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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeAnnerMaddin:
Samsung S3 crashing when trying to read Apps

Just installed and working fine with one exception:

Whenever NFC ReTag tries to read the Apps on my Samsung S3 it crashes after 4-5 seconds.

- No other app is running

- i don't have hundreds of Apps on my phone (in fact, there are less than 100)

As i really like the general apperance and functions of the app i would like to solve this.:crying:

Any idea ?:confused: (Crash report sent)

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, never had a Moto X or skip dots to test by myself (thanks Motorola for selling them only in some selected countries!) but afaik the Moto X has a modified NFC firmware ....routing every skip dot only to their own app ...even in foreground no other app should be able to read or write these tags ... so you could try if any other app could read these tags, but you should fail ...

But there should be a simple solution:

Afaik these tags are ordinary NFC tags, with some special message written on it, so overwriting a skip dot with a NON-MOTO-X device should be possible and then you could use these tags like any other NFC tag ....I think there is even an app available that could rewrite these skip dots and even make ordinary tags to skip dots ... so I would try something like that, before modifying the moto x firmware ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm,

my Galaxy S3 testing devices has approx. 150 apps installed, currently running 4.3 stock rom without problems ....the launcher activity was also tested on the s3 4.1 stock rom without problems, so I assume something special on your device ...

OK, also got the crash report ....seems that at least one of your apps uses a drawable that depends on state (pressed /focused etc.) as app icon ... wasn´t even aware that this is possible ....:eek: .....I will add some code that hopefully will fix this within the next update ... but without a possibility to test, I couldn´t guarantee that this will work ....

Are you aware of an app on your device, with that behavior (e.g. change app icon when pressed)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kkennedy22:
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Thanks for the advice. I dug out my old Galaxy Nexus and read the Skip and Skip dots no problem with NFC Tools, but unfortunately found that they are not writeable. I suppose I could use them with other devices and the NFC Retag app, but unless there is a way around their read only state, they are useless on the Moto X outside of their original purpose unless I'm willing to modify the Moto X firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Ah OK, thanks for the feedback ... wasn´t aware that these skip dots are read only ...which makes sense (sort of) for the normal user ....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeAnnerMaddin:
State-dependent app icons causing crash (?)

I am not aware of any such app. However, i have checked any 'not very common' app on my mobile that might have such behaviour and did not realize any change when dragging them around.

About testing: I am very happy to do testing of any kind to verify a fix. Let me know if you have any further hint about which application could be the cause, so i could dig a bit deeper on that app.

Thank you for trying a fix!

:fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Yep, I know ...this sounds strange ....

Quick Google search only found one result which seems related:

http://developer.samsung.com/forum/...Name=GeneralB&messageId=238854&startId=zzzzz~

So, do you have one of these "Touchwiz-Change-Standard-Button-Appearance" Apps installed? ... e.g. old version of HomeButtonLauncher
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SirDUDERICH:
Hi @ all,

first of all THANKS ascasa for this nice work.

But i have a small problem with NFC ReTag Pro. I made a tag with a cycle option. For my desk at work. Cycle 1 is like: Set Vibration, set Wireless, Show text: Arbeitsbeginn. Cycle 2 is like: Set Loud, set wireless off, set text: Arbeitsende.

Unfortunately only cycle 1 is working. It always repeats cycle 1, never cycle 2.

Im using a Nexus 5 Android 4.4

Is this a known problem? Do i have to write the info on the tag itself? (Ehich option to chose?) Tags are from AndroidBrands (512 bytes) writable.

Many greetings,

Tobi.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hi Tobi,

Nope cycles working fine on our N5 4.4 testing device and afaik all other devices ;) ... your activities sound un-suspicious so it´s probably something else:

- Make sure that you don´t scan a tag with a "set cycle" -> *Reset all* activities between Arbeitsbeginn and Arbeitsende

- Check if the tag triggers the PRO version and doesn´t trigger an old entry within the free version ( --> Rewrite your special Nfc ReTag tags, disable receivers in free version or simply uninstall the free version.)

- Check if you have written an ReTag Activity tag (That´s the write option within tag edit screen )...Activity tags only support 1 cycle... if so, just write a special NFC ReTag tag ...

EDIT: To check the last bullet point simply enable the log (settings), scan the tag and check in the log (more Button) if a ReTag ID is shown .... if not, you just scanned an Activity tag ;) ...

Hint: in German something like ("Akt. Tag/BEAM/gelöscht") should be shown by Activity tags instead of the ID....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SirDUDERICH:
Hi,

thanks for the quick support!

I'll check that tomorrow when i'm back at my desk :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeAnnerMaddin:
Apps with state-dependent icons causing trouble ?

I now had a look at the link above, checking also the error log related to it.

Thinking about my apps again, i realized the mail app, which shows the number of unread mails as a red dot above the icon. The dot would disappear when all mails are read - and of course the number changes as well. So this could be an app causing trouble when being asked for it's height for example.

Unfortunately, i depend on this app and cannot deactivate or deinstall it. Maybe you have an idea to assign a different (stable) icon to this app ?

But it would give perfect testing conditions for a fix that you might incorporate in the next version.

Looking forward to it :D

Thanks! :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Nope, that´s the standard android mail app (btw. the sms app should have a similar behavior) and this app definitively doesn´t cause any problems ;) .... However, the next update (release date: Next week! :cool: ) should simply skip suspicious icons within the app launch list and you should be able to identify the app ...--> please, report back ... and then I can check if I could reproduce and solve the issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Update 2.9

Update 2.9 just uploaded to Google Play ....:cool:

--> ReTag widgets: Start your tags direct from the homescreen or simply create additional manual tags to control your device, reset your settings or do whatever you want ;) ....wooohooo!

--> New Timer activity for KitKat users ... you need a 3min 25 sec timer for your perfect soft-boiled egg? ...check!

--> Play Media : Play Audio/Video/Image files from your device ...this could be a little bit tricky on some devices ...I would recommend a good media Player like BubbleUPnP (to play the files) and a good File Manager (for choosing files) ...with the standard android tools this could be frustrating (especially on KitKat !) ....However, with the right setup you can easily play files, start radio streams or initialize video playing to your DLNA TV just by tapping your nfc tag, by connecting with your wifi network or via the new widget triggers :cool::cool::cool:

--> Improved tag handling .... especially if you have a lot activities on a tag

Update 2.9 (2.9.x = fixes)

* ReTag widgets

* New Timer activity (4.4+)

* Play Media activity

* Better activity handling

* Lots of small tweaks and bug fixes
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DeAnnerMaddin:
Status-dependent icons: Problem gelöst!

Applied newest update of NFC ReTag and now it works like a charm! Funktioniert PERFEKT! :laugh:

Herzlichen Dank - habe sofort die App gekauft und bin auch vom Expert AddOn begeistert.

Danke für alles (Bewertung im Shop kommt dann am Wochenende :)

Super Support!

---------- Post added at 11:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:14 PM ----------

SOLVED - Perfect! :laugh:

I'll try to identify the problematic app and then let you know...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Kein Problem ;)

Yep, thanks for the feedback ... unfortunately I received 1 other error report for the 2.8.2 version a couple of hours after releasing the update ... not the same issue, but it´s related and I assume 2.9 will not solve the second issue .. ....so I did some additional debugging and found a simple and stable solution for both reported issues (and hopefully all other possible related issues) :fingers-crossed: ...will incorporate the fix within the next bugfixing update (just waiting for some additional bugs to solve :cowboy:) ... so I think, no need to identify the app ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
OK, found and solved some additional bugs ... nothing critical, but bugfix update 2.9.1 is out in the wild now ;)

Btw.: Any feedback regarding the new ReTag widgets, play media activity and/or kitkat timer ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Szczepanik:
ReTag widgets are great. Thank you very much for adding this feature. It saved me having to add another application. If possible it would be great to be able to have different colours for different widgets or - even better - ability to use a different icon such as one from an existing app. I would like to change my navigation widget (e.g. Waze) do that it uses your app to turn on Bluetooth, turn up the volume, check if GPS is on and then launch Waze.

Thank you for giving us ReTag widgets.

Cheers

Tom

My Note 2 to you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Thanks for the feedback ...

Yep, different icons (personally I like the icons approach more than colors) for the widgets would be nice .... in fact, I already had this in mind during implementation (so the backend (for icons as well as colors) is already implemented), but wasn´t sure if I should blow up the app size by adding an additional external icon pack ...icons from an existing app should not be a (size) problem, but my initial thought was, that nobody would use that ....(that´s because your feedback is important!) ...so, my current plan is to add some platform icons, existing app icons and perhaps a couple of additional icons from an external icon pack ....all combined with a little Retag logo...

It´s not top priority on my todo list and I have a lot of other things todo, but perhaps I will find some spare time to sift through the platform icons and some external icon packs, hack together a small set of icons and implement a chooser ...

additional feedback always welcome ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] movelbit:
I have a tag that wasnid 1234567890 and now is 1234567890_lost.

Where did this lost come from? Could it be fixed?

Enviado do meu Galaxy Nexus através de Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
I assume you are rooted and have the Xposed framework and the NFCLockScreenOff_enabler modul installed ?!?....therefore you get this "_lost" id when you release the tag ... works as designed !...

If you don´t want or need the tag lost message, simply disable the tag lost message in the NFCLockScreenOff_enabler modul settings or disable tag lost support in the Retag (advanced) settings ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] movelbit:
Thank you. That was it. I had no idea that setting was there.

And I didn't lost the tag anyway. :)

Thanks

Enviado do meu Galaxy Nexus através de Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Early pro user here, Still looking forward to being able to change to specific wallpapers with a NFC card swipe. Has any progress been made on this front?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] m.klinge:
You might wanna go get Tasker if you really need that, then you can do it :)

//M
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
nope, unfortunately not ...mostly due to the low priority and the available tasker alternative ...

yep, tasker should be able to do that ...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] webresults:
Miracast / Cast Screen

Possible to add support to connect to last / available miracast host?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, to be honest, I don´t know ...

I know Android has some build-in Miracast support and I have a lot of streaming capable devices (e.g. Logitech Google TV Box, RaspberryPi, Ouya, Android HDMI Stick from China (my favorite!!), Google Chromcast, several Android mobile phones and tablets as well as the usual smart TV and audio streaming devices (hey, just for testing purposes :laugh:)...afaik at least the Nexus 5 and 10 + the Android HDMI stick have Miracast support ...not sure if I should be able to cast from one device to another, but I never got it to work....perhaps I did something wrong....

However, I always use DLNA to stream between my devices ...either via BubbleUPnP or XBMC ...works without any problems ...

So, without being able to manually launch a working Miracast connection, I don´t think I could hack something together to start it automatically ..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dunston-UK:
NCF on off call forwarding

Hi

Absolute beginner here, please excuse me if in the 65 pages of this thread its been mentioned.

My phone is a stock Note 3 LTE latest software.

My request is:

Turn on call forwarding to another number, one is car phone the other is office phone.

Then to turn it off again both by tapping either one or two TecTiles

Is this possible with your Pro App, and if so how is it done.

I hope its not too much to ask.

Thank you.

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, not sure if there is an answer within the last 64 pages... ;)

However, good question...

1.) The pro version has the same activities (but no ads and unlimited tags and triggers) so you can try out everything via the free version.

2.) ReTag natively doesn't have a call forwarding activity, but if I remember it right most providers/carriers support call forwarding via ussd codes.... So you could try the call or dial activity with your provider ussd code... Something like *#1234#number#22 <-example!

Hope this helped, feedback welcome...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dunston-UK:
I found a list of codes.

Re: calls forwarded

Options

‎06-09-2013 12:08 PM

Call Forwarding

Star (*) or Pound (#) Code	Function

CFU = Call Forwarding Unconditional

CF NRY = Call Forwarding if No Reply

CF NRC = Call Forwarding if Not Reachable

CF Busy = Call Forwarding if Busy

**21* PhoneNumber#	Activate CFU to number.

* # 21#	Check status of CFU.

# # 21#	Cancel CFU.

* * 61* PhoneNumber#	Activate CF NRY to number.

# # 61#	Cancel CF NRY.

* # 61 #	Check status of CF NRY.

* * 62 * PhoneNumber#	Activate CF NRC.

# # 62 #	Cancel CF NRC.

* # 62 #	Check status of CF NRC.

* * 67 * PhoneNumber#	Activate CF Busy.

# # 67 #	Cancel CF Busy.

* # 67 #	Check Status of CF Busy.

# # 004 #	Cancel all call forwarding (CF Busy,CF NRY,CF NRC).

* * 004 * PhoneNumber#	Provision CF only.

* * 002 * PhoneNumber#	Provision all call forwarding types.

**61*18056377249**seconds#	Change Call Forwarding Delay (5-30 seconds).

(For example, 5, 10, 15, etc.)

And used T...... to write a simple one liner switch

Turned on

**21* PhoneNumber#

then the switch

Then to turn it off

##21#

So far its works fine, so it would seem to have been solved.

Thank you for the tip to look for carrier codes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Thanks for the feedback!

Sounds good. I think with T.... you mean Tasker... No need to obfuscate it, the Tasker integration was one of the first NFC ReTag features and with the Tasker task advanced activity the combination of Tasker and ReTag is, at least from my point of view, the most powerful NFC automation solution available... ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beastie74:
Nexus 7 (2012)

I tried to find it in the thread if it was mentioned again, but I couldn't find it so I ask.

I am trying the App in my lg l9 phone and in nexus 7(2012) tablet with sample tags and sample action.

I have noticed that with nexus the reading of a tag is fine when I am in the app but when I am not in the app the reading does not complete and nothing happens.

Is there an option that I should change for this behaviour? (On lg I do not have this issue.

stock 4.4.2

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, sounds like you have manually disabled some background NFC receivers on your N7... have a look at the ReTag settings --> Advanced Settings--> Enable "NON NFC ReTag tags" , "NFC Aggressive mode", "Activity tags and Beam" and last but not least ;) "Special NFC ReTag tags" !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Update 2.10

Update 2.10 is out in the wild now ....

New Power (Charger) trigger and new Vibrate activity ....icons :highfive::cool::eek: for the ReTag widgets and dramatically improved TextToSpeech and Speak curren time activity ...

Update 2.10 (2.10.x = fixes)

* New Power trigger

* New Vibrate activity

* New icons for ReTag widgets

* Improved TexttoSpeech and Speak current time activity

* Small tweaks and bug fixes
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geropan:
Hello everyone,

First of all, I'd like to show my gratitude for this great app.

Regarding to this last update, I've found a behaviour which I am not sure whether it is a bug or a feature. When using texttospeech activity I have noticed that its volume is not linked to the music volume anymore, and it seems to sound at maximum volume. The main use i give to this app is to set a "night mode" using a NFC tag on my nightstand, and I loved being able to control texttospeech volume (by setting a music volume activity), but right now it is not that nice to hear a max. vol. message at 1 AM when my whole family is already sleeping.

So I guess that my question is: is there a way to modify texttospeech volume? What am i missing?

Thank you in advance :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hello geropan,

Thanks for the feedback!

It´s a new feature, not a bug ....A lot of "texttospeech not working" issues were related to the music volume link ...A lot of users, me included :eek:; wondered from time to time why texttospeech or the say current time activity seems not to work .... usually the problem was, that the music volume was simply muted ....So I decided to hack around this and let the texttospeech activity always speak at max volume ...The idea behind this is, if you add a texttospeech activity you want to hear it loud and clear, therefore max volume....and if you need a feedback for such "night mode" scenarios you would rather use a pop-up or the new vibrate activity than the texttospeech activity ....

However, texttospeech is still in the labs section, because I wanted some more feedback from users regarding this behavior (from a stability perspective, it should now be bulletproof ;)) ....and because it´s a feature, not a bug I could control it pretty well... I think I could add a general ReTag setting to let you choose the ReTag TexttoSpeech volume or link it back to the music volume ...Would this fix your issue ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] geropan:
Thanks for your reply!

Your explanation makes perfect sense. The solution you propose would of course fix my issue, I hope you could add such an option if it is not a very time-consuming task.

Once again, thank you and congratulations for your great app and support.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] digitallsin:
Airdroid

I would like to be able to open a specific app (Airdroid) and then tell the tag to log in with my details (Log in and Password) is it possible to do that?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, if I remember it right, you don´t need a login and password to use Airdroid, so just try the "Start App" activity ....

However, setting a login + password is not possible unless Airdroid has an interface for that ... in this case you could try a custom intent (or whatever Airdroid expects ) from Tasker. But , to be honest, I don´t think pushing a login/password to Airdroid is possible at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boulete:
Thank you for this app,it is great !

I have two questions :

- I want know if it's possible to manually change id of TAG ?

- it's possible to copy and past the task between differents TAGS?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Nope.

Yep, just use the template functionality -> save a tag cycle from the original tag as template and import it in the target tag ...

You´re welcome ;)

Edit: Ah and btw. you also can use the template activity (misc section) to add template activities to several tags ... so no need to copy activities ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] boulete:
Thank you, template is fine...

For now, i will stop with nfc tag because when i put it on my qi car charger the tag was destroyed (twice)...

So, i use nfc for the bedroom... but not for my qi charger :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, the Qi charger destroyed your nfc tag ? .:eek:.. never heard this before, but nfc and wireless charging uses both electromagnetic induction, so I think this is possible ....

However, just try the Power trigger (more Button) in NFC ReTag and you can use all the NFC ReTag functions without an NFC tag ...the Power trigger adds a "power tag" that is handled by ReTag just like an NFC tag ....and works withoiut problems with a Qi charger ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] elcidx:
Hi,

I got Sony Red and Black nfc tag, i want make them to work witch Llame,

This is possible to do this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
AFAIK NO, but that's a questions you should ask the llama guys....

Btw. What do you want to do via llama?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] elcidx:
I want to make nfc tags to run some actions in phone, gps on/off etc.

I cant do this in Smart Connect/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
? Sorry, but I don't get it. This is the NFC ReTag support thread. So why don't you use NFC ReTag to run some actions and toggle GPS ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sharkyenergy:
Hello! I love your app and use it for various things..among thrm i use one tag in the bedroom and one in the living room to open yatse, my xbmc remote app. It would be cool if i could open the app and automatically connect to the proper xbmc based on the tag. I contacted the yarse guys and they.told me.that i have to ask you for thet and that they have an api that allows this. Would it be much work for you to implement this?? Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm, I think this is already possible. Have you tried the "Run URI" activity with the following parameter: yatse://command/select/media_center?ID=xx

(where xx is the ID of the media center, visible in all media center list bottom right)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BintEd:
SMS linked to TextToSpeech?

Great and cool app, already showed my appreciation - using Pro now ;)

Feature request: could this be implemented?

new: SMS trigger + TextToSpeech action?

target: make my smartphone read any new incoming SMS's trough my car's bluetooth system (doesn't support Bluetooth MAP profile, just calls).

PS: just to be clear - i want to listen incoming SMS content over my car sound system, not on my smartphone internal speaker :cowboy:

Thank you.

AR
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hi, interesting idea, but this is more like a new app request than a feature request :cowboy: ...

I think there a quite a lot of such apps already out there (from manufacturers, 3rd party developers and even Google) ... basically all "Car mode" apps should do something like this ... so have you tried to run the "car mode" activity in ReTag or launch a 3rd party car mode app ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gomez_pt:
S4 I9505 here. Tried with many school and other identities cards, always says "This tag is not supported" :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ascsa:
Hmm funny, NFC ReTag doesn´t say something like "This tag is not supported" (ecxept you want to write some write protected or blocked tags)...

So let me guess: you use an Samsung Galaxy S4 and Mifare Classic tags ?

--> Samsung blocks on some firmware versions Mifare classic tags on the firmware level ... nothing any app could do about this ....only thing you could do is try a custom rom without this samsung blocking stuff or get some non mifare classic tags ...