The best NFC apps for Android
Having NFC on your phone does not allow you to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by this technology. In the article we present three of the best, and at the same time free, NFC applications for the Android operating system. The following programs will allow you to use the potential of NFC.
Trigger (NFC Action Launcher)
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The best application for the Android operating system that allows you to automate the operation of your phone using
NFC tags
.
The program allows you to program a number of configuration tasks in such a way that they will be triggered when the phone is brought close to it
NFC stickers
. There can be many examples of applications, starting from activating Bluetooth and running an application that plays music after entering the car, through managing volume profiles, saving energy, activating call forwarding, etc.…
The main advantage of the application is the ability to run many programmed tasks with one
NFC tag
. The more tasks we program (automate), the more time we save in everyday use of the phone.
NFC TagInfo
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What
chip
is placed in
NFC sticker
? What standards does it meet? What is its unique identifier? How much does he have?
memory
? What data is stored on it? How much data can it store? Can it be protected against re-writing? Has it been formatted to NDEF?
We will get answers to these questions thanks to the NFC TagInfo application. Just bring the NFC tag close to your phone to scan it with the app. The program not only displays basic information about the topic
NFC tags
, but it also allows you to verify the memory structure of the NFC system along with the presentation of its contents. In our opinion, the best program for reading information about NFC tags.
NFC TagWriter by NXP
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In our opinion, the most advanced application for saving information on
NFC tags
. It supports all types of NDEF messages and provides basic operations useful when working with NFC tags, such as:
- deleting data (formatting)
- rewrite protection
- cloning
- saving the content of a QR code or even a CSV file on the NFC tag
The application allows you to save the following data on NFC tags:
- any text
- sending an SMS message
- sending an email message
- establishing a connection
- launching an Internet connection (link)
- location
- launching the application
- information in the form of a business card
- WiFi access
- connecting to a Bluetooth device
Summary
Here they are. In our opinion, the three best programs for the Android operating system.
We encourage you to download and test the listed applications.