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It would be nice to see a demo of the app working in the real world with an nfc tag, not just an app recording.

I have a recording on the site here: https://youtu.be/70C7L0T1VVY.

That is my real phone with me scanning a tag, I'm just using screen studios new phone recording feature

Yeah, I have no idea how these tags are actually being used, let alone why they could be useful.

NFC tags can be scanned using a phone. An app on the phone can then detect the action and act accordingly. The phone can differentiate between different tags.

I use an NFC tag to lock the house using Home Assistant.

OK. Why not just tap "lock the house" on your screen? Or use a voice interface (which requires zero extra hardware)?

I like the hardware aspect, it feels very intentional and deliberate for context switching.

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