NFC doesn't work as expected

[nabla]

Hi Folks,
I am new in using NFC Tags and I today I wanted to make my first own trigger.
I created a Flow, read the Tags ID and everything worked well.
But when I put the Tag at the phone a error message tells me:
"NFC Tag Trigger ist nicht verfügbar oder der Flow ist nicht aktiviert" (I'm trying to translate it instantly ^^)
"NFC Tag Trigger is not available or Flow is not activated"

Since the Flow is really really activated I guess that "NFC Tag Trigger is not available".
What do I have to do now? Is there an App missing? Or any special thing to activate on the phone?

Thanks in advance for your help!!!

Regards,
nabla

[angelatwork]

I can only say that reusing old NFC tags (bus cards for examen) works on my Samsung S3. .You are sure that you have NFC enabled on your phone as well as the flow being enabled?
Also there could be a problem if you have any other NFC app installed that can read/write to NFC tags

[Martin]

Hi,

It sounds like Automagic is invoked properly when you scan the tag, so the NFC adapter seems to work.

Are you using a writable tag or a read-only tag (in a credit card etc.)?
If you use a writable tag, I recommend to select option Automagic Tag ID, enter an ID like TAG_1, press the write button and write the ID to the NFC tag.
You can now save the trigger, enable the flow and check whether the trigger is executed when you hold the NFC tag to the device. The trigger should be displayed in red when you scan the tag.

Is this working or do you still get the error message?

Regards,
Martin

[nabla]

I did everything exactly as you mentioned before, Martin.

Only difference is when I hold the Tag near the phone, trigger doesn't turn red but the error message appears on the screen.

I'm using a writable one...those 25mm adhesive ones...

[Martin]

Could you please enable debug logging in the preferences of Automagic (Menu->Manage->Preferences: Debug log), ensure that the flow is enabled/switched, scan the NFC tag again and then send the log to me (Menu->Manage->Log, Menu->Send Log). Please send the log to info@automagic4android.com.
Please also attach the flows so I can try to reproduce it with the exact same settings.

[nabla]

Hi,

I found the error by myself right after enabling this Debug Log

Problem was as follows:
Using "NFC Tag Bla" as a Name -> writing Name to the Tag. Error, no Spaces allowed -> Renamed it as "NFC_Tag_Bla" -> writing Name to Tag -> Name on Tag is "NFC_Tag_Bla", but Name at Automagic stays "NFC Tag Bla". At last it was a graphical issue because I didn't see the missing underscores

So perhaps if the Tags Name is changed while writing it to the Tag, the Name should be applied to Automagic.

[Martin]

Hi,

Glad you got it working
I can reproduce the problem. I will change the trigger in the next update so that it properly updates the tag ID in the trigger after the error dialog was shown.

Regards,
Martin