NFC ideas?

**dwr3ck3d** · 09-20-2012, 12:26 PM

I got some NFC tags today. Anyone have some cool ideas for using them in a unique way?

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**still1** · 09-20-2012, 12:54 PM

Work Tag - volume down, Vibrate | Home Tag

tag on your car dock to turn off wifi, turn up volume, and start Music app

Indoor tag on your key chain- turn off GPS, reduce brightness etc

outdoor tag on your key chain- turn on GPS, Increase brightness etc

Laundry timer

**alicechong7789** · 09-24-2012, 03:52 PM

Turning your alarms on before you go to sleep
Changing settings like volume and brightness
Opening Apps

**kevinchen1102** · 09-25-2012, 04:48 AM

i just think it is a useless feature.totally.

**JustinMueller8810** · 09-25-2012, 05:24 AM

wait..i thought i knew what NFC was. Now I'm a little confused...

**JimboDeany** · 09-25-2012, 08:10 AM

Why not stick one on your case/bag and have it turn down all the energy sapping functions? Then have one attached to your keyring/top of bag that restores it to full juice mode?

**dwr3ck3d** · 09-25-2012, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by kevinchen1102

i just think it is a useless feature.totally.

I wouldn't say it's useless... but it's also a relatively new technology that hasn't completely caught on yet. There is a lot of potential to have some cool apps and other ideas come out. Just probably isn't worth it to developers yet because not enough devices have it.

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**JimboDeany** · 09-25-2012, 09:54 AM

Could you stick one on your smart phone and have it auto tether?

**jnb5531** · 09-25-2012, 04:41 PM

Useless? It makes qr codes and mobile bar codes irrelevant. Google wallet makes PayPal and all the fast pass payment options irrelevant. The uses for advertisement and sharing is limitless.

I'm curious about the uses as well. How did you go about purchasing NFC tags? How do you program them for your needs?

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**Beacio_mo** · 09-25-2012, 05:34 PM

I have a tag in my car for my GS2 to turn up the brightness, turn off wifi, turn on Assistant, and turn on Bluetooth.

For Home, the reverse of everything.
Haven't really messed with the NFC tags for my Nexus, maybe I'll do another car tag to open my podcast app and turn off wifi

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**alicechong7789** · 09-27-2012, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by jnb5531

Useless? It makes qr codes and mobile bar codes irrelevant. Google wallet makes PayPal and all the fast pass payment options irrelevant. The uses for advertisement and sharing is limitless.

I'm curious about the uses as well. How did you go about purchasing NFC tags? How do you program them for your needs?

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You can buy NFC Tags on . They cost about a dollar each.
You can download Apps like : or . Both of these work really well. They have lots of things you can program onto the tags.

**monkeyluis** · 09-27-2012, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by kevinchen1102

i just think it is a useless feature.totally.

I pretty much agree haven't found a use for it yet.

Alarms - the alarm app allows me to set what I want and forget it. Why would I need to turn it on again? You can set multiple alarms too.

Settings - I work from home, so I don't go anywhere. If I had to go into the office, I don't need an NFC tag to just press the volume down button for vibrate.

I don't know, I just still don't see the point. For shopping I'd like to see, but I haven't seen any NFC payment options anywhere.

My wife did say she wants to use it to text me in the other room when dinner is ready. Lol. Maybe that's good.

**Jaingo5150** · 09-27-2012, 01:35 PM

This is all interesting. So you buy the tags....then do what? How do you program?

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**monkeyluis** · 09-27-2012, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jaingo

This is all interesting. So you buy the tags....then do what? How do you program?

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Using an app. Samsungs tags has a free app you get in the play store and program them.

**88 FLUX** · 09-27-2012, 05:47 PM

Combining NFC tags and Tasker tasks, the possibilities are endless. For example, when I get in my car, my NFC tag in conjunction with Tasker disables WiFi, enables Bluetooth, connects to my stereo, launches Google Music, begins playing, and gives a pop up to launch Navigation if needed. That's one of my more simple setups.

**alicechong7789** · 10-02-2012, 11:53 AM

NFC Task Launcher is also another really good app.
I use NFC Task Launcher, Samsung TecTiles, and NXP Tag Writer. It's really easy to use and program the tags.

**Saiga** · 10-05-2012, 07:00 PM

I always thought NFC was pretty lame also. I never seen much sense in using it to be honest and I mostly forget that I even have it on my phone and Nexus 7. But what LG is doing with it is pretty awesome. I came across a review of LG's NFC Tag + when I was considering getting the ridiculous Intuition (Thank god I went to the store and didn't order it without having held it first) and I'm kind of curious about it. Is there an app that can do the things that Tag + does? For how cheap NFC Tags are, I would be willing to mess around with them if I could set it to do useful things like that.

For those wondering what NFC Tag+ is, here is the review I am talking about.

**JustinMueller8810** · 10-05-2012, 07:07 PM

When I read something that sounds useful using these tags I will immediately buy them.

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**SamOliver** · 10-05-2012, 07:48 PM

I though it was cool at first on my galaxy Nexus and bought a bunch of NFC tags. I've only used 1 of the NFC tags so far (I use it to turn on car home ultra when I put it in the car dock) and I really can't think of any practical uses for it.

**TOOLEY** · 10-05-2012, 07:54 PM

You purchase the NFC Tags. Touch one to the back of the device upon initial setup a NFC tag app is loaded onto the device. After that you can select your program than tap the tag to enable the set the tag as use able. Tags can be rewritable or locked n once locked they cannot be deleted or changed as I understand it. Also read that NFC tags r best if Not used on Metal surfaces

Hope i explained a bit

**Uplink82** · 10-05-2012, 07:59 PM

Use NFC to download video games, pay for movies and sync to computers.

**dn01se** · 10-05-2012, 08:20 PM

I've actually been wanting to go a little further with NFC, just not sure how. Ex: A lot, but not all, of the coded car keys are NFC. My Chrysler is and I would love to be able to bypass the ignition switch using my phone as a "key" and just install a push button start. Another would be NFC to enter my house as opposed to a physical key. I've seen plenty of key fob systems for both purposes, but how do you "copy" those codes?

**Shadowriver** · 10-05-2012, 09:05 PM

Originally Posted by JustinMueller8810

wait..i thought i knew what NFC was. Now I'm a little confused...

NFC is general in Near Field Communication, it allows to send short text/data message to 2nd device in few cm range, there also passive tags which replay same message ocne it will be powered by NFC waves of your phone and there writable tags which allows you to create your own ;] In other words it's like QR Code but it use radio waves.

I think what NFC needs... is to be on iPhone

that would boost this technology a lot, or arternativly get it on cheaper Android phones like Galaxy Ace series

**naemcivic** · 10-05-2012, 09:20 PM

I was thinking about implementing NFC in my company. Instead of using a conventional punch clock for employees to dock their hours and punch in/out for lunch or breaks, each and every one of the employee would get their individual tag to check-in and checkout of work. The only downside to this is, security issue with fraudulent usage of the device. Would this work?

**gordo2dope** · 10-05-2012, 09:36 PM

Yes it would work, but you are right about the fraud. We used to have cards at my work and people would have other people's cards and clock them in even though they weren't there. Or if they were going to be late, somebody else would clock them in to make it seem like they were there on time. To eliminate this, they replaced it with a hand punch time clock. When they register you on there, it takes a reading of your hand and saves it. To clock in you type your last 4 of social and place your hand on the thing and it knows its you. I'm not sure how. We have tried many ways to cheat it though. I know lotion and jewelry effect it and doesn't let your hand scan properly sometimes. We have tried having somebody with very similar hands, but no dice. HOWEVER.... i can use my LEFT hand upside down, and it knows it's me somehow..

(off NFC on cellphone topic per say) I'm pretty sure the technology exists already, but I would like to be able to assign phone extensions to each person. And if you call the extension, the system sensors everywhere in the building would find them and re-route the call to any available phone near them and ring it. If somebody else answered just ask if they are around. This would eliminate wasting time calling their desk or paging them, increasing productivity. Like I said, I'm pretty sure it exists and probably too expensive for us to justify the cost.