<![CDATA[I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade.]]>I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. So I have a question for you.

Since the start of 2026, which have you done more - scanned a QR code or used NFC on your phone (excluding tap-to-pay)?

If you regularly use NFC, please reply and tell me what you use it for. Thanks!

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The Problem With RFID

RFID is like cold fusion. It will revolutionise everything - and it's only five years away! Terence Eden And, much like cold fusion, NFC will permantently be just around the corner. It's been "The Year of NFC" since 2008. Just like it was in 2009 and in 2010. Today the news came that Google may be abandoning QR codes in favour of NFC for its business places service. I think this is a mistake …

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Terence Eden’s Blog (shkspr.mobi)

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/116324759206094363https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mammut.gogreenit.net/users/chewie/statuses/116324759206094363Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:36:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:24:52 GMT]]>@Edent I very often use QR to share links or text with people in the same room with me it's very handy because they just have to open their camera app. It's very good with older or non techi people

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/SnazzyGumball/statuses/116324715207860827https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://freeradical.zone/users/SnazzyGumball/statuses/116324715207860827Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:24:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:20:33 GMT]]>@pwaring @Edent Same here.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/annehargreaves/statuses/116324462297897778https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://ioc.exchange/users/annehargreaves/statuses/116324462297897778Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:20:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:46:14 GMT]]>@Edent I think I've only used NFC for tap-to-pay on my phone. However if you include "not a phone", then my kids are the heaviest NFC users in the house.
They have a "Toniebox": a wifi-connected speaker with an NFC reader at the top. It reads the NFC chips in little plastic figurines and plays the audiobook, story or music that the figurines represent. It's a nice (if pricey) frontend to the audio store essentially, you pay for each figurine. The kids love it though.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.science/users/moritz_negwer/statuses/116324091448677436https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.science/users/moritz_negwer/statuses/116324091448677436Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:46:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:16:31 GMT]]>@Edent i avoid both as much as possible

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/rose_alibi/statuses/116323738702670732https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://post.lurk.org/users/rose_alibi/statuses/116323738702670732Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:16:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:11:06 GMT]]>@Edent Except I think locally library books contain an NFC tag which is scanned by the check-in/out machine in the library - not with a device belonging to the user.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116323717354767308https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116323717354767308Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:11:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:08:59 GMT]]>@Edent I don't think I've used NFC at all this year except for paying for things!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116323709078693460https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116323709078693460Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:08:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:06:01 GMT]]>@Edent I almost never use NFC intentionally.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116323697382894210https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.coffee/users/xinit/statuses/116323697382894210Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:06:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:05:58 GMT]]>@ufal @Edent not forgetting to mention that QR code scanners is cheaper, which makes it very reachable demographically.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedinet.waltuh.cyou/objects/7ac3cd0a-abd0-47b0-adec-76a7e9984b98https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedinet.waltuh.cyou/objects/7ac3cd0a-abd0-47b0-adec-76a7e9984b98Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:05:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:01:43 GMT]]>@Edent@mastodon.social I mostly use NFC regularly to top-up my e-money card (Similar to London's Oyster card) because the bus service that I take gives 60% discounted fare for students if I use a card that I then register to the relevant office.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/aki4rzpd7ihttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/aki4rzpd7iTue, 31 Mar 2026 12:01:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:58:31 GMT]]>@Edent NFC for tap-to-pay lately more than I use my credit card. Occasionally use it for tickets (sporting events, concerts). QR codes are way more common for everything else. I can't think of anything I've used NFC for besides paying and entrance tickets

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/ebooksyearn/statuses/116323667884271015https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://thepit.social/users/ebooksyearn/statuses/116323667884271015Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:58:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:57:15 GMT]]>@rgarner You could fire lasers into a smoke haze, that'd probably work?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Edent/statuses/116323662946611972https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Edent/statuses/116323662946611972Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:57:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:57:02 GMT]]>@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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/aki4lza371https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://misskey.id/notes/aki4lza371Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:56:39 GMT]]>@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–

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rgarner/statuses/116323660545463960https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rgarner/statuses/116323660545463960Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:56:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:49:15 GMT]]>@Edent I rarely use QR codes. I don't use NFC for tap payment when I am charging my car out and about.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cafe/users/msjen/statuses/116323631443883571https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.cafe/users/msjen/statuses/116323631443883571Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:23:19 GMT]]>@bix @Edent definitely not internet. It could be BT but I’m sure it’s worked when I’ve had BT off.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/deadliftbear/statuses/116323529467337026https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/deadliftbear/statuses/116323529467337026Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:23:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:21:16 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/derickr/statuses/116323521449134738https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/derickr/statuses/116323521449134738Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:21:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:53:01 GMT]]>@deadliftbear @Edent but that’s probably not nfc either Bluetooth or Internet

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323410334242400https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323410334242400Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:53:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:50:10 GMT]]>@bix @Edent yes, I unlock the gate using an app

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/deadliftbear/statuses/116323399133997752https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/deadliftbear/statuses/116323399133997752Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:50:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:44:09 GMT]]>@Edent https://mastodon.social/@nico42/115974945854508379

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nico42/statuses/116323375461904124https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nico42/statuses/116323375461904124Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:44:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:43:42 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nico42/statuses/116323373699147986https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/nico42/statuses/116323373699147986Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:43:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:41:13 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk/users/jamesb/statuses/01KN1QQC9HDHK5P7HSDFWS54FHhttps://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fedi.duckduckpigeon.co.uk/users/jamesb/statuses/01KN1QQC9HDHK5P7HSDFWS54FHTue, 31 Mar 2026 10:41:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:40:13 GMT]]>@jamesb @Edent but not with your phone, right?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323360040140298https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323360040140298Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:40:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've been writing about NFC and QR codes for over a decade. on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:39:37 GMT]]>@deadliftbear @Edent the question is if I read it correctly about nfc with your phone, so are you entering with your phone?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323357643797582https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/bix/statuses/116323357643797582Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:39:37 GMT