Nexus One Car Dock

I ordered the Nexus One Car Dock the day after it was released, and it arrived today by FedEx Ground. I put it in my car tonight to see how the car dock, Car Home, speakerphone, etc. worked. I'm happy I got the Car Dock, though I do wish the other Android apps like Phone and Contacts would go into landscape mode, because that's the way I like to view my Google Maps GPS navigation.

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[woode29]

If you root your Nexus and install a custom rom like Cyanogen or Modacos you can display the contact screen and others in landscape mode.

[azsingersigner]

@woode29 Thanks for the tip!

[jillia1031]

clear demonstration.

[azsingersigner]

@jillia1031 Glad you liked it.

[crappdude]

Thanks for the video but didn't you think about zooming in a little ?

[azsingersigner]

@crappdude Sorry about that. I know it's a pretty crappy resolution too. It was taken with a Canon SD790 IS, and it gets even worse when you zoom in. We'll have to get a Flip HD or something better.

[AnonymousElektron]

Actually, the Nexus One can absolutely go into landscape mode on the homescreen, but they specifically disable it, to make it more "iPhone" like, it was a marketing decision.

Earlier ROMS do go completely landscape, and it was great.

And it was infuriating when I did an over the air update and it killed that.

[patrick7h]

are you gay

[azsingersigner]

@Velasquez459 Thanks. Actually, I know that, but I wish the software developers would make it easier to figure out. When a software tells you that you have to change your system settings in order to use a feature of the software, then the software should bring you back to itself after you've changed your systems settings.

[sn95chico]

i just ordered it for my nexous today

what im wanting to know is when you get a call can you hear the perosn clearly

our are the speakers to weak

please let me know thanks