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How NFC business cards work

The chip inside an NFC card sends a link when a phone comes close. This post explains where that link goes and why no app is needed.

What is inside the card

An NFC business card holds a small chip and an antenna. The chip carries a single piece of information: your card address. When a phone comes close it reads the address and shows a notification.

Why no app is needed

iPhones and Android phones understand NFC links at the operating-system level. Whoever taps the notification sees your card in the browser; there is nothing to install.

What happens when your details change

The address on the chip never changes; you update the page it opens from your panel. New phone number, new title, new portfolio: same card, new content.

Phones without NFC

The QR code on the back carries the same address. The camera app reads it and the same page opens.