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NFC disabled SGH-i727 (ATT) - How to enable

I noticed on GSM ARENA the specs for the Skyrocket phone say it has NFC.
So I got really excited, but then when I tried to use it, I realized it does not, in fact work.
ATT apparently marked it as not-present and disabled it. (Two problems.)
Anyhow, I found out how to enable it, and I wrote a quick Android App to verify it is present.
I did take a chance and used the Note hack as the model numbers were very close to being the same. I theorized the hardware was mostly the same, excepting the screen.
I searched and apparently nobody has announced doing this before.
The thread used was here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1545751
The tool to test NFC on Skyrocket SGH-i727 is here.

Its already enabled on the ICS leaks we have.
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Where is the nfc built in on our phones?? I kno on the note its built into the battery cover
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Its on the battery itself. If you remove the sticker on the battery you can see the antenna
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I read ICS has a bug where it can't initialize NFC tags.
This candhelp people on 3.x get their NFC working.
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NFC in the Skyrocket is on a chip inside the unit itself. Only the antenna for the NFC chip is located on the battery.
NFC was disables by AT&T in stock GB builds, however some custom ROMS, such as Alien, enabled it.
The 4.0X ICS releases (leaks) for the skyrocket have fully functioning NFC capabilities.
Specific phones did (or maybe) still do have an NFC bug (Verizon's Nexus) phone couldn't handle certain types of formatted tags, but the SkyRocket hasn't had this or any other problem NFC related that I am aware of.

I'm writing an NFC application.
I'll plan to upgrade to Alien in the near future. Sounds like fun.
Just the thought of putting a tag on the nightstand, in the car, ... I can do so much with it, but none the apps out there (even Samsung TecTiles App and NFC Task Launcher) do what I want to do. Not that I can run TecTiles on my phone version.

I'm currently running SKY ICS 4.2F-3B with the UCLE2 radio.
I use NFC tags in the car, at work and at home with an app called NFC Task Launcher.
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What distance can they be read?
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Promethyl said:
What distance can they be read?
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My handset does not read the NFC tag until it is within approximately 1cm.
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Promethyl said:
What distance can they be read?
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It's very close range by the nature of NFC itself. Depending on if you have a case on the phone, and which case it is, you might need to actually hold the phone to the tag and keep it there for a second. Stock NFC in the skyrocket, regardless of which ROM, gives an audible tone when reading a tag. A file is floating around XDA that will disable the tone, but it is nice to know if the tag was read correct or if there was an error.

How are you guys able to get the NFC to work? I can enable it but when I use NFC apps I get a secure settings needed.
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specter07 said:
How are you guys able to get the NFC to work? I can enable it but when I use NFC apps I get a secure settings needed.
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Are you using apps that require secure settings (secure eliment)? If so, it has nothing to do with NFC, it has to do with the app.

I want it to work so bad on cm
CM9 Skyrocket

To answer your question, yes. So which app would allow me to use NFC with out the secure elements?
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Can anyone share where you purchased your tags from? I would like a handful of reliable tags but cant figure out where to get them from.
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got mine from ebay just google there are plenty of places that sells tags for cheap.

specter07 said:
To answer your question, yes. So which app would allow me to use NFC with out the secure elements?
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None. The Skyrocket does not have a secure eliment. There are several threads about this already.
bobgodd said:
Can anyone share where you purchased your tags from? I would like a handful of reliable tags but cant figure out where to get them from.
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Bought mine here:
http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html

scott14719 said:
None.
Bought mine here:
http://tagsfordroid.com/tags/Home.html
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+1 on the tagsfordroid
Those are the ones I use, too.
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I tried this on mine, and it didn't work oh well, guess I'll wait for the the official ICS update.

[Q] does tf201 GPS dongle work with infinity?

Haven't been able to find anything out about this. Anyone know if it works? Do you even need it? I get my infinity in this week so haven't tried it yet.
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prenedo said:
Haven't been able to find anything out about this. Anyone know if it works? Do you even need it? I get my infinity in this week so haven't tried it yet.
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Don't need it. The GPS works fine on the TF700.

prenedo said:
Haven't been able to find anything out about this. Anyone know if it works? Do you even need it? I get my infinity in this week so haven't tried it yet.
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I tried j-j-jamming it in but it doesn't fit. On another note, the internal GPS works fine.

AspenMan said:
Don't need it. The GPS works fine on the TF700.
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+1, works beautifully.

If the first 3 answers didn't do it for you, you don't need it. Internal is fine. Attached ss is inside the middle of my house in a bad storm. No dongle because its charging.
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I got rid of that dongle awhile back. Internal GPS is perfect.
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gps1 jpg is outside, gps2 is inside, a few seconds later. Notice it locked onto a couple of new sat's as I walked into the house, but the signal was weaker. I'd say donate the dongle to a TF201 user.

any app that can crack wifi password...

pls developers give me an app that can crack wifi passwrd...:thumbup:

none on android
khan.windows said:
pls developers give me an app that can crack wifi passwrd...:thumbup:
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Backtrack 5 RC 3 is the best you'll find. Anything that can be ported to android would take WAY too much battery to be worth anything. Even if you're willing to accept the massive battery drain, it's not worth it to port BT5 to android. You're better off installing BT5 onto a notebook and sitting in your car while you "play".
Cheers.

pls give me some information about how to.install bt-5.
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khan.windows said:
pls give me some information about how to.install bt-5.
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You can download the linux version and use it with Android VNC and Terminal Emulator, but I'm not sure you will really success to crack wifi passwords with this.

You have to have support for packet injection. I have yet to see any android device with wifi chip that supports it.
The N900 (I think) is a nokia phone u can attach an Alpha usb wifi adapter to.
Maybe u can attach an external wifi to an android device?
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I cannot post URLs yet so just google for:
"Monitor mode for Broadcom WiFi Chipsets"

wifi hacker on play store

ptitonia said:
wifi hacker on play store
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It's a prank app

WiFi Hacker is just a fake app to impress/ scare your friends. Just show your phone at their place and tell them that you are going to crack their wifi. See their faces.

has anybody tried the Netgear-PTV3000 Push2TV

has anybody tried this with the s3? I heard it only works with 4.2 i.e. nexus 4

ucpro said:
has anybody tried this with the s3? I heard it only works with 4.2 i.e. nexus 4
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Did a little bit of digging for you.
This is the only thing I found on the S3 and WiDi (aka. be compatible with the device you listed above)
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-iii/189506-anyone-try-sgs-iii-w-widi-wi-fi-display-adapter.html
To be honest, the thread was pretty messy, but overall definitely has some interesting information

I'm thinking it should work. I saw another thread where someone said it worked with their note 2
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ucpro said:
I'm thinking it should work. I saw another thread where someone said it worked with their note 2
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Personally I run a:
http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-HDMI-3FHU-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B0080CXSOU
to connect to my home theater. Not sure how well the wireless video/audio would turn out.
In my experience streaming anything over the air turns out poorly.
I guess the wireless nature of it all could be convenient though

warfront1 said:
Personally I run a:
http://www.amazon.com/Adapter-HDMI-3FHU-Samsung-Galaxy/dp/B0080CXSOU
to connect to my home theater. Not sure how well the wireless video/audio would turn out.
In my experience streaming anything over the air turns out poorly.
I guess the wireless nature of it all could be convenient though
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I have the mhl adapter also, but it gets annoying having to constantly hook it up every time I wanted to watch a movie. At the same time, I don't wanna sacrifice sound quality just to be wireless. I'm torn!!!!!
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Tell me some good uses of a Xperia L without network connectivity

So you guessed it right from the title, my Xperia L doesn't have network connectivity or a very weak one thanks to an idiot local mechanic who f*cked it up trying to fix lose USB port. Now I am not even getting deals for this phone as no other mechanic is able to fix this thing.
So I want to know some good uses I can make out of this phone other than my kernel development!
Using it to play songs through AUX cable is one use I found but would like to know what you guys think.

eBay. Or download the manual for it and fix it.

Shivam Kuchhal said:
So you guessed it right from the title, my Xperia L doesn't have network connectivity or a very weak one thanks to an idiot local mechanic who f*cked it up trying to fix lose USB port. Now I am not even getting deals for this phone as no other mechanic is able to fix this thing.
So I want to know some good uses I can make out of this phone other than my kernel development!
Using it to play songs through AUX cable is one use I found but would like to know what you guys think.
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Play Games!

Use it as a camera. Because it can be a really good one if you get the settings right.
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honglong said:
eBay. Or download the manual for it and fix it.
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Even if I get some takers on eBay then the deal won't struck for above than 4k INR which is very bad. So I am just gonna keep it.
david pro said:
Play Games!
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I have a Moto G and Nexus 7 for that too.
adil089 said:
Use it as a camera. Because it can be a really good one if you get the settings right.
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Camera on kitkat isn't really worth talking about. LOL

-_-
Give it to me -_-
-__-
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any accessories for Xperia L that allow to output the screen to TV via USB port?
make it become an Android TV box

if the wifi works good maybe you can attach a hard drive via otg (with a powered hub how-to) and use as dlna server

sergioslk said:
if the wifi works good maybe you can attach a hard drive via otg (with a powered hub how-to) and use as dlna server
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I wish my tv had wifi so that I could stream videos easily.

You went to a mechanic instead of electronic engineer/service center!! Lol!!!
Just kidding!
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RootLord said:
You went to a mechanic instead of electronic engineer/service center!! Lol!!!
Just kidding!
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Well I call him a mechanic because he wasn't professional in dealing in modern day phone. Regretting not going to someone else in first place now.

- Use it as a camera?
- eBook Reader
- Movie player
- Door stop
- Drink Coaster
- Replacement for a ping pong bat

sarcastically use of xl is that it is full of bugs..

Play games, read books,watch movies, hear songs, browse Internet, take pictures,chat with friends on Internet
Done
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Sparksys said:
Play games, read books,watch movies, hear songs, browse Internet, take pictures,chat with friends on Internet
Done
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The title says ,,Tell me some good uses of a Xperia L without network connectivity,,......

So WiFi still works? , or is it both 3G & WiFi? If the WiFi still works and you have a Chromecast, use it as a remote for Youtube/Netflix/HBOGO playback on Chromecast.

Wait for Flipkart Exchange offer and Exchange it.
You will get atleast 4k ~5k
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vuk030 said:
The title says ,,Tell me some good uses of a Xperia L without network connectivity,,......
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Ok????
Did I write "Call People"?????
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Web cam Tho my XL works I use it as a Skype webcam connected via USB and DroidCam app

I think you went to a Butcher rather than a mechanic!
Anyway, it's a long shot, but have you tried dismantling the phone yourself? what may have happened is that the antenna might have come loose i.e the contact to the cable or the cable itself. if you can stablise it or repair the contact, it may give you full connectivity again!