What is the 4 pin connector used for?

[098776788]

okay, but will it also digitize all your data information and send it back to company headquarters like the Apple dock presumably does??

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if so, I don't need it. I just picked up a stereo receiver, an old hometheater thing and plugged my nexus into it through the VCR outlet, and it works great. The dock would only save me one extra electrical cord.

 

[turbo t3]

hi y nice pp pic hah by the way my name is chad

 

[ChromeJob]

hi y nice pp pic hah by the way my name is chad

Not a very auspicious first post, Chad.


Maybe Google will announce a dock at Dive into Mobile with the new Nexus goods.

 

[Nedra144]

The dock is coming out soon!
Look here: Google Nexus 7 Official Dock and Cases Revealed - News - Trusted Reviews

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[MaddSkillz]

I can't wait to have to "uncase" my tablet every time I want to dock it!

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[ChromeJob]

The dock is coming out soon!
Look here: Google Nexus 7 Official Dock and Cases Revealed - News - Trusted Reviews

Sent from my Nexus 7

Read that again. Pay particular attention to the expected release date [EDIT] (not to mention the date of the article!).

 

[mr_nobody]

Read that again. Pay particular attention to the expected release date.

Well, that AND the date of the article...

 

[Justinicus]

Anyone know if anyone's puzzled out the use of the 4 pins? That is to say, which ones are for 5V+ and 5V-, and whether the remaining two are digital data or analog audio L+ & R+ (presumably with a combined ground)? I'd be happy to make my own dock, and am competent with a soldering iron... just not with a breadboard and ICs! It appears that Asus and/or Google doesn't have any interest in releasing a dock, so I guess I'm going to have to do it myself!

 

[ChromeJob]

There are sparse rumors that the 10/29 event may announce accessories.

 

[kryptonite_2448]

I wonder if the Palm TouchStone would work? Similar to how we have our SIIIs charging off of them. I opted to actually run a really thin wire from the Pre back to the SIII and it would be possible for me to simply take my phone apart and see if it will charge.

I'd try, but not knowledgeable enough to know if I do it if I can electrocute something and fry the N7.

 

[jpash549]

With the Nexus 7 sitting in the dock one would still have access to the micro usb port. Supposedly this could be used for input or output if Google gives us the necessary software.

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[jjhoneck]

With the Nexus 7 sitting in the dock one would still have access to the micro usb port. Supposedly this could be used for input or output if Google gives us the necessary software.

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Why in the world is Asus/Google dragging their heels on this?

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[svfd757]

Same reason Google/Samsung dragged their collective feet on the dock for the Galaxy Nexus. Who knows their reasoning.....

 

[jjhoneck]

Same reason Google/Samsung dragged their collective feet on the dock for the Galaxy Nexus. Who knows their reasoning.....

This makes no sense at all. The Nexus 7 is the bestselling Android tablet in history. They could have sold hundreds of thousands of landscape docks that took advantage of that 4-pin connector. I certainly would have bought one.

Instead, I bought some cheap portrait "dock" that sets the N7 precariously atop a micro-USB plug. It's neither secure nor sturdy.

Whether Google/Asus is guilty of poor planning, poor execution, or is just plain stupid remains to be seen.

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[YAYTech]

Perhaps we can hope they announce some new accessories monday as well?

 

[svfd757]

Perhaps we can hope they announce some new accessories monday as well?

I am hoping for the same

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[garyart1]

I am guessing a big hold up with the dock might have been the N7's inability to get the home screens in landscape mode. Now Google has fixed that, I would think the dock would be made available soon.

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[sniffels]

with all of this confusion over landscape mode on the n7 and the rotatelock app (never heard of it), i've been using Nova Launcher for over a month (started on ADW EX, they all work fine) and have been enjoying landscape the entire time. as surprised as i am that google would include landscape this late into the game on the n7, i'd be even more surprised to find that they're holding back a dock over this

 

[retsaw]

I am guessing a big hold up with the dock might have been the N7's inability to get the home screens in landscape mode. Now Google has fixed that, I would think the dock would be made available soon.

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There never was a problem with the homescreen and landscape mode, it's just that Google chose not to enable it. If your Nexus 7 was rooted all you had to do was add a single line to your build.prop to enable it.

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[philba]

Do you know that this works by default in the JB update (4.1.2)? Rooting not needed. All orientations work for the homescreen (even with the microusb connector on the top - ie, upside down).

A few apps don't like it though - iirc, words with friends refuses to go upside down.