capacitor-nfc v0.1.5

Capacitor NFC Plugin

Native Capacitor plugin to read NFC tags.

To install the plugin in your project, run:

npm install --save capacitor-nfc@latest

Supported Platforms

• Android
• iOS (Sorry, I do not have nor plan to acquire an iPhone. iOS contributions are welcome.)

Android Notes

This API requires the following permission be added to your AndroidManifest.xml:

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.NFC" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.nfc" android:required="true" />

iOS Notes

Specify the reason for your app to use the device’s NFC reader in Info.plist:

Name: Privacy - NFC Scan Usage Description Key: NFCReaderUsageDescription

Example

import { Plugins } from '@capacitor/core';
const { NFC } = Plugins;

class NFCExample {

  async checkNfcStatus() {
     if (Capacitor.isPluginAvailable('NFC')) {
      const status = NFC.getStatus();
      console.log('NFC is enabled', status);

      if (status !== 'enabled') {
        NFC.showSettings();
      }
    }
  }

}

API

getStatus

Checks whether NFC is enabled and turned on.

getTagInfo

(TODO) Returns information about the touched NFC tag.

showSettings

Opens a settings page to allow the user to enable NFC.

NFC.showSettings();