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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. To set up NFC tags with the smart devices, use the Shortcuts application in iOS and Home Assistant for Android. Open the app, go to the NFC ...

If you're traveling this holiday season and wondering what to do with that old hotel key still in your wallet when you get home, you might want to hang on to it. Turns out, you can use any NFC tag — ...

I replaced my iPhone 8 with an iPhone SE (2022) earlier this week. One of the new features that I now have access to is "background NFC reading". This means that whenever the screen is on (barring ...

NFC, or near field communication, is a popular wireless technology that allows you to transfer data between two devices that are in close proximity to each other. It’s often used as a faster and more ...

Benjamin is a business consultant, coach, designer, musician, artist, and writer, living in the remote mountains of Vermont. He has 20+ years experience in tech, an educational background in the arts, ...

[[stephen]] With the new automation triggers in Shortcuts that came with iOS 13.1, I have been experimenting a good bit with using NFC stickers. There are a bunch of NFC stickers out there to order. I ...