you're going through the MHL->HDMI to your telie, will it also keep your phone charged?
Yes you plug the adapter to the phone and the wall
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pilot123 said:
Yes you plug the adapter to the phone and the wall
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crikey !!...
Yeah its a lot going on for our phone to display on a TV. My wife's Bionic has hdmi out, that is so easy! Just bought a hdmi to micro hdmi cable from monoprice for 3 bucks for my wife's phone. The Rezound looks like a octopus just to display to the TV!
Where u guys getting the monoprice MHL? Amazon? I haven't connected any phone to my tv since my original EVO days. Would love to do it with this one. Thanks fellas
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Lol the website is called monoprice.com
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Does anyone know if NFL mobile app will work through the mhl adapter? I'm thinking of picking one up for that and some emulator gaming.
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Does anyone know if NFL mobile app will work through the mhl adapter? I'm thinking of picking one up for that and some emulator gaming.
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No, the video parts of the NFL app will not work. I have tried it and when you try to access video content, the screen you are connected to view blank.
Thats weird. I thought u can view anything that's on your phone... Even the home screen!? Is there anything else that doesn't work through the mhl?
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Mechadan said:
No, the video parts of the NFL app will not work. I have tried it and when you try to access video content, the screen you are connected to view blank.
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How about Netflix? This seems to me like a bug of some kind, because it should work.
jayochs said:
Lol the website is called monoprice.com
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Hey I never said I was the brightest person LOL....ahh I wasn't sure if u guys were finding them from third party vendors or Amazon.
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i just ordered one from monoprice....hope it works well.
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i just ordered one from monoprice....hope it works well.
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I recieved mine from Monoprice, works great. But it HAS to be connected to power (charger or USB both work) to function, not just if you want the phone to charge while using the adapter.
What I did was use a short HDMI cable, short micro USB cable plugged into one of my TVs USB ports for power, and then mounted the adapter to the back of my TV with velco. I then use a micro usb extension cable to connect the adapter to my phone, cutting down a TON on the octopus effect. And I can always disconnect the adapter to take it with me somewhere.
Is this the adapter everyone is buying, its $14 not $10 so want to make sure I'm not missing anothr one on their site. http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10833&cs_id=1083314&p_id=8675&seq=1&format=2

Razr car dock mode

How can I use the car dock mode without the original car mount?
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viruskent said:
How can I use the car dock mode without the original car mount?
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I found on the original DROID that a magnet triggered both car dock and regular dock mode in certain areas of three phone. I imagine that it's the same here. The US car dock is only $40 tho.
EDIT : Tested theory with my car dock for RAZR. It has something to do with the USB plug. RAZR can be in dock and if USB isn't plugged in then no dock mode.
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Charging dock

Hi,
I gave bought a dock for my phone but it's not the official Samsung one.
My question is how do I get the phone to enter docking mode?
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You don't, it's automatic. If the dock isn't wired correctly then it will only charge.
What's the wiring meant to be like for dock mode to be entered
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Same as the html lead, 11 pin non-standard micro usb.
faddys123 said:
What's the wiring meant to be like for dock mode to be entered
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I can't remember what phone/dock (might even be this phone) but I do remember reading that soldering a resistor between certain pins was enough to fool the phone into thinking it was an official dock.. Maybe you can search for that?
EDIT. is this what you are looking for?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2142357

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