NFC Smart Home Ideas + Setup for iOS 14 and Android

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks for watching! What are some of your NFC automation ideas? 🤔

[@conhecaeaprenda]

qual app android?

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I haven’t heard of that one. I tried a few different apps on android for nfc. There are a lot of options out there.

[@sjp8024]

If only you could set a car's driver seat distance/height so scanning a tag in the car would put the seat in your personal spot.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

@SJP that would be pretty sweet!

[@Pallidus_Rider]

Dude, made my Saturday have a great start. Most of this is over my head, but I enjoy learning from your fun and informative videos. 👍

[@Ultimaus]

Would like to see more comprehensive video on tasker sequencing in integration with smartthings and home assistant. I think nfc tags are underrated for routines and automation. A blackout (turn Everything off) routine for the spouse that doesn't like talking to a voice assistant is convenient. Near the garage and front door. I know these videos probably take longer than people realize because of how intricate the information is. I love your work.

[@ed_agosto]

I have an nfc tag on the washer so it sets a laundry timer in my phone each time I scan it .

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s a good idea!

[@jennybthick]

Dope idea!

[@frankyu553]

Great idea, but you mean ON the washer? Unless you want to scan your phone while it accidentally became your laundry lol

[@ZERONEINNOVATIONS]

I can use your idea for my old ricecooker!

[@ed_agosto]

@@frankyu553 sorry, English is not my main language Thanks for the correction though 👍

[@jamesfraserbutler]

We’re on tank water being rural and I’ve an nfc next to the tank opening. I measure water levels a couple of time a week in summer with a tape measure and so I’ve set up an iOS shortcut that takes the tape measure distance from rim of tank to top of water, takes it away from the total depth of the tank then calculates the current capacity along with a menu note and date time stamp in a “drafts” file and also txts the result to a list of adults in the household to notify them of current levels which acts as a reminder if we need to conserve water / get a water delivery (if rain isn’t forecast in the near future). The drafts file allows me to graph water usage against another shortcut added via “charty” to display water utilisation over time. Works well 🎉👍. Btw keep up the great work Reid, love the videos. ✅

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s awesome! Great use of the shortcuts features!

[@MoeTaha]

WoW james we definitely need to see a video explaining the way you did it

[@jaspermiller4319]

Start of the video: didn't know about NFC tags By the end of the video: already bought 30 off amazon

[@mlefe09]

Same here! :)

[@christiancecil5915]

Same lol

[@julianeuburger]

Yep, that's it, I'm putting a dozen of those around home

[@webenabledservices6941]

Hey Reed, I wanted to start playing around with NFC after watching this vid, instead of buying a pack tags, I used the NFC tags in my credit cards with Tasker, worked like a charm!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That's great, thanks for the tip!

[@MrBenedict.]

@Smart Home Solver - there is actual a way to play spotify using NFC tags and the shortcuts app on an iPhone. It is a bit of a workaround but it works though: How am I gonna do it? - copy e.g. the URL of a certain playlist or song - go to your shortcuts app - add action: Open URL (paste your Spotify Link into it) - ad action: play/pause on iPhone more advanced: (add more actions to the steps above) - add action: set volume 0 - add action: set playback destination to: Living Room (or any other airplay devices) - add action: set volume 30 The reason why I first change the volume to 0 and then back up to 30 is that while running the automation, your iPhone plays spotify for a second or two till it changes its playback destination. In order to simply avoid that, I first "mute" the sound on my iphone to then bring it back up again, but then in the living room.

[@unclekevo3864]

The only issue with your method is the play/pause command doesn't work for the playlist URL, but only plays/pauses the last played song/playlist. It's an issue with iOS though, not your fault. Thanks for the tips!

[@sjacobsen]

Other advanced work around would be to expose your own personal API endpoint that scrapes an authenticated spotify session and performs actions for you. I have a few automations setup myself already and it works great!

[@westway50]

Thank you for this. Once i saw your home office set up, i've been trying to figure out how you do this

[@mallorykong503]

Can you do a more detailed video on Tasker and NFC tags. I just want to set the tag to turn off and on my smart lights but the whole thing is overwhelming at the moment.

[@Dynamic4it]

i agree

[@AdamsTechLife]

Greta video! I love NFC tags, and you provided some great automation ideas. I didn't know they made ones that work outside and are waterproof, that is awesome. I use the date/time conditional automation a lot so if the time is before 8pm it runs certain actions and anytime after 8pm it runs my goodnight scene. Nfc tags are super powerful and affordable!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Adam!

[@drumcorpsinprogres]

I got one in the carport, to put on the lights in my home. That's how far my fantasy went... ;)

[@jennybthick]

I was thinking of doing something similar at my house! Hahaha.

[@BeardedTechGuy]

I can't wait for a time when BT (or some other technology) is accurate enough to know when I am in different rooms and trigger my automations and can easily be setup. I don't always have my phone but I always have my Smartwatch on.

[@zsqduke]

It is now. Just not commercially available.

[@catalin5218]

@@zsqduke yeah bill gates house has exactly what he said

[@werra3254]

This is already possible but quite a lot of work to set up and requires some knowlegde of HomeAssistant & Raspberry Pi's. t room-assistant.io

[@arnoldfriend8197]

Isn’t there something already with webcore?

[@BeardedTechGuy]

@@werra3254 I was not aware of room-assistant, this is pretty cool. I was thinking something more in line with using the Google Homes or Alexa's in a house to track location. Adding 15 - 20 more devices in my house just for location tracking would not be ideal.

[@JeffCreates]

So much info in one video! I’m just not used to it…and it’s great!

[@sleepwalkerZZZ]

I'm super glad you've asked others their ideas and/or how they use their's. I'll be scrolling through for ideas.

[@atngaming2019]

Great video, can u do an update for 2023? Some things have changed

[@christineharris9706]

Had no idea about these tags, now excited thinking about adding them to places around the home :) Keep up the videos; love learning all about how to make our home smarter

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Christine!

[@stevez182]

Another great video! Reed your channel is an absolute goldmine mate. Thank you for your efforts! I just bought a bunch of tags due to Home Assistant integration so your video was right on time. Also it's a good excuse to start playing with Tasker again. Ps. Since you mentioned outdoor buttons, I am really impressed with the Xiaomi Aqara button. They are not supposed to be waterproof or anything but I use one as a wireless doorbell in Home Assistant. The button is exposed outside the British weather. Six months now and still going strong!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Oh that’s great to hear. I’ll have to try that out! I appreciate the kind words too!

[@MapleLeafMopar]

Not going to lie, I bought a bunch of these after your last video and awaited this video. Thanks for making it so soon!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s awesome! I hope you enjoy the nfc tags.

[@MakeMoneyGuide]

This video is worth watching! More of this, please!

[@cjramseyer]

The problem with setting up via your phone, is that you have to setup each and every device. This is VERY time consuming, and when you get a new phone, you have to do this all over again. The better way is to keep the tags and automations centrally located on a smart home hub. Sure it's cool that certain versions of phones can store these, but by using one of the various hubs that are out there, one tag can be setup one time along with the automations. Then the user can give access to the people or devices that they want to.

[@navarro152]

Good video! One that I have is a little simple. I have an nfc tag just outside the bedroom that turns on my bedside light table to 1%, this way I have light when I enter to the bedroom and my girlfriend is already sleeping 😴

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s a good idea. Simple is great.

[@4sayken]

Great video, glad your doing some stuff on home assistant

[@jennybthick]

I love your channel!!!!!! You have the best ideas for home automation!! Cheers!!!

[@billynaff3218]

I have two in my car. One for turning the house alarm on and the other for turning it off. Now we are getting into winter I think I’m going to add turning the lights on and opening the driveway gate to the alarm off one. 😁 love these tags.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Great ideas!

[@sleepwalkerZZZ]

This is going to be so awesome for my smart lock!!! My smart lock automatic lock has not worked out for me at all. It takes to long to lock and I'm not leaving my door until I hear it lock. I have it set to auto unlock with the app when I get home. And then the auto lock locks the door before I can get to the door. So ultimately I've had to wait until it locks before I leave and upon returning home have had to unlock my phone then open my smart lock app which then finally unlocks the door. I've been thinking it's just faster to use my keys. Until I saw this video. I do hope this will work with my smart lock. I have the WiFi August smart lock. If so, you just made my day. 😁

[@waynenocton]

Excellent, the travel time text thing is so cool! Also, I had asked a question on a different video, thanks for NOT answering lol, it led me to your website that not only answered my question, but answered other questions I didn't know I had!

[@teyopatel2608]

I absolutely love your videos and ideas please keep making videos about smart homes :)

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Teyo!

[@loberrysnowberry]

Oh my gosh!! Thank you for including the great ideas for them! I can’t wait to try this

[@tdtone2]

Whew! I was blown away and lost by the regular instructions!! Not to mention the advanced!! LOL

[@mattie3875]

I use an NFC tag to open my garage door from outside. Also to set some lighting scenes that I'm tired of saying "Alexa, Movie Time" and waiting, when I can just set my phone next to it.

[@AlexManMe]

I run a takeaway service, I installed the exact thing in my drivers car, they would have to just tap the phone and it will text me the ETA

[@eddiesanchez9095]

WOWOWOW... !!! Great VIDEO !!! That one blew my mind!! Thank you So Much Reed!! Very informative. I will definitely look into this NFC.

[@johnchan6191]

Well, thx 2 U, I've ordered NFC tags 4 my smarthouse. Gonna try some of yur suggestion that U've posted. Thx 4 sharing on Utube.

[@chilson88]

How many automations can you set to one NFC tag? I work for my local fire department and having to reset my current automations for my work schedule is a drag. Thanks for the great videos as always Reed, keep them coming

[@divyansh345]

Hey Reed great video on NFC. Can you make a guide on how to start from scratch on smart devices for a new home. What devices to buy first and must

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks! I did a video similar to what you are describing kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5DZpaKLotCiqpY the order of devices on what to buy is just preference on what you want and budget.

[@orenkassner2510]

Thank you so much for making a clear video with instructions, only one I could easily find!

[@andychaos]

Thanks for the video, Tasker isn't easy but this video really helped.

[@HughD]

Another nice and useful video, Reed! It's been years since I've messed with NFC tags but I might just get some going again. BTW, that looks like a Rubik's Cube I could solve!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Hugh! Haha yeah probably the only Rubik’s Cube I can solve.

[@Crw1]

Tasker! You are using tasker! Works like a charm that app

[@aceagui1129]

Like I said before you keep surprise me, & I work in a place where there’s different types of engineers, SCE DC, on your switches video I know it was time consuming, taking all the switches on & off, thanks for taking the time to on the information, & scenarios ( what if ) or ( for example) Thank you very much

[@DIYtechie]

Great video 👍🏻 I’m also a massive fan of iOS Shortcuts. Bought a bunch of NFC stickers when support for these were announced last year, but found that it’s just as easy for me to use the shortcuts from the lock screen widgets. Made some pretty advanced ones that I also show on my channel with menus and stuff. While it’s a shame that the phone has to he activated (screen turned on) for the NFC automations to trigger, it’s still a little better than the bluetooth, location and SSID activated ones that cannot run without needing confirmation each time. I wish Shortcuts were available from CarPlay (they were for a short while when they were just introduced). It’s one of those places where they would really be helpful. I agree with your philosophy of “the less I have to open an app, the better” 😊

[@antontrifonov4254]

Hi Reed, great video. Worth mentioning that NFC is not available in iPhone Automations for models prior to XR and XS.

[@sleepwalkerZZZ]

Super excited about things I had not a clue about. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@ThatsFinn]

I really hope Google comes out with a competitor to iPhone Shortcuts app. I'm all Android but hats off to Apple for this one!

[@SpaceStrike]

Why would you need that? You can use google home and Alexa for automations

[@augustogalindo8687]

CopyrightStrike Songs shortcuts is not only for home automations, it has a wide variety of tools

[@RightAsAlways5759]

Awesome I just bought some of these, thank-you!!

[@sddabrow]

Reed, this is great, thank you! I have a SmartThings home setup with all rooms having smart lights/motion sensors triggered through WebCore and Alexa routines. But there are times that the motion sensor isn't the ideal trigger and I do not want to talk to Alexa.. or Alexa is not in that particular spot in my home. These NFC tags will solve that - Thank you for the WebCore & IOS Shortcuts walk through. I can likely eliminate the Zigbee buttons I have as well! Looking for more automations with these NGC tags, but my favorite is probably Smarttings Virtual Switches to play Alexa Music throughout the house.

[@ShaneCreates]

Great video! I get so mad when my kids peel off my nfc stickers lol.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Shane! Haha dang kids.

[@HannTheftAudio]

This is why i use NFC cards. No need to stick them anywhere. Ok I get it, you bought stickers so you can stick them to wherever they need to be. But what if you wanna place it somewhere else later? You'll end up having to use double sided tape for that. With the cards, there's no need for that.

[@Derakkon2]

If the wall plates for your light switches are thin enough, maybe you can place the sticker inside?

[@ShaneCreates]

@@Derakkon2 yea that works, I’ve done that also.

[@michaelnorman6614]

Great Video! I’m a big fan of your channel!!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks Michael!

[@funtimes3332]

Ohhh i never knew you can use nfc tags like this. Oh i have so many things to tag now.

[@LFProductionsllc]

I love the huge jump in production quality!

[@eduardobaldera]

Are you reading my mind? 🤔😅 The last two videos you explained about projects I'm interested in doing in my home. Thanks a lot for the videos, keep up the awesome work!

[@SmartHomeSolver]

That’s great to hear!

[@darrenlegallais1974]

Which tags work best with iOS devices? Another great video, especially as I will be renovating a new home soon... I can see it being fully automated

[@danieljaffal]

I love the idea of using NFC tags, so much cheaper then amything else that may do the same, but you have to use a device to scan them with. I know you can do it with apple watch which would be super cool, I wonder if its doable with android smart watches as well. It would be so cool to just bump your hand by one of these amd have the automation trigerred without searching for your phone in your pocket. Kind of like Tony stark's watch from civil war, just without the weaponry 😂

[@N163D]

Oh boi. You are getting me soooooo many ideas

[@AhnafTabrez]

Thanks a lot for this video. I have been thinking of the NFC tags since i watched your last video. Wish android had much easier and user friendly option like Shortcuts. Will have a look into the Tasker. Cheers for the great ideas!

[@nehajain2974]

Another great video.. really learning a lot from you. I ordered NFC stickers to use with homeassistant... so suppose I have one automation linked with one nfc sticker that will open the garage door. Would I be able to know that whose phone was used to scan the nfc sticker ??? Kindly reply

[@Jordan_Carpenter]

Reed, can you do more smart bed cooling videos? Like BedJet vs. ChilliPad vs. Ooler?

[@Arkodaki]

SOOOOOOOOOO Cool!!! Did not know that my iPhone (11 Pro Max) Had NFC! And this is soo versatile! :D

[@graphguy]

The master of NFC!

[@Gettoknome06]

Thanks for sharing this! However imma little confused on the steps for IFTTT

[@jaapjonkercom]

You’re the man, thanks for this video!!

[@dynamicgeekstudio6864]

great video brother! i think its interesting how these companies make it seem like they came up with this tech lol

[@D3nn.s]

When i first saw the NFC tags in your video's I thought I wanted it. Now that I see how difficult it is to install on android I don't know it anymore. It's not users friendly as I hoped.

[@twobluestripes]

I got very excited by the first few minutes of this video, because I had no idea these were available. And then you said it would require iPhone X or newer. I just upgraded to an 8 😭

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Oh dang. Well there are third party apps that you might be able to use. The iPhone 8 has nfc but apple doesn’t use it with the shortcuts app.

[@steveowen6228]

I like your little Ron Swanson toy 😀

[@rexhua4833]

Interesting automation option! Nice!

[@importcarenthusiast]

Would it be possible to trigger reminders with these NFC tags? For example, if I put one on the furnace, that I scan when changing the filter, could that trigger a reminder 3 months after scanning the tag to remind me to change the furnace filter again?

[@theaveragecoder6182]

This is the first time I am finding something that is easy on IOS than Android

[@muhammedzain3324]

Great tip. Loved the video. Can you use one nfc tag for multiple phones?

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Thanks! Yes you can use one tag with multiple phones.

[@JesusVillanueva]

@@SmartHomeSolver Is the NFC Tag just a trigger or does it carry anything needed for the Automation. Another way to ask this, Do I need to setup what the NFC Tag would trigger on each device?

[@muhammedzain3324]

Jesus V good question, never thought of that

[@leopoldomolina1763]

@@JesusVillanueva I am just learning nfc recently and also wondering about what can a strange do in front of my NFC door. Anything to worry about or it is completely secure?

[@joseph-oz7zz]

@@leopoldomolina1763 it has to be setup on your device in general. you can set them up to give off information to any old stranger but in general it is just a trigger to your reading device.

[@RAPTOR7]

iPhone X is compatible for nfc, but in shortcuts app automation I didn’t even find a single option. It’s also didn’t work on background .Please take this option for iPhone X in further update iOS 14.2 I’m regard waiting for this NFC automation future

[@Angela-wv4yw]

Same but for my iPhone 8+ No option for NFC under shortcuts app, I can’t create my own.

[@enricotor]

The Google Home app should support the Nfc technology to execute sceneries!!

[@marnixmiltenburg9787]

Does google support it already or not

[@mikeguest6307]

For triggering Alexa routines from tasker, look at voicemonkey.io. it creates a virtual doorbell in Alexa which can be 'pressed' by sending a web hook. That device can be used to trigger a routine.

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I’ll check that out. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@GrahamQuigley]

Fun fun FUN! 😀 Thanks man, more ideas, good stuff!

[@tonyg9827]

I never thought nfc tags were so easy to use buying on Amazon now

[@ChronosCooper]

Reed. How about Smart Life app. I use it to run all my devices. One more thing, how about macros? Is there a way to do that using that?

[@s.barnes-]

Great video. I have watched it several times. Can you help us find a way to bridge iOS to NFC tags and run Alexa routines? Please? Maybe put this on your to-do lists? I think there once was an iOS app called Automator, but it appears to no longer be in the app store. Surely would like to use NFC tags with some of my 100+ routines. And thanks for great advice and videos, Reed.

[@GreeniusGenius]

Automator is / was a macOS app, which was superseded by Shortcuts anyways with macOS Monterey. You could try IFTTT, or you could use a Raspberry Pi and Homebridge to link your non-HomeKit smart home devices to HomeKit.

[@leticialeite26]

How can i setup up the NFC tags on iphone X, doesn’t have the NFC on the shortcuts..

[@Johnsormani]

I was using NFC tags on my old iphone7 , which didn't have background scanning but as such worked fine. Now I just bought the iPhone 12pro to be able to utilize background NFC but man am I disappointed. It doesn't work at all with the iPhone 12 for any of the keychain or card tags I used before. The only tags that work most of the time are the paper thin sticker tags that come on a roll. It looks like apple forgot to put an antenna in the phone. What a nightmare. . You can get a ( thin) tag to read via shortcuts but it will only trigger 50% of the time or so. Apple you made another expensive POS that just doesn't deliver ( And I am an iPhone user since 2007) . Man am I pissed

[@Sojizy]

Wow. That's some useful stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@LifeOutsideMatrix]

Hey Reed, I have a problem, since a while, I had been trying to make nfc automations, but the problem si that I want to use google Assistant, I realized that you can do it with iOS 14, but I have an android but I asked a friend to lend me his phone, I realized that if you así something to the Assistant, then it appears in Apple shortcuts, the thing is that as my friend has an IPhone 8, you cant use as a trigger the nfc taggs, so if it isnt a big problem, then I would like you to do it and see if the nfc tag works with an android phone that has the google home app with the same house. I’m also telling it to you because in the video you say that there isnt a google way to do it with an Assistant and I think it could be usefull for you automations and also for show it it in future videos, by the way great video as always. *The good news are that YOU CAN AUTOMATE things WITHOU an IFTTT SUBSCRIPTION* Steps: -Open shortcuts, use as a trigger something like battery, then in apps it appears google Assistant, you cant customize what you want it to do but just select one if the options that appear and finish the shortcut. - Open the Google Assistant app and ask for doing what you want the NFC tag to do (for example: “Ok Google, turn the lights on”) (you hace to do it in the same device that you want to use the shortcuts, so you cant ask it to do it from you google home mini because it wont work) -Then you open again the shortcuts app and make the routine with the nfc tag, it will apear you as a recomendación, what you’ve just asked to the Assistant. (Sorry if my english sucks)

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Hey I just tried it out and used Google assistant on my iPhone to change a light. Then I checked my shortcut actions in suggested and it didn’t show up. I will keep trying to get it to work and if I figure it out I’ll let you know. Also your English is great!

[@LifeOutsideMatrix]

Smart Home Solver Maybe it has some issues as it just came with IOS 14, I wish that they solve them in next updates, but I did a little google doc with images, maybe it can help, it doesn’t looks good 😅 but but there it is: docs.google.com/document/d/1DYi-Si3_dgyl_BbRBFRXmf_xkKG2vxFY1zcw4AuVP50/edit

[@cyberkyv]

HI, Thank you for sharing your experiences and recommendations, I am a fan of your channel. I would like to know if you know why in IOS 14 on an Iphone 7 the NFC option does not appear within the automations, only ss shows Wifi or Bluetooth.

[@seemakhan14]

Hi Reed I am new to NFC. Bought a bunch from Amazon as soon as I saw your video! I was wondering can you program them to work with more then 1 device or they can only be programmed to work with 1 device at a time ? Also can you program multiple things into one NFC tag or they can do I task only? Is there a website or a link where I can learn in detail how to use these tags in different ways or places? Thanks

[@dragon121978]

Great video, can you use the tags with google home? And how would you do that? Are you able to make a video using iPhone and google home with a NFC tag? Thankyou

[@cityboy24]

I really enjoy your videos. Always informative and presented at a level that's comprehensive yet understandable. I'm all in on Google and want to control some of my Google Home routines using NFC tags. Ideally, I'd like to be able to tap an NFC tag and have it run a Google home routine. If this isn't possible, I'd like to be able to issue a series of commands in a linear fashion that Google would be able to interpret, ie. "Turn off kitchen", "Set dining room main light to 30%", "Set living room lights to blue", etc. I tried Home Assistant, but the idea of always having a VM running is annoying. Is there anything you can suggest?

[@rsk00000]

Is tasker compatible with tuya devices that require no hub?

[@Goodpiti]

NFC tags are so interesting! Can they be used with not accepted iPhone Home devices? I think the app Automator does it, but I will wait for your video before I decide! :)

[@damichl9684]

A few months ago: Everyone loves ifttt Now Playing: Everyone Hates fttt XD Is there a ifttt alternative - would be a good video idea

[@SmartHomeSolver]

Very true. Right now a hub is the best solution but I’m looking into other options. I agree it would be a good video.

[@NicholasSouris]

Zapier

[@kirstenbakker839]

Mind blown. Thank you Reed!

[@ronm6585]

Great video Reed, thanks.

[@425wester]

Great video as always. My only comment would be to slow down. I found it pretty hard to follow. Other than that, keep it up.

[@chrispascoe5181]

Hey Reed I have been trying to figure out how to create a log to keep track of if I took my medicine or not. I found a cool app called MacroDroid that is pretty sweet. It is a lot more intuitive than Tasker for Android. You should try doing a video on that app if you ever do a part 2 for NFC tags.

[@tomi5985]

It is very useful and I use them now, too! Thanks! However I do not get the solution for iOS shortcut to trigger Alexa to speak via the echo (like you had). Any advise?

[@macapaka25]

could you do a full in depth video on how to do the locations and drive time to someone from android in tasker

[@TiborcoCooking]

I like your videos and ideas ... what is the best and easiest app for android phone ... thanks

[@techandtoys2055]

Is there any device(button/ switch), that can be programed to trigger alexa routines?

[@LadyRenira]

You can set up a virtual switch (usually it's a combo motion or contact sensor + switch in various hubs) that ports into Alexa, which you can then use as a trigger for an Alexa routine. Essentially, the NFC would trigger the virtual device, which would show as active or connected, etc. in Alexa, then prompt the routine. Make sure to have it auto-off either within Alexa or in the hub in the device settings so that it "resets" (best for a motion sensor + switch) unless you're looking for something to be triggered 2-directional (better for a contact sensor + switch).

[@sannyhollywood604]

Awesome! Will this work with my sesame smart door lock?? To unlock it ??

[@thomasmonaghan4202]

What iPhone are you using? Is it iPhone SE (2nd Gen)? Also iPhones 7/7+/8/8+/X can use NFC tags in iOS 14 using the toggle in control centre. If it isnt there go Settings > Control Centre and look for NFC Reader. You need to create a shortcut with the actions that you want. Then use an app called NFC tools to write a shortcut to the tag. when scanned it should run the shortcut. This is a workaround but not as good as the newer devices

[@SmartHomeSolver]

I’m using the SE 2nd gen. That’s a good work around for the other phones. Thanks for sharing.

[@raulgudino8028]

This is a helpful video! 👍 Thanks

[@Anewtube4you]

Great video! For iOS users that prefer Home Assistant over shortcuts, do you know if there is a way to tap a programmed NFC tag and not have to then tap the “open NFC tag with Home Assistant” notification? Looks like Android will let you tap a tag without having to confirm a message on-screen. Thanks!