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Has anybody bought an external NFC reader for an existing Android
smartphone? And does it work?

I have a stinky Huawei Y9 2019, which is doing the job, but I'll soon
get my new Italian ID card which contains a chip that can only be read
by a NFC card. Potentially there could be a UK digital ID that may or
may not depend on a NFC-capable smartphone.

Thanks.
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Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> Wrote in message:

Has anybody bought an external NFC reader for an existing Android smartphone? And does it work?

I have a stinky Huawei Y9 2019, which is doing the job, but I'll soon
get my new Italian ID card which contains a chip that can only be read
by a NFC card. Potentially there could be a UK digital ID that may or
may not depend on a NFC-capable smartphone.

Why do you want to read the Italian card using NFC? Just curious.

You will not be able to read fingerprint data.
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Am 30.09.25 um 14:35 schrieb Dave Royal:

Why do you want to read the Italian card using NFC? Just curious.

To access pretty much most of the bureaucracy. Italy went in a short
period of time from "all paper" to "all digital".

It's all here: https://www.cartaidentita.interno.gov.it/en/useful-info-for-citizens/log-in-with-cie/

You need that magical "level 3".
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Ottavio Caruso <ottavio2006-usenet2012@yahoo.com> Wrote in message:

Am 30.09.25 um 14:35 schrieb Dave Royal:

Why do you want to read the Italian card using NFC? Just curious.

To access pretty much most of the bureaucracy. Italy went in a short
period of time from "all paper" to "all digital".

It's all here: https://www.cartaidentita.interno.gov.it/en/useful-info-for-citizens/log-in-with-cie/

You need that magical "level 3".

Online authentication. I see.
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On 10:39 30 Sep 2025, Ottavio Caruso said:

Has anybody bought an external NFC reader for an existing Android smartphone? And does it work?

I have a stinky Huawei Y9 2019, which is doing the job, but I'll soon
get my new Italian ID card which contains a chip that can only be read
by a NFC card. Potentially there could be a UK digital ID that may or
may not depend on a NFC-capable smartphone.

Thanks.

Even if an external NFC reader works flawlessly, it will be
inconvenient. It may be better to put the money (u30 perhaps?) towards
a new phone.

I also got my phone (Moto G7) in 2019. It's now laggy, its battery is
worn out, and some apps don't like Android 10. I'm not a fan of getting
new phones to keep up with the latest snazzy features ... but it's
becoming time to get a new one. I've had 6 years use from it.

Now my desktop PC is a different story ... made in 2005 and still
going. Well, going sort of strong-ish. What can you expect from an
AMD Athlon 3500?
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