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ST, NXP team on Android near field interface Bernard Cole Geneva, Switzerland - STMicroelectronics NV and NXP BV, in conjunction with Trusted Logic SA and Stollmann E&V GmbH have teamed up to create and promote a common hardware-independent application programming interface for near field communications on mobile phones running Android software. The goal is to promote the uptake of NFC-based applications including payment for goods and services. It combines the open source API created by NXP and Trusted Logic to attach near-field communications to the Android software stack, with a similar one created by Stollman, both introduced within the last few months. The companies will release an update of their Android APIs to the community as a proposal for a mutual standard. The purpose is to allow mobile phone users to access a new range of contactless applications, distributed through app stores, capable of conveniences such as mobile payments, transport and event ticketing as well as data sharing directly from their Android phone.. The API is a result of consultation with various partners, including mobile network operators, handset manufacturers and NFC controller providers. It is supported by protocol stacks that are compatible with major NFC chip platforms from STMicroelectronics and NXP. The API specification will be accessible via a single email request to NFCforAndroid@trusted-logic.com and nfc@stollmann.de. An Apache License 2.0 model was selected in order to provide a legal framework to new contributions.To learn more, go to www.stm.com or www.nxp.com, or www.trustedlogic.com or www.stollman.de.
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