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[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
I use Tasker (which is the single most awesome Android app in the world by the way, if you are a power user) to handle states a bit better.

I set a variable with the tag and then perform activities based on that variable. I then use other activities to unset the variable, such as disconnecting from the bluetooth on my car stereo or from a charger and that then runs an exit task.

Personally I think Tasker and this app are a combination that puts any other OS to shame.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] B-Hard:
Thats a great input! I will use hat soon!

thanks!!

EDIT: Could you give me an explaination how to set it up in Tasker? I use it the first time and its a little bit confusing..
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Taomyn:
I'd be interested in more details of your Tasker setup - curious as to the benefit of setting a variable rather than simply running a task for each tag.

I've moved to using Tasker as I don't like that tasks are stored in full on the tag rather than just the two task names. I preferred it like that as it was far quicker and now I'm having to re-bump the phone to get it to read fully. With Tasker it's quick again as it only has one command.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
My car one works like this:

Enter the car, swipe the tag, runs tasker task to set the InCar variable to true.

I then have a Tasker profile which is dependant on that variable as well as being on charge (my car holder is also a charger).

That profile turns on bluetooth (to connect to stereo), turns sound to max, vibrate off, GPS on, display time out to infinite etc.

When I turn the car off, the charger obviously stops so the profile's exit condition runs and that toggles those things back as well as unsetting the variable (and some other clever bits with getting my position and the time so I can navigate back to the car later if I'm in a big car park).

My Work one is similar, having an AtWork variable set by the tag, but also requires that the day is Mon-Fri and the time is 7:30 to 19:00 (the earliest and latest times I am usually in the office). Getting in the car also clears the AtWork variable.

I have a whole load of other tasks as well but those are the ones for which I mostly use tags. The good thing about using a variable is that it doesn't keep triggering. I take my phone of the stand at work several times a day so I don't want it to keep triggering the task everytime I put it back down.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] wadyas:
That sounds like a perfect set up. Although I have tasker, I have been unable to use it as its just too complicated. Is there a guide or download that I could do it replicate you solution or anything as close?

Thanks

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Hi,

Is it possible to starting playing a track when the Google Music App is loaded or shuffle, docent matter which track just any from the songs list.

I have a Galaxy Nexus.

Thanks
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] AGStumps8807:
I've got a feature request: After showing this app to a few of my friends, they have gone out and bought it. So naturally we're starting to put up NFC tags around home, work and our cars. But if one of us has a good one (like in our car or house) I'd like to be able to save what their tag does in my phone so I can create a tag that does the same thing at my house without having to type everything in. This would also be useful for people who have wiped their phones and want to be able to make small tweaks to existing tags without having to create the entire task again. They could just read the old tag, make the change, and write the tag back.

This also seems like it might reduce the need for a backup/restore from SD card. Not eliminate it by any means, but it might be good for people with only a few tags. As a developer I bet it would be easier to implement too. You already do everything here, the data sources and destinations are different.

I've gotta thank you for this app. It's awesome. Keep up the good work.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Leandros_Ger:
Nice! I realy want to purchase the App, but dont own a credit card? Is there another way to buy the app?

In advance,

Leandros
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] temka:
Vibrate

I have just bought the app from Market. Everything is awesome except for one thing: How do I toggle the vibration options *without* changing the ringtone volume?

example:

The phone is in my pocket, "ringtone volume - Max", "Vibrate always".

Touch the nfc tag ==> leave ringtone volume at maximum and set "never vibrate".

Right now if I activate vibration it sets the ringtone volume to silent..

Gnex, Android 4.0.2 stock, unrooted.

Thanks!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
You can't right now. I'll take a look at those options though.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] temka:
Thanks a lot! Would be awesome!

I have "vibrate on" when the phone is in the pocket and need to have "vibrate off" when it is in the dock (with "ringtone max volume" in both cases as I almost always miss calls otherwise)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] johnnysyeah:
I've got a question:

Is it possible to have 1 tag programmed to do things by sequence?

Meaning:

The first time I tap it, it launches a site

The second time, it launches an email app

The third time, it launches the dialer

I suppose the way to reset the sequence would be to just run through the cycle.

Just curious if this was any way possible with NFC?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Not right now within NFC Task launcher (only 2 actions), you could use Tasker though and manage a variable or series of variables to accomplish this - then fire that Tasker task using an NFC tag via the Tasker integration.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] johnnysyeah:
Would you know if what I asked is possible in general?

My client is asking about it and I have no answer for him, haha.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
You'd need to leverage Tasker or something of that ilk that would allow you to track a local variable. There's nothing native that would accomplish anything like that.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] johnnysyeah:
That's what I figured too.

NFC does an action upon being tapped, so I don't see how it is possible to have the tag be programmed to monitor a variable depending the number of taps.

I'll just tell him it's not possible to do at the moment.

Thanks!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
3.0.1 - New UI pulled

Looking for a few volunteers to work with us on the new UI to preview changes and give feedback. Please PM me if interested.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] itsjdmyo:
i was looking at your website. the tagstand catalog, because i'm looking to make a few nfc tag purchases. however, is there a difference between the regular nfc tags and the 1k nfc tags?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
The 1K tags store 1k of data (716 bytes usable I believe) but are not technically NFC Forum type tags. They do work with the Nexus S / Galaxy Nexus though.

Mifare Ultralight (48 bytes) and Ultralight C (144 bytes) are NFC Forum type tags. However, they have a smaller capacity. For most applications 144 bytes is more than enough (Ultralight C, NTAG203).
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] itsjdmyo:
thanks for the reply! i will be using it to set 2 actions within the nfc tags. if the Ultralight C tags work fine, then i will be ordering those today.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Ultralight C is more than enough.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] marty1976:
I'm not in the mood to read through all 57 pages of this thread, has the link been withdrawn on purpose because there's the market version - or just by accident?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
It was removed on purpose. Going through a complete ui rework right now. After that is complete I will get it back up. Unfortunately I can't put up a completely free version any more, but it will be a fully functional trial ( one or two weeks) .
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] itsjdmyo:
just got my "Type 2 NFC Sticker - Ultralight C - Circle" from tagstand. which are rated at 144bytes. However, when i go to create a tag, it is showing that it cannot create the tag because the message is too big and it is estimating my tags at 46bytes...I have already tried formatting the tag but it still says my tag is too small in size. is there a way to fix this so my tag allows the full 144bytes or did they just simply send me the wrong ones? Thanks!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
There may be an issue with the tag - check with NFC TagInfo, does it show 144 bytes? Tagstand had some Ultralight C's that got formatted improperly as Ultralights. If that's the case they should replace them for you.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] mad_vtak:
Will there be an option for Social Sites > G+ ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Yeah, it's on the list to add. I haven't checked if the API is available yet, but it is on the short list.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dgwood12:
Is there a way to get the tag to read/fire quicker? I am trying to figure out a way to have an enter and exit task for my car dock. What I want to do is have two tags one above the other. The Car mode on tag will be at the bottom right near where the nfc sensor ends up in my cradle and car dock off will be above that. What I am hoping to accomplish is when I put my phone in my dock it will turn my car mode task on (It will read the off tag too im sure but that wont matter because it should read it first). Next, what I am hoping to do is when I take my phone out of the holder it passes by the off tag turning my car mode off. Problem I am having is I am needing to go over the tags really slow which isn't very practical for what I am wanting to do. Any suggestions? Are there "stronger" tags that work from farther away/can be read quicker?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Different tags do have different RF sensitivity (size effects this as well as IC). Smaller tags generally need to be closer.

Honestly, the NTAG203 tags are the best I've found so far, you may want to give those a shot.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dgwood12:
I'll check them out. What kind of range do they have? I have a tpu case so the current ones I have pretty much have to be touching

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
The range is pretty good, several cm.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dgwood12:
Thanks!

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Why not use a Profile? That would accomplish what you want if it read on the way in and the way out
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
3.1 up on the market

- Completely new UI

- Improved saved tasks (creation and management)

- Improved switch tag creation (formerly profiles)

- Custom licensing policy to address former issues with LVL

- Improved dialogs when writing

- Added NTAG203 detection for Gingerbread

- Switch tags now separate from one off tags when using rate limiting

- Fixed bugs with tag names containing invalid characters

- Added analytics (opt out in preferences)

- Free link up in the OP as a 7 day trial (fully functional)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] vetvito:
I havent actually opened the app in a long time, I scan tags daily though.

Cool update, and its nice you added the ability to get tags within the app

Keep up the good work.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] lbohn:
Would it be possible to add tag dumping?

It would be quite useful to dump the contents of a tag back

into

NFC Task Launcher to make changes and write modifications back, etc.

Tag dumping might also come in handy ... say ... when upgrading to the latest version ... the app FCs upon launching so you clear the app's cache and data, thereby losing all saved tags ... for example :o

--L.

BTW the app no longer FCs on launch. However clearing app cache and data didn't resolve the FCs at the time. I launched the app the day after upgrading/troubleshooting and it just worked. Minus my saved tags. :(
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Really there's no reason to *ever* clear app cache and data to resolve an issue unless it's OS related (e.g. database corruption during an uninterrupted write with clean flush and close). Otherwise it's just not well managed code.

I had initially made some assumptions as to how Android dealt with concurrency / locking / etc that weren't accurate with respect to the SQLite databases. I've updated the database side to handle these issues better as well as manage concurrency to prevent occasional locking issues between threads.

The FC wasn't database content related last time. When I rolled back versions there was a database downgrade issue (which throws exceptions) and then ABS decided to go insance despite building without any problem and repeatedly FC until I rebuild and repackaged.

With that being said, import / export is on the list of things to implement. I just don't think it's a solution to poor code :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Nothing really, just post here. There are a few more things I want to add, then I'll turn it over for some testing. You'd need to have some tags though.

Updating OP
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Vulpix:
Awesome! Tag order placed. :D
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jaker.the.skater:
where do you recommend ordering the tags from? I'd like to get in on this too. sounds very awesome!
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
I ordered some from here: http://www.tagage.net/tagage-shop/

I have not received those yet. They ship out of Finland. I did speak with the guy who runs the shop it seems and he indicated that it usually takes 5-7 days post to reach the US, at which point who knows how long customs will keep it (I've had things breeze through and things get held a week for no apparent reason). They are very well priced though.

I also ordered some from here: http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10128

These are what I am testing on now, they are a nice, small tag and since they are US based come quickly. They are quite a bit more expensive though ($2.95 / tag not including shipping).

OP updated with testing results as well. So far so good :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] jaker.the.skater:
very cool, ill check out the second link.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] davebu:
wow, way to change NFC from completely useless to ridiculously awesome. going to buy some after everything gets worked out. Can't wait for more ideas to come out of these, combining these with tasker is going to be great.

If you could contact the dev of that you could make the size required for actions almost nothing, just assigning them a value and tasker could take the value and do the actions you are having the tags report.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
I am just waiting on delivery of my tags, ordered last week but I'm UK so they might take a few days.

Is it possible to interface your app with Tasker? That way we could have infinitely more activities take place when the phone is placed near a tag.

Instead of the tag needing to contain all the activities, it could just set a variable and Tasker would be set to perform whatever actions when that variable is set.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Highland3r:
Just been looking at UK suppliers (who do cheap tags) and come across these:

http://www.rfidshop.com/30mm-mifare-1k-s50-sticker-discs-1184-p.asp

Given they're mifare 1k based tags can't see any reason why they wouldn't be compatible with the NS - is anyone able to confirm please?

<edit>

In fact that place seems to have a few types of tags - keyfobs, window stickers

http://www.rfidshop.com/mifare-high-frequency-1356mhz-598-c.asp

</edit>
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Just make sure you get the HF cards (13.56 MHz) and now the lower frequency option and it ought to be fine.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
I am looking in to this. As I don't use tasker I don't really know how it's used outside of speculation. The developer has a nice site set up though and it appears to be externally accessible.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Update 3/14:

Added integration with Tasker. It seems to be working fine for me (I just created a few test tasks, I don't use tasker). Anyone that uses Tasker and has tags available to test?

Updated OP with a quick demo video and new SS of the UI
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] fesar:
Great going. When are you planning to release this app. I am so impatient in waiting for this.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Soon,

I saw above that you have tags. Do you use tasker?

I have a few more things I want to clean up and then I'll get a version up in the market and put an apk here as well.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] 3Shirts:
Cool, nice that you are working on Tasker integration! I use it so as soon as my tags arrive I'll gladly test for you.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] fesar:
Yes i do use tasker. If you want to include me as a tester do let me know.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Pm me your gmail address. When I get home tonight I'll send you an APK.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
PM'd. If I can get confirmation that Tasker integration is working for others (as well as read/write) then I'll go ahead and do an initial release.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] davebu:
Sweet, wow not even a day and you added that in. I'm going to order tags and I'll test too when I get them.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Well, it works well enough for me, so I went ahead and did an initial release. Details in the OP.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] vitosans:
This is a cool little app, how much for a personal use src lic. ;) I would love to tinker with this app.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] lbohn:
I'm sure my issue with FCs was PEBKAC PEBPAC. I know the loss of saved data was. :)

FWIW I'm on a SGS2 (i777).

--L.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] suhas_sm:
1. Any idea about any Indian manufacturers selling them in India ?

2. Which of the four types are re writable ?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
There may be, however I am not aware of any.

All tag types are rewritable.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] suhas_sm:
Thanks. If they are all rewritable then I can get a few for development purpose and few for personal from US.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] dgwood12:
So I finally got these tags in the mail today and they are amazing! Waaaay better than the others I had. The NTAG203 is perfect for my car dock situation. I have a pro clip holder for my phone and there is about a half an inch gap between the back of my phone and the back of the pro clip holder. I couldn't get the other tags to read when inserting my phone into the dock because they were too far away. To fix this I had to buy some little foam adhesive things to bump the tag out in order to get it to work. Now with the NTAG203 tag, it reads perfectly without any foam pieces. I tested the range of these tags and they read consistently up to 1 inch away which is very impressive compared to my old tags that you practically had to rub against the phone to get to read. Thanks very much for the recommendation. I now would also recommend these tags to anyone looking to purchase NFC tags. Also, thanks for the great app! Working perfectly!

For those who want a link to the tags I got you can find them here
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] droidance:
How can I buy? I used the trial and liked it so I want to buy but even if I remove the app, it just asks me to update the app not buy but leads to error msg.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Hm, unsure. Does it let you buy from the web market?

Looks like this is a workaround if you can use the web market (edit the HTML):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23356474&postcount=18

On the next release I'll sign with a different key. I don't know if it's a package name + key issue or just package name.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tomqman:
hi app works great on my htc one x. is the any way to use a preset alarm, instead of creating one. as every time i use my alarm tag the phone adds a new alarm. instead of turning the old one on
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Not right now.

The way it currently works is that an intent is dispatched to the alarm handler and whatever has registered as that handler picks it up.

I am looking at improving this by either trying to better query / interact with the clock / alarm app (unsure how far I can get with this) or ultimately creating an alarm back end to leverage to prevent this.

On a side note, let me know if you run into anything on the One X please :) I don't have a HTC / Sense device to test on personally.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tomqman:
the only other problem ive found is that. vcard tags made in your app fc people app when you scan them. but vcards made with other apps dont :/
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
This is new....ICS? What are the odds you can capture a logcat for the crash?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tomqman:
yer its 4.0.3 and how do i do a logcat
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
You can grab aLogcat from the market. Start it up, read the vcard and let it crash, send the report krohnjw - gmail
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] Sc4ryB3ar:
Hmmm... This interesting, so i have an rfid card that allows me to enter work? Could I scan? that and have it stored in my phone, so my phone can open the door instead of the card?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
No - card emulation is not currently present.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] tomqman:
sent it. pm me if you need anything else .
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] droidance:
Bought the license yesterday. Thanks!

I read about talking NFC sticker(?). Would this app work with NFC?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
This app requires NFC to function :)
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
3.2 is up in the market and trial. Changelog

- Continued UI enhancements with respect to android design guidelines

- Track last 5 unsaved tags created for re-use or tweaking

- Simplified loading tags

- Simplified creation of Switch tags

- Simplified preferences

- Saved tags now auto-save when finishing

- Fixed reported NPEs

- Removed unnecessary menu entries

- Added contact us to menu

- Improved Foursquare venue checkins to support searching for venues

- Actions in Task tags now show their size

- Tasks in switch tags now show their size

- Eliminted unnecessary steps in tag creation

- Performance improvements when building Task tags
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
3.3 up in the market and OP

- Added Google Places support in Latitude

- Added Navigate to address support

- Added Auto-rotation

- Added write lock option when writing

- Added size to vCards

- Added setting to pause after launching an app (for launching multiple apps or launching and then interacting)

- Added notification when tags save when hitting finish

- Updated Tasker integration (should fix issues with HTC One X)

- Enhanced debugging to make bug reports easier

- Fixed condition where tasks would stop executing when wifi changed

- Fixed reported crashes and typo
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] EdwardUong:
I have this question but I don't know how to search on the forum.

For example: I would like to use the apps: "TwitchTv" to watch some StarCraft II streams, how do I set up the tag so it can go straight to TwitchTv -> Starcraft II ? I know there is a "Custom" bar but I don't know how to use it.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
It may or may not be possible. Can you create a shortcut on the home screen that links directly there? Not all apps accept incoming data (either as extras on an intent or via URI) to just navigate to a sub section of the app nor do there appear to be any macro type apps for Android.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] vetvito:
Would 2g/3g toggle be possible?
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] krohnjw:
Mobile data is a protected setting, so not available to standard apps. We are looking at some other options though (GPS, Mobile Data) for root users (you would need to make the app a system app).