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Apple's Shortcuts is the perfect app to built multistep automations triggered with NFC tags — here's how I'm using it.

A smartphone being held in a man's hand with an overlay of NFC graphics - Garun .Prdt/Shutterstock Most people know NFC (Near Field Communication) as the thing you use for contactless payments, like ...

Smart buttons are a useful way to trigger scenes and automations in your smart home. With Home Assistant, I've found that sometimes NFC tags can be more useful, as they allow me to know not just when ...