Hey Guys!
Do anyone of you know, which NFC Tag works with the Nexus 4? Or which may be working? Are there any things i have to look, when i want to buy some tags?
All nfc tags should work. It's not a device specific standard. All tags are universal as long as your device supports nfc.
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I believe they are all 13.56MHz that will work. 125KHz I know will not.
To anyone finding this thread, what was said above is wrong.
Mifare classic 1k tags, the most common tags, won't work with Nexus 4 (I verified it for myself after ordering some).
See this thread for details : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1963147
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In preparation for the arrival of my Nexus S, does anyone know where I can source some sample NFC writers & tags for development?
Thanks!
I am also interesting in the NFC capabilities of the Nexus S, I think that such a kit could be a good starting point:
Contactless Software Development Kit - ACR 122 - found at cryptoshop.com, is NFC compliant.
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So when im walking around and there is someone walking extremely close to me i know its one of you guys
great
So I've read a lot of good stuff on how to do a lot of advanced things with NFC. I was sufficiently wowed to decide to get involved. I got crushed at the first step:
How do you read an NFC card!?
Android Beam works fine between my Nexus 10 and my One X. I'm using Cyanogenmod 10 nightlies on the One X, but I am unable to read any of my 3 different NFC tags using any app on the Market on either device. I used to install RFID card readers for ADT, so I'm not exactly new to the notion of how to swipe a card, but for whatever reason, I cannot read any of these door/ID cards from 3 completely different sources.
I use NFC tag writer to read and write my tags. Its on the market.
Yeah that one doesn't work with any of
my cards either. Is there some frequency compatibility issue perhaps?
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I'm sorry...I had an illiterate moment & missed that you wanted to read existing cards. I vaguely remember reading something about it in the GNexus forums a while back. Seems like there isn't much out there for reading tags. If your dream is to duplicate the tags & use your tablet to open doors, the answer was no for now. I gotta go deal with my kids, so I don't have time to hunt down the thread, but it is in the GNexus probably 2 months ago.
There are tons of apps out there for reading NFC Tags, not many for reading secure cards , like security badges.
Although some of the RFID and NFC spec does overlap, you are not able to read encrypted cards ...
But you can read and write your own tags or read public tags, like on some movie posters and promotional material ..
Why change it? Just rendered 20 tags useless to me.
Is this going to be an ongoing thing with NFC technology? is this a once off change? Why the HELL are these things not backwards compatible (the chips, not the tags!)
Where can I find 1kb tags for the S4 at a reasonable price and what model # are they?
Ridiculous.
http://tagsfordroid.com/store/2-ntag203-bundle-with-free-nfc-keychain.html
Those NTAG from their website are all working
That's only a 144 byte tag though
That's still plenty of space. There are MILFARE nfc chips, but if you read the description are not working with S4, neither Nexus. I'm sure there are no alternatives yet.
wizzbang3 said:
Why change it? Just rendered 20 tags useless to me.
Is this going to be an ongoing thing with NFC technology? is this a once off change? Why the HELL are these things not backwards compatible (the chips, not the tags!)
Where can I find 1kb tags for the S4 at a reasonable price and what model # are they?
Ridiculous.
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apparently the old tags were not spec compliant and not supported by other NFC readers.
The old tags were proprietary and Samsung switched to non-proprietary standard tags.
Still raises the question of why they didn't use the standard tags in the first place
Anyone know where I can get good, cheap tags? 1kb? under 1.30$ US per tag?
I need about 10.
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Anyone know where I can get good, cheap tags? 1kb? under 1.30$ US per tag?
I need about 10.
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I picked up 10 on amazon for $8.49 NFCguize I believe are the brand
The only time you should need more than even a 100 bytes in my experience is if you are storing data on the tag. Such as encoding "Here is a three thousand character long string" on the tag, as opposed to using something like NFC Task Launcher for automata of things like Wi-Fi/Car Mode/whatever. In which case it's just a waste of money.
wizzbang3 said:
Anyone know where I can get good, cheap tags? 1kb? under 1.30$ US per tag?
I need about 10.
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I dont believe these new tags have that kind of storage(and its not needed btw)...and i think they wont be changing the tech now..at least not in near future..now the chip is compatible with the nfc standards..that s why the change was made..
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Hello
What kind of device can I buy to connect to my Nexus 4 to get my heart rate in e.g. endomondo or some other app like this?
I'm confused whether N4 is compatibile with ANT+ or not and what can I buy in Poland to make it work with LG Google Nexus 4 ?...
Thank you!
Here you go:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.runtastic.android.heartrate.lite
It works very well for me.
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Hey, great, but I mean what hardware, what to buy physically, that works with it, not software
EdvinPL said:
Hey, great, but I mean what hardware, what to buy physically, that works with it, not software
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You can buy the Zephyr HRM, I use that with both SportsTrackLive and Runtastic Mountain Bike
Take a look at this page, which is by SportsTrackLive, so the different hardware options are linked to their own software product, but you'll get the idea of what works.
http://www.sportstracklive.com/help/android
A word of warning, careful if you buy one from the States, if you're in Europe, you will end up paying an extra 50% in duties. So it would make sense to buy it in Europe, even though it appears more expensive initially.
Thanks.
So, Nexus 4 is Bluetooth SMART and ANT+ compatibile?
Zephyr unavailable in Poland or anywhere nearby...
Edit:
Found Sigma R1, anyone tested this with Nexus 4 or any apps like endomondo/runtastic?
Thanks for answers!
I just recently found out about NFC tags and I'm wondering what brand I should buy, and what chip I should get for the Note 4. Any information is appreciated.
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TheInvisibleBoy said:
I just recently found out about NFC tags and I'm wondering what brand I should buy, and what chip I should get for the Note 4. Any information is appreciated.
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All NFC tag will work with NFC enabled smartphones (like Note4)
For example you can buy Sony Smart-Tags & Manage its tag with Smart Connect App
the thing is you need nfc tag & an app that manage tasks
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Geeks Empire said:
All NFC tag will work with NFC enabled smartphones (like Note4)
For example you can buy Sony Smart-Tags & Manage its tag with Smart Connect App
the thing is you need nfc tag & an app that manage tasks
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Not quite. I can't say for other brands, but the original Samsung NFC tags worked with the Note 2 but the Note 3 required NFC 2 tags. Hopefully they will still work with the Note 4.
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I just recently found out about NFC tags and I'm wondering what brand I should buy, and what chip I should get for the Note 4. Any information is appreciated.
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I had the same question about NFC tags when I had my S4. The biggest factor I found out was whether the tag is compatible with NFC Forum protocols. The older Mifare Classics tags are super cheap but aren't always compatible (they weren't with my S4.) You'll want to buy tags that are compatible with NFC Forum protocols, such as the NTAG203 or the Topaz 512.
We'll know for sure what tags are compatible once the phone is out. I've got a pile of NTAG203's laying around so I'll be ready to test those.
Geeks Empire said:
All NFC tag will work with NFC enabled smartphones (like Note4)
For example you can buy Sony Smart-Tags & Manage its tag with Smart Connect App
the thing is you need nfc tag & an app that manage tasks
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JimSmith94 said:
Not quite. I can't say for other brands, but the original Samsung NFC tags worked with the Note 2 but the Note 3 required NFC 2 tags. Hopefully they will still work with the Note 4.
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thebrain2u said:
I had the same question about NFC tags when I had my S4. The biggest factor I found out was whether the tag is compatible with NFC Forum protocols. The older Mifare Classics tags are super cheap but aren't always compatible (they weren't with my S4.) You'll want to buy tags that are compatible with NFC Forum protocols, such as the NTAG203 or the Topaz 512.
We'll know for sure what tags are compatible once the phone is out. I've got a pile of NTAG203's laying around so I'll be ready to test those.
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Thanks for the information, I did not know I needed to download an app and I hope the NTAG203s work with the Note 4.
Now that the phone has been out a few weeks, has anyone expirimented to see which tags work? I want to pick some up and play with some NFC commands, but not sure which type to get.
I have used tags for a while.
I have just tried my note 4 on the tags I have programmed and worked on 3 different devices, S3, M8 and nexus 7, however with the note4 I get a compatibility error 'unknown tag type'
I even tried some fresh tags I have never programmed and got the same error.
The problem is I cannot remember what type of tags they were as I have had them for a while. I think they were milfaire......
I am also just starting to research and play around with the NFC technology. I am hoping it is a little more reliable that Llama was with geofencing or Wifi detection to change phone states/settings.
I purchased these and they should arrive this week http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E0NRESE/
I am also thinking about getting the Topaz 512 variants for the additional storage space like these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FS4AF0S/
These are both "type 2" NFC chips. Depending on what you want to do, any Type 2 chip should easily store settings changes. If you want to store a lot of data or use fields, like with a business card, then you'll probably need to go to a type 4 chip.
I recommend staying away from the 1K chips as they are not as compatible. An example would be these that you would not want to get - http://www.amazon.com/Tags-Chip-Pack-Keychain-Bonus/dp/B00CE6QGLU/
Topaz 512's work
I ordered some Topaz512 chips to experiment with and received them yesterday. I can confirm that the Topaz512 do work with Note 4.
http://www.amazon.com/NFC-tags-NFC-..._1_2?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1415281055&sr=1-2
note 4 nfc tags
soooooo nope they don't work,I had a Note 3 and the tags I used do not work on the note 4, confirmed by Samsung Canada..you need the Samsung tactile 2..can't find them anywhere..soooo I only use NFC to communicate between my old note 3 (given to the misses) and my note 4...and I thought only Apple did the scam to change everything a bit so you'd have to buy everything again...
Galaxy Note Edge sucks at reading tags
ChickenWingSoup said:
I ordered some Topaz512 chips to experiment with and received them yesterday. I can confirm that the Topaz512 do work with Note 4.
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So I bought the Topaz 512 chips and I am having issues with them being read by my Galaxy Note 4 Edge. There wouldn't be a difference with the Note 4 and Note 4 edge would there? My phone does end up reading them but it takes multiple taps- like 6 or seven before it reads it. Does not really save any time, I usually just give up and do the NFC task manually. I do not know if I am doing something wrong or what. Anyone else experiencing this? My first thought is that I have Tasker, NFC Tools and an app called MyLog that all can write to tags, could it be that the phone doesnt know what to use? I never have any issue with Tap and Pay. Any suggestions?
Necropost here. Is there an answer?the old tags I used with the s3 don't work, who knows what tags work for sure
Edit: the last post was on my birthday last year. weird.