Programming an NFC tag from your NFC-capable Android device is extremely easy and can lend itself to some very useful scenarios.

Near-field communication (NFC) technology allows devices to communicate over short distances and exchange data. NFC tags are small, unpowered devices that store and transmit data to compatible ...

NFC tags allow you to quickly transfer small amounts of data with just a single tap. Here's how the tech works.

Each one of the NFC stickers contains a tiny microchip that holds instructions for your phone. Users can program them with a free app. Then, with a tap, the NFC tags can adjust settings or open apps.

Samsung, who is quick to note it has the largest NFC-enabled userbase, aims to change that with TecTiles: NFC tags that you can program to perform tasks when you place your phone near them.

NFC tags are plastic discs or tags that can start timers, play music, send notifications, and more just by tapping your phone on them.

You'll program the tag by tapping it with your phone. It'll then ask what you want it to do and you'll need to find the Share ETA shortcut you just set up. That's it. Whenever I tap the NFC tag ...

Finding success at this event (and several since), Tagstand has since been developing another app, with which it aims to streamline the process of programming NFC tags for everyday users.

The release of Apple's NFC-enabled iOS 11 platform is helping to drive the growth of NFC deployments that are making an NFC tag certification program important, the association says.

What are NFC tags At just a few cents a piece, NFC tags, or Near Field Communication tags, can add a ton of functionality to your home. You can buy them basically anywhere, including Amazon.

With iOS 13, you can use the Shortcuts app to program your own actions that run whenever your iPhone is in the vicinity of an NFC tag. You can use this for reminders for certain actions, home ...