diff --git a/nci/jni/NfcTag.cpp b/nci/jni/NfcTag.cpp
index ddf354a..c6e074b 100755
--- a/nci/jni/NfcTag.cpp
+++ b/nci/jni/NfcTag.cpp
@@ -1422,6 +1422,9 @@
         {
             SyncEventGuard g (mReadCompleteEvent);
             mReadCompletedStatus = data->status;
+            mNdefDetectionTimedOut = data->status != NFA_STATUS_OK;
+            if (mNdefDetectionTimedOut)
+                ALOGE ("%s: NDEF detection timed out", fn);
             mReadCompleteEvent.notifyOne ();
         }
         break;
diff --git a/nci/src/com/android/nfc/dhimpl/NativeNfcTag.java b/nci/src/com/android/nfc/dhimpl/NativeNfcTag.java
index c121a62..6e5ffca 100755
--- a/nci/src/com/android/nfc/dhimpl/NativeNfcTag.java
+++ b/nci/src/com/android/nfc/dhimpl/NativeNfcTag.java
@@ -812,11 +812,6 @@
 
             if (generateEmptyNdef) {
                 ndefMsg = null;
-                addNdefTechnology(null,
-                        getConnectedHandle(),
-                        getConnectedLibNfcType(),
-                        getConnectedTechnology(),
-                        supportedNdefLength, cardState);
                 foundFormattable = false;
                 reconnect();
             }
diff --git a/src/com/android/nfc/NfcService.java b/src/com/android/nfc/NfcService.java
index d91e3b5..6b671e8 100755
--- a/src/com/android/nfc/NfcService.java
+++ b/src/com/android/nfc/NfcService.java
@@ -1848,12 +1848,6 @@
                         }
                     }
 
-                    boolean playSound = (readerParams == null ||
-                        (readerParams.flags & NfcAdapter.FLAG_READER_NO_PLATFORM_SOUNDS) == 0) &&
-                            debounceTagUid == null;
-                    if (mScreenState == ScreenStateHelper.SCREEN_STATE_ON_UNLOCKED && playSound) {
-                        playSound(SOUND_START);
-                    }
                     if (tag.getConnectedTechnology() == TagTechnology.NFC_BARCODE) {
                         // When these tags start containing NDEF, they will require
                         // the stack to deal with them in a different way, since
@@ -1870,9 +1864,6 @@
                         // First try to see if this was a bad tag read
                         if (!tag.reconnect()) {
                             tag.disconnect();
-                            if (playSound) {
-                                playSound(SOUND_ERROR);
-                            }
                             break;
                         }
                     }