Note5 read Mifare classic card UID

Question

I am working on an app that reads just the UID of MIFARE Classic cards. However, every time I scan a card on my Galaxy note 5, I get a toast message "NFC tag type not supported" and the UID doesn't show up.

I know that because NFC Chip of my phone isn't compatible to Mifare Classic, but is there any way to fix it?

static void showToast() {
    if (NfcAdapter.ACTION_TECH_DISCOVERED.equals(getIntent().getAction())) {
        Tag tag = getIntent().getParcelableExtra(NfcAdapter.EXTRA_TAG);

        Toast.makeText(MainActivity.this, 
                "The UID for this card is:" + bin2hex(tag.getId()), 
                Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                .show();
    }
}

static String bin2hex(byte[] data) {
    return String.format("%0" + (data.length * 2) + "X", new BigInteger(1, data));
}

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Galaxy Note 5 doesn't support Mifare Classic. See here: https://www.shopnfc.com/en/content/7-nfc-compatibility#samsung
Mifare Classic is proprietary of NXP and so whichever device Samsung used NXP's chip (Galaxy Note 2 Note 8, Note 9), Mifare classic is supported.
Since it requires hardware change, there is no way you could get this working on your Note 5.