Jolla mentioned that it may be possible to offer support for NFC in Android AppSupport similar to how Bluetooth support was added. However, they were unsure of use cases beyond payment services, so development would probably not be prioritised.
Have you come across an Android app where NFC is required or where it would be useful? Add it to this thread! That way, we can create an overview of what would be useful.
Great initiative! I guess Yubikeys and other security keys are quite a common use case.
BankID enrollment (reading ID cards/passports).
Jolla (Seafarix) can implement their custom AIDL (piece of Android) similarly to custom one they made for BT support. Reading tags/smartcards is very common. Also contact card sharing between phones.
The Norwegian version of BankID also requires NFC.
Iāve been trying to see if I can use Curve Pay and a compatible wearable using the Manage-Mii app.
I havenāt yet bought a wearable, but I have been able to set up and verify an account on Curve, as well as add a debit card.
The Manage-Mii app installs fine, but the next step is to scan the wearable, this requires NFC support.
I guess thatās Fidesmo too, like my Tapster ring.
It needs an Android device with NFC every 5 years or so (internal card number update).
Hungarian users could use the Simplepay app to pay using nfc with the digitalized version of the credit card.
It works nicely on LineageOS with microg.
Simple no longer offers that option sadly.
But Klarna launched such a thing, however I was hesitant to try it.
Latvian ID card authentification app eparaksts needs NFC to activate electronical signature for documents as well and Latvian BankID too.
German Online Identification with AusweisApp. Usage is force since this year to my mind, so one needs NFC to identify with the Personalausweis.
I canāt use my bank android app (security restrictions ) but i can use the website (sbanken.no). The problem is that bankid (android app) donāt work. I have to authenticate my passport with NFC. And thatās a no go. Conclusion, i have to also use both my old Samsung and my new bellowed JOLLA PHONE (2026) to login my bank. Ok, I can live with that because i think that this will be solved in the future. Heia JOLA BOYS.
I donāt know if the same procedure works in Norway, but for Swedish banks you can use the older device to activate BankID on the new SailfishOS device using Bluetooth - instead of scanning your passport/ID with NFC.
Try logging in on the bankās app (not website) with your Android device, and see if you can find an option there to create a new BankID for another device. That procedure worked for me (in Sweden) to use the Bluetooth connection between the phones to authorise myself using BankID on the older device.
(But yes, I would prefer to not having to use an Android device at all. This is definitely a use case for NFC in AppSupport.)
@maighstir Yes. I have read all the tips in the forum but no luck. My banking app sbanken (and older versions) now owned by DNB donāt have that possibility. Maybe if I had an account in DNB it could be possible but i donāt change my bank yet. sbanken is good for me not DNB. Google DNB and sbanken and you will understand why. Sorry if i am off topic. We should have this thread clean.
Like I said, Simple works nicely on LineageOS. I pay with it daily.
Just open Aurora Store and type āNFCā in the search box. You will find many apps that are effectively not usable on Sailfish OS AppSupport because the required Android NFC integration is missing.
One of the nfc app usable by IoT Developers is NordicSemi ānRF NFC Toolboxā https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.nfc
Thatās the type of app that can and should be made native. Jolla does have a point that many nfc apps are more like toys. But i think we already have several that provide value.
I would guess that QR codes overrule NFC tags in general for daily use. What are your experiences with this?
I needed NFC reader when applying for UK ETA to read my passport.