Can you please let me know the steps to set up a simple NFC tag process .. like switching on or off a light bulb ..or something simple .. which tools are you using and how are u setting it up ... are u using amazon Alexa routines also ...

Its a serous question bro,Can we know where the tags are?

I used on my wedding ring witch allows me to call my wide and vice versa

I was just wondering if you still you these?

We have a framed paper with the wifi information on it with an nfc sticker underneath so people can just tap and connect instead of typing in the long and complicated password I devised

@@joe-skeen I avoid writing my down for security purposes. It’s why I really like NFC for this purpose though, as it helps keep it secure so folks need “physical access”, which is a high bar.

@@GeraldMcAlister you do know that you can read out WLAN passwords in Android? So your approach isn't really any more secure.

@@9SMTM6 can’t do that at a distance. Written down passwords are a significantly higher risk than an nfc tag still.

@@GeraldMcAlister You can display a QR code on android to share WLAN details, although the NFC tag is still less effort.

Nice! Is that done in Home Assistant?

Great idea! How can I find more info on this?

Seems like a menu is an idea for the bins. Scan triggers options: inventory list, edit inventory, show photo, take photo, etc.

I was about to comment on the same thing but you did it much better.

But the small extra amount or time used to start camera to scan those QR codes makes a huge difference when it comes to easy and fast activation where NFC is faster to use. Another problem with QR codes is that they can sometimes be time-consuming of sunlight or reflections come in the way. Also, it would look ridiculous with 20 QR codes on display all over your house.

@@EmilMToft There are pros and cons to both. QR codes aren’t as secure and can’t be hidden. NFC tags aren’t always compatible between Apple and Android. QR codes are virtually free and unlimited. NFC tags cost money. I use a mix of both.

I had no idea... That sounds cool... How do you generate these???

QR code requires turning on camera, while-as NFC tag reader can be a chip in a smart watch. I don't even have to reach my pocket for the phone. With reader in a watch, I can do all these when my hands are occupied.

Actually came here for this did you have any luck

Cool video Could you explain how you did thorès timers

This! While I did learn a few things from the video I find myself asking "what if I don't have my phone on me?". I also tend to forget where I put things so hiding them would create an issue as well.

Wont they work with an smart watch (particularly an apple watch)? That makes NFCs very convenient

Yeah, about fifteen years ago I tried using an NFC tag in my car to launch the Android Auto app. Ended up being more awkward than useful.

yes that would be a very informative video

Thanks for the suggestion, that could be good!

I came here to ask this as well. Just not tech savvy to set up reminders

I use QR codes and place them on outside of boxes. I took a picture of the contents, created the QR code and placed on box. The NFC looks even easier. Will try that in the future

tried to fallow along to set one up but cant get it to work, i think i need to set up the automation first and not sure how to do that, and i don't see a script option in TAG in HA

YES, Tailwind is awesome, I have used it for over 2 years, the auto open is the best!!

Creating a smart home and doing automations definitely can come across as intimidating and daunting to approach, let alone seem expensive. However, there are so many smart home products that are extremely affordable right now. Android and iOS both offer automation, features built into the devices. Watching a couple of KZfaq videos of how to create an automation should help. NFC tags as shown in this video are extremely affordable and easily pair to automations. The simplest way to starting a smart home is taking the first step and buying your first smart home product. Think about what smart home feature you would like the most and start with that. 😁

Hey there, I'm in a similar boat and wanted to share what I'm using them for! I can only afford the $6 tags, and not the whole smart home thing, but I'm using notion (which is free) to have a habit tracker connected to these tags so when I take my meds, I just scan the nfc tag and it checks off taking my meds in my habit tracker. this is especially helpful for my as-needed meds because I don't usually track how much I take, but if I had a tracker that I could look at at the end of the month I would have a better idea of how much I needed those meds or how high my anxiety was at the time and then analyze the cause. I also like giving myself persistent notifications for brushing my teeth that can't be turned off without the physical proximity so if I forget to do it before I get in bed I physically have to get up to stop the notifications. I'm also trying to figure out how long it takes me to go through items that last a long time, such as cat food, toothpaste, and skincare so I can reorder them at accurate times and these stickers help me remember which items I'm monitoring. These are only a few of the things I'm doing, but especially paired with notion databases, you don't need smarthome stuff to use nfc tags! I wish you all the best!!

I appreciate you sharing how to know who scanned it in Android. I looked for a while and I couldn't figure it out using the trigger type Tag. That's why in the video I said it was "difficult to do in Android". I still stand by that being extra difficult because I would have never know to use an Event with type tag_scanned. Very useful though and thank you!

That's pretty slick. If I can't remember to take out the trash, then I'm definitely not going to remember to scan my trash can with my phone every time I take it out and bring it in.

This brought up a memory from 2007. I was 18 years old, working as a cashier at a gas station. The front facia of this particular gas station was floor to ceiling windows, all 60 feet of it. That detail is very important to the story. The owner lived about 90 minutes away, so he rarely ever visited the store, but the times he DID he made it very clear he had no interest in having any sort of interaction with the employees. He would look at you as if to say "how dare you speak to me with such a low income mouth." That, combined with the fact him and his wife only spoke in Spanish to eachother (from Venezuela), made it very "uncomfortable" when he was there. I don't like feeling uncomfortable, so I still attempted to talk to him, even though I knew he'd probably blow me off. He had just bought the first iPhone, this was a day or two after it was released. Always trying to make things less uncomfortable, he came out of the office for a drink as I was making myself a coffee, so I attempted small talk. In hindsight, it was a pretty dumb sounding thing to say, but it was the first thing that came to mind. Earlier he mentioned not wanting to drive home in the rain with his brand new Porsche cayenne. So I said "Hey Louis, is it raining yet?" while I stirred my coffee. Remember that little detail about the front of the store being all glass? Even thought it was after dark, you could easily tell it was raining, I knew it was, that's why I brought it up. I expected him to look out the window and give me a quick reply, or no reply at all. Just wanted to call his attention to it. But instead of using the window, he stops what he's doing, sets down his drink, pulls out his iPhone and says "let me check." IDK if the og iPhone had a weather app at launch, or if he was looking online, but he was having trouble. His wife was standing at the other end of the windows, and he called out for her to check. Now there were 2 people using their phones to check if it's raining, while standing in a room with 700 sqft of wet windows. I'm sure this all happened faster than I remember, but it felt like I was standing there for at least 2 minutes before his wife shouts back "Yes! It is raining now." Louis continues to mess with his phone, almost like he felt the need to "verify" her answer. A few seconds later he affirms "Yes, there is rain now. Look." And he shows me his phone screen. I was like "wow, that new Apple phone is pretty cool, but I still prefer Windows. Just kidding about that last part. Now, I love tech as much as the next guy. The idea of putting bt beacons on trash cans is a really unique application, and I think it sounds fun. But... The idea of pulling out my phone to check whether or not the beacons have moved, instead of looking through a window, seems like the opposite of convenient to me. It's taking a problem that already has a simple solution and creating a new solution that is more complicated

​@@zp944 My thoughts exactly. Loved that story btw.

​​@@zp944that's a funny story and you know it's so true I think the only reason people might mention doing something such as this whole beacon thing is maybe possibly so that if they're laying in bed they can check it or something if they seem to feel like they forgot to roll it out to the curb maybe I don't know I'm just trying to take a guess at why somebody would utilize something like that honestly I think all of this whole smart home thing is just creating a whole lot of lazy people and the only reason why people seem to struggle to remember everything in the first place is because people are spending all their time trying to work to be able to afford all of this stuff to begin with when none of it is necessary and it's only pushing them farther away from focusing on that which needs to be focused on and that is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Time is running out and everybody is so extremely caught up in the day today distraction that is ultimately going to cost them everything in the end. Get right with the Lord before it's too late. If you can't tell that prophecy is coming true at this very moment then I pray that the blinders be taken off of your eyes. Jesus Christ died for your sins don't let it be for no reason. He's suffered tremendously in ways that are just unimaginable. And that was all out of love for every single one of us. Love him back. There is one pasture that I know without a doubt is truly spreading the word of God and Jesus Christ he's the only one that I personally have come across so far that I know is not going to lead anyone down the wrong path with false information and leadership. I sincerely hope that you will take the time whether you are a believer or not to at least check out his videos and give it a chance to remove the blinders from your eyes and bring you into Union with your Heavenly Father and your Lord and Savior. The Revelations of Jesus Christ Ministries is his KZfaq channel. He has some absolutely amazing videos that are extremely eye-opening that everybody needs to see. Don't walk but run right now to go check him out. I know the videos are kind of lengthy but I mean what do you expect with the information that we've all been needing to hear but have been distracted and led in the wrong direction from being able to receive the truth. Don't make an excuse because excuses and your choice to stay ignorant are not going to be valid reasons on judgement Day. Make the time to watch the videos whether you listen to it as you're falling asleep at night or while you're cooking dinner or getting ready for work driving in the car. Make a choice to hear it instead of listening to music that has been created to distract and cast spells on the masses. Time is running out. Utilize the time that you have left to the best of your ability to educate yourself before it's too late. God says his children die from lack of education. Don't allow yourself to be one of those. The Revelations of Jesus Christ Ministries here on KZfaq. Go check them out right now you're on KZfaq right now which means you got the time right now no excuses because you're just going to throw it off and forget about it if you wait. Relationships take time to build and time is running out. The Revelations of Jesus Christ Ministries! Goooooo.

So this video is not there to show you better solutions vs buttons/motion sensors. They are alternate options in most cases because they are inexpensive or they help solve random corner cases like marking the trash being taken out because I can't put a button on the outdoor trash can. In the garage I can't have a motion sensor because I could be inside the car vacuuming it out or something. For the front door I showed that in my NFC video from 2 years ago and I wasn't trying to repeat that many ideas from it.

@@SmartHomeSolver Solid reasoning 👌 Keep up the great content!

your washing machine nfc tag would be perfect for it, as the pcb is the same grey color as the machine

That’s cool, I’ll have to try that out sometime!

I knew someone was going to bring this up and I was going to explain it more in the video but I decided to cut it out because it takes a while to explain. Basically with iPhone you have two options when using the NFC tags and Home Assistant. You can create a Shortcut with the iOS Shortcut app that makes an Event call to Home Assistant. Doing it this way it can trigger an automation without needing to unlock the phone. BUT... You can also add the NFC tag in Home Assistant and scan it that way. Doing that requires the phone to be unlocked and an extra step of pressing the notification banner to run the automation after scanning the NFC tag. So it's not ideal for every day automations but you could use it for the garage door to be more secure.

Don’t they need your phone to start the automation?

@@SmartHomeSolver Well someone bringing up means that we are listening what you are saying carefully :) Thank you for the explanation.

Unlocking with fingerprint is also pretty seamless.

I was also thinking how hard it is for you to unlock your phone. Basically when I pick up my phone it's unlocked before I'm ready to use it.

@@NearCry91 that's the ideal.

You could add an automation triggered by your GPS location, so you wouldn't need to do anything to open the garage door

@@VadimKraev for entryway related things, I'd rather not have things automatically open without my input. That's just me, though

Thanks! I show a little bit how to set up NFC tags on the different platforms in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZ-He9WJnsnaiHU.html