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I was thinking about picking up some NFC tags, but not too sure how useful it would be.
Keeping the NFC on at all times will not be an issue since I got a BlackBerry Q10 with a 4400mah Mugen battery.
Any of use NFC with tags? Any creative usages?
I want to hear them.
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There are several threads discussing NFC in here- use the Search function to list them.
Here are 2 to get you started (there are many others too):
http://forums.crackberry.com/blackbe...utiful-949888/
http://forums.crackberry.com/general...often-1033901/
- First, the NFC feature doesn't drain the battery ;) It's around 0,1% on a battery full cycle.
- Second, the NFC antenna is on the original back cover. And I assume the Mugen battery doesn't use the original cover, right ?
Mugen battery does not use the original cover, but it does come with an NFC antenna of its own.
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I used to use them back when I first got my Z10, not so much anymore on my Z30. BlackBerry improved the quick menu with 10.2.x and then further with 10.3.x so I can easily switch notification profiles and toggle wifi/Bluetooth, which was what I was primarily using my tags for.
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I bought some tags thinking I cold set one up to play a playlist when I go into the car, but sadly there's no way to do this in the Smart Tags app.
Then I thought I'd stick one on the back of my Dell Venue Pro 8 tablet so I could tap the phone to it to enable the hotspot. No luck.
So in short, NFC tags suck on BB10.
I've got 2, but they work a little poor.
1st is in the car for enabling bluetooth; works, but I always have to unlock the phone. That's kind of annoying.
2nd is next to the bed which sets an alarm and then sends q10 to bed mode.
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Cukierkas does. Quite successfully. Try to contact him :D
Passport on 10.3.2 steroids
Have you looked into shortcut apps that might make Playlist like app that can be launched by smart triggers?
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I used them in my bedroom and car. Turning on and off bluetooth in car and using it to turn on alarm and bedside mode in bedroom.
Had a few for my office that I used for Wifi settings I think. Programmed quite a few of them with different triggers. They were convenient. But mostly use NFC for payments now.
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I bought some tags over a year ago and got the wrong ones. Then I ordered the correct ones but was still mad over the wrong ones that I didn't set them up until about a month ago. Right now I use the following frequently:
Car: turns off wi-fi, turns on BT, normal sound profile, opens music app.
gym bag: turns off wi-fi, turns off BT, vibrate sound profile, opens music app
Bike: turns off wi-fi, turns on BT, normal sound profile, opens sports tracker app
golf bag: turns off wi-fi, turns off BT, silent sound profile, opens golf gps.
Computer: turns on wi-fi, turns off BT, normal sound profile
I wish the options weren't so limited, but I do enjoy the use I'm getting out of it FWIW.
What apps do we use to make NFC payments with BB10 phones?
UGO
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Thanks, but that is not available in the U.S.