I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade.

[witewulf@cyberplace.social]

@Edent suspect this will be heavily biased by iOS effectively not supporting NFC, and QR being platform agnostic

[edent@mastodon.social]

@WiteWulf I'm pretty sure modern iOS devices can. I've certainly had people scan my various tags with their iPhones and it pops up Safari.

[witewulf@cyberplace.social]

@Edent ah, cool, didn’t know that had changed. AIUI the hardware has been capable for a while, but Apple heavily restricted who was able to use it; basically governments, ID cards, that sort of thing.

[deadliftbear@mas.to]

@Edent probably NFC slightly more, as my gym uses an NFC reader to open the entry gate

[lariscusobscurus@wien.rocks]

@Edent I would have said NFC, but since the question excludes tap-to-pay, my use of both QR and NFC is probably about the same, which is practically nonexistent.

[m0yng@mastodon.radio]

@Edent I've got a bunch of NFC tags around the house, they're connected to Home Assistant to do things like turn on/off my desk/washing machine, trigger automations like bedtime light sequence (turn off one immediately then another later), reset the cat feeder counter etc.

I also have NFC tags on my 3d printing filament so the printer knows what colour and type are installed (using https://github.com/DnG-Crafts/ACE-RFID)

[makary@meowing.men]

@Edent@mastodon.social @M0YNG@mastodon.radio

There's an app to top-up my public transport card via NFC - https://leapcard.ie/ - the entire country uses it I presume…

[nico42@mastodon.social]

@Edent I’m fairly biased because I am an NFC app developer. I see the problem with NFC tags as well and yes in the wild you see far more QR codes. Since Covid everyone knows them and how to use them. NFC is hidden. The coolest use case is still the business card with an NFC chip. It just gives another layer of interaction. QR codes in general look ugly and are not nice when you want a good looking design.

[bix@chaos.social]

@deadliftbear @Edent the question is if I read it correctly about nfc with your phone, so are you entering with your phone?

[bix@chaos.social]

@jamesb @Edent but not with your phone, right?

[jamesb@fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk]

@bix Occasionally. We have the option of using a card or using a phone app. I prefer my card but sometimes if I forget it I will resort to the phone app. @Edent

[nico42@mastodon.social]

@Edent lately I’m working on a Pokemon like collecting game with NFC tags which you couldn’t do with QR codes. I saw something similar on a congress and I thought that is cool and I want to amplify the concept. It basically is 38x38 pixel art designs that can be shared. Making the game that works and is fun is actually the hard part: https://mastodon.social/@nico42/115965004795991678

[nico42@mastodon.social]

@Edent https://mastodon.social/@nico42/115974945854508379

[deadliftbear@mas.to]

@bix @Edent yes, I unlock the gate using an app

[bix@chaos.social]

@deadliftbear @Edent but that’s probably not nfc either Bluetooth or Internet

[derickr@phpc.social]

@spacehobo @Edent Works with that too (I use it weekly), but the curious thing is that the NFC chip on the Fairphone 5 is in the middle of the device, and not at the top, which is a little surprising and confusing.

[deadliftbear@mas.to]

@bix @Edent definitely not internet. It could be BT but I’m sure it’s worked when I’ve had BT off.

[msjen@toot.cafe]

@Edent I rarely use QR codes. I don't use NFC for tap payment when I am charging my car out and about.

[rgarner@mastodon.social]

@Edent I wonder if you can make a recognisable QR code with smoke signals, even for a split-second. Sorry this isn't arguing per se, I could make it more contentio–

[ufal@misskey.id]

@Edent@mastodon.social Scanning a QR code with QRIS is more accessible than NFC since most low-end phones in Indonesia still don't have NFC as far as I can tell. Most banking and e-wallet apps are supporting it also, makes it become the norm in the past years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QRIS