Near-Field Communication technological know-how has a vast range of use cases, let’s see how we can use it in our cross-platform Flutter apps.
Yes, it is possible to use Near Field Communication (NFC) with Flutter. There are several packages available that allow you to interact with NFC on both Android and iOS platforms.
One popular package is flutter_nfc_kit. It provides an easy-to-use API for reading and writing NFC tags, as well as support for handling different NFC technologies such as ISO-DEP and NDEF.
To use flutter_nfc_kit, you'll need to add it as a dependency to your Flutter project. You can do this by adding the following line to your pubspec.yaml file:
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dependencies:
flutter_nfc_kit: ^2.2.2
After that, you'll need to import the package in your Dart code:
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import 'package:flutter_nfc_kit/flutter_nfc_kit.dart';
Then, you can start using the API to read and write NFC tags. Here's an example of how to read an NFC tag:
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NfcData data = await FlutterNfcKit.nfcStart();
if (data != null) {
print(data.content);
}
This code will start listening for NFC tags, and when one is detected, it will return the tag content as a string.
Keep in mind that NFC functionality may not be available on all devices, so it's a good idea to check if NFC is supported before using it in your app. You can do this by calling FlutterNfcKit.nfcIsAvailable() and checking the result.