NFC & docks - What is the point?

[Doug MacKay1]

Greetings,

I am new to the Icon, freshly off of Android. I have a question about the NFC; mainly, what is the point?

I have the CR-200 Car Holder & DT-910 charging desk stand both of which support NFC. It seems like using NFC is one extra step.

I have the phone set to launch Desktop Mode when placed in either holder. I also have a home screen shortcut for Desktop Mode. So here are my 2 options:

Using NFC:
1. Press Power Button
2. Slide up screen
3. Tap NFC
4. Tap ?Accept? for ?Receive Content? pop-up
5. Place in dock

Using Home Screen button:
1. Press Power Button
2. Slide up screen
3. Tap Dock Mode icon
4. Place in dock

Am I missing something here? I guess I was spoiled on my old Droid Mini. When I put that in the dock, I could have it launch any number of programs automatically with no interaction at all. But Motorola always made great accessories and docks in particular.

So is there a way to skip the Receive Content pop-up? Maybe a ?trusted device? or something? Otherwise, I don?t understand why I would use the NFC feature. Not a big deal, but curious none the less.

Thanks for any advice.

Doug M.

 

[primortal]

It's just the nature of WP to validate the NFC taps to avoid malicious tags doing nasty things

When WP 8.1 is released, you can 'trust' these tags and in the future you won't have to acknowledge the tap.

 

[anon(7901790)]

The NFC allows you to use multiple accessories; and customize the behavior for each. It also alleviates the necessity of having a tile for each on your start screen. And yes, when WP8.1 is released you can trust each device and not have that extra step.