Then I saw in the logcat that Gingerbread tried to flash the NFC chip, which failed.AFAIK the nexus phones are shipped rooted. The Android Smart Card Emulator allows the emulation of a contact-less smart card. Android NFC Demo (2) - Card Emulator. site design / logo © 2020 Stack Exchange Inc; user contributions licensed under )I found some stuff on google where it is generally advised not to do this, or where people talk about how it would be possible or how they've (very generally) done it, but I couldn't find any code or precise advice.I don't want to access the secure element or do any smartcard stuff that needs to be approved by the vendor/provider. The emulator uses Android's HCE to fetch process APDUs from a NFC reader. I also know this could be done by the android api methods via p2p, but this doesn't work well with the board, so I give this approach a try.Yes it is possible and there's been a patch put out there for 2.3.4 to enable it, I'll post a few links for you to have a read of. You can easily find these on eBay for very cheap. your coworkers to find and share information. Open the NFC Card Emulator. You cannot downgrade the NFC firmware to be compatible again with GB, so NFC will simply not work if you flash your device with GB. I know this is not officially supported by android, so I could do it natively by accessing the driver directly(? Stack Overflow for Teams is a private, secure spot for you and It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to NFC 215 cards or stickers. Free 30 Day Trial By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our 3. I just want to transfer the string. Turn on NFC. Overview. The Android Smart Card Emulator allows the emulation of a contact-less smart card. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that. An Android smartphone with NFC support. You cannot downgrade the NFC firmware to be compatible again with GB, so NFC will simply not work if you flash your device with GB. They do require flashing a 2.3.4 Gingerbread ROM to your device along with some other patches to enable the card emulation features so if you're not willing to do that then they won't be of much use but as far as I'm aware it's the only way to get it working. Clicking the card's "simulate" button, simulates the chosen card. ==Instructions== 1. 2. It is not too difficult, see e.g. This version requires Android 4.4 or newer. © 2010-2020 F-Droid Limited and Contributors Most phones typically have this to support things like Android pay. Now just touch your phone on a NFC Reader and watch the magic happen! The emulator uses Android's HCE to fetch process APDUs from a NFC reader. 4. 3. Your app has no access to the data that is being transferred. License: GNU General Public License v3.0 only It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to This version requires Android 4.4 or newer. The Overflow Blog I have an android phone (nexus s, sdk v15) which shall send a string to a development board running in nfc-reader/writer-mode by using tag-emulation. I haven't actually tested this myself but user comments suggest it works.Here is a link to a blog describing the whole process: Here is a link to the original forum post with the patch for 2.3.4 to enable it:And a link to the original discussion where various developers are trying to get it working, depending on your technical knowledge of Android and NFC this could be more or less interesting: Caution: According to NFCGuy from his answer "Don't bother with downgrading your phone to GB if it is running ICS.