Smartphones have some really cool technology at their disposal that you can do all sorts of things with. One of the most popular today is the NFC, which many users use mostly to make contactless payments with the phone, but it is a property with many more virtues.
Thanks to this tool, you can also transfer files by simply bringing one device closer to another or linking your mobile with an external device, such as a speaker. These are just two examples of the infinity of things you can do with it, although if we take into account the NFC tags, the possibilities extend even more.
These elements are a way to make the most of this feature that most mobile phones on the market have today. Basically, its purpose is to receive a specific configuration that allows making a concrete action automatically and only by bringing the terminal closer to it.
For example, you can set a URL to directly access a web page or activate a phone feature without accessing it. The options depend entirely on their storage capacity, since the amount of data that can be entered in them is marked based on this.
how they are configured
The truth is that you do not have to be a computer technician to use NFC tags, since we can make the appropriate adjustments through a application that you can download from the Play Store or AppStore depending on your mobile.
These labels can be obtained in stores such as Amazon at a price of 15 euros for a pack of 25 cards. In this way, you can automate 25 different actions. However, these will come empty, so you have to configure them manually.
To do this, you need to install software known as NFCTools, which gives you the ability to embed text in these plugins. The steps you must follow are not excessively complicated, but we leave them below as a guide:
- The first thing to do is enter the application. If it is your first time, several windows will appear as a tutorial. After carefully reading the information, access the ‘Write’ tab.
- Now you have to select the option ‘Add a record’ to start the process.
- Then you will have at your disposal a list with all the alternatives that you can include in your NFC tag.
- After having chosen the one you are looking for, enter the necessary data and click on ‘Validate’.
- tap on ‘write / bytes’ to link that action to the card in question. A number will appear showing you how big the activity is.
- Bring your smartphone close to the label so that it can recognize it and end the procedure.
Done, you can now take full advantage of this particular function included in the terminals. Arrange your life and let technology do everything for you without worrying too much about your surroundings.