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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.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium HD app
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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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
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
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?
morow said:
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.
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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just fyi, the note 2 comes with the nfc antenna attached to the battery cover i.e. it is not built into the phone.
suchevent said:
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.
Hello.
Anyone know if the Gear S3 is compatible with the Huawei Mate 10 Lite?
I searched through the forum but was unable to find an answer.
I found this post about a problem with the Mate 10 but no idea if this also happens on the Mate 10 Lite.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77243149&postcount=3
Also found this posts that says that is fully compatible with the Mate 10, but again, no idea about the Mate 10 Lite.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76407829&postcount=2
And this post. This time about Mate 10 Pro
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75667211&postcount=9
So, I think it have a good probability of working, but it will be great if anyone can confirm this before I buy the S3.
Thanks.
KotL said:
Hello.
Anyone know if the Gear S3 is compatible with the Huawei Mate 10 Lite?
I searched through the forum but was unable to find an answer.
I found this post about a problem with the Mate 10 but no idea if this also happens on the Mate 10 Lite.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77243149&postcount=3
Also found this posts that says that is fully compatible with the Mate 10, but again, no idea about the Mate 10 Lite.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76407829&postcount=2
And this post. This time about Mate 10 Pro
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75667211&postcount=9
So, I think it have a good probability of working, but it will be great if anyone can confirm this before I buy the S3.
Thanks.
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Not sure if its compatible (it should be, as it a fairly new phone). But if not, there is still a workaround. My old Mate7 was not compatible (ie i couldnt download the necessary Samsung plugins from the Playstore to get the Gear S3 to pair with the Mate7). To work around this, i simply downloaded the Samsung Gear S plugin / Samsung Accessory Service plugin / Samsung Wearable app via apkmirror, installed them, and then was able to pair the phone with the Gear S3, and everything work as expected.
I had a Huawei Mate 9, and the S3 frontier works perfect.
(I've since switched to the Essential PH-1)
When I first connected it to the Mate9, I couldn't get the s-voice to work, but finally figured out that probem
was because the app I use for a VPN (adguard) was blocking access. Once I white listed the samsung app,
s-voice worked perfectly.
Ok. Thanks for the answers.
So I end up buying it and is working perfectly so far....
Does gps actually work when Bluetooth is connected?
Maybe someone can help me with this? Does the 7 Pro have a barometer? I didn't see one on the tech specs but I just want to be sure... Because without one, the navigation will be handicapated and I can not use my favorite barometer apps. Thank You!
Can't find any reference under sensors in cpu-z
Hello,Recently I have bought Mi Note 10 global edition and I spoted that IR Blaster doesn't work at all. Once I bought it, stright away I updated the phone to the newest MIUI 12 version and now I am not sure, if it worked or not with the older version.
I tried use the original MI remote control app and my device which I wanna to control doesn't response. I tried to check phone's IR Blaster with my old phone's camera and it doesn't make any light while I am using any of Remote control apps.
I tried to find some information from the internet. However, nobody hasn't complained about that. So this feature is not very popular or there is only issue with my unit. If somebody had or has experience with same or similar issue, please share your solution. Thank you in advance.