Nfc??

Keep-It-Real · May 15, 2011

I just recently purchased the Nexus S for the Mrs. What exactly is a NFC tag and how does it work? Thanks for the help...

rscarawa · May 15, 2011

It is a new technology that I do not believe is in use yet. Some of the things it is believed to do is maintain account data for thinks like credit cards and drivers licenses. Once loaded, you should be able to wave your phone in front of a point of sale device to pay for things. I believe Bank of America will be doing some testing with this later this year. Not sure which retailer will step up first to accept NFC though.

Wiley_11 · May 15, 2011

Near field communication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Keep-It-Real · May 16, 2011

Thanks........

deadsmiley · May 16, 2011

I am getting my Nexus S 4G today and this is something that I will definitely not be using. I feel the security risk is too great. Does anybody else feel this way?

kalex · May 17, 2011

what security risk? its a near field device. most tags work upto 1-2 inches away

I actually ordered few blank tags to play with them

Wiley_11 · May 21, 2011

This seems amazing to me. NFC Task Launcher App. You can buy tags for about $1 and make your own NFC tags. The possibilities are unlimited. Be sure to check out video!

NFC Task Launcher App

More Info

kalex · May 21, 2011

Thats what I did. Got few tags - found a NY place that sells them for around $2.50 so I got few to play with. App works great and there is alot of potential for NFC

deadsmiley · May 21, 2011

kalex said:
what security risk? its a near field device. most tags work upto 1-2 inches away

I actually ordered few blank tags to play with them

Let me clarify this. I will not be using it for purchases. (CC or debit card)

I use cash for just about everything except online purchases and travel, including purchasing fuel.

kalex · May 21, 2011

ah ok. whatever you want

danz · May 22, 2011

Wiley_11 said:
This seems amazing to me. NFC Task Launcher App. You can buy tags for about $1 and make your own NFC tags. The possibilities are unlimited. Be sure to check out video!

NFC Task Launcher App

More Info

Very cool stuff here, can you need a separate programmer for the NFC tags or can the Nexus read/write?

kalex · May 22, 2011

nexus does both read and write

Wiley_11 · May 22, 2011

deadsmiley said:
Let me clarify this. I will not be using it for purchases. (CC or debit card)

I use cash for just about everything except online purchases and travel, including purchasing fuel.

Task Tags currently support the following tasks
- Enable / Disable / Toggle Wifi
- Enable / Disable / Toggle Bluetooth
- Launch any installed Application
- Connect to any known SSID
- Configure a new Wifi Connection and connect
- Configure and enable Portable Hotspot
- Enable / Disable Auto-sync
- Launch any Tasker Task (for users of Tasker)
- Changing Phone Ringtone
- Change Notification Tone
- Changing Ringer Mode (Normal/Silent/Vibrate)
- Changing Ringer Volume
- Changing Media Volume
- Changing Alarm Volume
- Changing Notification Volume
- Enable / Disable Airplane mode[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Set Alarm[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Save Tags for later use[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Create Profiles from Saved Tags

You can use it to swipe a tag (that you create) to toggle settings on your phone on and off. Above is what's available in the app today, tomorrow is only limited by ones imagination. You choose what you swipe.

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danz · May 22, 2011

Oh I cannot wait to get my Nexus now and slap these tags all over. I always forget to silence my phone at work and this is going to save my job

deadsmiley · May 26, 2011

Wiley_11 said:
Task Tags currently support the following tasks
- Enable / Disable / Toggle Wifi
- Enable / Disable / Toggle Bluetooth
- Launch any installed Application
- Connect to any known SSID
- Configure a new Wifi Connection and connect
- Configure and enable Portable Hotspot
- Enable / Disable Auto-sync
- Launch any Tasker Task (for users of Tasker)
- Changing Phone Ringtone
- Change Notification Tone
- Changing Ringer Mode (Normal/Silent/Vibrate)
- Changing Ringer Volume
- Changing Media Volume
- Changing Alarm Volume
- Changing Notification Volume
- Enable / Disable Airplane mode[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Set Alarm[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Save Tags for later use[/FONT]
[FONT=verdana, geneva, lucida, 'lucida grande', arial, helvetica, sans-serif]- Create Profiles from Saved Tags

You can use it to swipe a tag (that you create) to toggle settings on your phone on and off. Above is what's available in the app today, tomorrow is only limited by ones imagination. You choose what you swipe.
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That is pretty cool. :cool:

rwilson04 · Jul 11, 2011

deadsmiley said:
I am getting my Nexus S 4G today and this is something that I will definitely not be using. I feel the security risk is too great. Does anybody else feel this way?

For people concerned about payment security, there are a few things you might be happy to learn:

It is PIN protected
The phone has a 'secure element', a chip that prevents theft, copying and tampering.
NFC is off when the screen is turned off
There are a variety of other security features that I don't understand.

MarkHirt · Jul 11, 2011

deadsmiley said:
I am getting my Nexus S 4G today and this is something that I will definitely not be using. I feel the security risk is too great. Does anybody else feel this way?

Security risk?

Question do you give the wait staff your credit card when you eat out?

eddieras · Jul 12, 2011

i've been using NFC as a task launcher with my own tags - very cool!

[APP] 6/29 NFC Task Launcher - 2.9.0 Released - xda-developers

babyarm74 · Jul 12, 2011

MarkHirt said:
Security risk?

Question do you give the wait staff your credit card when you eat out?

Sometimes. I even go so far as to give clerks my checking account #, my DL#, my DOB, my home address, and my phone # when I write checks.

V425 · Jul 13, 2011

My phone has randomly told me that it collected a tag twice so far. I have no idea what they were or where they're saved though

the1who · Aug 5, 2011

V425 said:
My phone has randomly told me that it collected a tag twice so far. I have no idea what they were or where they're saved though

I just got the phone, haven't done the NFC part, but I saw one of the apps called tags, in the app drawer. Have you looked there? Just curious now, but I went there and it briefly described it there.

mjgravina · Aug 25, 2011

I would definitely recommend going through the links already posted.

The potential for NFC is very good, perhaps somewhat parallel to Bar coding conventions (with the added advantage that the phone can read nfc without any specific doing from your part).

I usually keep mine turned off, every time I get home and put my wallet and phone in the same place, the phone reads the public transportation tag located in the little card, for passing through station entrances.

Plus there is no downside to it. No critical battery usage, no slowing down or bogging of the phone, worse case scenario, you never use nfc. Best case, you get some pretty cool use for it.

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