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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
Can someone please tell me three things. One how do I cause a sound to play with a tag? Two if I stick a tag on a car dock its OK that it stays on the tag the whole time? And three what app do I need to read the tag? I really can't figure it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
Hit quote instead of edit... durp
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jonnyg1097:
Question about the tags, do I have to touch the physcial sticker to activate the feature, or does it just need to pass the tag within a certain distance for it to turn on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akellar:
Very limited in the distance away you can be. Basically, yes you have to touch it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mr. America:
I will second that. Very cool idea. I like it, and your idea made me think of a use for NFC that I would find especialy helpful.

I have employees who do repeated property inspections every week. I would love an NFC tag that they could tap on when entering the property which would then email or text my office to let me know when they have checked into the property and checked out. It would be an alternative way to tracking where an employee is on their route without the intrusion of requiring them to use some other GPS tracking software on their personal phones. How difficult would this be, and what other information could be included on the email sent to my office after checking in to the location?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
Earlier in this thread a guy said his plays a sound when everything is done. I'd like it so after I use the tag my phone makes a noise of reassurance
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MontAlbert:
Tasker combined with NFC Task launcher is your friend mate. The good thing with using tasker is that you can set an endless amount of actions into a single taker task and then there is only one thing to pop into the NFC launcher tag. I got a few sample tags which are only 64bytes (?Bits?) .. and if i try to launch them all with the NFC task launcher there are too many to fit on the tag but if i use tasker they fit easy- a task with tasker takes the same amount of space on the tag no matter how big/long the task is.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
Good to know I think I ordered larger tags I honestly forget.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
This thread isn't going down without a fight. Put a tag on a mirror that opens a camera? OK that's a lame one but its an idea.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sindark:
This is my plan:

Tag on car dock to turn screen brightness up, turn sound up, launch car home and disable wifi.

Second tap to revert it back to how it was.

Tag on desk dock by my bedside table that dimms the screen, sets an alarm for 6am and starts the desk clock app.

Tag at work to switch to vibrate, enable wifi and connect to work network.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jordo_99:
Here's what I've set up:

Entering Home (just inside my front door): Turns on WiFi, connects to home WiFi, Ringer off Silent/Vibrate and full volume, Turns on Bluetooth.

Leaving Home (A separate one, just inside my front door): Turns off WiFi/Bluetooth, puts phone to vibrate.

Car Dock: Turn on Bluetooth, Disable WiFi, Launches "Car Home" app in landscape (essentially a car dock)

Night Stand: Turns on WiFi and Bluetooth, Sets Alarm, Turns phone to silent and screen to lowest brightness. Lastly, launches Zeo app (for sleep manager...I got a Zeo Mobile for XMass)

Desk at Work: Enable WiFi and connect to dirty internet (over intranet), turns phone to vibrate, enables Bluetooth and connects to headset (I take a lot of calls at work).

*Manually forward all calls from desk phone to cell phone at this point*

Armband: Turns off WiFi/Bluetooth and launches running playlist. Launches Endomondo. **

Bike Mount: Same as running armband but I have a different playlist for it. **

**There are bluetooth heart monitors for those interested in getting this to sync up automatically...I just happen to have some that use ANT+ and a Garmin watch.

Business Card : I don't actually give this out but I do have 2 business cards. 1 has vCard information (1k) and the other has a website with my resume on it (144 bytes).

Ideas that I have heard/had but haven't put to use:

Updating FourSquare at a restaurant.

Checking into a location on Facebook.

Movie Theaters having tags that link to a trailer for a movie (on posters outside or inside)

Similar to the one above, have tags in stores that pull up websites for more information on a product (tag on price tag attached to shelf).

Donate $1 to charity at stores (granted that takes a bit more trust...but it should be done to pull up just a donate button for paypal rather than just complete a transaction and hope it's only $1).

Website link to a street performer's site to buy music via iTunes/Google Music/whatever.

Link to Android Market with a store's app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] collingall:
I put one on my dryer to set a timer for the laundry to be done.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
If you will be using real docks (ie. accessories that signal that they are docks on the 5th USB pin) then they will automatically put your phone in desk or car mode and turn on/pair Bluetooth without any need for NFC. A Tasker profile with dock conditions could handle the other stuff and a lot more.

If by dock you simply mean a basic USB charger then tasker could still handle everything except determining whether you were connected to power in your car or at your desk. Even that would be easy to handle with location conditions or nearby wifi network conditions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sbrownla:
tags at work

(1) Set up a tag at the front desk in the office where I work that contains this one phone number that I can never seem to be able to remember.

(2) Attach them to Buddhist monk beads (I bought the tokens with the hole in the middle) and add some sort of prophetic saying to tap when I have a momentary need to chill the eff out.

(3) Never have to draw straws again.

I'm just waiting for the glitterati to catch on to NFC. No one plans a party like les gays and who knows what they'll do with NFC tags...

"1995 was the year of Crisco Twister... 2012 shall be the year of ..." I can't do it.

...though iPhones don't have NFC yet so that may be a ways off.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jordo_99:
Yeah, we get it...you've got the hots for Tasker or don't have a NFC capable phone.

Personally, I like both. However, once NFC takes off and most phones have it...then NFC is going to be FAR superior...Tags work on any android and likely other OSes once a standard is put in place...Tasker only works on the phone that it's installed on and then configured for.

I'll definitely say that Tasker is amazing at automating a single phone, given that you put the time/effort in. But it's also got some serious limitations when compared to the possibilities of NFC...the day that I can automatically connect my friend/family's smartphone to my WiFi without me giving them the password can't come soon enough.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ellesshoo:
OK bud, just trying to help out here, and considering I have a nexus s and a galaxy nexus I think of got the whole nfc capable phone thing covered but thank you for your concern.

Hate to burst your bubble but the only universal nfc info right now are URLs, vCards, Tel/SMS/email URIs, and plain text. So now, and for the foreseeable future that's what nfc will be capable of universally unless you're using apps to custom encode tags or a specialized purchasing app from a bank/credit company/Google. You have a long wait ahead of you. I was just explaining why using nfc on a proper dock accessory isn't necessary and would require an extra app to configure some settings whether you were using NFC to accomplish things or tasker, or some other app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] je55ter:
Is it me, or does this limitation kinda take the excitement out of the whole concept? I'm reading about all these people using tags to trigger all sorts of apps/settings etc, and it would be really cool if I could just pull my phone out of my pocket, tap it against a tag, then put it away without any other interactions to adjust some settings (Or better yet, just tap the tag against my pocket containing the phone).

But if I have to power on the screen, and unlock it first... At that point, why not just have a widget on the home screen that does the exact same thing as the tag? I suppose if you have a LOT of tags set up to do different things in different contexts, it saves you the trouble of browsing through a long list of triggers, but otherwise, it seems like a lot of these applications are just using NFC for the sake of using NFC, not because it makes anything more convenient.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
I'm using nfc just to use nfc. I hate tasker and its basically my alternative. Its a little simpler imo
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rye&ginger:
you have a good point, and yes Id say it is a major limitation.

Maybe NFC needs to popup a dialogue for new tags, asking for permission?

Trusted tags could then be processed without having to have screen on and unlocked.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] je55ter:
That would be an excellent solution to the security concerns of having NFC functionality always on.

I wonder if it would have a significant impact on battery life to have NFC always on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Futur Innovations:
How would I go about paying for a meal at, let's say, McDonalds with nfc. I have google wallet, but I don't know how to use it. Lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
Once you set up wallet. I went into mcdonalds. Most have a little nfc thing right about the credit/debit reader. Just turn your screen on and tap the phone on that. I once had to open the app but the app says you don't have to.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gnapoleon:
I wrote a quick blog post on how I set mine up, as an alternative to Tasker, basically: http://www.frenchguys.com/wordpress/nfc-tags-android-galaxy-nexus/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Futur Innovations:
What cases work well for using nfc tags? The one I got from Verizon with the phone hardly let's me scan it. Without the case it works instantly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gahh Its Lee:
I'm having the issue too but I figured its worth keeping the phone nice.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TwilightSparkle:
Bought some tags. Pumped to use em
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mca312:
I'm using a NFC tag on my car mount to launch a Tasker task that simulates a car dock (if plugged in, headset in, and orientation left -> launch navigation)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TwilightSparkle:
Bump for ideas.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stickerbob:
That most likely explains my problem from last night.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zeppelinmad4:
Why don't you just create a profile for entering/leaving home and save using a tag?

For instance, I have a tag at work that when I leave, opens up the music app, sets the volume and turns off wifi and I'm on my bike ride home. I created a profile for when I come back into work the next day, it stops playing music, turns down the media volume, and turns on wifi.

I've done the same with my one on my bedstand. When I start it at night, it dims the screen, turns down the volume, turns off sync, and opens the clock app. When I wake up in the morning, I click it again and it basically reverts everything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dmulligan:
You could put a tag in a phone sleeve or holster to turn off your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] opensourcefan:
I just ordered my tags yesterday, can't wait to start playing.

The thing I'm finding is, if I need to turn on and unlock the device then going through the motion of tapping on a tag is no different than me just tapping a task shortcut on the screen. Gotta say though it's way cooler to tap :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jcolinzheng:
Agreed. Before we can automate NFC tasks without unlocking (or even turning screen on), it only makes sense to use NFC tags to do something when the phone is already unlocked. Examples:

- Put a tag in your pocket to automatically lock the phone when near the pocket.

- Put a tag on nightstand, so after you set the alarm clock and place the phone on the nightstand, it automatically enters silent mode and locks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ejkeebler:
The majority of the time my phone is in fact already on when i'm swyping a tag, but agree it would be pretty cool if it didn't need to be. Usually i check my email right before going to bed, then swype it where the dock will go if it ever comes out. Or I'm checking my phone going out the door to my car to drive to work, etc..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Paverdude:
added a tag to my car dock to enable bluetooth and launch Waze (awsome gps / social app)

sure i could do this with a couple taps of the phone but i like the COOL factor
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Sushibagel:
Okay, so I know I've seen some talk about the limitations of NFC that we need to unlock our phone to turn the NFC on. I was brainstorming a bit on this because it does annoy me a bit as well. I'm unfortunately still a noob on tasker but one of you may be more familiar with it.

Is it possible to set a profile or task so that as soon as we either turn the screen on or push a hard button it activates our NFC. Secure settings has the ability to toggle our NFC and I've confirmed it works and this will help simplify using the tags a bit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jcolinzheng:
You can, but even if NFC is activated, it is not in effect until the screen is unlocked (as opposed to be on).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Beamer9408:
Anyone know if playing with the voltage may stop it from working? I example used Google wallet 2x yesterday. Today I have tried 2x and it isn't going through it isn't giving me a error it just sits there and I look dumb. Only the things different with my phone from yesterday and today is I lowered voltages on the kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] butro:
For those of you on 4.0.2, you CAN format tags. Get NFC Tagwriter by NXP from the market. Write a tag and it will get formatted. Then you can use NFC Task Launcher to overwrite the tag.

Not sure why NFC Task Launcher does not work.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cupricreki:
I've been experimenting a lot with NFC tags, one thing I've longed to do is unlock my computer. There are programs that can unlock your pc with Bluetooth proximity, but is awfully delayed.

Does anybody know how to wirelessly unlock a pc?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcnob:
Here's my idea for an intent from tapping a tag on my bike handlebars. I know this can be done with a tasker profile but its gonna need some proper tasker manual knowhow.

Connect to MiFi personal hotspot

Start Bluetooth

Connect to Bluetooth headset

Start playlist titled 'bike'

Start GPS

Start MyTracks

Record journey in MyTracks

And we're off.

Now I know tasker can handle all this, it's just a bit involved in setting up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] earlyberd:
If you're on Windows there is no way to unlock the computer after it's up and running, you have to log back in locally. Even logging in with Remote Desktop is still going to lock the computer after you end the RD session. Same sort of situation for Mac.

If you're running on Linux, just write a script to run over ssh to enable and disable your screensaver. Here's an example for Ubuntu. I would advise using Tasker with the Locale Execute and Locale NFC plugins.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcnob:
Logmein Ignition allows you to login remotely and it stays logged in when you exit. The security doesn't really make it practical for use with NFC or Tasker though so kinda pointless but just saying.......lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sparkdroid:
Some of the suggestions for NFC tags would be better suited to QR Codes. For example:

- getting business contact information out to people

- opening a browser to a movie trailer/webpage

- Automatic setup of connection to a wifi network.

These don't require task setup in the persons phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] earlyberd:
QR codes don't contain instructions, they're just plain text. They're also slow and unreliable because they can't function without OCR and a steady hand to hold the camera. Even if the tasks are simple, NFC is always going to be far better suited to these tasks because it's faster, more reliable, and can execute much more complex instruction sets, requiring virtually zero user interaction.

QR Code:

1. Open the scanner.

2. Hold the phone in front of the code.

3. Wait for it to focus.

4. Press the snapshot button.

5. Wait for OCR to generate the plain text.

6. Accept the possible actions based on the context, or repeat steps 2-5 because you couldn't hold your hand steady.

NFC Tag:

1. Hold your phone up to the tag.

2. Ding! You're done.

Besides, NFC tags are dirt cheap. If you have NFC on your phone, there's no reason not to utilize them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Archpope:
OK, I got one.

If your reception sucks at home or at work, put a tag near the door. When you arrive at the place with bad reception and read the tag, it turns on Wifi and opens up GrooVeIP so that will be your phone while you're in the building. When you leave, you read a "going outside" tag that disables Wifi and turns off GrooVeIP to save battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bdubs4200:
I am buying a few of these thanks to this thread. I thought one tag did one thing... I'm impressed with some people set ups. Question though, can you wipe and re program the tag? Or once its set to turn on wifi and launch G+ app its permanent?

A message from the Nexus Galaxy--- 3nD 7r@n$MiS$!0n---
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Archpope:
You could use NFC tags hidden in a large building or a small city to do some kind of treasure hunt, where each tag offers a clue to where some sort of geocache is hidden.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bdubs4200:
Dude that sounds awesome!! That would be an awesome day off adventure

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Redneck Trash:
Scavenger hunts just went hi-tech.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mcnob:
I literally just had that very same idea after playing about with some tags last night.

I might program a few with a website and just scatter them around...see what happens.....lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] H03!:
my house-plan

**ger-eng

Leise = quiet

Laut = loud

Flugmodus = airplane mode

Wecker = alarm clock

WHG (Wohnung) = apartment

Schlafzi(mmer) = bedroom

Schlafen = sleep

Aufstehen = wake up

Bad = bathroom

Auto = car
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sparkdroid:
Your list of steps for the QR code process is a little excessive.

QR Code:

1. Open bar code scanner

2. Point camera at code

3. Accept action

(your steps 3,4,5 happen automatically in less than a second - scanners don't require you to press a shutter button) and if you can't hold your hand steady enough for the camera to get a pic, you can't hold your phone up to a tag reliably either (are you seizuring or something).

QR Codes are much better suited to the tasks that I listed (referring to jordo_99's post). Using the QR Code Generator here (http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/) and the barcode scanner app here (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.zxing.client.android&hl=en) would do what I listed better than NFC.

All the ideas in this thread seem to revolve around a lot of setup per phone using a task manager of some kind. This isn't reasonable to expect of someone in the general public if you want to convey information quickly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] earlyberd:
Every scanner is different in the time that it takes to scan something, and they're also different in the information they can fetch. I use Google Goggles because it bundles barcode scanning with its already robust feature set, so it's pointless to install a separate app just to get the same or worse search results.

The point of NFC is so that you don't have to hold the phone up to anything, and you can eliminate 99% of the chance of a read error. If the tag is on your desk, you set the phone down on the tag and go about your business. If the tag is on a wall, tap it to the wall. If the tag is in your pocket, slide your phone into your pocket. It's all silent and automatic.

QR codes are not better at conveying information. They're just not. Price, availability, and complexity have nothing to do with it.

You're asserting that QR codes are better because anyone can have a camera and a barcode scanner app, but not everyone has NFC. However, this is a thread in the Galaxy Nexus forums; it can be assumed that everyone here has a NFC-capable phone, or is looking at buying one. Those that don't care to use NFC should not be posting in here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DJGibbon:
The only NFC tag I use frequently is one stuck to my car's centre console, which texts my wife saying I'm 30 minutes away. Saves me having to call or pull over to text, very useful

The fact that NFC tags wont read while the phone's unlocked is frustrating, though. There are several cases where I'd want to use the tag to perform an action when I've forgotten to (set silent or something) - Tasker is great for doing that by time or coarse location, but NFC would be really useful for specific locations.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
Where would I be able to order NFC tags?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heybk:
i ordered mine from tagstand.com
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
Could any NFC tags work?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sparkdroid:
I'm not saying that QR codes are better than NFC in all situations. I was specifically referring to the tasks put out there by jordo_99 in earlier posts.

Maybe you can explain how NFC is much better in THESE examples. In all the others I agree.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bdubs4200:
What version should I order? The pre programed ones?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] elevation_2:
I can run an app using the tags but is there any way to issue commands to the app using the tags? i.e I have a crestron system installed at my place accompanied with Lutron lighting. Now I can launch the app thru the tags but have to then use my finger(yes talk bout being lazy) to press the button for the specific mood lighting i want. Is there a way that the app runs and automatically runs the command i.e chooses the mood I've set?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krohnjw:
Maybe :) That depends entirely on whether or not the app in question takes in extra data via an intent. If it requires a click then that would need a "macro" sort of application and those aren't really available on Android right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] shangostar:
:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] brent8577:
i don't understand why they didn't include an NFC kit in the box. i keep getting told Wallet is not supported and i paid for a phone with a useless feature.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Redneck Trash:
For crying out loud. Google Wallet works on the Galaxy Nexus. Since you rooted your phone Google will not provide any support for Google Wallet if some goes wrong because by gaining root access you've disabled security features the Google considers essential for Google Wallet. Had you tapped on 'Learn More' you'd have been taken to a web page where this would've been explained to you.

I swear there isn't a Galaxy Nexus forum thread where this hasn't been explained.

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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] moe6:
Just to spite you I just shared a contact with a friend to his Nexus S via Beam during lunch. Everyone on that table wanted NFC in their next phone :).