What is NFC? Explained - Tech Tips

NFC stands for Near Field Communications and if your smartphone is NFC enabled then you're in for a world of convenience at your disposal. It makes pairing things a snap and will enable a host of other future possibilities for your phone. This wireless standard isn't used for much right now, but think of all the possibilities!
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[@shoryajain05]

NFC needed: No Fucking Cables needed....

[@atayl]

Shorya Jain bad joke. very fucking awful joke.

[@Paras-ot2qo]

@@atayl no i laughed

[@Margaret-year1950xfin]

Thank You for helping me understand NFC.

[@donnie3304]

“Referencing the navigation comment” Navigation to work or anywhere is actually a great idea now a days with the traffic alerts to avoid traffic jams and accidents.

[@QuadMoePiece]

Do it Linus. Make the NFC tag video before them just to piss them off.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@fawwazhosein5654]

Good day. Say I put the speaker information on a NFC tag with one phone. Can I use another phone to tap the NFC tag and connect to the speaker?

[@MAVIE95]

Pink HTC one!? Always knew you had an impeccable fashion sense Linus!

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@MAVIE95]

@@loxan22 Damn, crazy throwback. I'm good thank you

[@Willymaze]

Nice musical choice Linus!

[@dylzngiraked7774]

What's NFC? Nada fckn clue

[@grassfield5177]

Noice

[@SpiderMan-jc4hi]

Add me on snap

[@Animalglimpses]

Lol

[@particleconfig.8935]

as stupid as you look

[@SamsMediaCenter]

you are a great teacher Linus. I am pretty sure students will have a gr8 time in class and wont sleep.

[@SpixIo]

Its scary how many comments there are relating NFC to Niggas Fried Chicken... Vine has ruined humanity.

[@superyahoobrothers]

Spix Oh wait you mean it’s not

[@basherblast]

I've literally never heard of nigga fried chicken

[@Wonder-women6355]

Nice fried chicken lol 😂

[@RayMak]

Ohhh found it sweet Caroline

[@agustine1239]

i found u again?

[@flamefaz]

@@agustine1239 ikr

[@Ashanley]

Hi Again

[@crisdeinepomperada1711]

Really you again

[@username.]

@@flamefaz ikr

[@bisdale]

I have a S3 LTE and I have a genuine samsung car mount, I put an NFC tag on the back of the car mount and programmed it to turn off wifi, turn on gps, data, loudspeaker, etc on the first tap, and then on the second tap, when I take my phone out of my car, turn off gps, data, turn on wifi, turn off loudspeaker etc. However when I go over bumps or the road gets rough, the NFC thinks that I am tapping it again and switches to the options I want when I am out of my car. It works perfectly if you only drive on smooth highways, but I usually run into trouble 10-15 minutes into a trip, and have since given up on the idea. Now I just have the NFC tag mounted on my dash, not on my phone mount. =)

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@charityzabaleta6265]

Do you need ncf to connect your phone to your tv or in my case projector

[@MrKyleDD]

Finally an explanation about that strange 'NFC' thing my LG optimus F5 is supposed to have.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years

[@Fennetic]

How are you after 9 years?

[@e.michael4200]

How are u after 9 years??

[@georgewashington-cv4gr]

How are you after 99 thousand years?

[@kyleaegis5613]

As a carpenter, I travel to new houses almost every day; having Maps direct me "to work" is helpful lol

[@Ganbalf]

so mashing my devices together wont connect them to each other??

[@prefult]

Hi, i wanted to know if its possible to send info from a phone to an nfc reader hooked to a pc directly, without the need of any tag. Say pass a text from an app in your phone to your pc by getting the phone and the reader together. Thank you very much, it would really help

[@BfoSHIZnats]

Show me how to copy an RFID card so I can open the door to the Bio Sci building in my university.

[@DePhoegonIsle]

not sure about how I feel on NFC, it honestly doesn't seem secure & seems like a way to create work arounds on other security measures. Interesting tech, and hope it improves.

[@DePhoegonIsle]

It's the fact that NFC is read/write, and that's what the problem is, and a lot of the time if they have your phone authorization is a click away, ignoring the possible exploits to bypass login screen for a smart devices like tablets & smart phones. (also not mentioning the real chance there are hard coded bypasses put in by the phone makers for 'unknown' reasons) not saying it's bad, just saying there seems to be a genuine lack of concern for security issues, given how it can integrate with the entire device.

[@DePhoegonIsle]

psst. that's why I never bought into the whole smart chip RFID credit/debit card. Though, it may be harder, but who's to say it's impossible, which concerns me as all it'd take is one compromised popular app and suddenly their chances with getting a compromised NFC pad with custom commands to work with more phones is greatly increased. I know it's older school to worry about it, but why build a feature in that can be easily exploited & isn't able to be verified by anyone outside the companies.

[@chrisrdgymnastics]

Thanks for this... Very helpful

[@KityKati]

so if you get the NFC app then it will work on all phones?

[@chengoriane9251]

Is it safe if my nfc is on? Cause I feel irritated if I see the icon to my screen. Please do reply Thank you

[@V_003]

Lol, I feel the same way, I turn it off every time I see it on the top bar

[@121212171]

informative and funny...........very good video...especially liked the musac imitation while you were waiting,like someone on hold on the phone...very funny indeed..

[@youlangryhater4060]

You can connect bluetooth then put bluetooth widget and you get a nfc. Wi-Fi is not that hard to turn on

[@azheemditta6236]

xx

[@orion134]

I have a Blackberry Z10 and I use NFC all the time. CIBC mastercard has an app that lets you use your Blackberry as a paypass credit card. it's pretty sweet. I have found that samsung phones have issues with NFC. I can never seem to get my Z10 to pair to my friends S3 nor can he pair with HTCs but I have no issues with my Other friends HTC one.

[@owenfitzgerald8944]

Is this the same idea as to what the Infra Red was all those years ago albeit much more powerful and versatile?

[@raggedyexynos6826]

But useless

[@raggedyexynos6826]

And extremely gimmicky

[@asbarachuz]

Random guy posts a vedio of a phone with NFC.. Me : watching it after 7 yrs from india (still we don't have NFC)

[@Mytwistedvoices]

According to the googles, Iphone 6 has NFC limited to Apple pay, but Iphone 11 does NFC, it is always running in the background. 2020 Notice

[@riteshmodgil4794]

Did the speaker also have nfc?

[@eizojblpro]

How does one forget how to get to work everyday? Unless you work at different sites ready time.

[@fvkz]

short term memory

[@joyceecyoj.]

When your days are all chaotic. 😂

[@MadSpacePig]

We never got the NFC Tags video... :(

[@mohammedmuddassirfareed8593]

I was here to see about nfc but i found out something many didnt

[@trianferido2440]

Hi Linus, great video as always. Very informative. One off topic question, what is Edzel's phone anway.😁

[@loxan22]

how are you after 6 years

[@timaasdhom9703]

How many channels is linus in?

[@michaelgr956]

2:51 need to fix or was that supposed to be there?

[@sweettoadslovei]

I navigate to work for traffic reports, was that not a thing 10 years ago?

[@Salpeteroxid]

In Sweden our metro cards are NFC, we fill them with "money" and it draws it from the card

[@c0kosnuts2]

That is RFID. Watch from 0:56 for more details.

[@Salpeteroxid]

Coke Dominguez Are you sure, because it draws money stored on your card meaning it would be a 2 way communication.

[@c0kosnuts2]

You're right, your metro cards are NFC, my bad :P I had to do research and read about Sweden's metro lol

[@Salpeteroxid]

Coke Dominguez NP :)

[@darrickbowden6018]

Awesome tutorial, thanks. Straight forward

[@SG-ix3ly]

Does nfc shorten your battery Life?

[@pjossyjoshi7308]

Can I use for employee attendance system

[@TheLionDrew]

I subscribed and liked. Now I will share because this video is very helpful and your kinda of Rad my brother. I salute you. 👨‍✈️💪

[@prodachoui]

its LinusTechTips, a very big KZbin Channel

[@Siknik64]

NFC, good for the morning-after hangover. Use it to navigate to work.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@thecrittergitter7576]

Can you disable it without deminishing performance? Because I don't think I even use it.

[@karlearnheart655]

I literaly got what this was in two seconds (I just needed to know what it was tho)

[@JPacifier28]

Thanks for explaining it it were useful

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nicely explained.

[@jamiew6827]

It's 2019 and this video still a banger ❤💛💚💙💜

[@deanhorn2369]

2020 now lol

[@itsmeshawman]

It's because the NFC antenna is around the camera on the HTC one instead of the middle of the phone.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@TheArmin]

you can use maps to select the least congested rout to work.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years

[@mdrakib-dt5yz]

Watching after 10 years of upload video

[@zeus_anoxia]

I found this video by accident. This really should have been a "Fast as Possible" video. Thanks anyway.

[@julietpabuaya2608]

*insert gif of Lily saying "Thank you, Linus" while holding her glass of vodka

[@adamnilsson2843]

what happened to the "second" video on how code these nfc tags?

[@eslante]

3:06 oh the legendary bezel

[@MrSuperCoen]

can you explain how it works on windows phone

[@minusdin]

Coen van alphen Tap

[@mgrdigimarketing3035]

Hilarious. Earliest Linus ive seen yet. He is right, navigation to anywhere other than work would make more sense, but hey, maybe some people use navigation every day, to the same location, the same route, from the same origin, actually yeah I can see Americans doing that, LOL.

[@yaoi4evandnevayuri]

Please stop bullying me. lol

[@alikhan2768]

Awesome presentation 😁😁😁😁

[@xaviercardenas5175]

were is the cheaper nfc android you can find!?

[@epharonin1524]

I would also like to know.

[@lieffian]

So how do you tell if a device is NFC compatible

[@lieffian]

Dumpling I already know the answer, iPhoneXS, it would be a no which is strange since apple pay

[@RussBoy360]

Some Windows Phones support NFC, what about them Linus?

[@godwinmangar5835]

0:39 that is to scale on my computer.

[@simpledimple957]

8 years ago video and I'm only seeing this in my bank implementing it now and my less than one year old device is not supported for ncf reader apps .

[@one4allall4one91]

This video is old. I just got a phone with nfc. I don't have use for it. I don't see many products support it anymore. I do see its use tho.

[@taisfischer5833]

Can an IPhone X Connect to a speaker with nfc?

[@tonytim1000]

Thanks for sharing the video..!! Very useful to me, a new user.

[@prashantkumar-nx8hb]

just 1 simple question what is linus doing with a pink htc ?

[@gvbriotv8535]

I'll will just stick with Bluetooth

[@charleshizer8046]

oh_ helloo

[@sqnderr5630]

oh_ helloo

[@MukeshKumar-vs2ik]

oh_helloo

[@stephanobro20154]

oh_ helloo

[@sleepy_1406]

oh_helloo

[@gamechep]

4:27 Apple finally realized lol

[@jaroshus]

Funny thing is, I sleep every week in other place, and my job requires me to work every week in other place, one time city in the near one time 500km away.

[@scarletdcruz7843]

Being a MS13 hitman is not as easy I guess. But the pay is great haha

[@jaroshus]

@@scarletdcruz7843 Lol?

[@ausbare140]

I have a NFC question "Capacity for NFC services full" what does that mean? I have NFC turned off.

[@kveeder3224]

I think they got rid of S-Beam

[@noobmodderz3941]

BE HONEST You came here because of POCO X3 NFC

[@lgspmrk546]

You got me

[@PepepeMaster]

No, actually the redmi note 9 pro 😂

[@syafiqmj]

Nahh, i came here bcs i have sharp aquos r compact

[@kurinikuri8004]

Came here because of pewdiepie ring

[@FaLLenStormyGod]

Noob Modderz yupbec the non nfc have 8gig ram and 6000 bat

[@agultosisters8779]

i think its kindna same with infra red?

[@xnamkcor]

I have NFC on my laptop. It'd be cool if I could use one of the Pokemon figures to unlock it.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 9 years?

[@xnamkcor]

@@loxan22 I died

[@loxan22]

@@xnamkcor rip, you will be missed🕊️

[@psnaude733]

Watching to recall on my memory

[@Erbilforever]

Shit , i thought when i connect my headphones via NFC it stays on connection , didnt know its just a shortcut to get to the bluetooth anyways 😒 then its no use for me.

[@jonamleonel]

Is nfc always “on” in iPhone? The concern is that the NFC is always active, emitting 13 MHz radiation, and this electromagnetism or frequency might not be good for people. Many people carry their phones in their pants pockets; imagine constantly having this frequency radiating towards them

[@Wooltorton]

Is it really that hard to connect via Bluetooth

[@hello_va]

He owes a KZbin channel much bigger than ncix

[@RedPillDosage]

I have a A5 Pro with Bluetooth but doesn't have NFC, Why? Why would a company not add NFC if the phone has Bluetooth?

[@professorsadikraja1662]

Good summary

[@Betlethom43]

The only thing i use the nfc on my HTC One for Is to go into big elektronic stores and randomly shut All the TVs off so Like when 10 of them are on One wall :DD

[@crazypigs100]

Doesnt work on iphone 13 pro ?!!!

[@KevinMarchese]

great video and good info. you made me lol ( nav to work? did they just get the job ), great job!

[@finchica]

Here in the Seattle area I use nav almost daily because traffic can vary so it’ll tell me which route to take.

[@loxan22]

how are you after 8 years?

[@RayMak]

What is the song name from 3.11 onwards?

[@peari8676]

2 years later you still haven't gotten the song name.

[@creeperizak8971]

Do NFC tags have batteries?

[@Dilpil249]

Love these vids

[@rhemajumbo-nze154]

How the times change

[@MegaMech]

lol apple users lol

[@SpeeDim]

I don't like them either but you are acting like a jerk

[@SpeeDim]

Larimyy yea, just for payments

[@Lariza007films]

but still has it

[@jayippaiii8265]

+Larimyy android came out after Apple yet Apple is either behind or less advanced on EVERYTHING. Nobody come at me though, I know Apple had some things first.

[@suemarie6032]

Kinda like MS being the first browser. It is so backward today it's unbelievable. It should be leaps and bounds ahead of Chrome, Firefox, Opera,... I only use it when I absolutely have to.

[@WatashiwaToyotaHondadesudesu]

to get on the bus i use a card that wirelessly gets scanned by a thingy. Can i copy the info on my card and use it against the bus card scanner with my phone somehow? I have a galaxy S4 so i know it has NFC

[@Omnilatent]

I wondered about the same. My best guess is that it's currently not possible but should be possible with an app by your public transport company in the couple next years. If someone knows more, please feel free to add something.

[@skifree0]

Your bus pass is probably rfid. NFC has to be a powered radio. What I do is, my pass is slightly smaller then my phone, so I stick inside my case. still get picked up by the machine, and just as convenient. Better yet, it even works when your phones out of batteries.

[@WatashiwaToyotaHondadesudesu]

iamterence77 yeah i guess. What if i wanted to have several cards stored on my phone and use them for several uses. Keeping an archive of nfc/rfid tags that i could use would be pretty cool. My school printers use a little chip thingy too.

[@skifree0]

Ken-Evert Wahlmann then you are out of luck. But I still don't think nfc is the solution. I've had numerous times my phone die on my commute back. And while a spare battery would solve that problem, a passive card would be much more convenient at that point.

[@WatashiwaToyotaHondadesudesu]

iamterence77 if it is possible theoretically. Then i want to know how to do it. As far as the inconveniences goes, i can always get creative.

[@israelrudecindomoya9367]

Really like your energy. Keep it up!

[@Yoskio]

Lmaooooooo

[@nishatzayn7682]

Bro you're hilarious.....❤️

[@Ghana_TechBro]

Enjoy your show

[@estebansamaniego3396]

I lost it when he said oh yeah @ 02:30

[@katran_2393]

0:20 like you have to watch a clip from our sponsor!! (good ol' Linus product placement) @Linustechtips

[@98SE]

2019?

[@killertigergaming6762]

Shut up

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

nfc aka new fri chicken :)

[@techowner]

how about NO

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

how about it a joke silly :)

[@KuronoXD]

***** You're not cute enough to make racism funny. So NO.

[@thesmashtvnetwork]

what how is what i right racism lost me

[@KuronoXD]

***** I thought you were making a fried chicken reference and black people like in other comments. My bad.

[@JsliceQB1026]

What was the outro song

[@cbrandom1930]

Wait what ? Apple doesn’t have it ? My I just realized this video is from years ago ...

[@physicstutorials5165]

the music sounds like its coming from the phone itself not the bluetooth speaker

[@Meowblivion]

reminds me of watch dogs

[@nt_shuvo]

Same in 2021..... Watch Dogs 2.