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I have been reading some reviews and from what I gathered is that the US version does not have an IR built in. Can anyone confirm this? And is this also for European versions?
I tried looking it up but some say it does and some say it doesn't.
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
I have the Samsung Galaxy 2 7.0" and YES, it does have the IR Blaster built-in.
As of now, only apps I found for it was the Peel (it came with the tablet) and Touchsquid.
I think the way it is 3113 us version has ir. 3110 international version has no ir.
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chopper the dog said:
I think the way it is 3113 us version has ir. 3110 international version has no ir.
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I can confirm this. The Dutch (international) version (P3110) has no IR.
Samsung Tab 2 IR blaster
The Samsung Tab 2 sold in the US has an IR blaster. It appears they don't include the feature outside the US. The Peel app is not fully functional outside the US so perhaps that is why they have IR only in the US.
The Touchsquid tablet has an IR blaster, and is available worldwide. The TS PRO remote control app is included in the price, costs $49 on the Samsung.
touchsquid said:
The Samsung Tab 2 sold in the US has an IR blaster. It appears they don't include the feature outside the US. The Peel app is not fully functional outside the US so perhaps that is why they have IR only in the US.
The Touchsquid tablet has an IR blaster, and is available worldwide. The TS PRO remote control app is included in the price, costs $49 on the Samsung.
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Actually Touchsquid came up with a separate app specifically for Samsung Tab 2 (sold in the US with an IR blaster), costs 19.99$
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsInJlbW90ZS5ob21lLnNhbXN1bmciXQ..
pupochek said:
Actually Touchsquid came up with a separate app specifically for Samsung Tab 2 (sold in the US with an IR blaster), costs 19.99$
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsInJlbW90ZS5ob21lLnNhbXN1bmciXQ..
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They say this TouchSquid app should work on the Tab 7 Plus as well. Has anyone tried it? Is it worth $20?
touchsquid said:
The Samsung Tab 2 sold in the US has an IR blaster. It appears they don't include the feature outside the US. The Peel app is not fully functional outside the US so perhaps that is why they have IR only in the US.
The Touchsquid tablet has an IR blaster, and is available worldwide. The TS PRO remote control app is included in the price, costs $49 on the Samsung.
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Canada has the ir blaster too
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touchsquid said:
The Samsung Tab 2 sold in the US has an IR blaster. It appears they don't include the feature outside the US. The Peel app is not fully functional outside the US so perhaps that is why they have IR only in the US.
The Touchsquid tablet has an IR blaster, and is available worldwide. The TS PRO remote control app is included in the price, costs $49 on the Samsung.
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I don't know that I'd call Peel fully functional withing the US either. It's been nothing but a buggy piece of crap that crashes all the time for me. Maybe the latest update will fix some things.
bsharitt said:
I don't know that I'd call Peel fully functional withing the US either. It's been nothing but a buggy piece of crap that crashes all the time for me. Maybe the latest update will fix some things.
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Haven't had it crash, but i am unable to select a content guide, had to lie to it and say I get ota tv. Otherwise works well, not that I've used it much. Almost seems like a novelty, it easier to just use my Damn remote
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Well i have the US version of the tab (P3113) n i live in india....I can use peel to control my TV n all....
The Peel app asks you if you are International or in the US - the guide information may not work but the remote functions should work. I don't know, after about 5-10 minutes setting mine up with it working it just stopped and hasn't worked since.
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Does the indian version has ir or not?....can anyone reply
Probably not. Pretty sure it's US only.
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mussieonlinux said:
I have been reading some reviews and from what I gathered is that the US version does not have an IR built in. Can anyone confirm this? And is this also for European versions?
I tried looking it up but some say it does and some say it doesn't.
Thanks in advance!
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Bought mine a while ago and it had no IR. It is the P3110 and I am from Greece. So freakin' disappointing.
Which NFC tags are you guys using me and my brother are wanting to buy a pack of them. I mean the Xperia Tags, the LG Smart tags and the Samsung Tectiles are the ones we will split the cost for.
I plan on having one in my car for Music or Google Maps to launch and one by my bed for the alarm to turn on.
So what do you guys think is better or are using from the Sony LG and Samsung NFC tags.......?
dvirring said:
Which NFC tags are you guys using me and my brother are wanting to buy a pack of them. I mean the Xperia Tags, the LG Smart tags and the Samsung Tectiles are the ones we will split the cost for.
I plan on having one in my car for Music or Google Maps to launch and one by my bed for the alarm to turn on.
So what do you guys think is better or are using from the Sony LG and Samsung NFC tags.......?
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Be aware that the nexus 4 (and 10) has a different NFC (Broadcom BCM20793 NFC) controller. The vast majority (all?) of previous android nfc devices has a NXP controller ...and Mifare Classic tags uses proprietary protocols developed by NXP ....so, they are not compatible with the nexus 4 / 10 ...
--> the samsung tectiles are mifare classic tags, so I wouldn´t recommend them for a nexus 4 or nexus 10!
--> sony smarttags (mifare ultralight) should be compatible, but are quite small ...
--> LG, don´t know which technology they use ...
Bottom line: try to get NFC Forum Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 compliant tags and stay away from mifare classic tags with your nexus 4 ...
I couldn´t give you a more detailed advice, which tags to buy, because i prefere to re-use write protected nfc tags, like my library card
I bought these ones from eBay and they work very well for me. Got a couple around the house and in my car.
I have no idea what type mine are but I have a bunch from the XDA keychains from the Big Android BBQ. These ones.
They work really well. And XDA TV they show you that it's possible to open them up and remove the sticker. Now I've got one in my car dock and one in my desk dock.
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Be aware that the nexus 4 (and 10) has a different NFC (Broadcom BCM20793 NFC) controller. The vast majority (all?) of previous android nfc devices has a NXP controller ...and Mifare Classic tags uses proprietary protocols developed by NXP ....so, they are not compatible with the nexus 4 / 10 ...
--> the samsung tectiles are mifare classic tags, so I wouldn´t recommend them for a nexus 4 or nexus 10!
--> sony smarttags (mifare ultralight) should be compatible, but are quite small ...
--> LG, don´t know which technology they use ...
Bottom line: try to get NFC Forum Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 compliant tags and stay away from mifare classic tags with your nexus 4 ...
I couldn´t give you a more detailed advice, which tags to buy, because i prefere to re-use write protected nfc tags, like my library card
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I have Mifare Classic from tagsfordroid.com and they work great on my nexus 4.
ascsa said:
Be aware that the nexus 4 (and 10) has a different NFC (Broadcom BCM20793 NFC) controller. The vast majority (all?) of previous android nfc devices has a NXP controller ...and Mifare Classic tags uses proprietary protocols developed by NXP ....so, they are not compatible with the nexus 4 / 10 ...
--> the samsung tectiles are mifare classic tags, so I wouldn´t recommend them for a nexus 4 or nexus 10!
--> sony smarttags (mifare ultralight) should be compatible, but are quite small ...
--> LG, don´t know which technology they use ...
Bottom line: try to get NFC Forum Type 1, Type 2, Type 3 or Type 4 compliant tags and stay away from mifare classic tags with your nexus 4 ...
I couldn´t give you a more detailed advice, which tags to buy, because i prefere to re-use write protected nfc tags, like my library card
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agtitan said:
I have Mifare Classic from tagsfordroid.com and they work great on my nexus 4.
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I also have Milfare Classic tags (from Tags For Droid via Amazon.com). They work just fine.
I'm using NTAG203 from RapidNFC and they are working fine.
Yes, you can use the ID for some apps (like nfc retag ) , but you can not read or write MIFARE Classic 1k tags... At least theoretically and with my testing Nexus 4 device on 4.2....
vbhtml said:
I also have Milfare Classic tags (from Tags For Droid via Amazon.com). They work just fine.
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The only thing that can be read from Mifare tags is the UID, and that can be used to trigger actions using an app like NFC Task Launcher, but you can't actually read or write any data to the tag.
You can test this out with a tag and the app NFC Smart Q, or by trying to write a tag with a Nexus 4 and read it with a GNex or other NFC device. I've tested this pretty thoroughly.
Basically, if a tag is Mifare compatible or a Mifare tag, it'll kinda work, but not properly with a N4.
Without special needs (outdoor, metal) NTAG type will be best choice for most. Newest type with highest ScanStrength.
With the Xperia smartTag app, you can use the tags on a very differente way. It doesn’t write anything to the tag, it just associates a set of commands with the found ID/URL. May be interesting for some.
I bought a kit of them from tagstand.com back when I purchased my Galaxy Nexus and have a few left over. I just tried them out with my Nexus 4 and they seem to work, though I've only tried the ones with their old logo on it, I believe they are all Type 2 though and should work fine.
TheSoupNazi said:
I bought these ones from eBay and they work very well for me. Got a couple around the house and in my car.
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What phone and program you use?
Could you guys point me to somewhere to read up on how to program NFC tags and how to use them on the phone. My N4 is the first device I have had with NFC so I want to catch up to all the cool things I can do with it. Here I was thinking it was only used to pay for coffee 0.o
This might show you how
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What phone and program you use?
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Nexus 4, NFC Task Launcher
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I got some free samples of TI Tag-it NFC tags.
Ended up with 5 standard (23 message bytes) and 5 plus (250 message bytes) NFC chips, that are about the size of a US quarter.
The standard ones are quite slow (have to hold the phone over the chip while it takes a few seconds to read it), while the plus ones are quite a bit faster.
I have just set up an NFC tag using the free tag that comes in the AT&T Sony TL box.
I got a dozen tags from Tag Age (http://www.tagage.net/) roughly 2 years ago and they have worked great with my NS, using NFC Task Launcher (prob an older version. got it way back when the dev was first working on it on XDA).
I get the most use from a bedside tag for clock/sleep (until I got the official NS dock) and a tag on my universal car dock for Bluetooth and car mode.
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This might show you how
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Thank you that actually was informative. Not I just need to come up with some uses.
TheSoupNazi said:
I bought these ones from eBay and they work very well for me. Got a couple around the house and in my car.
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Can you program to those? According to another seller, they don't work with the Nexus 4. The model seems to be one letter off (1108 vs 11R08), but that may be a typo. Also, that seller says these are Mifare classic, but in this page it's implied that the S50 is something else and that it is compatible with the Nexus 4 and 10.
Just double checking cause I'm getting some.
Hey Gang,
Just want to make sure all the S4 owners know that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT fully compatible with the new Galaxy S4 since it used the Broadcom NFC Chip. Mifare Classics are the most affordable and inexpensive and are compatible with previous Galaxy models (S3, Note, Note 2) but are NOT fully compatible with this new S4.
NTAG203 tags are fully compatible with ALL NFC phones including the new Galaxy S4!
Any NFC Tag that adheres to the NFC Forum protocols will be fully compatible so stick to those. Of those, the most popular and affordable are NTAG203 Tags which work great and have about 137 bytes of usable memory. This will be enough for almost any NFC App EXCEPT the official Tectile App which uses way more memory than it should. I'd suggest not using the Tectile app - there are many better NFC apps!
The 137 bytes on the NTAG203 tags is also enough to create a basic contact sharing tag with Name/Business/Email/Phone, but if you're wanting a full business card with name/business name/street address/website/email/phone/etc then 137 bytes probably won't cut it. (TIP: Install the NFC by MOO app - type in all the info you want on the tag and see how many bytes you need BEFORE buying).
Another tag that is gaining popularity is the Topaz 512 which is also fully compatible with ALL NFC phones and has 512 bytes of actual memory and about 480 bytes of usable memory. This should suffice for the Samsung Tectile app as well as holding all your business info. However, these are more expensive than the NTAG203 tags and will be overkill for most applications as the NTAG203's have plenty of memory for most task launchers or basic contact info.
There are other NFC Chip formats out there - any that adhere to the NFC Forums Type 1 or Type 2 compatibility protocols will work with the Galaxy S4. But based on what's readily available and popular the main thing to remember is that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT compatible with the S4; NTAG203 Tags and Topaz 512 Tags ARE fully compatible!
Hope this info proves helpful and keeps some people from wasting money on tags that aren't compatible.
Found this out the hard way. I have a bunch of mifare tags that I used pretty extensively with my skyrocket and my express and they just plain don't work with the s4. You just get an error that says "tag not supported."
Thanks for the additional info. If you search the forums you will see that there is already a couple of informative threads about this issue but more information is always welcome.
I wish I found this earlier .. I bought 5 tags off ebay and their the Mifare tags and just tried them out on my GS4 with no luck, good job they didnt cost much.
Thanks for the info about which tags actually work with GS4:good:
I used tectiles on my S3 and it was a bummer to find out it does not work with my S4. Thanks for the info :good:
Yeah....tagsfordroid are NOT compatible either. Lol. I got 10 cool stickers anyway.
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sd_N said:
Yeah....tagsfordroid are NOT compatible either. Lol. I got 10 cool stickers anyway.
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This is not true. TagsforDroid sells NFC tags that are compatible with S4s, you just can't use the Mifare tags (as has been explained).
Ok, since this is the general forum, Im gonna ask a newb question... what can a user do with a NFC tag? I thought they were the type of things that I can just wave my phone at in starbucks to buy a cup of coffee with, but Im guessing they are something else altogether?
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This is not true. TagsforDroid sells NFC tags that are compatible with S4s, you just can't use the Mifare tags (as has been explained).
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OK...thanks for the info. I thought they sold only one type. Haven't checked back with them since the new NFC stuff. Appreciate the heads up.
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I just wrote toggle mobile data on/off, Wi-Fi on/off blocking mode on/off, & auto sync on/off using one NFC chip. These things are nice. I did not use Samsung's model.
I use tags from tagstand.com with my S4 in conjunction with the NFC task launcher app. They are compatible.
P.S. This thread should be under Accessories.
schollianmj said:
Ok, since this is the general forum, Im gonna ask a newb question... what can a user do with a NFC tag? I thought they were the type of things that I can just wave my phone at in starbucks to buy a cup of coffee with, but Im guessing they are something else altogether?
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To put it short, they are little tags with chips in them that u can program on ur phone and when u place ur phone next to them it automate tasks on your phone, like I want my gps to turn on and my navigation to open up all without touching/pressing any buttons. so I can stick one of these on my car cradle and when I dock it, it does the tasks. But theres many other things u can use them for.. these have a few ideas
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1867596
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4gRrh0OCME
NFC Cover
Do you need NFC cover to make it work like on Note 2?
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Do you need NFC cover to make it work like on Note 2?
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not for the Galaxy S4...cus its built into the phone already
edit..actually the Note 2 shouldnt need a cover too because its built into that as well
NFC Cover
sonyman81 said:
not for the Galaxy S4...cus its built into the phone already
edit..actually the Note 2 shouldnt need a cover too because its built into that as well
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Thank you. My girlfriend has a Note 2 and she bought the flip cover with the NFC, I thought you have to have a cover with the NFC to make it work.
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not for the Galaxy S4...cus its built into the phone already
edit..actually the Note 2 shouldnt need a cover too because its built into that as well
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just fyi, the note 2 comes with the nfc antenna attached to the battery cover i.e. it is not built into the phone.
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just fyi, the note 2 comes with the nfc antenna attached to the battery cover i.e. it is not built into the phone.
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You are right. But hey we are on the s4 not the note 2. Its unrelated to what he wants to know. Ill post a link in a few of the tags I got. 7$ for 10 of them. And it was $2.99 shipping. Comes from Canada. https://www.tagger.ca/shop/
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oh right..didnt know, I dont own a note 2....I just looked it up on wiki and it said it had nfc so I assumed it was built in, my bad...thx for correcting me
Good info here. Thanks.
sonyman81 said:
oh right..didnt know, I dont own a note 2....I just looked it up on wiki and it said it had nfc so I assumed it was built in, my bad...thx for correcting me
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i think you're thinking of the wireless charging Qi.
Hi all,
I'm looking at buying my first smart watch and the gear s2 seems to tick all the boxes for me. However, I've come across the gear app and plugin app in the play store and the reviews are terrible, with users bringing up issues with connectivity dropouts and the like.
I just wondered on your experiences on non-samsung phones with the S2?
(I'm on Nexus 6P, non rooted, 7.1.1)
Cheers!
GBULL15 said:
Hi all,
I'm looking at buying my first smart watch and the gear s2 seems to tick all the boxes for me. However, I've come across the gear app and plugin app in the play store and the reviews are terrible, with users bringing up issues with connectivity dropouts and the like.
I just wondered on your experiences on non-samsung phones with the S2?
(I'm on Nexus 6P, non rooted, 7.1.1)
Cheers!
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I have a GS2 Classic paired to a Moto Droid Turbo 2. Generally, no problems.
Occasional disconnects after upgrading to Nougat, but less than one/week.
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There are few differences in features available on the watch when using Samsung phone vs other brands. I know this first hand because I switched from a LG to a Samsung. But don't take my word for it, here's a chart that highlights the differences.
https://www.sammobile.com/2017/01/1...res-that-are-missing-from-the-gear-s3-on-ios/
Fine on xperia Z5C
All go fine on p9 lite. No issues and good connectivity.
However you can pair with all Android (4.3+) and at least 1.5GB of RAM. I read that you can pair the watch to smartphones with 1GB of RAM, but you have to modify Samsung Manager apk, see https://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s2/help/pair-gear-s2-moto-g-t3323385.
Yes you can use it with smartphone that has 1GB of RAM, but you need to use a modified Samsung Gear app.
Modified Samsung Gear app is available on my blog, I will try to update it as frequently as possible.
http://getgui.com/blog/android/how-...msung-gear-s2-s3-devices-less-than-1-5gb-ram/
GBULL15 said:
Hi all,
I'm looking at buying my first smart watch and the gear s2 seems to tick all the boxes for me. However, I've come across the gear app and plugin app in the play store and the reviews are terrible, with users bringing up issues with connectivity dropouts and the like.
I just wondered on your experiences on non-samsung phones with the S2?
(I'm on Nexus 6P, non rooted, 7.1.1)
Cheers!
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First experience I connect Gear S2 to Sony Xperia Z3 compact. Connection without problem but Gear app crashed. I solve it by installing older version of Gear app from APK mirror ( app from april 2016). It have no limitation. It was probably caused by ROOT.
Next I connect it to Moto Z play. No problem at all.
using non samsung phones we lost all the paid apps, right?
That s*cks :/
chediak said:
using non samsung phones we lost all the paid apps, right?
That s*cks :/
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App purchases are tied to your Samsung account, not the device. They only need be purchased once. Devices can be changed at will.
Hey all, i have a quick question for you: Does Samsung Pay work on your note 10 lite?
I'm from the US and I bought my sm-n770f/ds on ebay. When setting up my phone, Samsung Pay came preloaded on my device and works flawlessly for me personally. However, I'm reading reports of note 10 lite devices not having Samsung Pay pre-installed at all, with the phone reporting that it's not supported by Samsung Pay when trying to install it after the fact.
Did your device come with it pre-installed? Are you able to use it? I'd like to get to the bottom of why some of these devices just don't have it.
Notr10 lite是可以使用samsung pay
EU Baltic Region...not worked for me? but Im not using it...period
Just in case
i think i have vastly overestimated how many people actually own this phone lmao
Nooblit said:
Hey all, i have a quick question for you: Does Samsung Pay work on your note 10 lite?
I'm from the US and I bought my sm-n770f/ds on ebay. When setting up my phone, Samsung Pay came preloaded on my device and works flawlessly for me personally. However, I'm reading reports of note 10 lite devices not having Samsung Pay pre-installed at all, with the phone reporting that it's not supported by Samsung Pay when trying to install it after the fact.
Did your device come with it pre-installed? Are you able to use it? I'd like to get to the bottom of why some of these devices just don't have it.
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Man that csc is your phone
I use it in Central America and the samsung pay does not work, I download it separately and it gives me an error
Why have Samsung not enabled Spay in this phone?