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I use an NFC tag by the sink to track water consumption. I don't like water and usually forget to drink it so I scan the tag anytime I deliberately drink a glass of water and it increases a counter in Home Assistant. If I've had less than 5 glasses by a certain time of night my echo dots yell at me and call me lazy. I also was using a vibration sensor attached to my medication container to track whether its been taken each day, which was one of my favorite automations... but the sensor quit working. Now I scan an NFC tag on the bottle. I'm bad about just snoozing or ignoring regular reminders because I don't want to pause whatever game I'm playing and walk all the way to the other room. I tell myself "ahh I'll take it the next time I'm in there" and then never do. So I set up an automation that runs if motion is detected at night in the kitchen AND the meds tag has not been scanned that day, it reminds me out loud on the kitchen speaker to take them. Since I'm already right there its much more effective.
Just started playing with NFC tags with Home Assistant. This was a nice collection of inspiration for me. I dig those blue and pink wall Projected lights with the richer borders. Any chance you have an affiliate link for those?
The advantage would be that you do not have to open up your camera to scan an NFC, you just place your phone against it! With a QR code, you need to scan it with the camera, so it wouldn't be as quick or convenient (in my opinion).
If it’s working through an NFC reader app, it should work without one. 12 Pro models definitely have an NFC reader. Might be a good question for Apple support if it’s not working properly!
These tags are the single most pretentious thing ever. NFT's add extra steps (taking out a phone and scan) to actions that could be easily done with a wireless button or voice commands.
NFCs, not NFTs. But, regarding your point, voice and smart buttons aren't necessarily the best solutions in all situations. One use case I've seen is as a reminder to take the bin out. Using a smart tag gives just enough friction to scan the bin to stop the alarm, it's waterproof, and doesn't require power. Could this be managed with voice? Yes, but it relies more on memory. (Your memory may be good today, but you aren't everyone in all circumstances.) Also, triggering automations from a car. Could voice be used? Yes, but that either requires an expensive voice assistant unit or... unlocking a phone, and vocalising something correctly rather than a tap. Ultimately, NFC tags are a tool, and consideration needs to be taken as to whether they best suit the needs of the task at hand. If you don't see a need for them personally then great, but for other people it might be just the tool they need for their situation.
Sure, the trash can be a potential good use case because it's outside the house, but the majority of the scenarios that you see on youtube as "ideas" are simply not the case. Home automation is meant to facilitate our lives, so if I have to carry the phone around the house and take it out of my pocket, it simply defeats the point. For that reason, in any case in the house, a button which can be programmed to do different things via short/long press and single/double click is just plain better.
@@siveonfarcloud4190 Yeah, sometimes these examples can seem a bit contrived. A common complaint seems to be not showing how to reproduce the examples, which is fair. However, they rarely help identify why an NFC tag should be that solution.
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Which automation was your favorite? And I’m curious - which transition/edit was your favorite?
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Why does this not have millions of views, these little boogers are revolutionary
Thank you for the kind words 😁 I agree, they are so useful!
Can you please show how to CREATE the actual automations on Android? Just saying that "it can be done" doesn't help. Thanks.
That vinyl record tag idea is brilliant.
I use an NFC tag by the sink to track water consumption. I don't like water and usually forget to drink it so I scan the tag anytime I deliberately drink a glass of water and it increases a counter in Home Assistant. If I've had less than 5 glasses by a certain time of night my echo dots yell at me and call me lazy.
I also was using a vibration sensor attached to my medication container to track whether its been taken each day, which was one of my favorite automations... but the sensor quit working. Now I scan an NFC tag on the bottle. I'm bad about just snoozing or ignoring regular reminders because I don't want to pause whatever game I'm playing and walk all the way to the other room. I tell myself "ahh I'll take it the next time I'm in there" and then never do. So I set up an automation that runs if motion is detected at night in the kitchen AND the meds tag has not been scanned that day, it reminds me out loud on the kitchen speaker to take them. Since I'm already right there its much more effective.
Great ideas! Especially announcing it only if it hasn’t been scanned!
Just started playing with NFC tags with Home Assistant. This was a nice collection of inspiration for me.
I dig those blue and pink wall Projected lights with the richer borders. Any chance you have an affiliate link for those?
I'm glad you enjoyed it! I use these RGB Sunset Camera Lights to get that wall effect! amzn.to/3vDbQZM
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Great video! I love the air filter reminder. Do you have a step-by-step video on how you set this up?
awesome video with some neat little video editting things haha
I appreciate that, thank you! 😄
thanks!
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching!
are there advantages from NFC towards... say, QR codes? Besides visibility?
The advantage would be that you do not have to open up your camera to scan an NFC, you just place your phone against it!
With a QR code, you need to scan it with the camera, so it wouldn't be as quick or convenient (in my opinion).
dude these are some sick ideas!
thanks for the vid
I’m glad they were helpful! Thank you for the support 🤙
Nice video. thanks
I’m glad you liked it! Thanks for watching and commenting 🤙
I am using Tasker and I can't seem to figure out how to link into my existing light systems such as Philips Hue. Any suggestions?
my iPhone 12 Pro plus does not read nfc tags, unless I get an nfc reader app. why don't apple change this.
If it’s working through an NFC reader app, it should work without one. 12 Pro models definitely have an NFC reader. Might be a good question for Apple support if it’s not working properly!
Name of the APP
Which app are you looking for?
Ideas were nice. But I saw not one example of how to do any of those ideas. No even a simple one. ???
He uses the shortcuts app and probably homeautomation
you qr code does not work it just brings me to buy you coffee i wanted free internet
Lol you found one of my Easter eggs! There are two more if you keep looking… 👀
These tags are the single most pretentious thing ever.
NFT's add extra steps (taking out a phone and scan) to actions that could be easily done with a wireless button or voice commands.
NFCs, not NFTs. But, regarding your point, voice and smart buttons aren't necessarily the best solutions in all situations.
One use case I've seen is as a reminder to take the bin out. Using a smart tag gives just enough friction to scan the bin to stop the alarm, it's waterproof, and doesn't require power. Could this be managed with voice? Yes, but it relies more on memory. (Your memory may be good today, but you aren't everyone in all circumstances.) Also, triggering automations from a car. Could voice be used? Yes, but that either requires an expensive voice assistant unit or... unlocking a phone, and vocalising something correctly rather than a tap.
Ultimately, NFC tags are a tool, and consideration needs to be taken as to whether they best suit the needs of the task at hand. If you don't see a need for them personally then great, but for other people it might be just the tool they need for their situation.
Sure, the trash can be a potential good use case because it's outside the house, but the majority of the scenarios that you see on youtube as "ideas" are simply not the case.
Home automation is meant to facilitate our lives, so if I have to carry the phone around the house and take it out of my pocket, it simply defeats the point.
For that reason, in any case in the house, a button which can be programmed to do different things via short/long press and single/double click is just plain better.
@@siveonfarcloud4190 Yeah, sometimes these examples can seem a bit contrived. A common complaint seems to be not showing how to reproduce the examples, which is fair. However, they rarely help identify why an NFC tag should be that solution.