NFC tags and readers communicate wirelessly with each other over very short distances. Tags store a small amount of data on them that is sent to the reader in the form of electromagnetic pulses.

Under these conditions, someone with an appropriate NFC reader tool can trigger a locked Android phone to divulge full credit card details with a tap.

In addition, the reader can be sold with a Bluebird software developer’s kit (SDK) for those seeking a software-based solution to support the collected read data. Key Takeaways: A new smartphone ...

NFC is broken on Android 15 Beta 1, but there is an explanation. ... The fingerprint reader is affected too for some, since it is not working from the lockscreen or AOD.

The PTX130R, which is the first Panthronics reader IC to feature native support for the Android™ operating environment, provides an ideal way to add NFC communications capability to embedded ...

We’ve all heard a thing or two about NFC (near-field communication) –but Adafruit has come up with one of the most clever and convenient uses for the technology: unlocking your device just by ...

Launched officially in mid-2024, Alipay’s “Tap to Interact” allows users to complete a payment or trigger a service flow simply by tapping their smartphone on a merchant’s NFC tag or terminal—no QR ...