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NFC and SmartConnect

Hi!
trying to figure out nfc with smartconnect.
i can't find an option to switch/toggle airplane mode. do i oversee this? just wifi and bluetooth.
do you know any better tool for nfc?
thanks & have a nice day

hebbe said:
Hi!
trying to figure out nfc with smartconnect.
i can't find an option to switch/toggle airplane mode. do i oversee this? just wifi and bluetooth.
do you know any better tool for nfc?
thanks & have a nice day
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Cant see the airplane toggle either, There is one for just about everything except turning off the phone signal

download Samsung TecTile from app store.

download Xperia™ SmartTags

avetny said:
download Samsung TecTile from app store.
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thanks for your answer.
but unfortunately, tectiles wants to write the specified tasks onto the nfc-tag. and the tags included are read only.
also, air plane mode isn't available in this app.

zyanun said:
download Xperia™ SmartTags
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thanks for the hint, but it's nearly the same as the preinstalled smart connect. doesn't have airplane-mode too.

zyanun said:
download Xperia™ SmartTags
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Smart Tags app is no longer supported. Sony states that SmartConnect replaced SmartTags app.

hebbe said:
Hi!
trying to figure out nfc with smartconnect.
i can't find an option to switch/toggle airplane mode. do i oversee this? just wifi and bluetooth.
do you know any better tool for nfc?
thanks & have a nice day
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Hi hebbe,
Did you find an issue ?
I am in a similar situtation.
Thanks !

[Q] Camera shutter sound

DU Hellooooo00ooo,
Well, Hi there good people of XDA.
Using my S4 active for a good 2 months now (minus the month away fo replacement, water damage) but I'm getting really annoyed with the camera shutter and filming sound.
Looked on the whole internetz but could only find tips that didn't work.
So here's what I tried:
>> Phone needs to be rooted! > Downlaod "Note 2 hidden settings" from the market and disable shutter sound.
This works and is the quickest and most easy way to do it. You need to be rooted though!
>> "If the phone is rooted... goto root > system > media > ui
Under ui , rename the files shutter.ogg to anything eg shutter_no.ogg
do the same for camera...
Reboot....
Voila!!!! No camera sounds..."
This works when used with a ROOT explorer who can get W/R permissions
>>"If you want to remove it completely, try this app. It worked on all my previous phones.
https://sites.google.com/site/enforcedstreamsilencer/
You're welcome."
This didn't help either. (could install and use it but didn't change a thing)
>> "Click on the settings icon. Press it again for a window to pop up. Then select the most right tab and scroll down, you should see the shutter sound option. It should be second to last on the list."
This option isn't even there on my (unbranded) S4 active. (seems to be not available in some countries due to privacy stuff)
>> "If you are rooted, you can change the settings to give you the prompt on the menu. The file is root/system/csc/feature.xml. Change the "false" in the shuttersoundmenu line to "true". It will put the option on the camera settings menu."
This didn't work because when I tried to change the false to true it didn't let me save it.
So my question here:
Is there any other way to get rid of this shutter sound?
And if not. Am I doing something wrong with the file changing?
Thanks for any help in advance!
Kabilie

kabilie said:
>> "If the phone is rooted... goto root > system > media > ui
Under ui , rename the files shutter.ogg to anything eg shutter_no.ogg
do the same for camera...
Reboot....
Voila!!!! No camera sounds..."
This didn't work since I couldnt change the files, no idea why but android wouldnt let me. (Rooted the phone and used file explorer)
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You need to use a root file-explorer and then mount the /system folder as RW - the options to do this should be in whatever root explorer you choose to use. Remember to remount back as read-only when you're done deleting, for security.

If you install the Xposed framework and then the Wanam Xposed module it'll offer the ability to shut off that/those sound(s) for you, as well as add a whole bunch of other functionality too. Highly recommended for such tweaks because it's easily reversible courtesy of a checkbox...

br0adband said:
If you install the Xposed framework and then the Wanam Xposed module it'll offer the ability to shut off that/those sound(s) for you, as well as add a whole bunch of other functionality too. Highly recommended for such tweaks because it's easily reversible courtesy of a checkbox...
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Xposed framework. Heard that was a tricky thing to do with the active.. Or am I wrong?
will test the RW thing tonight. Will let you know how it went

kabilie said:
Xposed framework. Heard that was a tricky thing to do with the active.. Or am I wrong?
will test the RW thing tonight. Will let you know how it went
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Xposed framework works fine for me on the i9295, but then it's a bit overkill for just disabling the shutter sound - if that's all you want to do, just use the file-delete method. I used ES File Explorer to remount the /system folder and make the change, and have had to redo it after every update of course.

Cederic said:
You need to use a root file-explorer and then mount the /system folder as RW - the options to do this should be in whatever root explorer you choose to use. Remember to remount back as read-only when you're done deleting, for security.
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This worked.
Thanks for the help guys!
Question answered

i think you can just turn off the sound from the camera settings, no need to be going into system files

GeLopez said:
i think you can just turn off the sound from the camera settings, no need to be going into system files
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That is unfortunately not true - Samsung is one of the companies that choose not to give the end user the choice to break the law.
Yes, in some countries it is apparently illegal to turn off the shutter sound, due to rampant upskirt picture taking and so on.

Cederic said:
That is unfortunately not true - Samsung is one of the companies that choose not to give the end user the choice to break the law.
Yes, in some countries it is apparently illegal to turn off the shutter sound, due to rampant upskirt picture taking and so on.
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really? check attachment.

GeLopez said:
really? check attachment.
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I may be wrong here but I think the option is not there unless u installed some mod like Note 2 Hidden Settings.

GeLopez said:
really? check attachment.
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Really - although I should of course only speak for the Active since that's the device I own, I've heard repeatedly that Samsung owners have problems with this. Perhaps some devices are excluded - alas the international S4 Active is not.
Edit: I checked, and that option does indeed exist on certain versions of the S4 - not most of them, and not the S4 Active however, or at least not the international version. I'm guessing you have a regular S4 by the endline of your post - please note that this is the forum for the S4 Active, a completely different device.

Guys guys guys,
The shutter sound setting is there depending on country and their laws on those things.
At my S4 Active that option is not there, read the first post where I talk about changing a word from false to true to activate that option. Still didn't work.
The matter is solved for me but if you don't believe that there ISN'T a settings button... here's a screenshot

kabilie said:
Guys guys guys,
The shutter sound setting is there depending on country and their laws on those things.
At my S4 Active that option is not there, read the first post where I talk about changing a word from false to true to activate that option. Still didn't work.
The matter is solved for me but if you don't believe that there ISN'T a settings button... here's a screenshot
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It's not entirely country-dependant - it's model and provider dependant. Samsung by default apparently removes the setting. A few providers in the US put it back in their custom versions of the phones - on the regular S4.
Don't worry, it's not an argument - I just think it's better if the real info is in the thread when people go searching for ways to fix this "feature".

i just change to silent mode on my s4 active int. version.
No shutter sound.

cfchong said:
I may be wrong here but I think the option is not there unless u installed some mod like Note 2 Hidden Settings.
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as mentioned...Note 2 Hidden Settings allows you to set the shutter sound among other settings.
you can download from play store. it requires root though.

Note 2 hidden settings works aswell indeed. will update OP with that option!

Request - starting camera in manual mode

Hi guys a need this option badly. I need camera to start in manual mode with hardware key.
It's possible to create a xposed module for this?
Thanks!

albertobom said:
Hi guys a need this option badly. I need camera to start in manual mode with hardware key.
It's possible to create a xposed module for this?
Thanks!
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I mentioned this as well once - no reply.
I'm commenting to show there's more demand for this. I need it! :silly:
Right now I always unlock the device, go to the homescreen to click on the Manual Mode shortcut I put there. It takes too much time compared with Superior Auto Mode...

Is System UI Tuner Gone From Official 6.0 Release?

enabled developer options and long pressed the gear thing in notifications shade. no go. is it somewhere else? can't find it...

Just activated UI tuner myself. Have debugging on and keep trying to touch and hold the gear. It took me about for tries. It let me know that System UI Tuner was enabled.

nope not working. this is driving me insane. zero issues enabling in the dev previews...

indianajonze said:
nope not working. this is driving me insane. zero issues enabling in the dev previews...
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Did you upgrade from a previous build, in which you had already enabled dev options? Maybe try disabling developer options and re-enabling developer options, then try the gear again? Android Wear companion app, for instance, has been known to require disabling-and-reenabling developer options before the app will reveal its own internal developer options (e.g., take wearable screenshot).

so...i got it working. had to disable developer options, do the gear long press thing, then re-enable developer options. what a pita that was. thanks DA6030 for the suggestion, which worked!
btw this was with a clean install of the factory image, not an upgrade. i was under the impression that you had to enable dev options first, which apparently is not the case

Its still there, same way to activate it.

synergeticink said:
Its still there, same way to activate it.
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eh not quite. see post #5. process is the same but if you enable dev options first it doesnt work. at least it didnt for me

Miracast on rooted XZ1c

Hello there,
I´ll get my new XZ1c for few minutes.
A big question for me is, if I root my phone the functions like screen mirroring or equal (connectivity) getting lost?
Is there a list of all the features that are lost by rooting the phone?
Kind regards,
Chris

I'm not rooted myself, but I'm pretty sure, that screen mirroring will not be affected by rooting. In fact, I've seen somewhere, a post on how to disable the HDCP check when you're rooted, so I can't imagine it not working.
As for a list, I don't think there is one. Camera is one for sure, but I'm not sure which other functions might be affected / degraded.

BetaLyte said:
I'm not rooted myself, but I'm pretty sure, that screen mirroring will not be affected by rooting. In fact, I've seen somewhere, a post on how to disable the HDCP check when you're rooted, so I can't imagine it not working.
As for a list, I don't think there is one. Camera is one for sure, but I'm not sure which other functions might be affected / degraded.
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Thanks @BetaLyte
I know about these worksarounds for HDCP from my other phones.
Miracast is very important for my -> I cast everyday my Phone completly to my Car-Unit.
Yes Camera, but I thought some functions for Screencasting too, but I´m not sure...

Just apply the fix --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1-compact/development/oreo-wifidisplay-fix-t3736917

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Just apply the fix --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz1-compact/development/oreo-wifidisplay-fix-t3736917
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Thanks @russel5,
will Bookmark this Post for future to try it if I rooted my Phone (If there´s a working TA/DRM-Key Backup Solution).

dhchris said:
Thanks @russel5,
will Bookmark this Post for future to try it if I rooted my Phone (If there´s a working TA/DRM-Key Backup Solution).
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I tired this but I´m stuck on editing smali files.
all other files are ok.
Can someone help me?
Kind regards,
Chris

dhchris said:
I tired this but I´m stuck on editing smali files.
all other files are ok.
Can someone help me?
Kind regards,
Chris
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You won't be able to edit it unless it's rooted.

Didgesteve said:
You won't be able to edit it unless it's rooted.
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Yes, I'm rooted by sToRm//'s Xperifix.com...
Gesendet von meinem G8441 mit Tapatalk

Hey there,
The connection is set now, but
everytime I connect the screen or my car headunit,
Bluetooth - Media is disabled.
Cannot enable it if Screen Mirroring is connected.
Can someone help me?
Kind regards,
Chris