Electronic DNI: we teach you how to use it on your Android mobile

Use the Electronic DNI It can be a real nightmare at times. Luckily, little by little the procedures are becoming easier.

And if you have the latest model, that is, the DNI 3.0, you can use your Android mobile as a card reader.

All you need is a mobile phone that has NFC technology.

Using the electronic DNI from the mobile is possible

NFC connection

The electronic DNI has a very special novelty. And it is that it has both the traditional chip and one that allows us to do it wirelessly. It is a chip compatible with NFC technology, which today we find in practically any mobile that is not too old.

Therefore, if we have recently renewed our DNI (and therefore have the latest model) and we have a mobile with NFC, it will not be necessary for us to have a card reader to use it.
Simply by bringing it close to our smartphone we can carry out all the procedures that we need in a simple way.

Necessary software

The only thing we will need, in addition to the latest generation electronic ID and mobile phone with NFC, is the software necessary. To do this, we will have both to install an application on our mobile phone and to have the necessary program on the PC. We can download the app at the following link:

DNIe reader for PC, using
DNIe reader for PC, using
Developer: CNP-FNMT
Price: Free

For its part, on the computer we will also have to install the corresponding software. We can install the program from the link indicated below:

  • DNIe Remote Setup

Configuration of the electronic DNI on the mobile

Once we have both applications installed, it is time to configure our smartphone so that we can use our mobile as an electronic ID reader. To do this, the first thing we will have to do is open and run the program that we have installed in the PC.

We have two options when connecting. We can do it through a USB cable that connects the mobile with the computer or do it through WiFi.

This second option is usually more comfortable and simple. However, it is important that we keep in mind that we should never do it from a public or unsafe WiFi. That someone can have access to our electronic identity certificate can cause us significant problems.

Once we have selected the WiFi option, we will only have to scan, from the installed app, the unit’s QR code that will appear on the screen of our computer.

When we have finished all this process, we will be ready to start using our mobile as a card reader. Now the only thing we will have when we want to carry out procedures with our electronic DNI is bring the card closer to the mobilewithout the need for additional devices.

If you have tried this process and want to discuss it with us, you can do so in the comments section at the bottom of this article.


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  1.   Thomas b. said

    I have followed all the steps and when I bring my DNI-e 3.0 closer to the mobile so that it can read it, it tells me that there is a «communication error. The connection with the DNI-e has been lost».