I'm thinking about picking up a few NFC tags to setup around my dorm. From the little amount of research I've done, I believe NTAG203 NFC tags are the more current standard that is compatible with newer phones, including ours, and that 1K tags are an older type that may/may not work with the Moto X.
Is anyone using NFC tags already with our phone? Does anyone have any comments on how NFC might affect battery life?
These tags are the ones I would most likely buy: http://www.amazon.com/NFC-tags-Writ...y-Back/dp/B00CE3IC74/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
My NFC is on all the time. I have tags in my car, at home, at work and on my key ring. I do not notice any battery drain.
I bought these ones off of ebay.
"10pcs NXP NTAG203 NFC Stickers w/ RF Shielding, for NFC phones, Nexus 4/7/10" (XDA will not let me post the link to the Ebay since I am a new member)
They were $9.99 + $0.79 shipping.
These ones work on metal surfaces. Pay attention to the ones you buy if you are going to stick them on anything metal. The standard NFC tags do not work on metal surfaces.
I went for the Moto skip, since I figured what the heck. It comes with 3 NFC stickers and a colored NFC tag (colored of your choice, of course) that attaches to clothing with serious magnets. Pretty cool - going to try it out tomorrow but it's cool unlocking it without using a power button.
I love my NFC tags. I've had my moto less than a week so I'm not sure about battery life. lm using : NFC tags - NTAG203 Chip - 10 Pack (amazon)
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Any Type 1 or Type 2 "universally compatible" tags will work with the Moto X. NTAG203 Tags are the most affordable of those, but only have 137 bytes of usable memory. This is plenty for most task launching applications, but for some things like creating a full vCard (electronic business card) with all your info you might need more memory. Topaz 512 Tags have almost 450 bytes of usable memory and are also fully compatible with all NFC Devices including the Moto X.
Of course we have NTAG203 and Topaz 512 Tags/Stickers at AndyTags.com as well as NTAG203 Key Chains, but many other stores have them as well.
NFC uses VERY little power and has almost no affect on battery at all.
How many instructions can one 137 byte NFC tag hold at once? e.g. turn off WiFi, turn ringer to full volume and send a text message. Is that capable?
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I got some NTAG203 tags from ebay and some from the tagstand.com.. and they were fine for like 3-5+instructions. But with tasker (or llama i think) you can just up a profile or set of tasks and associate it with the name of the tag. So the tag only has to store a name and when its read it can set off an unlimited amount of tasks.
Honestly though I don't really use nfc tags, they were just a cool thing to try but not really that useful for me on a daily basis. I accomplish most stuff depending on my time and location, and the wifi network i'm connected to.
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Is there any way to extend the distance my phone can communicate with nfc devices? Right now I need to be within an inch or less it seems but I'd like to extend that to around 5 inches if possible?
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Interesting article
In theory, yes, it could be done. The challenges are that NFC uses a relatively low frequency (13.56 MHz), which requires a longer antenna (22 meters). The second is that NFC tags are powered by the reader, so the signal at the tag has to be powerful enough to activate the electronics.
I wonder if you put the tag at the focus of a parabolic antenna if you could increase the range? I'm guessing not by much, since the power transfer is over the magnetic field (like a transformer).
wouldnt this also increase the security issues? at one inch its really hard to get the phone to detect anything unless YOU want it to..at 5 inches, a person standing next to you could do it.
I think one would have to have more turns of coil and more power, but what I don't know is if the coils are "tuned" to a certain frequency
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The coils are almost certainly tuned to the 13.56MHz radio frequency. The issue is that the power is transmitted by a magnetic field. More coils helps that at the expense of the tuning.
Check this NFC Extenders that would help
Check this NFC Extenders that would help
It has two NFC patch kit, one is for NFC smart phones, the other one is for NFC tags.
It could extend the NFC reading. Contact info @getsmartcard.net
Samsung have identified some really good uses for nfc beyond mobile payments and data transfer: programmable nfc stickers that interact with your device to perform whatever function you like. Would love to see something like this on the nexus in the near future. With a fully featured app it could be pretty cool (and useful). Just off the top of my head:
start your music player and auto connect to wireless/bluetooth speakers
you're watching video on the nexus, but arms are tired so set it down on the table and the video instantly beams over to your telly
swipe over your laptop to auto sync/backup files
spam all your friends with an email
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/tectiles-programmable-nfc-stickers-for-select-members-of-samsun/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMjUTuyd7A8
I believe Sony started this idea with the Xperia S device. They sold little tags that you could use to turn wifi on, set alarms and pretty much control your system via NFC.
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However, Sony doesn't use stickers, They have "SmartTags".
alan77ss said:
Samsung have identified some really good uses for nfc beyond mobile payments and data transfer: programmable nfc stickers that interact with your device to perform whatever function you like. Would love to see something like this on the nexus in the near future. With a fully featured app it could be pretty cool (and useful). Just off the top of my head:
start your music player and auto connect to wireless/bluetooth speakers
you're watching video on the nexus, but arms are tired so set it down on the table and the video instantly beams over to your telly
swipe over your laptop to auto sync/backup files
spam all your friends with an email
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/13/tectiles-programmable-nfc-stickers-for-select-members-of-samsun/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMjUTuyd7A8
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Here's a great place to start. The more I look the more interesting NFC gets.
I liked reading that article about iFans saying this was copied from Apple?! Apple doesn't even have NFC in their newest iFone5.
The article says the stickers are like 5 for $15 but I thought they were pennies?
There's so much potential, seems a quicker/better solution than barcode scanning; eg. museums and galleries could tag exhibits to provide you with more information. i can see advertisers on tube/buses using this as well.
Most fun had with nfc so far..
Using nfc task launcher and tasker, to make beeping a tag, say something.
Most useful other then payments
I put one of the tagsfordroid stickers in my engine bay.
When I change the oil, I put the oil I used (sometimes i switch between mobil1 and royal purple) and the amount of miles on the car, and the amount of miles when it's due for another change.
I can simply beep the tag, and I know what I'm working with. Then I just rewrite it after another change.
check out this site cheaper tags
http://www.tagstand.com/collections/nfc-kits/products/nfc-task-launcher-pack-6-tags
this might be cheaper then the samsung branded tags
Lol. Use one of the huge amount of NFC tags available. Samsung overprices their tags and DID NOT make this feature.
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regalpimpin said:
Most fun had with nfc so far..
Using nfc task launcher and tasker, to make beeping a tag, say something.
Most useful other then payments
I put one of the tagsfordroid stickers in my engine bay.
When I change the oil, I put the oil I used (sometimes i switch between mobil1 and royal purple) and the amount of miles on the car, and the amount of miles when it's due for another change.
I can simply beep the tag, and I know what I'm working with. Then I just rewrite it after another change.
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engine bay? wow. One more use we would never have thought about.
alan77ss said:
Samsung have identified some really good uses for nfc beyond mobile payments and data transfer: programmable nfc stickers that interact with your device to perform whatever function you like. Would love to see something like this on the nexus in the near future. With a fully featured app it could be pretty cool (and useful). Just off the top of my head:
start your music player and auto connect to wireless/bluetooth speakers
you're watching video on the nexus, but arms are tired so set it down on the table and the video instantly beams over to your telly
swipe over your laptop to auto sync/backup files
spam all your friends with an email
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477138
You can do all of that today... And don't even need to program an NFC tag, you can use read-only ones if you already have them. However, a ten pack of NFC tags from tagstand is only about $15 shipped.
khaytsus said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477138
You can do all of that today... And don't even need to program an NFC tag, you can use read-only ones if you already have them. However, a ten pack of NFC tags from tagstand is only about $15 shipped.
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you can do all that and more. The combination of NFC Task Launcher and Tasker is incredibly powerful.
Now if you want to also control your TV and media players, look at the Unified Remote app which now supports NFC too.
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So I successfully implemented inductive charging into my Diztronic case so I decided to buy a few NFC tags to launch specific things when on certain Touchstones. Here I come to find out that when I put the NFC tag onto the touchstone the phone wont charge AND it won't detect the NFC tag. The tag works fine as long as it's not on the touchstone, and the touchstone works fine without the tag on it. Has anyone else encountered this issue and/or found a solution to NFC tagging touchstones?
On a side note, what is everyone's favorite NFC writer app? I'm currently using Samsung's new TacTile app and it seems to work pretty well (besides on my Touchstones...)
Some people have reported some strange NFC behavior when using inductive chargers, often when the charging coil sits right on top of the battery. The only possible fix would be to nudge the charging coil up so it doesn't sit over the battery as much.
ldp_frog said:
So I successfully implemented inductive charging into my Diztronic case so I decided to buy a few NFC tags to launch specific things when on certain Touchstones. Here I come to find out that when I put the NFC tag onto the touchstone the phone wont charge AND it won't detect the NFC tag. The tag works fine as long as it's not on the touchstone, and the touchstone works fine without the tag on it. Has anyone else encountered this issue and/or found a solution to NFC tagging touchstones?
On a side note, what is everyone's favorite NFC writer app? I'm currently using Samsung's new TacTile app and it seems to work pretty well (besides on my Touchstones...)
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Where do u buy NFC tags I am interested in getting my self for my car dock
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Bfitz26 said:
Where do u buy NFC tags I am interested in getting my self for my car dock
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Just go into Google Shopper and look up NFC tags. The Sony Xperia one's look cool and are my favorite.
ldp_frog said:
So I successfully implemented inductive charging into my Diztronic case so I decided to buy a few NFC tags to launch specific things when on certain Touchstones. Here I come to find out that when I put the NFC tag onto the touchstone the phone wont charge AND it won't detect the NFC tag. The tag works fine as long as it's not on the touchstone, and the touchstone works fine without the tag on it. Has anyone else encountered this issue and/or found a solution to NFC tagging touchstones?
On a side note, what is everyone's favorite NFC writer app? I'm currently using Samsung's new TacTile app and it seems to work pretty well (besides on my Touchstones...)
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because the magnet of TouchStone may disturb the antenna of NFC .
see my solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37290004#post37290004
thought I'd buy some NFC tags and play around with Tasker and automation, first ones I found on Amazon uk were some NTAG203 whiz tags, but a quick google around and it appears there are different capacities on them, and chipsets.
What should I buy and why ? I don't want to buy something thats limited, rather have a bit more capacity for growth.
I just bought my fist pack of NFC chips with 888 bytes of writable memory. I'm wondering if there are any cool tricks to do with NFC other than just programing task.
I also have a keychain, any tips on what to carry on it?
I know the one of turning your computer on with tapping on NFC, any other ones?
Yeah, Google them