Iv done some reading and am still a little confused as to if I can use something like Trigger or something like Trigger to turn off toggles etc. when my phone is removed from a NFC Tag. Currently I use Trigger to turn on BT and Turn off Wifi etc.. when I place my phone on a NFC tag when I get into my car and that works great. But when I get out of my car and remove my phone from said NFC Tag I would like to turn off BT etc.. Can this be done?
I have a Verizon Galaxy S5 running NE9.
Thanks,
~SomeGuy2008
It can be done but you'll have to set up another trigger to disable them. So one trigger is turning on BT/ off Wifi when you touch it the first time. The second trigger would be the opposite BT off/ wifi on but you can't just remove it from the NFC tag, you have to tap it again
Thanks for the idea. I found that I was over engineering the whole idea between Tasker and Trigger. After reading your reply I figured I would only use Trigger. I had to create 2 Tasks in Trigger. When I get into my car I put my phone into the phones car dock (which has a NFC Tag on it) . 1 triggers via NFC which turns on BT and connects to my Cars BT,disables wifi, enables Mobile Data and opens Waze or whatever navigation app I want. The other Task does the reverse when disconnecting from my Cars BT (aka getting out of my car and taking my phone with me). After various tests its about 99.99999% accurate. And I works with only 1 initial NFC tap.
Thanks again for the idea.
~SomeGuy2008
I used to use Automatica Autotether to turn on my S5 Hotspot when my phone connected to the bluetooth of my car. Unfortunately, since the lollipop update - that app no longer works. I tried to set up a tasker solution for it as well, but for some reason I can't get tasker to turn on the hotspot either.
Does anyone know of another app or tasker script that would enable the hotspot when bluetooth connects?
Has anyone figured this out yet? I think tasker might be my best option..
MynticeLX said:
Has anyone figured this out yet? I think tasker might be my best option..
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I think Llama would do the same as tasker if tasker is too complicated.
It's not that Tasker is too difficult - it's that it physically can't turn on the hotspot.. even with Secure Settings. I tried Llama just now and it has the same issues as tasker and AutoTether. Samsung changed something between KK and Lollipop that keeps us from turning it on.
Is there anyway to sniff what the activity name is once it starts? I maybe could write a specific action from tasker if I can find out the action name inside the activity. I have a feeling that they just renamed it with Lollipop update.
No Google Maps audio through vehicle speakers
Having similar issue with Bluetooth since the latest Verizon update on my GS5 - I'm no longer getting audio cues from Google Maps through my Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Shame on me for trusting these people with improving the user experience.
Please post solution if anyone figures this out. I have the same problem with my note 3.
I am coming from a long history of HTC use and so I apologise if this question has an obvious answer.
Previously, if I wanted to connect to my bluetooth in the car (previously paired with), I would just hit the bluetooth button in quick settings to turn it on and that was it, just like connecting to wifi.
If I do this on my S7E, I then get another screen popping up that tells me my device is visible to others and lists previously paired devices for me to select from, and then I have push the back button to leave that screen?
Is there a simpler way as I used to do on my HTC?
cheers
C.
PS - I am sure this will be the first of a number of questions as I get used to TouchWiz and Marshmallow......Sorry.....
crazyC said:
Previously, if I wanted to connect to my bluetooth in the car (previously paired with), I would just hit the bluetooth button in quick settings to turn it on and that was it, just like connecting to wifi.
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Have you ever *paired* your new phone with your car?
I've only had two cars with BT in them, but in both cases the car and phone had to be paired before they would work together.
Once that was done then it would work as you expect.
Specifics of getting your *car* into pairing mode I can't help with, but once you do that you should be able to select it while scanning from the phone (as you've seen already the phone will list devices it finds) and you can finish walking through the pairing.
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Have you ever *paired* your new phone with your car?
I've only had two cars with BT in them, but in both cases the car and phone had to be paired before they would work together.
Once that was done then it would work as you expect.
Specifics of getting your *car* into pairing mode I can't help with, but once you do that you should be able to select it while scanning from the phone (as you've seen already the phone will list devices it finds) and you can finish walking through the pairing.
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Oh yes, it was paired with the bluetooth fine (its actually a visor BT device, not the car itself), and when I turn on the BT it shows up on the list of previously paired devices)
Don't have to make it a trusted device for it to auto-pair?
Why turn Bluetooth off at all?
Just leave it on.
Regards,
Dave
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Don't have to make it a trusted device for it to auto-pair?
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Nope, just had to be paired.
Trusted Device brings in the Smart Lock stuff, which enables the option of having your phone NOT authenticate you (pattern/pin/finger/passwd) when connected.
For example, I have my car bluetooth set as a trusted device so that when I'm driving I don't get any identity challenge to use the phone (like for navigation), the screen will just come on as requested.
Smart lock is blocked by my exchange administrator as I get my work emails on my phone.
I turn the Bluetooth on the phone off because I don't turn the one in the car off and it's just outside the house and will stay connected.
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I mean it's a great feature and is awesome that it works with Bluetooth turned off on the phone, but how do the buds communicate to the phone?
High frequency audio or something?
Video - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QihsItO-0Mgd6HAtFiRJRPkSCJHpoCFa/view?usp=drivesdk
*Ignore any audio pls
It doesn't.
They don't.
the_scotsman said:
They don't.
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tufftatino said:
It doesn't.
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How do you explain mine then?
Let me show u a video
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How do you explain mine then?
Let me show u a video
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They aren't connected, or you do have Bluetooth turned on. It's physically impossible for them to be connected with Bluetooth turned off. That's literally how they connect to the phone.
If you have Bluetooth turned off, open the Buds box, then see the prompt on the screen, this is because Bluetooth is turned back on by the Samsung SmartThings service. It can detect the Buds and it turns BLuetooth back on to connect to them.
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They aren't connected, or you do have Bluetooth turned on. It's physically impossible for them to be connected with Bluetooth turned off. That's literally how they connect to the phone.
If you have Bluetooth turned off, open the Buds box, then see the prompt on the screen, this is because Bluetooth is turned back on by the Samsung SmartThings service. It can detect the Buds and it turns BLuetooth back on to connect to them.
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Oh, so you are saying that, "turning off" Bluetooth doesn't really turn off Bluetooth?
Well, after it connects it is using Bluetooth obviously, the question was the part it communicating with the phone when Bluetooth was off
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Oh, so you are saying that, "turning off" Bluetooth doesn't really turn off Bluetooth?
Well, after it connects it is using Bluetooth obviously, the question was the part it communicating with the phone when Bluetooth was off
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Probably delayed cut- off after you have it disconnected.
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Probably delayed cut- off after you have it disconnected.
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Well, when Im going for lectures, I use the Galaxy Buds and when the lecture starts I close em and turn off Bluetooth, after the lecture finishes, while Bluetooth is still of, opening up the galaxy buds case still brings the pop-up, even after 2hrs
This is the feature of Bluetooth 5, called the beacon technology. So your device can communicate with bluetooth devices nearby even if the bluetooth is turned off. The bluetooth 5 offers the off state which can be utilized to request the device to turn on the bluetooth by a neighbouring device. So you saw your bluetooth turned on after the popup appeared as it used the beacon technology. The location services needs to be on for this.
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This is the feature of Bluetooth 5, called the beacon technology. So your device can communicate with bluetooth devices nearby even if the bluetooth is turned off. The bluetooth 5 offers the off state which can be utilized to request the device to turn on the bluetooth by a neighbouring device. So you saw your bluetooth turned on after the popup appeared as it used the beacon technology. The location services needs to be on for this.
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Thanks for the great explanation, but if you checked my video, you would see that "Location" was turned off.
It is possible that it uses that technology you stated.
Edit - it probably uses the 'nearby device scan' setting for that instead of location
Edit 2- and yes it does, it no longer pops up when you turn off 'nearby device scan'
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Thanks for the great explanation, but if you checked my video, you would see that "Location" was turned off.
It is possible that it uses that technology you stated.
Edit - it probably uses the 'nearby device scan' setting for that instead of location
Edit 2- and yes it does, it no longer pops up when you turn off 'nearby device scan'
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yes, depending on the app, it can use get the location either by location services or nearby device scan.
To all of the people saying your bluetooth must be on have you opened your buds pro with Bluetooth off? Obviously not if you open the case with Bluetooth wifi and nfc off it still pops up and asks if u want to connect to them I was also curious how this works and only found know it alls that know nothing
NFC is also bluetooth, and being part of home automation... now you know
Edit: I suspect they'll drop bluetooth soon for NFC
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This is the feature of Bluetooth 5, called the beacon technology. So your device can communicate with bluetooth devices nearby even if the bluetooth is turned off. The bluetooth 5 offers the off state which can be utilized to request the device to turn on the bluetooth by a neighbouring device. So you saw your bluetooth turned on after the popup appeared as it used the beacon technology. The location services needs to be on for
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They aren't connected, or you do have Bluetooth turned on. It's physically impossible for them to be connected with Bluetooth turned off. That's literally how they connect to the phone.
If you have Bluetooth turned off, open the Buds box, then see the prompt on the screen, this is because Bluetooth is turned back on by the Samsung SmartThings service. It can detect the Buds and it turns BLuetooth back on to connect to them.
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Correct I believe.
I have SmartThings, WIFi and NFC disabled at all times. If bluetooth is on, the Buds+ engage seamlessly once inserted, if bluetooth is off it needs to be turned on and reinitialized.
Nfc in mobile fones is like the camera and mic, you cant turn it off. the end user is shown it disabled, but nowadays, even phones tell lies. Your smoke alarm at home (scotland installing mine soon), power meters... washing machine... try turning the power meter one off!!
Or the damn smoke alarm!
It works like this:
How does your NFC bank card work?
Where is the power in the bank card?
Nuff said.
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Nfc in mobile fones is like the camera and mic, you cant turn it off. the end user is shown it disabled, but nowadays, even phones tell lies. Your smoke alarm at home (scotland installing mine soon), power meters... washing machine... try turning the power meter one off!!
Or the damn smoke alarm!
It works like this:
How does your NFC bank card work?
Where is the power in the bank card?
Nuff said.
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Package Disabler kills it. A adb edit will too.
I keep my N10+ on a short leash.
Do that with your bank card... tinfoil handbags lol... its that bad, (no offence here), you dont see Nfc as bluetooth.
Nfc apps only connect to bluetooth HARDWARE. removing the app or editing only messes with the app, not the hardware.
Edit: Keeping in mind we're almost all on OVERLAID file system... the real nfc is LIVE like your camera and mic and... bank card lol, the overlaid appears disabled.
Edit 3: in effect, john wu wants the skill set you have because if you COULD turn off, you'd have the answer to root he needs.
I say this with respect to both you and wu.
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Do that with your bank card... tinfoil handbags lol... its that bad, (no offence here), you dont see Nfc as bluetooth.
Nfc apps only connect to bluetooth HARDWARE. removing the app or editing only messes with the app, not the hardware.
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Don't know, never use it. It's also turned off in settings... I like my Android's dumb.
As far as I can tell it's fully disabled.
Lol, I have a RF shielded wallet.
you posted while I was editing.
Edit: Keeping in mind we're almost all on OVERLAID file system... the real nfc is LIVE like your camera and mic and... bank card lol, the overlaid appears disabled.
Edit 3: in effect, john wu wants the skill set you have because if you COULD turn off, you'd have the answer to root he needs.
I say this with respect to both you and wu.
I dont trust fones, so dont trust their claims.
Put your fone in the wallet, haha, respect