Android Application NFC NDEF Record
The Android Application Record (AAR) is a special type of NDEF record that is used by Google’s Android operating system to signify to an NFC phone that an explicitly defined Android Application should be used to handle an NFC tag; this is called the Tag Dispatch System. Oftentimes, an Android App record will be added as the 2nd NDEF record in the NDEF message. This is useful to developers when they want to ensure their application is the one that will handle the NFC tag.
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GoToTags represents an Android Application NDEF records with the following attributes:
| Attribute | Data Type | Required | Description |
| Package Name | String | Yes | The Android application’s package name. The same name used in the google play store URL (ex. com.nxp.taginfolite) |
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