With the rise of NFC Samsung launched NFC cards Samsung Tech Tiles. The problem is that these cards do not work on the Samsung Galaxy S4. Yes, the new workhorse of the Korean manufacturer does not read the cards released by the same company. Curious, right?
It seems that inside the Samsung Galaxy S4 is the Broadcom BCM2079x NFC driver. This driver is not compatible with conventional Samsung Tec Tiles. The solution? Buy the new Tec Tile 2 cards that Samsung will put on sale shortly. And throw away the previous ones if you have an S4 ...
These new cards are compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S4 But those customers who have bought Samsung Tec Tile cards at the time will not be very happy. It gives me the feeling that Samsung has scored a goal for us.
It seems to me a sovereign shame that the cards that were launched a little over a year ago on the market are not compatible. As minimum They would have to give away the new cards to those users who have the old ones. But that way they wouldn't make so much box, right Samsung? A good slap on the wrist I gave you ...
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Source - Anandtech
That happens by buying non-standard NFCs, if they had not sold one, they would think about it for the next generation and they would follow the nfc standard