Wifi direct and android beam - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

Hi everyone, I am a galaxy nexus user from Indonesia. I just bought this device yesterday and overall it works fine.
Anyway i have tried to transfer some data from my gnex to my friend s3 by using wifi direct but sadly its not works. The s3 could read my nexus and keep trying to connect to it but did not success. I also tried the android beam and it happened the same. Does anyone know the solution?
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SIII uses the NFC action to initiate a Bluetooth connection.
JellyBean uses the NFC action to initiate a Wifi Direct connection.
Hopefully when the SIII is on JB they'll do the same.

Jubakuba said:
SIII uses the NFC action to initiate a Bluetooth connection.
JellyBean uses the NFC action to initiate a Wifi Direct connection.
Hopefully when the SIII is on JB they'll do the same.
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So i guess the ICS direct wifi also use NFC action then because i am still on ICS 4.0.4.
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Ad hoc support for galaxy nexus

I just want to connect my laptop internet connection on my nexus so I created an ad hoc network on the laptop now I am scanning for network on nexus I doesn't discover the network.
I know that we need a modified WPA suppliant file so where can I find it for the galaxy nexus. I am on jellybean ROM 4.1 ...
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ayaad said:
I just want to connect my laptop internet connection on my nexus so I created an ad hoc network on the laptop now I am scanning for network on nexus I doesn't discover the network.
I know that we need a modified WPA suppliant file so where can I find it for the galaxy nexus. I am on jellybean ROM 4.1 ...
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Did you ever find a solution for this?
I already tried several wpa_suppliant files and none of them worked.. One was for the GNex ICS (didnt work on JB), and another one i tried was for the Galaxy Note.

Best Tether app (non root)

Hello i have a sprint galaxy s III and i was wondering if anyone has had success tethering a sprint phone to the nexus 7? My phone is not rooted, i would like to keep it that way if at all possible. I use FoxFi and PDA Net and it does connect to my Nexus 7, but for internet only. Google play will not update apps, facebook will not work, Netflix won't work, ect. I tried open garden, FoxFi (by itself), PDA Net (by itself) and nothing else connects. What is everyone else using??? Thanks in advanced!
Well I`m using foxfi and it works very well for me. I`m living in uk.
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I tried out foxfi today for the first time. It seems pretty good, but I would like to here others suggestions as well.
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That doesn't really answer the OP's post though. FoxFi doesn't look like a real internet connection to all apps though. Is there another app that does any better?
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If I understand this right your wanting to connect your N7 to the internet via your G3, if so cannot you just use the mobile access point on the phone, i have the galaxy s and my sister has the S2, both have this options in the settings and once set up and turned on acts just like a wireless router, select it and enter the password on your N7 and your away.. works well on mine
XWildcat said:
If I understand this right your wanting to connect your N7 to the internet via your G3, if so cannot you just use the mobile access point on the phone, i have the galaxy s and my sister has the S2, both have this options in the settings and once set up and turned on acts just like a wireless router, select it and enter the password on your N7 and your away.. works well on mine
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The same on my S3 Nexus Combo, great having unlimited data and unlimited tethering data
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I've never tried it, but how about PDAnet?
Foxfi Wifi Hotspot no longer works on my nonrooted Droid Bionic. I can only tether via blueetooth, which doesn't allow all of my apps to work correctly. Does anyone know of a Foxfi alternative?
My Foxfi works fine on droid x to my nexus 7. I don't know what you're talking about not a real connection....
Check it out though, foxfi is definitely awesome.
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Beam between S3 and S2?

I'm having trouble using Android beam between my S3 and my wife's S2. No touch to beam prompt from S2->S3 for a gallery picture. From. S3->S2 the s3 tries to use s beam and the S2 starts marketplace with app not found. Any ideas?
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I guess ubeam cant work bet s2 and s3 bcos it isnt a built in feature on s2..
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strange, what's android beam on the S2 for then? more info:
-both stock, S3 is rooted
-NFC and android beam turned on for both phones
- S beam is turned off on the S3
wifi direct works as a workaround, but beam is much more convenient.
I believe the ONLY thing nfc does on the sgs2 is transfer websites. Could be wrong..
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I beamed two S2's together and only transferred curtain things, I have not tried S2 with the S3, but it works with S3 and Galaxy note 1.

S-Beam issue

I've never been able to transfer music like they say you can. When I select the track then bump the back of the phones it goes into beam mode and I tap just like I do with pictures but there's no progress bar and have waited and nothing happens.
Its not a specific phone. Its like this on every s3 I've tried also
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I don't think the Galaxy Nexus supports S-Beam. Android Beam only sends contacts, app store pages, images, browser pages (and maybe a few other things) but not Songs afaik.
S-Beam is only on Touchwiz galaxy devices (SII, SIII).
WestHej said:
I don't think the Galaxy Nexus supports S-Beam. Android Beam only sends contacts, app store pages, images, browser pages (and maybe a few other things) but not Songs afaik.
S-Beam is only on Touchwiz galaxy devices (SII, SIII).
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....its on the galaxy nexus.. I've used it several times. Last night as well.. When you Google s-beam it also talks about how you can transfer songs and playlist also. The other day I transfered a 40mb video from my phone to an s3 just fine
Next person please..
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S-beam was never advertised as a galaxy nexus feature. Period. Android beam, WiFi display, WiFi direct, were.
What does logcat/dmesg say?
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bk201doesntexist said:
S-beam was never advertised as a galaxy nexus feature. Period. Android beam, WiFi display, WiFi direct, were.
What does logcat/dmesg say?
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Android beam, s-beam. Practically the same. I actually transfered a song to a galaxy note 2 early today. It was weird. Tried an s3 after and it wouldn't work then tried the note 2 again and it didn't work. It acts like it works but no progress bar and doesn't transfer. Its been random.
I'll try to get a logcat
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I've never neen able to transfer photos or vidz via Android beam, only web pages, links to Play store apps, and the occasional contact. How are you getting it to work? I've tried with an S3 with no luck.
The trick to transferring images is turn on NFC and Android Beam and Bluetooth on both devices. NFC acts as an initiator for the Bluetooth connection and then the image is sent via Bluetooth between devices. I've only tried on a nexus 7 and galaxy nexus though.
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When I try to share music using Android Beam, the system takes me to the Play Store.
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Beaming to a Samsung S3 not working

Has anybody successfully been able to beam between the N7 and a Samsung S3?
Everyone I try it must opens the play store and nothing happens.
Any ideas?
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mentallo said:
Has anybody successfully been able to beam between the N7 and a Samsung S3?
Everyone I try it must opens the play store and nothing happens.
Any ideas?
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I don't think it works. I tried it with a S4 and a N7 and it hasn't worked. I don't think Sammy's sbeam is compatible with the N7 nfc transfer... Two Google devices yeah, but a Sammy and a Google device? Doesn't work for me...
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I have a nexus and an S3 and it works fine. I tried replicating the issue and it worked fine for me. First question is, are you on a custom ROM? Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but just putting that out there.
Second, my nfc settings on S3 are with android beam on, so beam off.
Also make sure that you are placing the nfc sensors together, as it can be difficult to find on the nexus.
Lastly, I love using an app called SuperBeam, which allows me to share files between my two devices. It's like S beam for galaxy phones, except for all nfc android phones.
Best of luck!
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MeS117 said:
I have a nexus and an S3 and it works fine. I tried replicating the issue and it worked fine for me. First question is, are you on a custom ROM? Not sure if that has anything to do with it, but just putting that out there.
Second, my nfc settings on S3 are with android beam on, so beam off.
Also make sure that you are placing the nfc sensors together, as it can be difficult to find on the nexus.
Lastly, I love using an app called SuperBeam, which allows me to share files between my two devices. It's like S beam for galaxy phones, except for all nfc android phones.
Best of luck!
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same issue here i cannot beam anything and it opens Google Play store !!!
madmax28011980 said:
same issue here i cannot beam anything and it opens Google Play store !!!
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Have you checked the settings by any chance?
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Have you checked the settings by any chance?
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Yes i checked and double checked it only transfers via bluetooth if i turn of Sbeam on my Note 2
All mine does is open QuickPic. Nothing transfers.
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My s3 also s4 when trying to beam to my N7 are both directed to the play store. When I run an aosp romn the s4 it works fine with the n7 and android beam. I think touchwiz messes it up.
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Has anybody successfully been able to beam between the N7 and a Samsung S3?
Everyone I try it must opens the play store and nothing happens.
Any ideas?
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Disable S-Beam and enable Android Beam and it will work with the Nexus 7 or any NFC enabled android device.
it will work only by opening the bluetooth not the wifi for the transfer...so for large files it's not so fast transfer. ..
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