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Hey guys
I treid today to use the wifi direct function but i cant configure like the sgs2,.
Tryin to send a movie from a sgs2 to my GN but it didn't work anyone an idea or some help
Thnx in advance
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Same here. This morning I tried to setup Wifi-Direct on GN but was a no go. My SGS2 has Wifi direct configuration where you can name your device and setup password etc plus scan for other devices. GN however doesn't have anything like this and you can only turn it ON or OFF. SGS2 scanned for 2 mins and wasn't able to see GN.
Do I need any applications or is there something that myself and OP is missing?
I tried this this morning with a coworker who has a GN too but couldn't figure it out. I also tried the beam thing which says you can just magically hold them back to back and it works? Are there apps that need to be installed to get these things working?
Anyone have any links to literature on beam and wifi direct?
Bump.
This thing does seem odd enough to be worthy of some bumping.
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what is wifi direct?
citrix80 said:
what is wifi direct?
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It's a new technology that should allow compatible devices to connect to each other over wifi to transfer files without an access point. Pretty much an ad hoc type network.
I would assume we should be able to use it to connect to other GN but it MAY just be OS support and we need an actual application to make it work?
Bump. This is incredibly annoying.
Zenoran said:
I tried this this morning with a coworker who has a GN too but couldn't figure it out. I also tried the beam thing which says you can just magically hold them back to back and it works? Are there apps that need to be installed to get these things working?
Anyone have any links to literature on beam and wifi direct?
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Beam works fine. Try opening a homepage, and it will ask to transmit when touching another Nexus
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Seems like maybe they have only baked the API into the OS, but we need devs to create apps that make it useful, based on the Platform Highlights for 4.0 and the Demo app they released. Bummer. Some patient waiting to do, I guess.
I've searched the market for a "wifi-direct" app but there doesn't seem to be one.
Anyone else found anything?
Apparently not a very popular option among people out there.
bump. ytd nite trying to transfer all the songs and ringtones from my GalNote to GalNex using wifi direct, then dunno how to proceed cz totally cant find any settings or configuration in GalNex. enabled both wifi direct, den GalNote can detact my GalNex but failed to connect :X
Bump. My brother has sgs2 and I looked dumb trying to try wifi direct....nothing happens. No options besides on/off
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Me too, I tried setup my gn wifi direct, but it w/o any setting, then i use my bro s2 to search my gn mobile, s2 search the name called android xxx, i think this is my mobile, bcs when i off my gn wifi direct, s2 cant search any mobile, when i tried connect my gn mobile, but finally after i wait over 2 mins it still not success.
I think we can conclude if you need to check with forums on the internet and still haven't started transmitting anything two weeks later, it's not a very "direct" sort of technology.
So people at the office have Wifi-direct and I have Android beam. And neither works with each other.
This is Android-awesomeness right now.
Anyone found out how it works? sorry for the bump but good be very useable...
I haven't tried this but it is at least a suggestion. Try opening the gallery, opening a picture and then hitting the share button. Maybe there is an option in there for wi-fi direct?
EDIT: Nevermind. Looks like I mis-understood what this feature was.
Check out this to see if it helps?
http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/WiFiDirectDemo/index.html
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/net/wifi/p2p/package-summary.html
"remember that the feature is supported only on Android 4.0 (API level 14) and higher versions of the platform. " So looks like you have to connect to another device running ICS
wifi is there but not functional yet
guys in galaxy nexus the capability to use WIFI direct is there but not programmed and left to be added as an add on or so .. developers need to make a program or even a rom to enable this feature but most likely google will adapt the samsung software for wifi direct just like SGSII ..
hope someone just develop it soon
Yep it's purely an api for developers to use in order to connect to the same app(or another one with an official api) running on another device.
Google may very well add this into the gallery and so on, but for now it's a developer option. The implementation on the sgs2 on the other hand does not allow for developers to add in AFAIK and it's purely for use in the samsung apps.
I compiled and installed that WifiDirectDemo app and it doesn't really work. The GN and SGS2 see each other but the connection does nothing.
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 Sprint edition, and my friend has a T-Mobile HTC One X, we tried using NFC to transfer music through poweramp but it doesn't seem to work. I've seen somewhere that you can transfer files over, like we are able to transfer web pages, but we are unable to send music over to each other. I heard people can send like 50mb files over NFC, so is there a solution for sending music over NFC on poweramp. A friend suggested we both be under the same wifi network and we did and still no success. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Make sure S Beam is turned off on your device and only NFC is enabled. I think that might do the trick. If not let us know.
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edfunkycold said:
Make sure S Beam is turned off on your device and only NFC is enabled. I think that might do the trick. If not let us know.
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My SG3 has Cyanogen and it only has NFC and Android bean so there is no S Beam option, and same for my friends HTC One X all he has is NFC and Android Beam, so we tried it again and still no success.
well when i sharing a video or pic via nfc i see bluetooth icon appear and when check in notification bar is activate, in my mom phone galaxy s2 t989 appear too but turn off when sharing process finish...but in my s3 dont turn off automatically...so is normal bluetooth turn on when sharing via nfc?
Same happens with me
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serio22 said:
Same happens with me
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I noticed this happens when two different versions of Android are connecting - AOSP to TouchWiz for example. I'll assume you're running a variation of AOSP and your mother is running factory TouchWiz? Go back to TouchWiz and try again, it won't turn on your bluetooth.
Now, no, I have no idea still why it turns on bluetooth instead of using NFC. It would be interesting to put the different version of Android together to see how each interacts with one another - AOSP, Sense, TouchWiz, Optimus, Experia, Motoblur, etc and see what happens.
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I noticed this happens when two different versions of Android are connecting - AOSP to TouchWiz for example. I'll assume you're running a variation of AOSP and your mother is running factory TouchWiz? Go back to TouchWiz and try again, it won't turn on your bluetooth.
Now, no, I have no idea still why it turns on bluetooth instead of using NFC. It would be interesting to put the different version of Android together to see how each interacts with one another - AOSP, Sense, TouchWiz, Optimus, Experia, Motoblur, etc and see what happens.
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Never done it with aosp, only with touchwiz to touchwiz, and to a razr m.. its really not a big deal to me but I was just reporting
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serio22 said:
Never done it with aosp, only with touchwiz to touchwiz, and to a razr m.. its really not a big deal to me but I was just reporting
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Hmm. I know when two S3s do it, Bluetooth doesn't turn on. So, then I guess the Note and Galaxy have slightly different versions of TouchWiz. I guess, I don't know.
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Don_Perrignon said:
I noticed this happens when two different versions of Android are connecting - AOSP to TouchWiz for example. I'll assume you're running a variation of AOSP and your mother is running factory TouchWiz? Go back to TouchWiz and try again, it won't turn on your bluetooth.
Now, no, I have no idea still why it turns on bluetooth instead of using NFC. It would be interesting to put the different version of Android together to see how each interacts with one another - AOSP, Sense, TouchWiz, Optimus, Experia, Motoblur, etc and see what happens.
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both run stocks rom...not root or custom recovery, my s3 run jelly 4.1.1 and the s2 run 4.1.2 official versions
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both run stocks rom...not root or custom recovery, my s3 run jelly 4.1.1 and the s2 run 4.1.2 official versions
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Then still, it must be there versions of TouchWiz. Two S3 will not turn on bluetooth.
Two s3's sharing will initiate the connection via nfc and will complete the transfer via WiFi direct (better transfer bandwidth and range so the devices don't have to remain touching). Dissimilar devices must use bluetooth when WiFi direct is unavailable.
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yes i can confirn that...few moments ago do this with 2 galaxy S3 and dont activate bluetooth...test with other phones like S2 or Note 2 turn on bluetooth...so think this issue is resolved...thanks for your tips
Bluetooth switches ON during NFC transfer
I tried transferring media between Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L. The transfer takes place via bluetooth and not through NFC. The android versions are same on both the phones. Why does this still occur?
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well when i sharing a video or pic via nfc i see bluetooth icon appear and when check in notification bar is activate, in my mom phone galaxy s2 t989 appear too but turn off when sharing process finish...but in my s3 dont turn off automatically...so is normal bluetooth turn on when sharing via nfc?
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Do Note, given the same Antenna for NFC and Bloetooth, the same undelying APK controls both. So Android Beam may activate both. Perfectly normal.
ashrith.athreya said:
I tried transferring media between Sony Xperia M and Sony Xperia L. The transfer takes place via bluetooth and not through NFC. The android versions are same on both the phones. Why does this still occur?
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Sony's implementation of NFC has been traditionally flaky. Plus see what I responded above.
that happens to both of my s3s. just checked.
m0nke10fdajung1e said:
that happens to both of my s3s. just checked.
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Depends on Rom and Kernel. Possibly the code activated the icon. As I said earlier, the Antenna is the same.
Hmm. Same thing happens on my s3 but in a different situation. When I open bluetooth to transfer files and finished transferring, the nfc automatically turns on. I notice this prob after the update. Is there any software or hardware issue on my phone.. thanks
For anyone with a Samsung phone or tablet, have you tried NFC transfers between it and your N7? I was able to transfer a photo from the N7 to my S3 but I'm unable send anything from the S3 to the N7. Both devices make the noise but nothing happens.
Are you guys able to make it work?
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For anyone with a Samsung phone or tablet, have you tried NFC transfers between it and your N7? I was able to transfer a photo from the N7 to my S3 but I'm unable send anything from the S3 to the N7. Both devices make the noise but nothing happens.
Are you guys able to make it work?
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I've been sending Web pages and pictures from my S3 to the N7 fine. I haven't tried the other way from the N7 to the S3 yet
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I've been sending Web pages and pictures from my S3 to the N7 fine. I haven't tried the other way from the N7 to the S3 yet
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Can you walk me through how you did it?
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Can you walk me through how you did it?
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Turn on NFC and Android beam. It works with my Note2...
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sunny68 said:
Turn on NFC and Android beam. It works with my Note2...
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On my N7, I have NFC and Android beam turned on. On my S3, with NFC on and S Beam on, nothing happened - not even a sound. With NFC on and S Beam off, there was a sound from both devices but nothing happened. I don't see "Android beam" anywhere in the S3 settings.
Found the Android Beam setting in the NFC menu and got it to work. Thanks guys.
One more question...when I beam something, bluetooth toggles on for both devices. Is this normal?
clankfu said:
Found the Android Beam setting in the NFC menu and got it to work. Thanks guys.
One more question...when I beam something, bluetooth toggles on for both devices. Is this normal?
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I never noticed that. By my limited NFC knowledge, that's basically how all NFC transfers work besides S-Beam. I could be wrong so don't hold me to that info lol
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It should only turn Bluetooth on if you're transferring a larger file (say an image or video file). NFC, while low power has a VERY slow transfer speed (about 53 KB/s at maximum). For example, if you wanted to transfer a 8 MB image, it would take around 2.5 minutes. Now it might not seem like a long time, but keep in mind you have to have both devices touching (or near touching) for that entire period.
Instead what Google has done is that when Beam detects that you want to send over a picture/video it will automagically turn on bluetooth, pair the devices, send the data and turn off bluetooth. Pretty convenient in my opinion.
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It should only turn Bluetooth on if you're transferring a larger file (say an image or video file). NFC, while low power has a VERY slow transfer speed (about 53 KB/s at maximum). For example, if you wanted to transfer a 8 MB image, it would take around 2.5 minutes. Now it might not seem like a long time, but keep in mind you have to have both devices touching (or near touching) for that entire period.
Instead what Google has done is that when Beam detects that you want to send over a picture/video it will automagically turn on bluetooth, pair the devices, send the data and turn off bluetooth. Pretty convenient in my opinion.
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Gotcha...the picture I was sending from my S3 to the N7 was a little over 2MB. The thing is, the bluetooth did toggle off after the transfer on my N7 but it did not toggle off on the S3. I guess Samsung does it a little differently?
One odd thing I've noticed is that while NFC transfers that activate Bluetooth work, I can't connect my N7 to the S3.
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I had to turn Sbeam off at the samsung device,then it worked both directions.
My Nexus 7 sucks and doesn't send files at all. They all end in error.
I have noticed a couple of this on my Note II running JEdiX16:
1. If I beam a picture from my Note II's gallery app it sends me to the play store with a blank page that says, "file not found" or something like that. I think its trying to find the Galaxy Note II's gallery app.
2. I have the Jelly Bean gallery installed also, and that one works to transfer files.
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My Nexus 7 sucks and doesn't send files at all. They all end in error.
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I've also had that happen. But then it worked, I think I may of had to enable Android beam on one of the devices. Not sure if this fixed it or it just started working.
Double check you have Android Beam enabled on both devices.
Settings>More (or More Settings)>Android Beam and make sure it on.
Probably not what you're looking for but if you wanted to do a large amount of files via wifi-direct using NFC as the handshake, i use superbeam from the play store between my N7 and Evo 4G LTE and transfered a 560 meg folder of vacation photos without a hitch. Both devices have to have superbeam installed of course.
I also have an S3 and everything is fine for me. For file transfers, I love and highly recommend SuperBeam from the play store.
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Just as the title says. I used to tether every day on the train with my tmobile plan. I flashed manually to the official kitkat image a few days ago, and since then my tethering has been blocked by tmobile.
Has anyone else run into this and solved it?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
This is really disconcerting for me. I had my sim in a mobile hotspot with T-mobile and bought the Nexus 7 to put that sim into. I would still be able to tether with the tablet and also use SMS directly from the device instead of accessing it through a webpage. With this update, Google breaks the two features I bought this device for. Not only is this a problem but I can't seem to find a place to actually complain to Google about this and expect to get any kind of answer about it.
Check the nexus 5 q&a section. There is a hack to fix this.
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I'm going to flash back to 4.3 tonight to see if i can get my tethering working again.
There is no benefit to 4.4 on my nexus 7 compared to 4.3. Actually, there is only a downside, many apps I use just crash on 4.4.
Will report back tonight if my tether starts to work again.
ok, an update as I said. I flashed the previous version "jls36i" stock image back, and I'm happily tethering once again on the train
Does anyone know where I have to go on the internet to get an answer from Google as to why tethering is disabled on Kit Kat for the Nexus 7? I've tried to find some place to send an email, have a discussion, fill out a web form, or anything but I can't find anyplace that I'm sure will get me an answer back. I'm not a social media person but I will join one if I can get an answer to my questions. Any help would be appreciated.
They've definitely changed something in the past month or two. I was able to tether to my ipod w/o any issues. I hit my 500mb limit today. I figured, no big deal, will just fire up my vpn (L2TP) from the ipod. Done deal, right? Nope. They can still detect it somehow.
I will have to check it out on my pc. I have a hunch they can somehow tell that tethering is enabled on the phone (nexus 5 4.4).