how to change settings for tags?
when I choose tags in application it shows "no scaned tags"... but they work...
If you go to your apps, there is an icon that says 'liveware'. In the app you can choose smarttags and edit them.
If you use the smart tags, DL from market the xperia smart tags App. When it's Ok creat a widget for smarts tags xperia and tap on it. Now you set option for each tags.
Tell if it's that you wan't because i just have App, no smart tags in my package
Alternatively, look into NFC Task Launcher or NFC Tag Writer which work with NFC tags not through the smarttags method.
I find SmartTags pretty restrictive but coming from a Nexus S I am really used to using tags for much more automation (check-ins with Foursquare, tasker tasks, sending messages, running remote server commands etc)
plain or restricted NFC API ?
hi 3shirts,
I think you answer indirectly to the question I have yet I need some confirmation.
actually, I'm wondering if this phone has "full" NFC support or if Sony will only allow "NFC restrited" apps like max 4 smartags /per Xperia as up to now?
I need to replace my GalaxyS and I'm hesitating between Galaxy Nexus and Xperia S mainly for this NFC feature.
I plan to develop NFC apps and don't want to be restricted by such "marketing" feature.
can you confirm we can use the plain android NFC API on Xperia S and "talk' to more than 4 SmartTags, and on differents NDEF and not NDEF ones?
all the best
Rico
ze_rico said:
hi 3shirts,
I think you answer indirectly to the question I have yet I need some confirmation.
actually, I'm wondering if this phone has "full" NFC support or if Sony will only allow "NFC restrited" apps like max 4 smartags /per Xperia as up to now?
I need to replace my GalaxyS and I'm hesitating between Galaxy Nexus and Xperia S mainly for this NFC feature.
I plan to develop NFC apps and don't want to be restricted by such "marketing" feature.
can you confirm we can use the plain android NFC API on Xperia S and "talk' to more than 4 SmartTags, and on differents NDEF and not NDEF ones?
all the best
Rico
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I use the Tag Writer app instead of the smarttag app.
As long as you disable or remove the smart tag app, you have full functionality of your smart tags. I even tested it by trying to write the sony tags, which worked (apparently they arent write protected but they aren't very large, so you can't write much ), but of course you lose the "functionality"(I use that lightly, since the smart tag app is...limited).
So you shouldn't have any problems at all, if you just avoid using the smart-tag app
Edit:
Actually, the creator of the NFC app owns both phones, and can compare the difference in functionality (which I don't think there is) you might want to send him a PM, krohnjw is his name on the forums
thanks a lot shmoejoe !
meanwhile I've found part answers by googleling on NFC ans Xperia keywords;
interesting thinhs on sonymobile dev world NFC page : developer(dot)sonymobile(dot)com/wp/2012/01/10/nfc-support-in-new-xperia-devices
I'll contact krohnjw check it whit him/her
besides, I'm not surprised to see that samrttags ae writable, because (if my understanding is correct) htis is the purpose for the smarttags to write down simplified URIs into them to launch actions (right? )
or is it only the aim of the smart tag app to match the tag Id and associate& store actions ?
cheers
Rico
Hmm, I will check out that link I think
I am rather new to this NFC world so I'm still trying to figure it all out as well (you lost me at the NDEF question). Once I figure it all out though, I believe I will start living off of it .
I currently only use it to mainly change my settings around and to launch a few apps, but I read that in some pleaces NFC is being used to pay for things and such (with Google Wallet?)? Now something like that really interests me .
I tried the Smart tag App, but it's really restricted (no air plane mode action for exemple).
So i bought NFC Task mananger, awsome app, lots of choices and actions.
1.4 euros for the app and 13 euros for 10 tags. Less than the 4 officials smart tags =)
thanks both for your inputs,
Shmojeo, you read right about other NFC features,
currently there're 3 ways to use NFC : reader mode(the one we're discussing about here), P2P (beaming between 2 NFCphones) and card emulation.
the later is for payement, loyalty/coupons etc, and maybe everything we can imagine to get access to the tags stored data.
yet Google doesn't give access to what they call the "secure elements" which is somewhat equivalent to accessing sim card or banking card data.
it's probably because they want to promote the google wallet ;-)
I've read somewhere (may be here on xda) that patches are coming to get around this.
cheers
rico
Incidentally. You don't even lose the functionality of SmartTags because you can write the URI that they use back to them (or any tag for that matter) and get the functionality back.
See this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1544570
I know that
I meant more that you can't use the smart-tag app functions when you rewrite it, which isn't a loss because the NFC writing app does more and works better, you just can't use the sony app for it .
More smat tags in Xperia S
ze_rico said:
hi 3shirts,
I think you answer indirectly to the question I have yet I need some confirmation.
actually, I'm wondering if this phone has "full" NFC support or if Sony will only allow "NFC restrited" apps like max 4 smartags /per Xperia as up to now?
I need to replace my GalaxyS and I'm hesitating between Galaxy Nexus and Xperia S mainly for this NFC feature.
I plan to develop NFC apps and don't want to be restricted by such "marketing" feature.
can you confirm we can use the plain android NFC API on Xperia S and "talk' to more than 4 SmartTags, and on differents NDEF and not NDEF ones?
all the best
Rico
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I have write 5 SmartTag in my Xperia S (two time favorite) i have try to get more but seems no way, i believe is the Sony application limitation
ze_rico said:
htis is the purpose for the smarttags to write down simplified URIs into them to launch actions (right? )
or is it only the aim of the smart tag app to match the tag Id and associate& store actions ?
cheers
Rico
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it's only launch liveware, we have instal it in a Nexus S and work exactly like in my Xperia S
PS you need the both app: Liveware & Smarttag and of course NFC enabled mobile
Hey.
I just wondered if there would be any way to dsguise my phone as a tablet for starting an app in another mode...
I know it can depend on several things, but could it be done somehow?
I'm thinking about this: spotify free is now available for phones and tablets, too.
For phones it is limited in function, but for tablet devices it's free like the version for desktop computers.
So I want to make spotify "think" that my phone is not a phone but a tablet, to use full functionality of spotify free.
Here's an excerpt from the news:
The new tablet version of Spotify will mimic the free desktop app by allowing users complete control over what music they choose. The free smartphone version, available for iOS and Android, will allow users to shuffle randomly through their own playlists, playlists by friends and artists’ catalogues. Users won’t be able to select individual songs on demand with the mobile version, and neither the tablet or mobile apps will let people download songs to their device, a feature of the premium version of Spotify. The new features will be available today.
Read More: Spotify Offers Free Music on Mobile Devices | TIME.com
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Edit the build.prop ? (make a copy/backup before you do). This is a workaround for many apps, such as Foxtel (pay TV) Go in Australia. It only works natively with the SGS3, Note 2 & Note 10.1, but if you edit your build.prop to fool the app & hide root before you use it, you can use it on other Android devices.
This may/may not work with the Spotify app, and will depend on what it checks to determine whether that version of the app is acceptable to use on a particular device (checking build.prop is a common one though).
There is another discussion about trying to get Spotify to display in the tablet mode here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565626
Unfortunately, none of the common tricks have worked so far (build.prop, DPI, denying access to phone state, etc.). Noone has yet to figure out how the app determines whether you are using a phone or not. If you have any ideas or information to contribute, please add it to the thread I posted the link to so that we can all use that information to hopefully figure out a solution.
Hi guys,
First of all, I think this is the place to ask this, but if it weren't, please feel free to move to somewhere more adequate.
My bank has blocked its app on rooted phones. Is something that I don't agree with, but I understand why they do it (even when I think it's pointless). I also use a couple of apps that require root, and as of now, I prefer to be rooted than using the banking app. I was wondering if it would be possible, due to android's multiuser support, to have two users, one with root, one without, and use the unrooted user for the banking app. I searched a bit and come with nothing, with either means that is not possible, or that I am terrible at searching. Has somebody tried this?
Hi,
we need to do the following:
We have a fire department with medical emergency staff. Each Car (Fire, Rescue etc) needs a new phone. We used to have simple Caterpillar "ruggedized" phones but they dont fit our needs anymore for various reasons.
We now have some sample devices of the Samsung Xcover 4.
What we need to do is to restrict the phones for everyday use, which is not supported by Samsung by default.
We can NOT root the phones or install any custom ROMs for obviuos security reasons.
So we would need a software which allows to control the phone: We would like a state where nothing can be changed. The only thing which must work would be making phone calls (dialing and phonebook). We do not want any apps installed, we do not want wifi or mobile data or people changing ringtones, wallpapers etc (and they'll do)...
Is there a software for android which can provide such a limited profile?
Thanks a lot!
Does anyone know if it is possible to enable (only software wise) NFC on a non-NFC phone?
I would need this because I want to install an app, which needs NFC on the phone. I don't want to use it's NFC payment feature, only the other features for transferring money from the app.
Can anyone help with some ideas?
Thanks
onodibotond said:
Does anyone know if it is possible to enable (only software wise) NFC on a non-NFC phone?
I would need this because I want to install an app, which needs NFC on the phone. I don't want to use it's NFC payment feature, only the other features for transferring money from the app.
Can anyone help with some ideas?
Thanks
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NFC is a dedicated chip. Poco doesnt have it. It's impossible.