the NFC It is a technology that came with the intention of destroying and finally it seems that it has come to nothing, since it is a function that few mobile phone users use.
The last thing we have known is that Google has decided to eliminate it as an unlocking method for Android mobiles. Let's see why.
Why has Google removed NFC unlock?
Too many unlock methods
Locking the mobile is undoubtedly a form of security that practically all users take into account. For this reason, Google has provided Android mobiles with different methods for this. Until a couple of years ago, the most common thing was to have the smartphone locked using a pattern, or at most through a PIN code.
But the mobiles that have gone on sale in recent years have some additional options, such as the digital fingerprint reader, already present in a large number of mid-range and high-end smartphones, or the iris reader, which, although not yet very widespread, will become more and more common.
And if new ways to unlock appear, it is easy to think that there will be others that will be discontinued. The NFC has been one of them, and that is why Google has decided that it is time for it to pass away.
Little use by users
El NFC unlock It allowed us, by means of a specific sticker or by bringing our smartphone closer to another device, we could unlock it without the need to enter any code or vital sensor.
But, as many of you can imagine, it was a very little used method to unlock the mobile. Few people have an NFC sticker, and needing another device to unlock the phone didn't make much sense. And the little use by users is what has led Google to decide to end it.
Of course, if you are a user of this type of unlocking, you should not worry, since Google has announced that this function will only disappear in new mobiles or that they have just been reset.
Have you ever used NFC unlock? Do you think this is a major loss for the Android operating system or that no one will miss it? We invite you to go through our comments section at the bottom of the page and tell us what you think.