New evidence reveals that Google is working on some form of NFC-based contact sharing on Android, similar to iPhone’s ...

Google is working on a NameDrop competitor for Android. Check out the NFC-driven "Gesture Exchange" feature for contact sharing.

Google is working on bringing an iOS-style instant contact-sharing feature to Android phones. According to recent findings from Google Play Services v25.46.31, Google is developing a feature ...

Apple debuted iOS 17 in 2023 with a feature for sharing contact details called NameDrop. Essentially, it is an extension of ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

We store a lot of sensitive information on our smartphones, which is why security is key. A loophole in Android, though, has allowed access to credit card details with the right NFC hardware, but ...

Most smartphones have Near Field Communication, or NFC technology, built in these days. If you’ve ever used a mobile payments app like Samsung Pay or Google Pay, you already know how NFC works. In a ...

This update brings the convenience of Tap-to-Unlock capabilities to nearly all smartphone users from a single lock for maximum cross-platform convenience At launch, the Bolt NFC was recognized for its ...

ULTRALOQ, the smart lock brand under Xthings, has rolled out a major update to its Bolt NFC lock that extends tap-to-unlock functionality to most Android smartphones. The feature, previously limited ...

Your Android phone can be a vital piece needed to break into over three million hotel rooms across the world, as long as it has NFC. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some ...