NFC in the phone - 6 most important applications
Contactless payments
Do you sometimes leave home with your phone, but without your wallet or payment cards? Telephone equipped with
NFC
enables payments analogous to those made with a contactless card. Just hold your camera close to the terminal to make a payment. The contactless payment service via telephone is available in selected banks for customers of selected mobile operators. For example, mBank allows Orange and T-Mobile customers to make contactless payments by phone, while ING invites only Orange customers to use the service.
Electronic business cards
Are you tired of telling others your phone number? With help
NFC tags
(in form
stickers
or
cards
) you can share your electronic business card with others in a fraction of a second. All they have to do is hold the phone up to it
NFC stickers
or
contactless card
.
Proximity reading of shared information
Currently, many companies use information sharing via
NFC tags
. Information about opening hours, discount codes, videos, music, photos, app downloads, access to a social profile, location and directions. You can read all this and much more information in a fraction of a second using NFC technology on your mobile phone. Most often, NFC tags are placed on interactive posters (smartposters), advertising leaflets, cards describing exhibits, etc.
Automation
Most configurations performed on a mobile phone can be automated using NFC technology. Just save the created configuration profiles to
NFC tags
, and then activate them by bringing your mobile phone close to them. Example applications:
- sharing a connection to a password-protected Wi-Fi network
- activating car mode (changing the ringtone volume, turning on Bluetooth, activating navigation, changing screen brightness, etc...)
- launching selected applications
- dialing selected numbers
- sending messages
- starting call redirection
Synchronization with NFC devices
NFC technology enables quick synchronization with Bluetooth-enabled devices
NFC
. Example applications include pairing your phone with speakers, headphones, speakerphones, external displays and other accessories…
Public transport
In selected cities, it is possible to purchase public transport tickets by tapping a phone equipped with NFC
NFC stickers
placed in public transport vehicles. The contactless ticket purchase initiative was created with the participation of SkyCash.
In the near future…
NFC
is such a convenient technology to use that it is expected to be used more and more often. A quite natural evolution will be storing all contactless cards in a mobile phone. Loyalty programs, fitness club entry, discount cards? Why carry all your cards in your wallet when you can put them in your phone?
The use of NFC tags makes it much easier to perform any activities using a mobile phone, while encouraging you to do them. Therefore, it should not be surprising how actively companies are looking for new applications for
NFC technology
.
It is very likely that soon there will be no need to wait to check in at the hotel, and the electronic key that opens the room will be sent to our phone right after making the reservation. Technically it is already possible...