EVO stuck in car dock mode??

[Igot2board]

My phone just snapped out of it today out of nowhere. Quite odd, I was hoping FROYO wouldve fixed it. But now we just gotta wait to get that. Thanks for the tips guys.

 

[Ziptied]

amperage triggers dock mode.

 

[Rockser2g]

Does anyone know another fix for this? I have tried all of the ones listed in this thread. It's not as bad on the stock rom, but absolutely horrible in CM.
Thanks in advance,

 

[Rockser2g]

I deleted the apk and the start up apk on Cm6.1.1. (In root explorer) The steering wheel keeps popping up in the notification bar. Is there anything else I can remove to get rid of it all together?

 

[Jerzyiroc]

I think it's the USB cable that you guys are using... I just bought a new USB cable yesterday and NEVER had this problem until I started using it. No matter what I plug the USB/Phone into, the wall charger, the desktop, the CR48, hell even my PS3 the Car Panel immediately opens up. It's reallllly annoying and I actually might return the cable to Radio Shack. NO matter where I plug it in, no matter what ROM I try it on, the same thing happens. But as soon as I use another cable, it works perfect and Car Panel doesn't open up.

 

[Rockser2g]

I have only been using the same two USB cables (stock, and palm pre) since I got the phone in July. Also it happens all the time, not just when I am plugged in. I seem to have it tamed down now, to where the phone is functional.

 

[vishnu219]

It's a hardware issue

From what I've read, this is actually a hardware issue. Have you used a new, generic phone charger? Or has the phone gotten wet or damp? I believe I just fixed this by using compressed air and blowing out the connector inputs. It seems to have worked so far. This has been such a nuisance for the past week and it's been draining my battery!

 

[WrlsFanatic]

This is a very old thread, but there are TONS of them across the web with zero solutions... so if someone else should search for this like I did, I want to save them the trouble.

I was also having the problem that my phone would jump into dock mode constantly, and forcefully removing the dock app did little to help. While the speakerphone issue is annoying, the WORST part was that it kept turning on my screen randomly, and it leaves the screen on. In response to others guessing what the issue is, having read up on it I can tell you what it is: car docks have slightly modified microUSB plugs that connect pins 4 and 5 in the EVO's microUSB port. Corrosion or dust or maybe even damage cause them to connect improperly, even when NOTHING is plugged in. I don't think it's a problem with cheap chargers or anything like that, it's just the nature of using a port every single day for months or years.

Anyway, the fix is to use an app called NoDock by NOTHIZE. You need to be rooted, but if you're not rooted, what the hell are you doing here?!?! It completely removed the issue for me, which is incredible. They do have a trial version that you can test for 7 days before you buy it, but they kind of have you over the barrel on this one: I tried a few other Play Store apps with no success.