As of today, Android 2.3.3 has a lot more support for NFC, including writing tags and some peer-to-peer communications. I haven't even scratched the surface yet so can't vouch for the new features, but definitely check it out.
- dave On Jan 26, 2:05 am, andrew <[email protected]> wrote: > For smallish amounts of info NFC is viable. We do this between NFC > phones, but Android API doesn't expose the Peer to Peer mode yet. > > Also, NFC can transfer other types of "connection handoffs" (Bluetooth > and wifi) so then the devices can continue a longer and faster > transfer while maintaining a fast and intuitive user interaction. > > So: > - use other NFC device > - wait for API support > - start hacking android as mentioned > > Let us know how it goes.... > > Andrew > > On Jan 26, 5:24 am, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thanks. What's missing from the Android SDK? > > > Does anybody have a suggestion for a good peer-to-peer comm > > technology? I don't want to use Bump as it requires a cloud > > component, which I don't want. > > > On Jan 26, 10:52 am,davemac<[email protected]> wrote: > > > > In theory, it could be. Android doesn't have the NFC API fleshed out > > > enough to allow this yet. You might be able to get to it via Android > > > NDK and native code. > > > > - dave > > > > On Jan 25, 7:17 pm, Zsolt Vasvari <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Is NFC a viable synch mechanism for exchange bi-directional small > > > > pieces of data, as a replacement for technologies like BUMP? > > > > > I am trying to understand how NFC really works, but I find it a bit > > > > confusing.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
