Unplggd's Vivian Kim has found a clever way of adding NFC to your iPhone. Her solution? Just put a NFC card inside the device.
Current iPhones don't feature this technology, but if you have a bank that provides smaller NFC type cards you can easily add one to your iPhone 4 without changing it's outward appearance. I ordered one of these through Bank of America, which they call a Tap & Pay. I wanted to integrate it with my iPhone as seamlessly as possible, so I put it under the glass back of my iPhone 4. I have a picture using a transparent back (so you can see where it is placed) but I normally have the regular backer piece on it. Removing the back panel is pretty simple, as covered in our previous post, What to Do When You Crack Your iPhone 4's Back. Once the cover is off, position the card behind the battery and you are good to go. The glass backer is thin enough for credit card terminals and I have even had success scanning it with thick cases.
You can see the card through the transparent back in the photo below. Apple has previously been rumored to be working on NFC for future iPhones; however, its unclear if the 5th generation device will offer the feature.
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Current iPhones don't feature this technology, but if you have a bank that provides smaller NFC type cards you can easily add one to your iPhone 4 without changing it's outward appearance. I ordered one of these through Bank of America, which they call a Tap & Pay. I wanted to integrate it with my iPhone as seamlessly as possible, so I put it under the glass back of my iPhone 4. I have a picture using a transparent back (so you can see where it is placed) but I normally have the regular backer piece on it. Removing the back panel is pretty simple, as covered in our previous post, What to Do When You Crack Your iPhone 4's Back. Once the cover is off, position the card behind the battery and you are good to go. The glass backer is thin enough for credit card terminals and I have even had success scanning it with thick cases.
You can see the card through the transparent back in the photo below. Apple has previously been rumored to be working on NFC for future iPhones; however, its unclear if the 5th generation device will offer the feature.
Read More [via MacStories]