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    Help Phone with good NFC performance?

    Hello, As backup for the bank card, I'd like to get an NFC-capable Android smartphone. Ideally, it should be < €/$200 new (I don't mind buying it second-hand, so it could more expensive new), and have a < 5,5" screen — besides the extra weight, I find Xiaomi Redmi Note 5's 6" screen a bit big...
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    Help Trying to choose a smartwatch as a gift

    My friend has always been a BIG fan of Pebble (discontinued in 2016) and was devastated when it got discontinued. If it matters, he owns a self-rooted Android phone bcos he likes to customise the tech he needs. He’s a software developer and has always been interested in tech (building stuff and...
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    Help Is my phone behaving similar to proximity cards?

    Hello, I need to understand this in order to use it in my work. I work with access control systems. One of the hardware I use is proximity card readers, which read both 13,56 MHz and 125 kHz cards. Accidentally I put my Samsung S20 phone near the reader and my surprise was that the reader...
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    Alternative contactless payment apps

    Google Pay does not support Citi AAdvantage (although Apple Pay does). I heard it works with Samsung Pay, but that app isn't supported by Pixel. For some reason I'm having trouble finding other contactless payment wallets for Android. Can anyone advise? Thanks.
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    Apps Write Lock Block command for NfcV

    I am trying to lock data to a NXP ICODE SLIX SL2S2002 tag type 5 (ISO 15693) to make it readonly by using the WRITE SINGLE BLOCKS command through the NfcV object in an ionic based app: private readonly cmdISO15693 = { READ_SINGLE_BLOCK: 0x20, WRITE_SINGLE_BLOCK: 0x21, LOCK_BLOCK...
  6. Android News

    The Huawei Watch apparently does NOT have NFC

    Despite earlier reports claiming that the original Huawei Watch had NFC and the company was testing Android Pay, it seems that has been debunked.
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    • android pay huawei huawei watch nfc smartwatches wearables
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  7. Android News

    Android Pay may come to the original Huawei Watch later this year

    Huawei has confirmed that the original Huawei Watch includes NFC and that the company is working on introducing Android Pay to its users. However, we'll likely have to wait until Q3 2017 before it is officially enabled.
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    A new patent from Sony describes wireless charging through NFC

    Wireless charging is still in its infancy years. Sony is working on a new way to configure wireless charging between two devices which would rely on NFC in the same way that Bluetooth settings can be configured between two devices with NFC.
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    Visa shows off NFC-enabled sunglasses at SXSW

    At SXSW in Texas, Visa announced a prototype of pf payment-enabled sunglasses. These glasses feature a small NFC chip and will allow for you to make a payment at an NFC-near terminal.
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    Citibank's Citi Pay digital wallet will work online, in apps and for NFC payments

    Citibank has announced that its new digital wallet will use MasterCard's Masterpass payment service, allowing Citibank cardholders to make payments online, in apps and over NFC. The service will allow for seamless payments using Citibank account credentials. The Citi Pay service will launch in...
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    Help Android RFID/access card emulator

    I have an nfc enabled phone (Samsung Galaxy Core Prime SM-G6360G) with stock Android 5.1.1. I want an app that I can scan an RFID/contactless card and save it in my phone. The RFID card operates at NFC frequency and the reader in my use only checks the data, not the UID of the card. Then i want...
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    • android android 4.4 android 4.4 kitkat android 5.1.1 nfc
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  12. Android News

    Wells Fargo announces digital wallet platform

    Wells Fargo has announced their own digital wallet platform. The bank will allow users to manage their account and pay for things from their smartphones, with NFC support being used for mobile payments much like Android Pay. Of course, Wells Fargo was one of the earliest banks to support Android...
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    Xiaomi planning to launch its own mobile payment service in China

    In an effort to offer more value to its customers, Xiaomi has announced that it will partner with national bank card association China UnionPay to launch an NFC-based mobile payment platform in China. While mobile payments in China are currently dominated by Alibaba and Tencent, Xiaomi has a...
    • NicholasGray
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    • nfc xiaomi
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    • Forum: Tech News
  14. Android News

    8 Practical & Creative Ways to Use Your Android Phone's NFC Capabilities

    Our devices are capable of much more uses than we really realize. NFC is one of those features that some of us take for granted. But here are a few ways that you can really take advantage of NFC and show off how awesome your device is in the process. 1. Share Wi-Fi passwords with friends 2...
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    Samsung to add fingerprint sensors, NFC to lower-end devices

    Recent rumors have suggested that Samsung hopes to spread their "Samsung Pay" service to more countries soon but they're not only planning to expand geographically. A new report indicates they want to bring Samsung Pay to lower end devices, meaning almost all new Samsung Android Phones could...
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    • fingerprint fingerprint sensor nfc samsung samsung pay
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