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[Q] Perform custom application action using NFC

I am trying to set up some NFC tag actions using my Galaxy Nexus running stock ICS 4.02. I am using the pro version of NFC Task Launcher. Right now I can create a shortcut to launch a program via NFC, but I want to do more. For example, I want to create an NFC tag in my living room that will execute a Wake On LAN command. Right now, I have the option to launch the WOL program, but then I have to click a button on the screen, which is such a pain. I think I can do what I want using the Custom command line option which should "open a specific activity within an app", but I don't know how to figure out the custom activity command. This command would be formatted like "com.google.android.talk.BuddyListCombo", which I found in reference to Google Talk. How can I figure out custom commands for different programs? Thanks.

I beleive that you will have two choices.
1. Contact the application developer.
2. Launch application from Eclipse, then you will see the intent.
Or is there anybody else that has a better solution?

dsnis said:
I beleive that you will have two choices.
1. Contact the application developer.
2. Launch application from Eclipse, then you will see the intent.
Or is there anybody else that has a better solution?
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That would be my suggestions too.

Did you solve this, even setting profiles app picker
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could not help me
Ian

SpyKit Camera for S3

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Then there two ways you can use the app:
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-> Using the Motion Detection feature.
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Screenshots
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Android Device Manager is now live !

The Android Device manager. And the service has been finally launched.
The service helps you track your lost Android Phone over a real time map. Even you could make your phone ring remotely and even clear and wipe all the private data in case of a theft remotely, so that your data is kept private and safe. To use the service head over to the Android Device Manager website. There you can select your device from the list of recent devices that you have used with your Account, and then it will try to find your device on GPS. It will remotely turn on the GPS and once it connects to the device, it will start showing the exact location of your device on a map.
Once the device is located you could also make it ring, which is for the use if you have simply misplaced it and it is not a case of theft. And the phone continues to ring for 5 minutes on full volume, to turn it off you need to press the power button on the phone. And if you still can’t find it , you have a safe option to remove all your private data, so that it does not go into unsafe hands.To enable wipe phone data you have to go to the google settings app and under Android Device Manager enable allow factory reset
So the app looks good as off now, lets hope that they introduce some more interactive features to make the service more handy and useful to the cause.
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Meh, we have myxperia

True we do but props to Google for this
Sent from my HTC One X using xda app-developers app

yea myxperia seems better but its good to have options ..specially those who move to aosp cm10 etc often

Exactly I have 6 android devices only 3 are xperias so nice to have
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Sony SmartBand SWR10

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I got one of these yesterday. They are fairly cheap now at around $30. Creating this thread for anyone curious if it is fully compatible with Moto G, and it appears so. Tested with GPE 5.1 firmware.
Benefits over Xiaomi Mi Band ($20):
Looks good
Music Controls (Requires Xperia Music app) (Install manually to /system/app/Sony_Music)
Additional Smart Controls - Answer call, enable speakerphone etc (Untested)​Drawbacks against Xiaomi Mi Band:
Most people say not as accurate​
Conclusion:
After a few days I returned this SmartBand. The main reason was that I have little interest in activity tracking, and as another way to interact with my phone it is cumbersome. This Sony device is more of Lifestyle Tracker than Activity Tracker. If you already use many Sony products; TV, PlayStation etc - you may see more value in this SmartBand. The band can be re-purposed to trigger apps to launch or certain activities to occur if you use Tasker or similar. I found tapping too much work, but the button could be used to create three different actions. For example; double-click to wake phone, launch camera, take a picture and put phone to sleep again.​
Issues: (Experienced on Android 5.1)
The software for this device, Lifelog, while usable; also crashed consistently on Android 5.1. It's the only app I have had crash.
The Band cannot be used as a trusted device in Lollipop to unlock a Moto G because it does not remain listed after BT pairing. I'm unsure if Xiaomi Mi Band has the same problem.
The Sony Music app caused the common 'WiFi always on' issue in Lollipop. No way to stop this in app settings.​

Systematically enable/disable app data access

So I've been using the a neat feature on the 5T to disable network access on apps that chew up my data plan (specifically Spotify). I have a premium Spotify account and all my music is stored offline... Spotify doesn't need to waste my data to populate album art and lyrics.
This doesn't really play well when Spotify needs to check in with the mother ship on first start after a reboot.
Long story short, I'm trying to figure out a way I can invoke this option with either Tasker or a shell prompt. I've found that disabling background data modifies /data/system/netpolicy.xml. I'm just not sure if the setting is cached elsewhere and this file is used after boot.
I've also seen that I can disable ALL network access with the 'svc network enable/disable'... But this isn't quite what I'm looking for.
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Have you tried data sever option? It can turn off background data for apps.
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As seen in the attached screenshot above, I can do exactly as I need manually by toggling the 'Disabled DataUsage' option. I'm looking for a way to toggle this from either an intent action or shell command so I can essentially automate this with Tasker.
Basically, I will set up a script like this:
Open Spotify
->Tasker script starts
Enable cell data for Spotify
Wait 60 seconds
Disable cell data for Spotify
This leaves WiFi unaffected and won't waste my data plan.