[Q] Using phone as NFC key? - NFC Hacking

Hi everyone,
i have just purchased a nexus 5 after a long wait for its release, so i am now going to have an nfc enabled phone. I go to a university where we have nfc tags instead of keys and i would like to know if it would be possible to write the information from the nfc tag to my phone so i will be able to use my phone as my key so i dont have to keep taking my key around with me.
any help with this would be much appreciated, or if its just not technically possible at least it will have put this idea to rest in my head
Thanks guys

NFC Tag Cloner app works maybe for you

Cuerex said:
NFC Tag Cloner app works maybe for you
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Thanks for the reply! Just got an email from google saying my N5 has shipped cant wait to try this!

Id be a bit concerned if my campus keycard system could be cloned by anyone with nfc on their phone. If your school is on their and puts some level of encryption on their system. Then again if they are at all like my school was when it comes to tech, clone away!

endlywi distinct
unfortunately the key is encrypted but got my nexus 5 so woo!

You might be able to talk to the person who runs the keycards and get them to flash your phone but id highly doubt they'd let you do it.
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Cuerex said:
NFC Tag Cloner app works maybe for you
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It clones a card: You need another card..

yeah i asked in the recepetion today and the guy i was talking to didnt seem to have any clue of what nfc actually is, but he wouldnt let me do it anyway

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Smart Tags

Hi this may well be a silly one but can we us the smart tags that the Xperia S use?
tadman2010 said:
Hi this may well be a silly one but can we us the smart tags that the Xperia S use?
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I read that any NFC capable phone can use them.
Ok thanks for that info
Sorry to hi-jack this thread but I have tried this and I can't seem to get it to work. My wife has the Xperia S and I have the One X. I got the app Xepria Smart Tag and NFC Task Launcher (free version) but I cant get either to work.
When I turn on NFC in the setting and then scan a tag I just get a line that tells me a smart tag has been scanned. I can't then set what I want it to launch. Help on this would be great.
Thanks.

NFC Use through Lockscreen on Nexus 7 and Operating App In Front of Lock Screen

Hey guys,
I did some searching and asked in some IRC channels, but couldn't find a satisfactory answer. I heard Biwoto Cerbero can maybe do I what I want it to do, but even though I'm in New Jersey, their app keeps downloading in Spanish for me. (I emailed them, I'll update this thread if that app can do what I want)
Basically, I have a Nexus 7 I'm trying to enable as a beer pouring authenticator for the Kegbot project. NFC authentication is easy past the lockscreen, but I also want to be able to use the tablet. Seeing as how I'm in college, letting some drunk friends play with my personal gmail sounds like a bad idea.
So I have two questions. One, I haven't seen this for the Nexus 7, but I know it's possible-- how hard would it be (presumably in a custom ROM) to enable NFC to work with the lockscreen off?
Two, is it possible to implement a top lock over my pattern unlock, wherein the top lock (could be anything, but presumably just a simple swipe) would allow access to only one application (the Kegbot app that responds to authenticated NFC tags by offering to pour a beer), but still keep another lockscreen in place to prevent other apps from being used?
That would also allow me to keep an app that writes specific strings or something to the tags to allow for access control if I don't want people rewriting their own NFC cards. (Though I could always write lock those)
Thanks!
Hate to reply to myself, but I think I've found the answer.
So my googling turned up this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5iaXdvdGEuY2VyYmVybyJd
It has some localization issues they're trying to fix, but it's not hard to change the language to English if you play around with the settings.
I've been emailing back and forth with one of the developers, who has been helping me out a ton. If you have the premium version (only a dollar), you can call their lock screen (either PIN or NFC) to come up after you leave the application you are in that you want to restrict access to. So I have my face unlock, get past the Cerbero lock, then I open my app. I call an intent in the app on destruction of the launcher activity that brings up the lock again. It's not the cleanest solution, but it works for my purposes.
amt897 said:
Hate to reply to myself, but I think I've found the answer.
So my googling turned up this app:
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Did you have any luck being able to use NFC without having to unlock the screen? i've seen other device specific solutions on xdad but nothing for the Nexus 7
Thanks.
Some time ago there was a modified nfc apk wich worked in both my nexus s and galaxy nexus...and it could do that.
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@dumbdroid Thanks for the info, any idea where I might track it down?
johnwin said:
@dumbdroid Thanks for the info, any idea where I might track it down?
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I belive it was on gnex themes and apps forum.
Anyone found out how to get NFC working without the screen being on?
I've tried several methods under Gnex and GS3 forums but it doesn't work.

Exchange email security

Hello,
I would like to know if there any way to remove security from exchange email. I really hate to put a security or pin number when I need to look at my phone''. Any help?
Thanks
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Cool way = tasker+ autoloction + auto+auto input
You can make your phone enter the pin automatically when you are in specified locations ie home, at work or in car.
Other than that I don't know.
=]
PostMeridianLyf said:
Cool way = tasker+ autoloction + auto+auto input
You can make your phone enter the pin automatically when you are in specified locations ie home, at work or in car.
Other than that I don't know.
=]
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do you have a guide for this? I have tasker.
I've never had the need for a pin on my email so I couldn't tell you exactly what tasks to make.
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No!!!! Well thanks anyway. I'm sure google knows the answer.
Of course there is a way... this is android
Here is a flashable zip which is a modded Mail.apk. It works on all android devices
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749921
Here is a mod which also contains an option to disable exchange security requirements. It works on atnt and tmobile galaxy s4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293951
Just be careful which coworkers you show off to

Motorola Skip on Other Devices

I have looked all over XDA and Google looking for an answer, so I hope I am not starting a repetitive thread.
I got my girlfriends Moto X in the mail today and she got a free Motorola Skip with it. She isn't going to use it, so I figured I would try and set it up on my HTC One. I can't seem to figure it out. Any suggestions, or tips? Has this been done yet?
would also be intrested in this
David111jr said:
would also be intrested in this
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I'm fairly sure a lot of people would. I'd like the quick notifications feature too.
Assuming you know how to NFC, can you scan it with NFC tag info and post the results?
I'll have a looksie see how it works.
(Scan tag, email to yourself then copy/paste from the email)
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Thanks for posting this, was just coming online to post the same answer. Interested in the results.
If its just a standard tag - doubtful, but who knows with googorolla these days - I have an app called nfcsecure that does a similar thing. Due to limitations of the framework, I can't actually turn the screen on, but its an NFC lockscreen.

Display the company name of the contact that is calling you?

I use my phone for business.
I have thousand of people in my contacts.
I want to see caller's name and company before I pickup the phone.
iPhone can do this, how about Android?
phone>settings>callerid &spam. Google tries to provide the name of the caller if not in your contacts list. In the past I remember having choices as to what it used to obtain the callers information. I cant find that anymore.
HyperM3 said:
phone>settings>callerid &spam. Google tries to provide the name of the caller if not in your contacts list. In the past I remember having choices as to what it used to obtain the callers information. I cant find that anymore.
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I want to learn company names of my original contacts. Who are already in my list. I put notes on company names. iphone was showing me them.
Like
Jon Snow
Car wash Owner
erkange said:
I want to learn company names of my original contacts. Who are already in my list. I put notes on company names. iphone was showing me them.
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Jon Snow
Car wash Owner
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So you want additional saved contact information to populate the caller ID screen? Nope, cant do that as much as Ive seen.
HyperM3 said:
So you want additional saved contact information to populate the caller ID screen? Nope, cant do that as much as Ive seen.
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yes, I exaclty need that. I need to see my own contacts information.
iphone can do this.
Samsung galaxy 8's phone app can do this.
But google pixel can't do this.
It is very weird.
erkange said:
yes, I exaclty need that. I need to see my own contacts information.
iphone can do this.
Samsung galaxy 8's phone app can do this.
But google pixel can't do this.
It is very weird.
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There might be another contacts/phone app option in the play store that could display this information.
HyperM3 said:
There might be another contacts/phone app option in the play store that could display this information.
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Actually keep looking since few days. Till now nope, i couldn't find that app yet
I have 1500 contacts from hundreds of different companies.
erkange said:
Actually keep looking since few days. Till now nope, i couldn't find that app yet
I have 1500 contacts from hundreds of different companies.
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Try this one, see if it works. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuma.smartnotify Or this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jestasfunhouse.callinformer
HyperM3 said:
Try this one, see if it works. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kuma.smartnotify Or this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jestasfunhouse.callinformer
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Thank you.
I already tried both of them.
Smart Notify is working if phone is not locked. If it is locked then full screen caller id come, than no callers's company info shown.
Call informer was the App i was using 4 years ago. I already tried it since i swicthed back to android.
Unfortunately it doesn't work with newest android phones. Like my Pixel 3 XL.
But it works great with Asus zenfone 3. Which has android 8.0.0
It would be great if there is an update to call informer.
erkange said:
Thank you.
I already tried both of them.
Smart Notify is working if phone is not locked. If it is locked then full screen caller id come, than no callers's company info shown.
Call informer was the App i was using 4 years ago. I already tried it since i swicthed back to android.
Unfortunately it doesn't work with newest android phones. Like my Pixel 3 XL.
But it works great with Asus zenfone 3. Which has android 8.0.0
It would be great if there is an update to call informer.
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Damn, Oh well, I tried. Hope you find something else that might work.
HyperM3 said:
Damn, Oh well, I tried. Hope you find something else that might work.
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yes, tahnk you soo much.
It is very weird that in year 2019, google didn't think that.
Finally this app works. Can show any info from address book and even can add notes.
Call notes pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nikanorov.callnotespro
erkange said:
Finally this app works. Can show any info from address book and even can add notes.
Call notes pro
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nikanorov.callnotespro
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Good looking out, glad you found something. Thanks for sharing in case anyone else is looking for something like this in the future.
this app is much better and simplier. Show all info in caller id.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-true-phone-best-dialer-contact-t2934816
erkange said:
this app is much better and simplier. Show all info in caller id.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-true-phone-best-dialer-contact-t2934816
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Both made by Russians, unfortunately. Seen any others while you were looking?
Sporkflinger said:
Both made by Russians, unfortunately. Seen any others while you were looking?
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Nope, I switched back to iPhone.
Hate iPhone's dialer though.

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