Added in [API level 10](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels) Summary: [Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcManager#pubmethods) \| [Inherited Methods](https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcManager#inhmethods)

# NfcManager

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`
public

final

class
NfcManager
`


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extends https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object


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|---|---|
| [java.lang.Object](https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object) ||
| ↳ | android.nfc.NfcManager |

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*** ** * ** ***

High level manager used to obtain an instance of an `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter`.


Use `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context#getSystemService(java.lang.String)`
with `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Context#NFC_SERVICE` to create an `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcManager`,
then call `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcManager#getDefaultAdapter()` to obtain the `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter`.


Alternately, you can just call the static helper
`https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter#getDefaultAdapter(android.content.Context)`.

### Developer Guides

For more information about using NFC, read the
[Near Field Communication](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/nfc) developer guide.

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**See also:**

- `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter#getDefaultAdapter(android.content.Context)`

## Summary

| ### Public methods ||
|---|---|
| ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcManager#getDefaultAdapter()() ` Get the default NFC Adapter for this device. |

| ### Inherited methods |
|---|---|
| From class ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object ` |---|---| | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#clone()() ` Creates and returns a copy of this object. | | ` boolean` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#equals(java.lang.Object)(https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object obj) ` Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. | | ` void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#finalize()() ` Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. | | ` final https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Class<?>` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#getClass()() ` Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. | | ` int` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#hashCode()() ` Returns a hash code value for the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notify()() ` Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#notifyAll()() ` Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. | | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/String` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#toString()() ` Returns a string representation of the object. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long,%20int)(long timeoutMillis, int nanos) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait(long)(long timeoutMillis) ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. | | ` final void` | ` https://developer.android.com/reference/java/lang/Object#wait()() ` Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being *notified* or *interrupted*. | ||

## Public methods

### getDefaultAdapter

Added in [API level 10](https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element#ApiLevels)

```
public NfcAdapter getDefaultAdapter ()
```

Get the default NFC Adapter for this device.

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| Returns ||
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/android/nfc/NfcAdapter` | the default NFC Adapter <br /> |