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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pottemans:
Hey guys,

So i'm about to trade my used Samsung Galaxy S3 + A New Sony PS Vita for a almost new Sony Xperia Z...... is this a good decission??? i'm a little bored with my S3 too and The Z looks nice on the first spot... also it sounds pretty cool that you can shower with your phone :D and the Full HD display also sounds really nice, compared to the Pentile Display....

So what would you guys do when you were bored with your S3 and just want something new to explore??

Greetings
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Glebun:
buy a padfone infinity
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BHARGAV33:
I've been upgrading the phones when I was bored.. Actually it never gets bored for me until xda developers are alive making mind blowing tons of ROMs for our beast..

But next year am gonna stop Samsung.. Been an Samsung fanboy since 4 years..

Xperia z is cool.. S4 is cooler
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] hollywoodfrodo:
Hey Gang,

Just want to make sure all the S4 owners know that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT fully compatible with the new Galaxy S4 since it used the Broadcom NFC Chip. Mifare Classics are the most affordable and inexpensive and are compatible with previous Galaxy models (S3, Note, Note 2) but are NOT fully compatible with this new S4.

NTAG203 tags are fully compatible with ALL NFC phones including the new Galaxy S4!

Any NFC Tag that adheres to the NFC Forum protocols will be fully compatible so stick to those. Of those, the most popular and affordable are NTAG203 Tags which work great and have about 137 bytes of usable memory. This will be enough for almost any NFC App EXCEPT the official Tectile App which uses way more memory than it should. I'd suggest not using the Tectile app - there are many better NFC apps!

The 137 bytes on the NTAG203 tags is also enough to create a basic contact sharing tag with Name/Business/Email/Phone, but if you're wanting a full business card with name/business name/street address/website/email/phone/etc then 137 bytes probably won't cut it. (TIP: Install the NFC by MOO app - type in all the info you want on the tag and see how many bytes you need BEFORE buying).

Another tag that is gaining popularity is the Topaz 512 which is also fully compatible with ALL NFC phones and has 512 bytes of actual memory and about 480 bytes of usable memory. This should suffice for the Samsung Tectile app as well as holding all your business info. However, these are more expensive than the NTAG203 tags and will be overkill for most applications as the NTAG203's have plenty of memory for most task launchers or basic contact info.

There are other NFC Chip formats out there - any that adhere to the NFC Forums Type 1 or Type 2 compatibility protocols will work with the Galaxy S4. But based on what's readily available and popular the main thing to remember is that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT compatible with the S4; NTAG203 Tags and Topaz 512 Tags ARE fully compatible!

Hope this info proves helpful and keeps some people from wasting money on tags that aren't compatible.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] ajizle123:
Can anyone post some links (ebay or amazon) for NFC tags that they have purchased and had good luck with?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] movieaddict:
yah id love that tooo
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] krohnjw:
Have you tested Topaz compatibility with the S4? We're getting reports that they don't work. Samsung has already mucked with the NFC service on the S4 to remove *any* support for the Classic 1Ks (it will not even pass them to an app to use a UUID as the N4/10 do using the same Broadcom controller).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] dj_aj:
These are the NTAG203 nfc tags I purchased from eBay.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/370819531212?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I had these shipped to Canada, where I live, and had them in a week. They work very well with my S4. I use NFC Task Launcher & these tags work flawlessly with the app.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] nguyenlinh:
larger memory

Dear friends,

I want to buy nfc tags with larger memory size. What type of nfc tag can i buy?

Mifare S70 or desfire nfc tag?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Cynagen:
I have the Mifare Classic 1Ks at home and at work, and didn't think to try them before I saw this post and can confirm that when I pull up an NFC tag reader, it reports "Tag not supported" where on my old S2, they worked perfectly. Depressing really. Looks like I have to hold off on selling my S2 until I can copy over the tags to supported models.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] HKSpeed:
how good or bad are the official Samsung tectile NFC tags? I have a few from my previous phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TaggerNFC:
The Topaz 512 definitely works across the board universally with any NFC enabled device.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] -FuRBz-:
they wont work. I had a few left from when i bought the s3 and it says its incompatible
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMcTx:
I bought these from Amazon. They work well. http://www.amazon.com/Kamor%C2%AE-Waterproof-Stickers-Samsung-Enabled/dp/B00DRDZ08E/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1376591686&sr=8-6&keywords=nfc+tags
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] TaggerNFC:
I think you should consider browsing our website at Tagger. It's in my signature.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] EMcTx:
If/when I buy more tags, I'll buy them from Tagger. I just need to think of more scenarios with which to use them :). Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] chum63:
Look here for compatible NFC Tags for S4

ZipNFC specialise in NXP NTAG203 variations of tags, hang tags, key fobs etc, which are compatible with the S4 and all other models of phone. We also provide a software and services to clients worldwide, so we use our own products that we sell for client projects, so we know they work, are reliable and very robust. You can find us on eBay and Amazon, but also at our own online shop: zipnfc.com/shop

We ship thousands of tags each week worldwide and provide custom tags in very large volumes 10,000+ on a regular basis.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giozera:
Hello

I have Xperia Z C6602, stock 4.1.2 rooted and use Net10 ATT service. I managed to make mobile data to work but MMS. I can send it no problem but not receiving.

this is my current setings for apn:

Name: Net10

APN: tfdata

Port:80

MMSC: http://mms-tf.net

MMS Proxy: mms3.tracfone.com

MMS port: 80

MCC: 310

MNC:410

I have tried pretty much all I could find on other forums none of those good for receiving MMS.

some other android phone makes do work with this setting but not xz.

is there anyone with Xperia Z who uses Net10 att and managed to make work data and mms?

Pls share if anyone has working APN for XZ.

thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hollywoodfrodo:
Hey Gang,

Just want to make sure all the S4 owners know that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT fully compatible with the new Galaxy S4 since it used the Broadcom NFC Chip. Mifare Classics are the most affordable and inexpensive and are compatible with previous Galaxy models (S3, Note, Note 2) but are NOT fully compatible with this new S4.

NTAG203 tags are fully compatible with ALL NFC phones including the new Galaxy S4!

Any NFC Tag that adheres to the NFC Forum protocols will be fully compatible so stick to those. Of those, the most popular and affordable are NTAG203 Tags which work great and have about 137 bytes of usable memory. This will be enough for almost any NFC App EXCEPT the official Tectile App which uses way more memory than it should. I'd suggest not using the Tectile app - there are many better NFC apps!

The 137 bytes on the NTAG203 tags is also enough to create a basic contact sharing tag with Name/Business/Email/Phone, but if you're wanting a full business card with name/business name/street address/website/email/phone/etc then 137 bytes probably won't cut it. (TIP: Install the NFC by MOO app - type in all the info you want on the tag and see how many bytes you need BEFORE buying).

Another tag that is gaining popularity is the Topaz 512 which is also fully compatible with ALL NFC phones and has 512 bytes of actual memory and about 480 bytes of usable memory. This should suffice for the Samsung Tectile app as well as holding all your business info. However, these are more expensive than the NTAG203 tags and will be overkill for most applications as the NTAG203's have plenty of memory for most task launchers or basic contact info.

There are other NFC Chip formats out there - any that adhere to the NFC Forums Type 1 or Type 2 compatibility protocols will work with the Galaxy S4. But based on what's readily available and popular the main thing to remember is that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT compatible with the S4; NTAG203 Tags and Topaz 512 Tags ARE fully compatible!

Hope this info proves helpful and keeps some people from wasting money on tags that aren't compatible.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] MrWicked1:
Thanks for the info, personally never used nfc tags still trying to figure out what in all they are capable of doing. But your post atleast helped out some.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] slowrey:
Thanks for the information. I buy my tags at tagsfordroid.com and the ones I have aren't compatible. Dangit, but that's okay because I haven't bought my S4 yet.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] gtuansdiamm:
Can you explain why Samsung's old nfc tags won't work with the s4
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Robogar:
It's due to Samsung's choice of NFC controller/chip. Samsung's old NFC tags are MiFare Classic tags which don't work with Broadcom NFC controllers. The new S4 has a Broadcom NFC Controller.

Older Samsung models had the NXP NFC controller which works with MiFare Classic tags.

More info about it here:

http://www.shop4nfc.com/blog/2013/05/01/samsung-tectiles-galaxy-s4-the-unhappy-couple/

and

http://www.shop4nfc.com/what-is-nfc
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] mukand:
Cheap Topaz 512 NFC Tags compatible with Samsung Galaxy S4

Reached this thread searching for Cheap Topaz 512 NFC Tags for my S4 and did a little more research

Tagger.ca was giving a pack of 10 for $10(ca) + Free Shipping on Black-Friday, I think they will be repeating the same deal on Cyber Monday Sale

Regular price is $24.95 / 10

BuyNFCtags is selling the stickers and cards for as low as $0.80 + Economy $2.04 Shipping

Identivenfc is selling Blank NFC Tags - Type 1 for $1.25 + Shipping

Tagstand is selling Type 1 NFC Sticker - Topaz - Square (45mm x 45mm) for $2.10 each + Shipping

Everywhere else I found the Topaz 512 NFC Tags to be $2 or more
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Tuningszocske:
Anybody help me, please!

After I tried to use i-mate ROM 1.72, I realised it had some big bugz that causes when U use/install some kinda' applications it freezes totally and when you want reset your device the XDA2 doesn't boot the system, and you just see the bootimage and booting stops. It happens accidentally not depends on you at first sight.

Ok, I thought, I restore the system after a hard reset from my SDCard with XBackup. But after restore (XBackup said: "restore is complete") that freezing happend again. Just the bootimage, not more.

That's why I downgraded the ROM to O2_1.60 and tried to restore my backup file on SDcard created by XBackup. It worked, but it has another problem: after restore process xda2 can't see the 'Storage' and 'Extended_ROM' folders although after hard reset it seemed.

In the registry (\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\Storage Manager\Profiles\TRUEFFS_DOC & TRUEFFS_DOC2) everything is normal and values the same than before the hard reset.

So, anybody has an idea what's happend and how can I get to visible this two folders ('Storage' and 'Extended_ROM')?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mark8barnes:
I have the same problem. After upgrading to 1.66 my "Storage" disappeared. How do I get it back?
[Defy General] shadow813:
Salutations all;

Is there a night mode option (like the one from chainfire that used to work on earlier versions with the option for green, red, salmon etc coloring of the screen) available for my defy with JB? tried googling, no luck.

Any & all info /direction would be greatly appreciated.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] hollywoodfrodo:
Hey Gang,

Just want to make sure all the S4 owners know that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT fully compatible with the new Galaxy S4 since it used the Broadcom NFC Chip. Mifare Classics are the most affordable and inexpensive and are compatible with previous Galaxy models (S3, Note, Note 2) but are NOT fully compatible with this new S4.

NTAG203 tags are fully compatible with ALL NFC phones including the new Galaxy S4!

Any NFC Tag that adheres to the NFC Forum protocols will be fully compatible so stick to those. Of those, the most popular and affordable are NTAG203 Tags which work great and have about 137 bytes of usable memory. This will be enough for almost any NFC App EXCEPT the official Tectile App which uses way more memory than it should. I'd suggest not using the Tectile app - there are many better NFC apps!

The 137 bytes on the NTAG203 tags is also enough to create a basic contact sharing tag with Name/Business/Email/Phone, but if you're wanting a full business card with name/business name/street address/website/email/phone/etc then 137 bytes probably won't cut it. (TIP: Install the NFC by MOO app - type in all the info you want on the tag and see how many bytes you need BEFORE buying).

Another tag that is gaining popularity is the Topaz 512 which is also fully compatible with ALL NFC phones and has 512 bytes of actual memory and about 480 bytes of usable memory. This should suffice for the Samsung Tectile app as well as holding all your business info. However, these are more expensive than the NTAG203 tags and will be overkill for most applications as the NTAG203's have plenty of memory for most task launchers or basic contact info.

There are other NFC Chip formats out there - any that adhere to the NFC Forums Type 1 or Type 2 compatibility protocols will work with the Galaxy S4. But based on what's readily available and popular the main thing to remember is that Mifare Classic Tags are NOT compatible with the S4; NTAG203 Tags and Topaz 512 Tags ARE fully compatible!

Hope this info proves helpful and keeps some people from wasting money on tags that aren't compatible.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] Firedcylinder:
Found this out the hard way. I have a bunch of mifare tags that I used pretty extensively with my skyrocket and my express and they just plain don't work with the s4. You just get an error that says "tag not supported."
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
Thanks for the additional info. If you search the forums you will see that there is already a couple of informative threads about this issue but more information is always welcome.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sonyman81:
I wish I found this earlier :( .. I bought 5 tags off ebay and their the Mifare tags and just tried them out on my GS4 with no luck, good job they didnt cost much.

Thanks for the info about which tags actually work with GS4:good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sfb14:
I used tectiles on my S3 and it was a bummer to find out it does not work with my S4. Thanks for the info :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sd_N:
Yeah....tagsfordroid are NOT compatible either. Lol. I got 10 cool stickers anyway.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] scott14719:
This is not true. TagsforDroid sells NFC tags that are compatible with S4s, you just can't use the Mifare tags (as has been explained).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] schollianmj:
Ok, since this is the general forum, Im gonna ask a newb question... what can a user do with a NFC tag? I thought they were the type of things that I can just wave my phone at in starbucks to buy a cup of coffee with, but Im guessing they are something else altogether?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sd_N:
OK...thanks for the info. I thought they sold only one type. Haven't checked back with them since the new NFC stuff. Appreciate the heads up.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] ronj1986:
I just wrote toggle mobile data on/off, Wi-Fi on/off blocking mode on/off, & auto sync on/off using one NFC chip. These things are nice. I did not use Samsung's model.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] snakecharmer23:
I use tags from tagstand.com with my S4 in conjunction with the NFC task launcher app. They are compatible.

P.S. This thread should be under Accessories.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sonyman81:
To put it short, they are little tags with chips in them that u can program on ur phone and when u place ur phone next to them it automate tasks on your phone, like I want my gps to turn on and my navigation to open up all without touching/pressing any buttons. so I can stick one of these on my car cradle and when I dock it, it does the tasks. But theres many other things u can use them for.. these have a few ideas

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867596

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4gRrh0OCME
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] morow:
NFC Cover

Do you need NFC cover to make it work like on Note 2?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sonyman81:
not for the Galaxy S4...cus its built into the phone already

edit..actually the Note 2 shouldnt need a cover too because its built into that as well
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] morow:
NFC Cover

Thank you. My girlfriend has a Note 2 and she bought the flip cover with the NFC, I thought you have to have a cover with the NFC to make it work.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] suchevent:
just fyi, the note 2 comes with the nfc antenna attached to the battery cover i.e. it is not built into the phone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] toxicpaulution:
You are right. But hey we are on the s4 not the note 2. Its unrelated to what he wants to know. Ill post a link in a few of the tags I got. 7$ for 10 of them. And it was $2.99 shipping. Comes from Canada. https://www.tagger.ca/shop/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] sonyman81:
oh right..didnt know, I dont own a note 2....I just looked it up on wiki and it said it had nfc so I assumed it was built in, my bad...thx for correcting me ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] btswein:
Good info here. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] orateam:
i think you're thinking of the wireless charging Qi.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MadHatter01:
Ok guys, I was at At&t last week. I got an S4 and Tab 2 10.1 for cheap. Does anyone know when the At&t model will get Jelly Bean? Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimmyyi:
check through kies website
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jander54111:
Are there any roms that can be used with s-on by fastboot flash boot boot.img first then flash rom
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disconnecktie:
Pretty much any of the sense based roms can be I think. 4ext has a utility to do s on flashing. I'm curious though. Why don't you just s off the device?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jander54111:
Well I have 1.08 boot and I'm flashed to cricket I really don't want to re flash it took a while to get 3g on and I can't find a tutorial too downgrade boot to be able to s-off.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] disconnecktie:
http://www.forums.infectedrom.com/showthread.php?p=67914

Use this guide. Use an apn backup app and make a backup of your apn before you do the guide and restore it once you finish.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tburns:
Should be able to flash any ROM then flash the boot.IMG from the rom in fast boot.

If your on the new radios. That is.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stu-ton:
I keep getting notifications with stars coming along top of screen offering iPad and different. Apps.

Can I turn them off? Really annoying
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h4r5h:
^ Install AirPush Detector, it'll detect the app(s) that's causing it!
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingvortex:
They will be coming from an app you have installed that's probably using Airpush or something similar to display ads in your notification bar.

Use Addons Detector to find out what is causing it - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.denper.addonsdetector

Press 'Scan', then look in the 'Push notifications' section.

Personally, I would then uninstall the offending app, as devs that use Airpush can go and piss up a rope :D

Edit: Come to think of it, when you get a notification like this, long press on it to find out which app is generating it. No need to use a separate app to find out ;)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] msherman123:
I am grandfathered into the AT&T unlimited Data plan. I know i can upgrade at my local corp store, but they have no 32gb S4's in stock. Does anyone know that, if I go to BB for the upgrade, do I lose my unlimited data plan?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] RMXO:
I would let them know that you have it & want it kept on there. Make sure they do it before they leave.

-Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note II using Tapatalk 2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] droidbabyxda:
Call att after ur upgrade. They will see if bb changed it. Make sure you call again to confirm... maybe 2 days later
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Nizda1:
Yea if you get a competent rep. I did it when I got my s3, made certain to let them know and that if it's a problem anyway at all, I'll just go over to att. Anyway they did it right, but I definitely called att after and made sure.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] cpufrost:
Never had a problem. Been unlimited since 2007.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rusreid:
I had pre-ordered my S4 from BB and they wouldn't ship my phone due to not being able to process the order due to my incompatible unlimited data plan. I talked, argued, with the BB rep for a while and finally told him to cancel my order. I was unhappy that I didn't have my phone that I pre-ordered and still didn't have 4 days after release in the stores anyways. Went straight to ATT store and had no problems at all. Screw BB, they suck at mobile phone customer service.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rexxcastle:
Its not Best Buys fault moron, they can only do what ATT ALLOWS them to do. They do not have full control of this stuff, just what access ATT allows them. If you want to be mad at someone be mad at ATT. ATT Most likely limits 3rd party resellers of their service to only being able to work with more recent stuff and not grandfathered things like you have.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] rusreid:
It WAS BB's fault! ATT said that there was no reason for them to have said that or tried to take it away.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] CZ Eddie:
You should probably know your facts before you start calling someone a "moron". Otherwise you are the one who comes off looking like one...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kinubic:
I renewed my contract at bestbuy my plan *automatically* changed to LTE unlimited as he input the phones imei. He showed me the monitor during the whole process. I did mention to him to make sure it was unlimited. He said the system automatically changes it to lte unlimited
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] King Cole:
You mean you did not have an unlimited plan prior to this?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] ocamp253:
I used to work at Best Buy Mobile not to long ago. You can keep it but, make sure they check it. It's an option, they have to remove the old unlimited data plan and add the new 4G LTE unlimited data plan. If for some reason they say you can't keep it, have them call it in to activation support and they'll do it for you.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] kinubic:
Was unlimited prior.