{"id":11411,"date":"2021-06-15T10:50:56","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T10:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/8-cool-airtag-nfc-shortcut-ideas-for-iphone-and-apple-watch\/"},"modified":"2021-06-15T10:50:56","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T10:50:56","slug":"8-cool-airtag-nfc-shortcut-ideas-for-iphone-and-apple-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/lifestyle\/8-cool-airtag-nfc-shortcut-ideas-for-iphone-and-apple-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Cool AirTag NFC Shortcut Ideas for iPhone and Apple Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jack Skeens\/Shutterstock.comAirTags are small Bluetooth trackers that can help you find your stuff, but they also work as triggers for automations. Using Apple\u2019s Shortcuts app, you can use AirTags to trigger all sorts of events when you tap them against your iPhone or Apple Watch. Here are some ideas for putting them to use. How to Use AirTags as an NFC Trigger You can use AirTags as an NFC (near-field communications) trigger for the automations that you\u2019ve set up using Apple\u2019s Shortcuts app. This works \u201cin the background\u201d on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and newer iPhones. Simply touch your AirTag with your iPhone to trigger the automation that you\u2019ve associated with it. On an iPhone X or earlier iPhone model, you can use NFC with apps and for payments, but background triggers won\u2019t work on these devices. For this reason, you cannot create a new automation using the AirTag as the input trigger on these devices. You can download the Shortcuts app from the App Store if you\u2019ve deleted it from your device. Launch the app, tap on the \u201cAutomation\u201d tab, and then use the \u201cCreate Personal Automation\u201d button to create your recipe. Choose \u201cNFC\u201d as your trigger when prompted, and then scan the AirTag. AirTags still perform their primary purpose of tracking your items when used in this manner, so it pays to be clever about the automations that you create. You can use cheap static NFC triggers to automate common tasks around the home, but we recommend… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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Jack Skeens\/Shutterstock.comAirTags are small Bluetooth trackers that can help you find your stuff, but they also work as triggers for automations. Using Apple\u2019s Shortcuts app, you can use AirTags to trigger all sorts of events when you tap them against your iPhone or Apple Watch. Here are some ideas for putting them to use. 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