# NFC Reader in Flow

**URL:** <https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378>\
**Category:** Flow Classic\
**Created:** [January 23, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378 "2023-01-23T11:05:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mcummins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7C9FD7/32.png) [@mcummins](https://forum.novacura.com/u/mcummins)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378/1 "2023-01-23T11:05:01Z")

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Hi,

Does anybody know if it is possible to use NFC to enter data into a Flow, instead of a barcode in the Android client?

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**Author:** ![paphus](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.novacura.com/paphus/32/27_2.png) [@paphus](https://forum.novacura.com/u/paphus)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378/2 "2023-01-23T21:06:07Z")

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Mark, do you have additional hardware or are you asking about an Android cell phone?

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**Author:** ![mcummins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7C9FD7/32.png) [@mcummins](https://forum.novacura.com/u/mcummins)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378/3 "2023-01-24T10:10:21Z")

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At the moment we are just trying to use an Android phone.

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**Author:** ![mcummins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7C9FD7/32.png) [@mcummins](https://forum.novacura.com/u/mcummins)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.novacura.com/t/nfc-reader-in-flow/378/4 "2023-01-26T19:49:18Z")

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I have managed to get around this by installing the Scanner Keyboard app onto the Android phone. However it means the user has to touch the read button on the keyboard to enable the NFC read.