My last phone, I was able to use various NFC stickers to perform actions for my phone, e.g.:
- Car: put the phone in the car holder, it would unlock and start the car GUI.
- Security System: hold the phone to an NFC sticker by my front door and it starts my sec system GUI where I can turn it on and off.
All this would work from the lockscreen.
I know that we can buy/make these "Motorola" NFC unlock stickers but I want to perform specific actions based on the sticker!
How can I get the Moto X to actually FUNCTION with REAL NFC stickers from the lockscreen?
andTab said:
My last phone, I was able to use various NFC stickers to perform actions for my phone, e.g.:
- Car: put the phone in the car holder, it would unlock and start the car GUI.
- Security System: hold the phone to an NFC sticker by my front door and it starts my sec system GUI where I can turn it on and off.
All this would work from the lockscreen.
I know that we can buy/make these "Motorola" NFC unlock stickers but I want to perform specific actions based on the sticker!
How can I get the Moto X to actually FUNCTION with REAL NFC stickers from the lockscreen?
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Really - no one?
This phone is pissing me off more and more.
What was your last phone? Most phones I thought had to have the screen on and unlocked for the NFC to trigger.
You could buy the skip and put it on a key chain or something and then put the phone up to the other tags once the skip unlocks your phone.
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You need something to keep NFC on with ScreenOff. This is usually done with a MOD. You can use this Xposed Module: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2478163
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Hello,
is there a way that i can use NFC when Screen is Off or Locked ?
NFC works only atm when Phone is on and Screen is unlocked.
Ha! You mentioned my pet hate about Android NFC. No you cannot use it with the screen off. It is supposedly for security but it is totally stupid. The whole use of NFC is best with screen off. For example, you go into your car, hold your phone near an RFC sticker near the steering wheel and it changes your ring tone volume etc and enable driving mode. Come into your home, hold it near an RFC sticker near your front door and it uses a quieter ringer etc.
But you don't want to unlock your phone everytime for this to work. Really stupid and ruins NFC for me! But its not HTC, its Google.
there are several mods for using NFC while screen off. (just slightly modified nfc.apk)
I guess it's just a matter of time until those mods will be ported for the One. (still sounds like Braveheart to me :laugh
Obviously, you'll need root for that.
@jonstatt - I guess the logic is that, if someone had a password set and someone developed a way of getting around that, put it on an nfc chip... swiped it and your into the phone.
I agree it's annoying but it is for the purpose of security.
Has anybody managed to get this working on their moto X 2014 ? I have set it up under trusted devices and it recognises the NFC tag there but nothing happens when I tap the tag on the back of the phone at the unlock screen. Any ideas folks ?
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Has anybody managed to get this working on their moto X 2014 ? I have set it up under trusted devices and it recognises the NFC tag there but nothing happens when I tap the tag on the back of the phone at the unlock screen. Any ideas folks ?
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It doesn't work that way. You need to put the tag in contact with the phone before powering it on. Then you should notice that the little padlock icon at the bottom of the screen is "unlatched". If you touch the tag to the phone with the screen already on it will not bypass the lock screen. Here's a video showing it on a Nexus 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8QJLYB4ktA
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So I have a new magnetic mount for my car and when I put my phone on it the screen will turn black and lock.
When I hit the power button it will turn on to the lock screen and if I unlock the phone it will go to a black screen and none of the android buttons appear.
If I take it off the mount it works just fine.
I checked around and didn't see any dock settings or anything related to that.
Is there a way to disable this or figure out how to get around it?
Using MeanPop2.0 5.1 update.
So it looks like I need to find a way to disable the hall sensor.
thomas.owns said:
So I have a new magnetic mount for my car and when I put my phone on it the screen will turn black and lock.
When I hit the power button it will turn on to the lock screen and if I unlock the phone it will go to a black screen and none of the android buttons appear.
If I take it off the mount it works just fine.
I checked around and didn't see any dock settings or anything related to that.
Is there a way to disable this or figure out how to get around it?
Using MeanPop2.0 5.1 update.
So it looks like I need to find a way to disable the hall sensor.
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You using a case to mount the magnet-to-magnet connection from phone to mount?
I have a case with the metal sheet inside the case covered with some tape. When i dock my phone to the mount it sticks perfectly and no issues.
I dont know if this will be any help but Magnet Unlocker in Play Store might help disable this?
Cant post link, noob here still.
same here
Exactly the same issue with my N6 on the magnetic dock...
Had this been resolved? I'm having the exact same issues. Sometimes I get it to work with a reboot. But it's annoying.
Have you guys checked settings - > display -> daydream?
There is an option for when it docks, I'd suggest turning that off. Just a guess, I don't have anything magnetic to check.
It could also be tripping a magnetic "off"; say if you had a flip cover, it would turn the display off when you closed the cover.
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I had exactly the same problem, with my LG Power X. Solved it by moving the metal plate to be higher in the case. Found that the magnet switched off screen and only displayed clock - when it attached to the lower half of phone; but when i moved the magnet around i found only certain spots triggered the display switch off. I suspect there is a magnetic sensor in the phone for some kind of docking feature.
On the Galaxy S7 with Nougat, I've created a Tasker profile so if my phone is on the wireless charger, it activates System Lock.
Basically if I'm at home where Smart Lock unlocks my phone and bypasses fingerprint unlock, and I leave my phone charging, I don't want people to be able to access it.
But this then forces pattern unlock instead of fingerprint unlock.
Is there a way to create similar behavior but still allowing me to unlock my phone using just a touch of my fingerprint, like Nougat allows otherwise?
Thanks!!
Have you tried to disable Smart Lock instead?
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Have you tried to disable Smart Lock instead?
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Obviously that would work but I want Smart Lock to unlock my phone, unless it's left on the charger.
Thanks!!
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Obviously that would work but I want Smart Lock to unlock my phone, unless it's left on the charger.
Thanks!!
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Well, you're in the Tasker forum, so I thought it was obvious that I meant to create a Tasker profile to disable Smart Lock when it's charging and enable it again after you swipe your fingerprint.
That said, I quit using wireless chargers when tasks would fail because when the phone gets 100% charged, the charger turns off, so the phone wouldn't know it was still on the charger. The phone always knows when it's plugged in though.
Good luck!
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Well, you're in the Tasker forum, so I thought it was obvious that I meant to create a Tasker profile to disable Smart Lock when it's charging and enable it again after you swipe your fingerprint.
That said, I quit using wireless chargers when tasks would fail because when the phone gets 100% charged, the charger turns off, so the phone wouldn't know it was still on the charger. The phone always knows when it's plugged in though.
Good luck!
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Interesting idea, I'll try that! I thought you meant disable it in phone settings.
Thanks!!
Disable of Smart Lock could help
Hi!
I know is not a new phone but I just bought a really cheap sealed axon m, everything works perfectly except for the dual and extended mode, the keys on the M bar are grey and I can only use the AA mirror mode, I read online about people using magnets to make it work and I tried, it does, but it's kinda annoying having to carry a magnet for the phone, is there a way to lock the dual mode so it's always on when I unlock the device like the AA mode?
Or is there a way to make the phone believe that it's always unfolded so it let me use the other modes?
Thank you!
Get a super thin 1mm neodymium magnet and place in the back in the dished out area using double sided tape. Play around with location and polarity to enable. 1mm allows the phone to still fold.