Hi all,
I have a project in mind where I would like to have the equivalent of the NFC Chip in my android phone, externally, separate to the device.
There are of course external readers/writers which connect to the phone using Bluetooth, I'm talking about an NFC Chip itself. Is there something out there that would meet this requirement?
Essentially I'd like the convenience of an NFC Chip, running through Android (for Android Pay, e.t.c.) just in a device other than my phone. Probably connected via Bluetooth?
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yeah i have lunarglide 3 and sensor. i want to use it. =(
+1 for nike+ on android.
I looked into this (Also a Nike+ and Atrix user), unfortunately I don't think it's possible because Nike+ isn't bluetooth, ANT+ (in which case our phone doesn't support it either) and mostlikely uses a proprietary protocol/frequencies for communicating with the foot sensor. Also, Nike signed an exclusive contract with Apple so, while they could create an Android App & some receiver device they won't....Unless they want to lose their lucrative deal with Apple
Also, your GPS is built into the phone and doesn't cost you anything if you have a data plan to get Google Maps. You don't need to pay for it to AT&T (They basically just tell you where your family is, which you can do for free with Latitude)
The few viable solutions that I can see for treadmill running (which is the case why you couldn't use the GPS solutions abundant on Android) are:
Garmin 405 (or similar) watch + footpod sensor which runs ANT+
A Sony phone which has ANT+ which you can pair with footpod and ANT+
MotoActiv which has ANT+ and can be used with a footpod and ANT+
What you really want, that doesn't exist (to my knowledge) is a bluetooth cadence sensor and an Android App to convert the candence information into human readable data like Nike+
^+1
Nike+ will probably never see support for the Android.
I would even buy an alternative to nike + as long as it were as intuitive and as easy to use. Nike + for android +1
You can allways go with the nike sportband
GPS
orphan22 said:
You can allways go with the nike sportband
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GPS is a free service that is built into your phone you don't need to subscribe to some navigation app.
I'm working on an NFC related project for my company and I had a couple of questions that I was wondering if any of you guys could cover:
1) Does Microsoft/Google have requirements for what NFC standards are required? For example, The Nexus 4 has a chip that doesn't fully support MIFARE, so am I to assume that the ISO 18092 standard must be supported since that is technically the definition of NFC?
2) I hear that the NXP chip is currently in android handsets, except for the Nexus 4. Is it the PN 512 chip?
3) Does anyone know what NFC chips are in the Windows Phone 8 handsets?
ShensMobile said:
I'm working on an NFC related project for my company and I had a couple of questions that I was wondering if any of you guys could cover:
1) Does Microsoft/Google have requirements for what NFC standards are required? For example, The Nexus 4 has a chip that doesn't fully support MIFARE, so am I to assume that the ISO 18092 standard must be supported since that is technically the definition of NFC?
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Required for what? NFC Standard is defined by the NFC Forum. NFC is 18092, Mifare is 14443-3A
I am getting crazy to find a phone, which will be used in the car with a Kenwood DDX-7025 probably. AFAIK the DDX-7025 supports MHL, with Mirrorlink I am unsure, looks like the 7015 supports Mirrorlink. But I want to use Sygic which needs Mirrorlink 1.1 if I don't want to use MHL. Actually I don't know what I should prefer MHL oder Mirrorlink. So my goal is to buy a phone which supports MHL and Mirrorlink 1.1
The cheapest I found is a HTC One (M8), when I check https://cert.mirrorlink.com/ProductListing/ On the on side it is a little bit above my budget and on the other side, I would prefer a bigger display. Android auto shoul be supported too, which needs Android 5.0 min.
Is there a Sony phone which supports Mirrorlink 1.1. Looks like most Sony phones support Mirrorlink 1.0 only.
As a person who tests car head units supporting MirrorLink, CarPlay and Android Auto for a while now, I can only conclude that MirrorLink (even in the 1.1 installment) is the buggiest of all three. Sadly, CarPlay seems to be the most consistent.
Yes, it is really sad. Do you know any headunit which supports Mirrorlink 1.1?
I've never looked to buy a head unit. I've only been involved in the developing of the project, as a tester. Sadly neither of the projects are launched yet and even if they'd be launched, you'd have to buy the whole car, as they were OEM head units.
Bottom line is, if you want remote UI on your head unit, try to search for something that supports Android Auto or CarPlay (depending on what phone you have or want to buy). Usually, head units that are currently in development will support either all three standards or just AA and CP.
Out of the two standards available for Android, ML needs, as an extra, a certified phone. It also is, from what I've seen, more buggy and generally less stable than AA or CP.
What I want is to mirror any app on the head unit screen and that is hard to realize. Android Auto is Google dominated, I don't want the Google navigation and I am not interested in things like how high is the "Empire State Building". Mirrorlink is limited to certain apps, a catastrophy which apps, especially which navigation apps are allowed. So the only solution would be MHL, what I found out. But with MHL it is very critical with the devices. I read that it stopped working sind Android 5.0
What did you end up with?
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What did you end up with?
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Good question, at least I forgot the connection between phone and head unit. I bought an Alpine head unit INE-W990BT (including navigation), which I won't buy again because gps is too inaccurate, I assume Kenwood is better and use this for navigation. In case I need more than I use a Zuk Z1, which has an excellent battery, which is mounted below the wind shield.
I have a kenwood ddx9702 and I connect android auto up with my sprint htc one m8 (bad boys ROM s-off). Using MHL it only mirrors phone screen. Using USB I get android auto to work.
Hi,
I was trying out some Mifare 1K tags on my 5X and discovered that they don't work. So apparently the phone doesn't support them but since the NFC chip PN548 that the phone uses supports them, I was wondering if there is any way of enabling them. Any solution is acceptable even if it requires root.
The snapdragon 835 apparently has a FM tuner, and several manufacturers allow the nextradio app to utilize it. I'm not talking about streaming, I mean an actual rf tuner in the FM radio band. For instance I've read the Samsung S8 allows nextradio to use the tuner, as well as the LG V30.
Anyone know if it is possible to use the FM tuner on the Oneplus 5T?
Not that I'm aware of but only that it would be capable of it doesn't mean it is possible. It'd need to have a connected antenna or utilize the wired headphones as such. If the chip does not use them as antenna, it can't even receive FM signals.
It's like having a Bluetooth chip inside but not soldered to the motherboard. Moreover, the functionality could also have been disabled on a hardware level making it impossible to enable it via software.
Maybe it would be possible but then people also tried to enable disabled CPU cores on their budget CPUs without success ?