NFC Tags not working?

[rotto16]

So I had some Samsung NFC Tags setup and work on my S3. I'm using NFC task launcher to write to the tags and carry out the actions. Now when I try to use them on my S4 I get a message that the tag is not supported. Anyone else have this problem? What kind of tags are supported?

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[rbernard80]

Yeah, the old ones don't work. Samsung just released a new version to work with the GS4.
Samsung releases TecTiles 2 NFC tags for Galaxy S 4, available for $15 today

 

[SpiralBorg]

Yeah, the old ones don't work. Samsung just released a new version to work with the GS4.
Samsung releases TecTiles 2 NFC tags for Galaxy S 4, available for $15 today

Yes. The new TecTiles only work with the new S4.

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[jzamorski]

Yeah they changed the hardware for NFC tech in the S4... so its a similar problem as the Nexus 4 and 10 have with NFC Tags. There are some non-samsung tags that will work too, you don't have to get the "tectiles".

 

[majorpayne]

I'm looking for some that are compatible with the Note 2, the S3 and the S4 does it exist? I have one of each of these in my house

 

[Averix]

It was stupid of Samsung to make the original TechTiles the way they did. They chose a standard that was basically guaranteed not to work with future NFC readers. All of the tags I set up for controlling things and doing settings are now worthless. Buy new tags through NFC Task Launcher app from Tagstand or if you want some keytag types, Sony has a 4 pack of some nice ones for $20. They work with the S4, unlike Samsung's first batch.

 

[AlgarY]

Some more details about Samsung Tectiles and the backstory on why they don't work with the S4:

Samsung Tectiles & Galaxy S4, the unhappy couple | Shopping 4 NFC

 

[Nicholas Walcott]

So if I have an older S3 mini without NFC is there are way that i can update my phone with this new software....i think samsung could do this because alot of people bought the Mini as it came out (like myself). It should have a way to update our phones thats only fair....or are you saying we have to sell this phone and get a new one ( not cool atall Samsung, not cool).

 

[Avraham Reiss]

I've just got the Sony Xperia Tablet Z and the Samsung Galaxy 4 phone. Both are Android systems.
In testing NFC connections by placing the machines back-to-back, the Tablet managed to send a photo to the Galaxy, but the Galaxy didn't manage to send a photo to the Tablet.

Any ideas, anyone?

 

[George Wilde]

I have had problems with NFC when I used S-charger from Samsung.
It is wireless charger. You need replace standard S4 back cower with
thicker S-charger cower. NFC absolutely not working in this case.
Back replacement returns NFC.