Begin tether via NFC? - Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So I have my nice new GN2 and my nice couple month old Nexus 7 both sporting awesome NFC tech, but what to do with it? My first though was pairing them via bt and using the lte from my Note 2 over my college's sad excuse for a wifi system to power my N7 during the day. Then I though maybe auto establishing a tablettalk connection as well. Does anyone know of a way to program the two devices to automatically connect in such a way?
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I know it is possible. I was talking to someone who uses Tasker and an NFC tag to automatically tether his N7 to his phone, but I've never studied the recipe.
I'm not sure why the tag, but maybe so he doesn't have to remove the phone from his belt... it's attached to his holster case. He said he has another one attached to his car seatbelt clasp to set the phone into his driving mode.
Wish I could give you more details.

Yeah that's essentially what I want to accomplish, but I'm not crazy about sticking one of those tags to my device. I was just hoping there was a way (with or without root) to make it read the NFC connection as a tag and start the connection.
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jmikeb92 said:
Yeah that's essentially what I want to accomplish, but I'm not crazy about sticking one of those tags to my device. I was just hoping there was a way (with or without root) to make it read the NFC connection as a tag and start the connection.
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I suspect that you would be able to, since NFC handles touch and go and touch and connect. I think the problem for some people would be in how strong the NFC connection is on their phone (some of them are weak) and how close together you need to get the two unitsto trigger it, especially if they are both in thick cases.
Putting them back to back could be as much work as just creating a widget to trigger a Tasker recipe that would do the same thing.
I've been thinking about doing this, too, but haven't, so I might start playing with Tasker to see whether I can set it up.

I'm going to do the same. Let me know if you discover anything
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[SOLVED] How did they do that?

So, I think it was at some Google show featuring Jelly Bean where they took a JB phone and touched screens with a JB tablet and it transferred data between them. I have a Galaxy Nexus and the N7 and tried making them kiss so much they requested a private room, but I can't figure out how to do that data share between them.
Anyone know what I'm talking about and how to do it?
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I had the same problem trying to get the NFC chips to line up or something. I ended up flipping my gnex upside down when they were back to back before I could beam something over.
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It's my understanding that it only works with Google apps right now. To get it working make sure both NFC and Android Beam are turned on. After that open up something like the stock gallery or chrome, put both devices back to back and then tap the screen of the phone sending the data. I've never really been able to get it to work with my N7, but it works really well with my Galaxy S III and my brother's S II.
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I believe you are talking about NFC? make sure you have it enabled. it is in settings, under wireless&networks, tap "more" and you can enable NFC.
Line up the Gnex battery to the "Nexus" on the back of the tablet in any app like browser,gallery, contacts, etc and it should say touch to beam when they are in range. Worked fine between both my Nexus(I run mwalts stock rooted roms)and S3 with the 7.
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Sweet, it worked! I had to move the phone around on the back of the N7. Eventually it made a noise and I was able to beam.
Thanks for the help guys!
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3G Model?

Why there is no 3G model for this tablet, aside from the beautiful display 3G is a breaking point for me. I could use USB modem but it uses the same port used for charging so it won't be so practical. Any ideas if Google might or might not introduce a 3G model later as it did with the nexus 7?
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I think they will introduce a 3g modal. But for now just tether with your phone!:
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I agree. 3G + SDXC support would have made this tablet a market killer.
I don't want to pay for a separate sim card when I can tether to my s3 on a 3 unlimited data plan. Besides prob not taking mine out of the house much, when I get it.
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mzaza said:
Why there is no 3G model for this tablet, aside from the beautiful display 3G is a breaking point for me. I could use USB modem but it uses the same port used for charging so it won't be so practical. Any ideas if Google might or might not introduce a 3G model later as it did with the nexus 7?
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Buy a MIFI which gives you 3g without using the USB port at no more cost than waiting for the 3g version to arrive.
You will also get better reception with a MIFI for it is designed to do just that and you can place it in the best place to get a good signal and use the tablet where it is most comfortable.
If you own a laptop or other tablet then you can use the MIFI as a hotspot for those as well.
It also means your tablet can be used when your phone is not nearby to tether.
Gaugerer said:
Buy a MIFI which gives you 3g without using the USB port at no more cost than waiting for the 3g version to arrive.
You will also get better reception with a MIFI for it is designed to do just that and you can place it in the best place to get a good signal and use the tablet where it is most comfortable.
If you own a laptop or other tablet then you can use the MIFI as a hotspot for those as well.
It also means your tablet can be used when your phone is not nearby to tether.
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It's was considering a MiFi, but I really need something battery operated, what are the options here?
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alias_neo said:
It's was considering a MiFi, but I really need something battery operated, what are the options here?
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MIFI devices normally have batteries fitted and some have a display showing signal strength and the amount of data downloaded so you can keep an eye on cost.
Check out Amazon which have a good selection,
Gaugerer said:
MIFI devices normally have batteries fitted and some have a display showing signal strength and the amount of data downloaded so you can keep an eye on cost.
Check out Amazon which have a good selection,
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Thanks for the info, do you know what kind of battery life to expect on them? Would it cover a 3 hour train journey for example?
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alias_neo said:
Thanks for the info, do you know what kind of battery life to expect on them? Would it cover a 3 hour train journey for example?
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You should have no problem finding a MIFI with a battery that lasts -3-hours.

Wi-Fi connectivity issues with 4.2.1

My Wi-Fi connectivity was rock solid on 4.2, but since applying the OTA I'm getting frequent data drops. Still shows me as connected to my router, but get no data. A quick Wi-Fi toggle fixes the problem each time. Anybody else seeing this?
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My Wi-Fi connectivity was rock solid on 4.2, but since applying the OTA I'm getting frequent data drops. Still shows me as connected to my router, but get no data. A quick Wi-Fi toggle fixes the problem each time. Anybody else seeing this?
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Exact same thing here!
I have had this issue with nexus 10 since I got it. My only complaint
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GAH1068 said:
I have had this issue with nexus 10 since I got it. My only complaint
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Does anyone else have this issue ?
Connectivity is really key for this device and if this is common then I would likely not update.
upsetting to hear this, one of the big reasons I opted for this over some other 10.1in tablets was the MIMO dual band wireless. My Viewsonic g-tablet has horrible wifi connectivity and it makes watching youtube horrible. I couldnt imagine having to deal with it on my nexus 10 when it comes in the mail.
The first thing to check is always to set a static IP and see if the issue is resolved.
Just got my replacement today. Before the 4.2 and 4.2.1 updates, WiFi was solid no drops and full bars. After updates, pretty finicky drops quite a bit:/ hope the next update addresses this.
And yes sometimes it will show bars but no data. Especially when I start using 5ghz instead of 2.4ghz.
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After a few hours with no drops, I may have discovered a fix for my situation. I changed my access point from WPA (TKIP) to WPA2 (AES), and for the last 4 hours I haven't had a single drop. Prior to this, it'd drop every few minutes. Hopefully this holds up.
I've been having connectivity issues as well. I'll have my Nexus 7 and 10 in the same spot and the N7 will hold a solid connection and the N10 will drop and reconnect ad nauseam
My Wifi is perfect.
I also have this problem , any one found a fix?
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TomAshcroft said:
I also have this problem , any one found a fix?
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Try using a static ip.
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jhoutz said:
Try using a static ip.
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Have tried this already.
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TomAshcroft said:
Have tried this already.
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When I had this problem I found that my google account had saved my connection settings. It was trying to use the same static ip as my phone. Went in and changed it and everything is fine.
Hopefully this can help.
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jhoutz said:
When I had this problem I found that my google account had saved my connection settings. It was trying to use the same static ip as my phone. Went in and changed it and everything is fine.
Hopefully this can help.
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Where did you find this connection information?
dberthia said:
Where did you find this connection information?
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Long press on the network you want to modify
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use nfc to toggle wifi hotspot

hi guys
just wondering if anyone has got a method for this?
i am thinking it will be good if i use the nfc on my nexus 7 to triggle my galaxy nexus to toggle wifi hotspot to be on or off
this way i can quickly turn it on or off depending on where i am..
be good if someone can tell me if this is possible
btw don't patent this and then sue me
thanks
My friend had some NFC tags and I played with things like this on my HOX - it should be just the same with the N7. I used the app with the tags and was able to set up "profiles" of sorts. One for work that would turn WiFi on, GPS off, and set the phone to vibrate. Then another profile to do the reverse. I'd imagine WiFi hotspot would be listed in the huge list of things you could do too.
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is there anyway to make the nexus 7 nfc reader behave like a tag?
if i can then i can make this happen already
shubu000 said:
is there anyway to make the nexus 7 nfc reader behave like a tag?
if i can then i can make this happen already
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I think you can do something like that with tasker (& NFC Task launcher?). Not sure..
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Text msg

Anyway to receive my texts on the nexus from my phone ?
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Try mightytext, tested it but it drains my battery ;/
That will get my incoming texts from my phone also send ??
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dinamotxt....just search lol...there was a massive argument on a thread asking the same question yesterday
I use tablet talk to text from my nexus 7 through my phone.
Ok what is the best for not killing battery ?
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mobgod said:
Ok what is the best for not killing battery ?
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That's for you to try and see what one best suits your needs.
Or you could keep posting hand holding questions :/
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I use cloud SMS. It will cost you a dollar, but it's well worth it.
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I use tablet talk it is great costs a couple bucks after the trial period, but it is well worth it and no need to have wifi or bluetooth on either
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Ok what is the best for not killing battery ?
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i use dinamotxt, pretty good for battery on both phone and tablet
Thanks for all the replies
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rcarnes911 said:
I use tablet talk it is great costs a couple bucks after the trial period, but it is well worth it and no need to have wifi or bluetooth on either
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Going to look into this one so no need for a connection at all?
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mobgod said:
Going to look into this one so no need for a connection at all?
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You need wifi on the tablet and service on the phone but they don't have to be on the same network or connected by bluetooth
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rcarnes911 said:
You need wifi on the tablet and service on the phone but they don't have to be on the same network or connected by bluetooth
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Thanks bud just one more thing do you suggest a all in one msg app gtalk aim ect. ....
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I use trillian works well for the most part
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rcarnes911 said:
I use trillian works well for the most part
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Anything else you can think of ??
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Have not really used much else
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Couldn't get tablet talk to work properly. Tried dinamotxt and works like a charm between my n7 and n4. Bluetooth is required for setup but then allows you to turn it off which is nice on battery life.
Tablet talk /desksms never gave me any problems weird lol just looked and I use tablet sms haha
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rcarnes911 said:
Tablet talk /desksms never gave me any problems weird lol just looked and I use tablet sms haha
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Rc what could I use for vnc or nothing really out there for tablet or phone ?
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