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[Q] Square up credit card reader dongle

Has anyone tried this with Android on their HD2? This would really be helpful to me if it works.
Thanks
https://squareup.com/get-started

I have it sitting right here. I'm on HD2 with Dark's Beta 2 of desire ace. I use it as a daily. Works great for me. I can switch between different android builds on one SD card so maybe I'll boot something else to see if it works with that.
Free was a nice price for this type of mod. The app seems to work just fine and you can use it to manually input credit card numbers. My problem, which seems to happen with the T-Mo HD2 and G1, is that it buzzes and asks you to swipe again constantly. There seems to be some problem with how the reader makes noise and the program decodes the noise into the number. Thats what I hear anyway. In a pinch, when I am dealing with a "firend" who I know will never pay me back, I can just enter a number and give Square 3.5% or whatever they take for a manual entry.
Let me know if anyone has a solution or a working version.

jamesbryant said:
I have it sitting right here. I'm on HD2 with Dark's Beta 2 of desire ace. I use it as a daily. Works great for me. I can switch between different android builds on one SD card so maybe I'll boot something else to see if it works with that.
Free was a nice price for this type of mod. The app seems to work just fine and you can use it to manually input credit card numbers. My problem, which seems to happen with the T-Mo HD2 and G1, is that it buzzes and asks you to swipe again constantly. There seems to be some problem with how the reader makes noise and the program decodes the noise into the number. Thats what I hear anyway. In a pinch, when I am dealing with a "firend" who I know will never pay me back, I can just enter a number and give Square 3.5% or whatever they take for a manual entry.
Let me know if anyone has a solution or a working version.
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I had a similar problem with my brother in-law's Tmobile G-2, It would keep buzzing once the reader was plugged in. (Kept saying it was present, then it wasn't). A simple solution to that problem was plugging in the reader FAST. I mean, push it down with a pop, once that happens, it doesn't keep buzzing.
Not sure if this will help, but hope it does.

I had a problem with it not reading my card. It kept saying too re swipe the card fast. I ran a voice recording program and then re ran squareup and it worked perfectly. I used andrecord.
I retested and as long as andrecord is working in the background, the app and reader work fine.
I am using a US Tmo HD2 with the Energy Android build.

GPS issue.... Won't hold lock

Has anyone else been experiencing GPS not holding lock or not locking at all? There are tons of people having the problem in the Google groups.... Surprising to not see more about it here..... Let's get the word out if you do.... Mine will not keep a lock no matter what.... Many resets and other nonsense.... It will sometimes lock but loose it on the move or just drop the lock without moving....
Here are some of the fixes that have been tried / tested:
resetting back to stock
removing google services
downgrading maps
changing settings for WIFI
user data wipe
clear cache
Some of those may temporarily fix it, but any sort of long term use the issue always comes back.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/prfUDZA7M2s[1-25-false]
http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-G...oblems_id46225
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/new-nex...ms-09-08-2013/
http://www.slashgear.com/nexus-7-tab...lems-09293337/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-575...by-gps-glitch/
^ the google group where it's been reported by hundreds of people.
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Read about this somewhere on here. Can't figure out how to search a specific forum on this app though so I can't find it.
I think the guy fixed his problem but I don't remember how. Sorry
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yeah, there are been several people that "claim" to have fixed it but... it's not really fixed. there have been many different "solutions" thrown around over in the groups but, again none of them worked long term. it might work for a little while, but not for very long. anyone that has a N7 i suggest you test it out.... Try bringing up maps, cache the offline map and try to use the GPS to navigate somewhere.... It will drop off everytime.
Google is going to have to release a patch, that is going to be the only fix!!
Some of the fixes that have been tried are:
resetting back to stock
removing google services
downgrading maps
changing settings for WIFI
user data wipe
clear cache
Some of those may temporarily fix it, but any sort of long term use the issue always comes back.

so... what's the deal here. I don't see how more people aren't having this problem with the responses on the google site. have people been successful using it? or do u not use it at all anyway? or is it because you have a ROM that it works on? please let me know.

My temporary solution (as suggested by others) is to ONLY allow 1 app which may access GPS.
So I disabled Earth, Maps, GPS Tester (some widgets may use GPS too) ... only leave Sygic navigator. I've navigated a few long drives without issue. Re-enable those apps will bring back troubles.
This works with different ROMs, so it's not a ROM problem.
Hopefully Google will have a fix soon.

yeah, that only seems to work for a short period of time too! thanks though!

well, at least it's out in the open now and it will force googles hand!
http://www.phonearena.com/news/New-Google-Nexus-7-having-GPS-problems_id46225
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/new-nexus-7-suffering-from-gps-problems-09-08-2013/
http://www.slashgear.com/nexus-7-tablet-owners-reporting-gps-problems-09293337/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57597753-94/new-nexus-7-plagued-by-gps-glitch/

I haven't touched Google services, just simply disabled (GPS-accessing) apps such as Maps, Earth, GPS Tester.
I only left one app (Sygic) on my Tab. The last few days, I've had no issue with GPS navigation. Everytime I've tried,
I got GPS locks within a few seconds. I've done a few drives (mostly under 1-hr) and everything is normal and accurate.
I've not seen it fail yet.

It isn't 'failing' at start, necessarily. It won't keep lock after stopping and starting.
Can you enter address. navigate to the address. Stop and them do it again?

AnarchoXen said:
It isn't 'failing' at start, necessarily. It won't keep lock after stopping and starting.
Can you enter address. navigate to the address. Stop and them do it again?
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Like going to work ... going to lunch .. going home .. I fired up the app fresh (I clear recent apps often)
haha.. I had quite a few struggles since day one, so I know how to make it fail.
I can start-close/stop-restart Sygic multiple times without failing. But if I re-enable those (GPS) apps and
switch between them ---> GPS no-longer works.

I have never had a issue using Osmand GPS yesterday. Locked on quickly each time after device was put to sleep about 5 times in a moving car ( i was the passenger at the time).

joined the forum to say i'm having the same issue with GPS (and possibly compass). looks like google is aware so that is at least good.
bought the tablet to use in an in-dash car install. loved it until yesterday and today when i started doing more in car function testing. wanted to test the google maps app out out while driving but the compass oriented me cocked in the wrong direction and spun around like a dradle before gps lost me completely. for a bit i thought omg, maybe it's so cheap because they got rid of the GPS chip.
i have to say i hate the google maps application right now too. the old google navigation app was incredible for "chase view" which gave you. the new google maps app is supposed to integrate the nav feature but you must be on a specified route. it's terrible, going to search for the old APK.

momostallion said:
i have to say i hate the google maps application right now too. the old google navigation app was incredible for "chase view" which gave you. the new google maps app is supposed to integrate the nav feature but you must be on a specified route. it's terrible, going to search for the old APK.
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If you like the 3d view, tried Waze?

khaytsus said:
If you like the 3d view, tried Waze?
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thanks! just downloaded and will try it out (once this gps issue gets fixed).

Suggestion to try by others.
"Go into settings, all apps, locate ‘network location’, clear cache, clear data, reboot and try using GPS again. Seen this behavior on another device where it didn’t like the backed up app data restored from the previous device."

NONE of the "fixes" are permanent. As soon as you start moving it loses your location, even if it hold it for an hour.... IT WILL eventually drop out again. All these "fixes" are a waste of time, i have done every single one posted in all teh forums they have talked about N7s. and it ALWAYS goes back to not working again.
it's just frustrating to have a brand new device that doesn't work properly, and then on top of it to do all these silly fixes and research for none of them to work either. bout to take it back and say forget it.

ogeretla said:
NONE of the "fixes" are permanent. As soon as you start moving it loses your location, even if it hold it for an hour.... IT WILL eventually drop out again. All these "fixes" are a waste of time, i have done every single one posted in all teh forums they have talked about N7s. and it ALWAYS goes back to not working again.
it's just frustrating to have a brand new device that doesn't work properly, and then on top of it to do all these silly fixes and research for none of them to work either. bout to take it back and say forget it.
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In the official forum of Google, they are one person that use cyanogen whiteout problems.
Appears that there is a software problem.
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Useless!!!! I was out on the bike all day and this thing acted up all day. At one point it got stuck on the x after rebooting for no reason. I ended up using my SGSIII as a GPS. I guess I need an BT GPS. I know people say hey mine is working but I just can't believe it really is. Or mine sucks.
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Has Google commented at all?
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malikadnanm said:
Has Google commented at all?
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Last I looked into it, they said they were looking into it.

help me understand

hi to all how any one that has the same setup will help me understand i will try and keep it short first im using samsung note 4 running 6.0.1 now
ok so here goes i use my gear 2 together with my note 4 as a trusted device you know like every time the gear 2 is close the device must stay unlocked but it does not stay unlocked and there is no Bluetooth disconnecting anything like this i look at that so battery is full the gear 2 and phone stayed together and there was no setting like disable and enabling of Bluetooth at any stage but i connect it now and its fine but after a wile (don't know the exact time here ) but say after 3 hours of no use i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near but it is still on and there was nothing like it disconnecting it is as if the phone on its own make sure that it asks the finger print every now and again say like i leave it overnight the next morning first fingerprint then you can use the phone i hate this it kind of bugs me if the steal the phone and the range is to big the device will lock any way why lock when the gear 2 it near the phone any help please

honestly, i stopped reading after few seconds.
have you ever heard about punctuation? - you know, the thing that looks like dots and commas, makes reading much easier.

244 characters in 1 sentence.
wow dude, looks like you dont wanna get helped.

biebie29 said:
...say after 3 hours of no use i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near but it is still on...
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From the Google Smart Lock support page (https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6093922):
"Note: When you don't use your phone for 4 hours, and after you reboot your phone, you'll need to manually unlock it with your PIN, pattern or password"
It's a security feature.
EDIT: ...and, wow, yes, that was some run-on sentence!

Is there a root app to disable it or not

biebie29 said:
Hi to all. How any one that has the same setup will help me understand. I will try and keep it short. First, i'm using samsung note 4 running 6.0.1 now.
Ok, so here goes:
I use my gear 2 together with my note 4 as a trusted device. You know like every time the gear 2 is close, the device must stay unlocked. But it does not stay unlocked and there is no Bluetooth disconnecting, anything like this. I looked at that. Battery is full, the gear 2 and phone stayed together and there was no setting like disable and enabling of Bluetooth at any stage.
I connect it now and its fine, but after a while (don't know the exact time here ), say after 3 hours of no use, i press the power button and it asks for my pin or fingerprint as if the gear 2 is not near. The gear 2 is still on and there was nothing like disconnecting. As if the phone on its own make sure that it asks the finger print every now and again.
For example, i leave it overnight the next morning first fingerprint then you can use the phone.I hate this. It kind of bugs me if they steal the phone and the range is to big, the device will lock any way. Why lock when he gear 2 it near the phone? Any help please.
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Fixed that for you
I really had to break that down to make it readable for me. But as others said, it's an Android feature. Afaik there is no way of disabling that all together. There might be some xposed module i haven't heard of, but with my moto360 i couldn't get it to work the way you'd want. Sorry mate

Kinsman-UK said:
It's a security feature
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As the programmers use to says: Its a feature, not a bug

Some people are just plain jerks, and I wish XDA would take these "grammar police" trolls a bit more seriously and penalize them.
Perhaps OP is using a translator, or is from another country, or is young. That should not matter to any of us and we should offer our help regardless of whether he/she includes proper punctuation or not. I'm sure the effort he/she put into typing it was much greater than that of the ridiculous responses some of you gave.

thanks Crossvxm i appreciate that you came up for me its just i love the new 6.0.1 but there are a few new thing that google does not say and i thought it was a bug like my Bluetooth failing

biebie29 said:
thanks Crossvxm i appreciate that you came up for me its just i love the new 6.0.1 but there are a few new thing that google does not say and i thought it was a bug like my Bluetooth failing
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The Note 4 is problematic all around, but 6.0.1 is a problem for every device that has it. It is the reason I left my Nexus 6P, and my Nexus 6. I have a Xiaomi Mi Max, also on 6.0.1 and it has the same major flaws I experienced on all devices running 6.0.1. The problems I speak of are the WiFi and Data stop working briefly while browsing the web, or downloading something. However, I believe this is an issue related to the security patches related to Qualcomm devices on 6.0.1. It seems like an overall radio problem.

Android Pay on F800K

Has anyone tried to use Android Pay on the F800K? I have tried it at a couple of stores and it keeps saying to tap again. When I tap I just set the phone on the reader and I can feel the phone vibrate so I assume it was at least trying to make the connection necessary for the transaction, but it's not completing.

I wanted to revive this one to see if anyone is using F800K with Android Pay. I am STILL having issues with it not working most of the time. I suspect that there is an issue with NFC on this phone. Android Pay seems to work when it wants to...

Forgive me if this is common knowledge (or completely bonkers) but I think I read somewhere that the small line/bar right above the middle of the camera bump is where the nfc is located in this phone.
I know nothing about Android pay because I've never set it up but (if I'm not remembering something that never happened) the way the person mentioned it seemed to me like that might be an uncommon place for it to be.
So on some random off chance that it may be helpful I figure it wouldn't help to mention it in case trying a different position on the card readers might help?
Hopefully this isn't the stupidest comment you've read all day... But if it is you can always have a laugh at my expense. lol
Who knows... Maybe I'm actually being helpful. If not... Sorry! Hope you get it figured out!

EcPercy said:
Has anyone tried to use Android Pay on the F800K? I have tried it at a couple of stores and it keeps saying to tap again. When I tap I just set the phone on the reader and I can feel the phone vibrate so I assume it was at least trying to make the connection necessary for the transaction, but it's not completing.
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I have the ATT H910 and also can't get Pay to work. Same details as you and I'm tapping the camera to the NFC receivers. Phone vibrates, but doesn't do anything.
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spexwood said:
I have the ATT H910 and also can't get Pay to work. Same details as you and I'm tapping the camera to the NFC receivers. Phone vibrates, but doesn't do anything.
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I wonder if this is a V20 bug or something wrong with Android Pay. I have tried to read my MRT card with the app that they supply for topping up and it works just fine so I question where the issue is as it seems that NFC is working fine.

My bro also can't use Android Pay on his H990DS. Contacted Google, keep asking the same questions that he had already answered. Obviously they don't have a solution to this at the moment.

Anyone having issues with NFC?

Tried pairing the v20 to my UE Boom using NFC and it wouldn't work, so I thought maybe it's the speakers. I tried with a different phone and it worked just fine. Tested again by trying to share via NFC on the V20 and it still won't work. Any thoughts?

arn82 said:
Tried pairing the v20 to my UE Boom using NFC and it wouldn't work, so I thought maybe it's the speakers. I tried with a different phone and it worked just fine. Tested again by trying to share via NFC on the V20 and it still won't work. Any thoughts?
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now that you mention it, yeah. When I was setting up the phone I used LG's transfer app, which works with NFC and Wi-Fi to transfer old settings and apps to the new device. It never worked. It's possible the NFC didn't work. I'll have to test it on something else known working.
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Yeah. Tried to transfer an app from my G3 and couldn't do it.

I was able to do it from my V10. But I think the nfc antenna is close to the top of the phone in the camera bump, and not the middle like most. Try holding the camera bump to your speaker or middle of the back of your phones and see if it works. I just tested with my galaxy prime and sure enough, back to back doesn't work, but if I slide the V10 down to where the camera bump is in the center of the back of my other phone, it works.
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Are you guys having problem with android pay? Android beam is a hit and miss, but with android pay, it will open the android pay app but would not complete the transaction. It kept saying place it again.
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Make sure you're pointing the very top of the camera. It's also weak because of the metal back. The signal only comes out the tiny horizontal slit about the camera

arn82 said:
Tried pairing the v20 to my UE Boom using NFC and it wouldn't work, so I thought maybe it's the speakers. I tried with a different phone and it worked just fine. Tested again by trying to share via NFC on the V20 and it still won't work. Any thoughts?
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bro can anyone help ? im using lg h918 v20 but the nfc wont turn enable.. when i click they turn disable quickly.. i recently upgrade to oreo via ota.. but didnt fix the problem .. any solution guys ?

I just figure what was my problem and as soon i took off the battery cover you will notice that i has attached an antenna around camera circle and one of the 2 little gold plated was damage, so i replace the battery cover with my friend v20 and just work like it should be.