While Android Pay might be the first thing that people think of when they talk about
NFC apps, there's more to it than just mobile payments.
Check out these nine clever
NFC apps for Android phones.
We're looking at
an NFC app to make it easy to transfer files from the ATIV Windows Phone to... wait, Android?
Passbook kind of acts like a lazy
NFC app where merchant have to scan the QR code for savings / access.
Not exact matches
I was able to unlock my hotel room door while on a trip to New York using only my Apple Watch using the SPG (Starwood Preferred Guests)
app thanks to
NFC technology built into Apple Watch.
Apple Pay, MasterPass
apps and various other mobile payment systems all need to use the near - field communications (
NFC) chips in smartphones to make transfers with merchant terminals.
As
apps and
NFC - enabled phones multiply in the coming months, get ready to leave your wallet at home.
This infrastructure, widely available at Canadian retailers, can now serve the coming wave of mobile payment technologies, either via specialty
apps or near - field communications (
NFC) that allows you to pay by holding your phone next to a cash register.
The way OneBit works is as follows: the
app will serve as a mobile Bitcoin wallet, which can convert to fiat currency on the fly — at the best rate available — and lets users pay for goods and services wherever
NFC payments are possible.
For example, LogiMAT will host the premier of new counterbalanced trucks, narrow - aisle equipment and industrial trucks series, a compact 48 - volt electric side loader for small operations, an innovative lifting gear series with integrated
NFC sensor and service
app and new PC and vehicle terminal solutions for seamless data exchange.
Although the
app is already in development, it seems that it may take some time for smartphone handsets to catch up with the technology, as the Samsung Nexus S is the only Android handset which already has the short range
NFC capabilities required for it to function.
The technology is going to be utilizing
NFC (or near field communications) in order to allow it to make the intended transactions possible; this means that the
app will only work at shops that have the appropriate technology installed, allowing
NFC communication.
A small sample of employees received Samsung GALAXY S III handsets loaded with an
app that automatically confirmed their identities at
NFC - enabled security checkpoints.
At both companies most of the employees liked the prospect of simply waving a smart phone over an
NFC reader so much, they said they would be willing to load the
app on their personal handsets if they could not get shiny new GALAXY phones from their employers.
The new Android Beam feature (using
NFC connectivity) allows you to quickly share Web pages,
apps, and YouTube videos with friends by simply tapping compatible phones together.
• BlackBerry ® service with access to up to 10 supported business and personal email accounts, plus BlackBerry ® Enterprise Server support for corporate email installations • DataViz Docs To Go ® Premium suite preloaded, for editing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files from anywhere • BlackBerry
App WorldTM, the official app store for BlackBerry smartphones offering customization, fun and productivity • BlackBerry ® PlaybookTM support with BlackBerry BridgeTM (Bridge is available as a free download on BlackBerry App World) • Near Field Communications (NFC) support for a secure exchange of information between NFC - enabled devices over a very short distance • Augmented Reality using the built - in compass (magnetometer) to support augmented reality applicati
App WorldTM, the official
app store for BlackBerry smartphones offering customization, fun and productivity • BlackBerry ® PlaybookTM support with BlackBerry BridgeTM (Bridge is available as a free download on BlackBerry App World) • Near Field Communications (NFC) support for a secure exchange of information between NFC - enabled devices over a very short distance • Augmented Reality using the built - in compass (magnetometer) to support augmented reality applicati
app store for BlackBerry smartphones offering customization, fun and productivity • BlackBerry ® PlaybookTM support with BlackBerry BridgeTM (Bridge is available as a free download on BlackBerry
App World) • Near Field Communications (NFC) support for a secure exchange of information between NFC - enabled devices over a very short distance • Augmented Reality using the built - in compass (magnetometer) to support augmented reality applicati
App World) • Near Field Communications (
NFC) support for a secure exchange of information between
NFC - enabled devices over a very short distance • Augmented Reality using the built - in compass (magnetometer) to support augmented reality applications
Updates in this version include: Download all
app updates with the new «Upgrade All» button Share your list of installed
apps using
NFC technology View lists of installed
apps from...
NFC use is stlll pretty limited, but Research In Motion will soon be releasing the BlackBerry Tag
app which will allow BlackBerry users to put the functionality to use much sooner than later.
The last new feature to arrive via the fanfare was the Android Beam, an
NFC - based information sharing system that lets users swap information between phones, allowing users to share contact information, YouTube, People
app information, webpages, and more.
The tablets will also be outfitted with a standard credit card reader as well as
NFC to link up to mobile wallet
apps.
This seems less like clairvoyance though, when you consider that the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 can only offer Apple Pay for in -
app purchases — likely due to the lack of a near - field communication (
NFC) antenna... meaning there are lots of iOS devices out there that don't have any other options.
Android Beam lets users exchange favorite
apps, contacts, music, videos and other information across two
NFC - enabled Androids phone by touching the two devices together and then tapping the screen to send.
Additional features include a 5 - megapixel camera, a 1.3 - megapixel front - facing camera, support for 1080p HD video capture and a new feature called Android Beam, which uses near field communication (
NFC) to let user share webpages, YouTube videos, maps, directions and
apps by simply tapping two phones together.
Using
NFC technology, Android Beam allows users to quickly share Web pages,
apps and YouTube ™ videos with friends by simply tapping two phones back - to - back.
And for techies the Google Nexus 7 is arguably a better deal as it brings GPS,
NFC, a better
app selection and a more portable frame.
Other innovations include
NFC technology with Android Beam which allows for the rapid sharing of web pages,
apps, and online videos by simply tapping two devices together.
-- Android Beam allows two
NFC - enabled devices to exchange favorite
apps, contacts, music, videos and more
The tago arc bracelet will combines a flexible e-ink screen with
NFC transfer tech so that a new image or design can be loaded onto the device via a companion Android
app.
13.56 MHz band / FeliCa (unlock screen),
NFC Forum Type 4 Tag (easy connection with Digital Paper
App for mobile)
Would you use
NFC to transfer money with a Paypal
app?
Tapping into near field communication will be Android Beam, a program that lets users share contacts, directions, Web pages,
apps, and other content with other
NFC - equipped Android devices.
Additional specifications include Bluetooth 4.0, Wi - Fi,
NFC and Isis support for mobile payments with a 3,200 mAh battery while carrying over many of LG's proprietary
apps and functionality, such as KnockON and KnockCode, QSlide
apps, QuickMemo, and Dual Window for multitasking.
You're not the only one TAT shows off more BlackBerry PlayBook capabilities BlackBerry PlayBook «Scrapbook»
App Demo made by TAT
NFC support on upcoming BlackBerry Smartphones gets official Want Angry Birds for BlackBerry?
With Wi - Fi, integrated Near Field Communication (
NFC) chips, the latest edition of BBM, and access to even more
apps, being left out is practically impossible.
Even with all the pre-loaded software T - Mobile and Samsung have installed, there are add - ons worth having: Swype keyboard, T - Mobile's Wi - Fi calling and Hotspot functionality and Google's Tag
app (
NFC related) that are all welcome additions to the Blaze 4G.
Today Rogers has launched their suretap wallet — a new
app for
NFC - enabled BlackBerry 10 and Android devices that allows users to make payments at thousands of retailers using just their smartphone.
Google is really pushing near - field communications with its Google Wallet
app, and Android Beam in Ice Cream Sandwich is just another reason to own an
NFC - equipped phone.
Packed inside are a quad - core processor, a bright and crisp full - HD display, an IR transmitter,
NFC and a host of clever
apps to take advantage of that hardware.
Sony even had an
NFC remote control that could switch channels upon a contact with the tablet's TV
app.
NFC is just starting to take hold, so expect to see more innovative
apps in the future.
RIM also built
NFC into the device for developers who may want to test
apps using that.
If you've got one of the newer Blackberries with
NFC and you use Foursquare, the location - based checkin - in
app, you've got to check out the new update.
BlackBerry Torch 9850 comes with the new BlackBerry OS 7, powered by a super fast 1.2 GHz Qualcomm 8655 Snapdragon processor, sporting a 3.7 inch (largest of the BlackBerry handsets) TFT LCD capacitive touch screen with 480 X 800 WVGA pixels of resolution, BlackBerry ID to login to the system, equipped with a 5 megapixels camera with Autofocus around back with 720p HD video recording capability, 768 MB RAM, 4 GB of internal storage, a micro-SD card slot for memory expansion up to 32 GB, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, A-GPS, 802.11 b / g / n Wi - Fi, Mobile Hotspot, Near Field Communication (
NFC) support, BlackBerry Maps, augmented reality
apps, Windows media DRM and more.
This is along with Android Beam that allows quick sharing of web pages,
apps and YouTube videos — using
NFC, by simply tapping compatible handsets together.
Nokia has officially unveiled the new Lumia 920 Windows Phone 8 handset with new PureView Phase 2 tech (aka Floating Lens), 4.5 ″ PureMotion HD + display, 8.7 Mp sensor, 32 GB eMMC, dual - core S4 Kriat 1.5 GHz CPU, City Lens
app,
NFC, 4G LTE and more.
The smartphone is also
NFC capable so customers can take advantage of Android Beam ™ to quickly share Web pages,
apps, contacts and YouTube ™ videos with friends by simply tapping two compatible phones together.
This handset is support for
NFC (Near Field Communications) and Wikitude's Augmented Reality
app, as well as affordable alternative to the Blackberry Bold 9900.
Built - in Bluetooth 4.2 and 802.11 ac Wi - Fi are put to good use thanks to the development of a new companion
app for document sharing between the CP1 and a smartphone, with
NFC making wireless connection as easy as hovering one over the other.
Using an
app, passengers will be able to wave their smartphone over it and automatically input their destination via
NFC.
Personally I keep them in the Wallet
app in my iPhone and use those to scan for the points & then verify the purchase (Which uses
NFC to wirelessly talk to the swipe terminal.)