[Q] NFC - HTC Amaze 4G

So I understand this phone has NFC. I've been looking online and am still confused. Is this the thing I can connect to Google Wallet and use my phone to pay for stuff at the checkout by putting the phone up to the reader thingee I see all over??

It supports nfc but as of now i think it cant be incorporated in any of our roms. Maybe wen ics comes
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NFC only works on unrooted phones.

NFC is there and it does work, but nothing uses it yet.
Upon pressing my phone against an NFC enabled soda machine at work, the CATLOG file clearly shows that the system's NFC chip is being used, but there isn't an app out right now that utilizes it.
I have installed the APK for Wallet (crashes on startup by the way) and it looks to me like the HTC is using its own NFC method and not one that is recognized by Google's software. (it crashes because it looks for the NFC drivers in a different location than what the NFC catlog shows me)
This summer, Tmobile/ATT/Verizon are rolling out their ISIS mobile payment system (competetor to Google Wallet). So far it seems like ISIS is planning on launching with a better backing than Google Wallet. They have Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express on board. So I would guess that more of us will be seeing mobile payments later this year

Thanks, that's what I figured. I noticed Google Wallet only allowed Citi Bank, and I don't do business with them. I was reading some posts on here where some people got the apk to work on their Android based phones, but the results were mixed with a few people having it work, and many not.
Anyways, thx for the replies.

there is a setting under "wireless & networks" that you have to enable for it to work. maybe try that

Its true that the setting is there and it does currently work, not very many apps use it currently.
I believe you can program NFC tags using the built in NFC tag app that came with the phone. I think part of the reason that it isn't functional right now is because it doesn't use the standard Android NFC functions but instead uses HTC's own. Apps like PayPal don't recognize the phone as having NFC, so the function for it is absent.
But as I stated before, I did tap my phone to a NFC enabled soda machine while it was recording a CATLOG, it does show that its accessing the NFC hardware. Opening Google Wallet shows that its searching in a whole different area for the NFC drivers, and it comes back as not being able to do so.
In sense 3, I'm pretty confedant that HTC created their own makeshift NFC system and hopefully in 4.0+ they use the one that was built into Android

I was walking through a building at work and noticed a soda machine with paypass built into it, so I turned on Catlog and tapped it up against the machine.
This is what the Catlog reads:
NFC JNI Callback:
nfc_jni_transaction_callback() - status=0x0000[NFCSTATUS_SUCESS
NFC JNI > SE EVT_FIELD_ON
NFC JNI Notify Nfc Service
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So yes, the Amaze is reading the NFC from the machine. This seems to repeat about 10-15 times in the few seconds that I moved my phone over the machine.
I believe that the "Notify Nfc Service" is trying to call out to an app that can access the information from the soda machine, but since there is only the default NFC app availiable to us right now, it doesn't do anything with the data.
I'll try running Wallet with Catlog soon to see what its trying to call

Do you have kind a batch for the soda machine?
If yes, you can try to copy the nfc informations from it to your phone and use your phone as a batch...

Not quite sure what you mean about having a batch on the Soda Machine

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Any news on the progress of ISIS and enabling NFC?

Just wondering if anyone heard was the latest progress on ISIS. It looks like that is what is keeping AT&T from activating the NFC chip on our SGS2.
We've managed to enable NFC on Gingerbread, but not for mobile payments.
As a result it's mostly a toy.
I hope either Google Wallet or ISIS kicks off soon for the GS2.
If iPhone had NFC you know this would have been mainstream by now.
something tells me att won't credit all new accounts with a 10.
My friend has a Nexus and we were able to successfully do a "Beam" transfer of a web page he was watching. I'm using Gingerbread so I had to use an NFC app to receive as raw data but it worked nontheless.
I assume when ICS comes out for GS2 we could take advantage of the NFC to use the Beam feature and transfer our contact information or web pages to other users.
gaijinboricua said:
Just wondering if anyone heard was the latest progress on ISIS.
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http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/27/google-wallet-competitor-isis-finally-announces-launch-details/
TL;DR - Launch mid-2012 in Austin & Salt Lake City; "national rollout to follow". Chase, Capital One + ISIS reloadable card.
http://www.paywithisis.com/
Entropy512 said:
As a result it's mostly a toy.
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Thanks to your hard work I can use NFC Launcher with NFC tags to enable all kinds of neat stuff. When I dock my phone in my car, at the office or on my bike, the appropriate apps, wireless connections, audio and display properties are automatically configured. Undocking will revert those profiles back to a neutral state.
FWIW the PayPal Mobile app has some NFC-enabled mobile payment functionality built into it. I don't use PayPal so I can't speak to how well it works on the i777.
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NFC Tag Writing

Is there an app out there that we can write/config NFC tgas to launch apps, wifi, Bluetooth etc?
I wouldn't mind getting some and putting them around the house & car!
zok-star said:
Is there an app out there that we can write/config NFC tgas to launch apps, wifi, Bluetooth etc?
I wouldn't mind getting some and putting them around the house & car!
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I've used NFC Interactor to write tags, I think it's a dollar or two. Just so you know apparently there is a windows phone limitation where it can't format tags. In my case I had to use a friends android tablet for that. I don't think there is a way to toggle wifi/bluetooth at the moment and it might not be possible with the SDK. But you can definitely start apps or phone settings if you find the GUID for it.
Goatmaster said:
I've used NFC Interactor to write tags, I think it's a dollar or two. Just so you know apparently there is a windows phone limitation where it can't format tags. In my case I had to use a friends android tablet for that. I don't think there is a way to toggle wifi/bluetooth at the moment and it might not be possible with the SDK. But you can definitely start apps or phone settings if you find the GUID for it.
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that's a bit of a shame!
Found some useful links!
URI scheme listing
Reserved file and URI associations for Windows Phone 8
NFC tags, is there a good reliable place to get blank tags (no graphics on them) in Canada? I've been looking around on the net for the plastic ones but all I can find are paper ones or ones with company or product logos. Any recommendations are welcome.
NFC Publisher
Hi all
I've downloaded NFC Publisher but haven't tested it yet.
God bless
andrew-in-woking

[Q] App to track family members (with their permission)

I saw another thread about hiding apps in some guy's wife's phone to track her. I'm looking for something similar with my wife, but it does not need to be hidden. Mainly to be used because I commute quite a distance and this would let her know how close I am to home (rather than having me text while driving). Similarly for her when she's travelling.
Just an app that would:-
1. Allow me to see where she is (and vice-versa)
2. Use GPS if on, otherwise fall back on net information
3. Not use SMSes (some sort of internet-based communication between phones)
I could probably hack something up using Tasker but her phone isn't rooted like mine is so the capabilities for GPS etc are a bit more limited (and time is limited, of course).
Thanks!
Already built in
ngoonee said:
I saw another thread about hiding apps in some guy's wife's phone to track her. I'm looking for something similar with my wife, but it does not need to be hidden. Mainly to be used because I commute quite a distance and this would let her know how close I am to home (rather than having me text while driving). Similarly for her when she's travelling.
Just an app that would:-
1. Allow me to see where she is (and vice-versa)
2. Use GPS if on, otherwise fall back on net information
3. Not use SMSes (some sort of internet-based communication between phones)
I could probably hack something up using Tasker but her phone isn't rooted like mine is so the capabilities for GPS etc are a bit more limited (and time is limited, of course).
Thanks!
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You can actually do this with the built in google maps application. It's called local/latitude. You can share where you are and control who sees it an when. Go ahead and look into it. Much better then downloading another app IMHO.
See here: Google search latitude android
Thanks, yeah I know about latitude features but it seems to lack a way to "ping" the other party with the equivalent of "hey, I've reached road X"
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Use an app called Backitude from the Play Store. Latitude updates pretty arbitrarily on its own. This app allows you to control how and when it updates, and also let's another person force an update on your phone by sending an SMS. It's all Internet based except the update triggering part. You can also use the tracking features of Cerberus, another app in the Play Store.
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RFID/NFC Cards

From my searches Dr Google has told me its not possible, but I thought I would ask anyways. Can I scan my prox badge for work using my cell phone and then use my phone to emulate that card? From what I read NFC is an offshoot of RFID, so I would think its possible.
Xceptiona1noob said:
From my searches Dr Google has told me its not possible, but I thought I would ask anyways. Can I scan my prox badge for work using my cell phone and then use my phone to emulate that card? From what I read NFC is an offshoot of RFID, so I would think its possible.
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i do not believe these will code most standard RFID badges or emulate them correctly. i put RFID reader and lock solenoids in my car so unless the proper RFID chip is near the reader, the doors will not unlock and the car will not start. i was actually looking at doing something like this with NFC and the stereo.
I just watched this video, my dreams of being able to copy the prox badge have got to be possible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjfc60LGjik
if they are able to proxy, I would think you could also save that data and just push it back out...that or I am fully misunderstanding how this works which is also very possible.

Sweet! $50 wear watch with NFC needs DEV

As we all know there are few watches with NFC wear24 has it but its dormant in the watch with no access. All we need is a good developer to get this up and running. Come on XDA we can do this.
So I got Google Pay (android pay discontinued) on the watch sideloaded. It all works great but it is asking for NFC to be turned on.
I'm wondering if there is an oem settings menu
Dial code menu or some way to activate NFC...
So close yet so far away.
I found a couple of apps another XDA guy used to enable NFC in the sony watch 3
ones the NFC Enabler setting but I cant sideload it it errors out with this
Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_SHARED_USER_INCOMPATIBLE: Package couldn't be installed in /data/app/com.sibhtc.nfc-1: Package com.sibhtc.nfc has no signatures that match those in shared user android.uid.system; ignoring!]
I did mange to install the NFC watchface but without that setting I cant activate the chip
I will attach the apps here in hopes someone can test them and get it going
I tried the same thing (NFC Enabler) along with a bunch of other apps with no luck. I really hope that a developer will help us out and find a way to turn NFC on.
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Steeleio said:
I tried the same thing (NFC Enabler) along with a bunch of other apps with no luck. I really hope that a developer will help us out and find a way to turn NFC on.
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Im wondering if there is an option for it in the build prop... If so all we need is root otherwise im thinking it may need to be implemented into the kernel then we need root and rom
I Just bought one too, I would love to have a Rom with NFC and all the VZW crap removed.
I have a Wear24 and I can do javascript very well. I have android studio and fastboot + adb.
If I can be of help let me know.

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