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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] DROID RAZR HD - Google Wallet

Does anyone have a way to get Google Wallet on this device? I've tried downloading a modified .apk, moving ot to the /system/apps folder and rewriting the permissions, but I always get an "Application Not Installed" error with no explanation as to why. I'm rooted and willing to go to a new ROM if necessary.

I thought this phone was supposed to have Google wallet
It has nfc chip
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lucidvtec said:
I thought this phone was supposed to have Google wallet
It has nfc chip
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Unfortunately Wallet isn't included with it and it's "not compatible" according to the Play Store. It Is, though, Isis Ready, not that I would use the carrier product over Google's.

Do not quote me, but the Moto website mentioned wallet with JB...
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Anyone tried editing build.prop to Galaxy Nexus?

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Anyone tried editing build.prop to Galaxy Nexus?
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i tried and it didn't work.......even tried modifying it to look like a sprint phone (most notably the galaxy s3 since i know that build.prop edit works on my s3) and that didn't work either

digita said:
i tried and it didn't work.......even tried modifying it to look like a sprint phone (most notably the galaxy s3 since i know that build.prop edit works on my s3) and that didn't work either
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I tried to edit the build.prop for the RAZR HD to look like a Gsm gnex, but it didn't work. I'm not sure if I did it right though, but I probably did it wrong, so that would explain why. What would I have to do to change it to look like a gnex?

Nothing has worked so far, so I can't help lol, was just inputting my trials as to what I did to try to get it to work...only other idea I can think of off the top of my head is to install a modified apk file of Google wallet but can't even guarantee that will work because someone already said they tried and it didn't work for them
Beamed via NFC through the local store to the internet from my SGS3.

Anyone have any luck yet?

Well this is disappointing...I'm considering upgrading to this phone and I'd want to use ALL of the NFC capabilities.
I'd really like to see a work-around for this!

Technophile82 said:
Well this is disappointing...I'm considering upgrading to this phone and I'd want to use ALL of the NFC capabilities.
I'd really like to see a work-around for this!
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Be patient. NFC implementation is still pretty immature. You'll find more uses for it by the end of next year.
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I would love to use Google Wallet on my phone. I used it on my Nexus 7 but I feel too silly holding up my tablet to a terminal... If anyone can help I would be very appreciated.
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What about the XT925 (the GSM version)...has anyone managed to get Google Wallet working on that? It's actually very easy to use in my town and I'd love to be able to do it again.

Any updates on this?

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What about the XT925 (the GSM version)...has anyone managed to get Google Wallet working on that? It's actually very easy to use in my town and I'd love to be able to do it again.
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Would like to know this too please!

I will have a spare HD after this weekend and will be willing to test ideas on a rooted 4.1 HD
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From what I remember it is nearly impossible right now. There are old threads about it but something about google digitally encoding the app to a certain phone or something
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Even the new apks?
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new info
I DL and installed Google wallet apk 1.1 r57v5
Side loaded it and the install went thru
I have and NFC sim and Isis installed on my RAZR HD w/o root
It will install with this apk version, but it won't work. At app launch I get an error about it not being approved for my country or device / carrier. This is very similar to the error I got when try to open Isis before getting the NFC sim.
I'm very new to this but I'm hoping I've stumbled on something someone who has a more technical understanding of this issue can build on.

Google Wallet want the secure element in the phone not on the SIM. VZW won't give anybody access to the secure element in the phone.
So unless Motorola writes software that talks to a secure element that is on a SIM, forget it.

Hdmi issues

Hey guys, long time lurker, first time poster haha!
Well recently I don't know what happened but for some reason my photon (stock rom + root) is not supporting hdmi anymore. Before I could plug it into my appradio or flat screen with a micro hdmi cable and the display would be mirrored. Now, when I plug it in, the screen will rotate horizontally, but that's it, no mirror display, or even a signal on the other displays. I checked the cable by plugging in my tablet and it showed up just fine.
Anyone have any thoughts on a possible fix for this?
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So no new app installs? Anything else change on the phone?
Can you do a backup and hard reset, just to rule it out?

I'm not too sure as to how to do that with this phone. I did the one click root method to get my SU fix. Number one use of hdmi is my main source of entertainment from my appradio
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J-Jeezy said:
I'm not too sure as to how to do that with this phone. I did the one click root method to get my SU fix. Number one use of hdmi is my main source of entertainment from my appradio
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So after you rooted it stopped working...?
I'm confused. Please provide more detail.
Either way, I would be curious if a hard reset fixes it.

I've been rooted for a few months now, just earlier this week I plugged the phone in and nothing happenned. So I tried it on my big screen ans same thing, the screen just rotates horizontally and doesn't send video out. However I plugged in my tablet on both the radio and the head unit with that same hdmi cable and everything showed up clear. Seems strange that this happens all of a sudden. I use a air blower at 50 psi to blow out the port and the plug to see if it was just dirty, but nope.
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What was the result of a hard reset? That would rule out any software issues.

That's my issue, I don't know how to do a hard reset on the photon :/
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So i figured it out, did a hard reset and nothing. Just noticed now that for some reason my bluetooth headset wont stream the phone call? Wierd.
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Well, in TWRP it's really stupid simple...
I assume you don't have TWRP, so I guess FXZ is your only option to hard reset? Maybe there's some way to do it with the stock recovery, but I have no clue how.
Are you sure you hard reset it? The phone was wiped, started fresh like it was day 1 with none of your info on it?
Maybe you should just take the device to your provider's store and see if there is something actually wrong with it... since I can't see the device or what you're doing to it, all I can do is speculate.

I took it to my local radioshack and they gave me a pamphlet with a number to call :/
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J-Jeezy said:
I took it to my local radioshack and they gave me a pamphlet with a number to call :/
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Since when is Radio Shack your provider?
(For example) If you have insurance through Sprint, take it to a Sprint store - which is a repair store - look on their site to find one. Not all stores are repair facilities.

Well you see.......long story short, I used to be an assistant manager for one back in january, that's when I got my photon q and their insurance for free. I've gone to all the corporate sprint stores and all of them want a $35 down payment since I don't have sprints insurance.
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J-Jeezy said:
Well you see.......long story short, I used to be an assistant manager for one back in january, that's when I got my photon q and their insurance for free. I've gone to all the corporate sprint stores and all of them want a $35 down payment since I don't have sprints insurance.
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They offer their own insurance...? I guess it's not very useful tho? That's unfortunate, but I guess that's why it's free....

Its $10 a month for customers but for employees we got it free with phone activation
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Went to the corporate store and they were nice enough to just swap out the device since they had a large inventory of it. Brought it home, did the ota update, unlocked it, and installed twrp recovery and super user. Plus got my hdmi back! I asked about the jb 4.2 update and the rep just said he hadn't heard of anything......so now I'm just looking around for a good stable rom
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[APP REQUEST] Motorola Assist Modification

I was wondering if any developers would be willing to look in to the Moto Assist app, I know there's a few of us that would like to be able to toggle the driving functionality on and off at will.
I work from home programming, so it's great to be able to just vocally tell my phone to read me texts, or answer calls... but then I'd like to be able to turn it off when I go out to dinner haha. I've already tried work-arounds like forcing car mode on, or downloading other apps. Nothing works as well as the stock Moto Assist app, but unfortunately it only works when I'm driving, it must pull from the GPS.
Anyway, if someone could look into this that would be awesome, it's a bit beyond my ability regrettably. Thanks! :fingers-crossed:

Like being able to say.. "okay Google now. Turn on moto assist"
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Jeez, this is quite a shock coming from the Galaxy Nexus. I didn't realize developers for this phone would be so sparse.
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9kracing said:
Jeez, this is quite a shock coming from the Galaxy Nexus. I didn't realize developers for this phone would be so sparse.
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No kidding. :|

I'll see if I can get around to decompiling the APK today and poke around. Hopefully I can bypass the driving check at worst and just have it always on, or always off.
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+1 I think I'll donate $5 to anyone who does this
I thought of this one too

Look at these weird permissions assist has maybe we just need an app with these permissions
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New finding in SmartActionsHanashi.apk ... there's a service com.motorola.hanashi.CommunicationMediatorService (my guess on which service it is) and I think (I dont do much reverse engineering) we just need an app to activate the service after we edit the SmartActionsHanashi.apk to make the service exported (it is false ATM)...
I would try it myself but with no root I cant reinstall the SmartActionsHanashi.apk
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SmartActionsHanashi.apk also has all of the right resources. so i am 90% sure that this is the apk we are looking for.
If anyone would like to try my idea PM me, you WILL need root.

9kracing said:
Jeez, this is quite a shock coming from the Galaxy Nexus. I didn't realize developers for this phone would be so sparse.
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In all fairness, it's a completely different situation. I know with my Droid DNA it took MONTHS to see anything other than slightly modded stock ROMs.
I'm sure the Moto X community will pick up in the next few months but that being said i'll probably get a Nexus 5 to satisfy my urges.

foster626 said:
Look at these weird permissions assist has maybe we just need an app with these permissions
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New finding in SmartActionsHanashi.apk ... there's a service com.motorola.hanashi.CommunicationMediatorService (my guess on which service it is) and I think (I dont do much reverse engineering) we just need an app to activate the service after we edit the SmartActionsHanashi.apk to make the service exported (it is false ATM)...
I would try it myself but with no root I cant reinstall the SmartActionsHanashi.apk
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SmartActionsHanashi.apk also has all of the right resources. so i am 90% sure that this is the apk we are looking for.
If anyone would like to try my idea PM me, you WILL need root.
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I tried with this but no luck. Check your PM.

I've been super busy lately, haven't had time to look at this myself.
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abiezer said:
I tried with this but no luck. Check your PM.
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Thanks to new root method I'll be working on this on my own I will post if I get it to work
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New development assist app uses new modified smart actions app and there are rules in here that correspond to assist actions but using the ones they have all I can do is confuse the phone..... There are also strange actions that don't do anything except if in the driving sleeping meeting actions ....in the pictures I'm sitting at my desk but in the status bar you can see I'm "driving" but no texts are read and music didn't start either....
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Edit the command i got to open the assist engine is
adb shell
su? idk i just used it
[email protected]:/ # am start com.motorola.contextual.smartrules2/.app.AboutActivity
AOV is Touchless Controls
I believe LED is Active Notification
use with caution i probably messed up my assist just now

Is anyone still working on this by chance? The only thing about my Moto X that I wish was different is having the ability to switch having the phone read my texts aloud on and off at will. I'm surprised that such a useful feature is limited to only driving when there are so many situations where it would be useful. Being able to do this without needing root access would be ideal.

This would be very useful and definitely be awesome for a work environment.

I am going to try and do it again. I have some new ideas on how to do it!
Will post in here and make a new thread if profit is achieved :fingers-crossed:

I would defiantly donate $10 for this.

Profit

[Help] [cm12.1] Nfc Smart lock

Hi,
I'm on CM12.1 Nightlies, and I'm looking into the Smart lock features. I've added an NFC tag to the trusted devices, but I don't really understand how it works now...
I expected to be able to scan my tag when screen is locked, to easily unlock it, but when I do nothing happens, like if NFC weren't even enabled when screen locked (if that's the case it's stupid to even let me select a NFC trusted device, right?)
Anyone know how NFC trusted devices is intended to work in CM12.1?
Anything more I should look at?
Btw. I'm using AK kernel 300, not sure it can have anything to do here...
Any help or pointer is much appreciated. TIA.
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Nobody?
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That's balls brah
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superbrowndude said:
That's balls brah
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Any more info about how that works? After digging a bit more into it in Google I found that the phone must already be unlocked, and must stay on top of the NFC tag, which is not at all what I expected and... Well, in my case worthless.
I'd value a lot more Trusted Wifi, which for whatever dumb reason Google hasn't thought useful to develop apparently (nor anybody contributing to CM unfortunately ?).
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