What is a thyng?

A thyng is the name we give to an object enhanced with Thyngs technology. A thyng can be interacted with by a smartphone using NFC/QR. When your customers see a logo like this, they know it is something they can interact with.

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• What is a Thyng Page?

  Thyng Pages are the content that is displayed when a user interacts with one of your objects. You can use pre made templates to help create a Thyng page, before linking them to your objects.

• How do my customers interact with a thyng?

  Your customers can interact with a thyng in two ways: NFC or QR. ​ NFC: NFC is available in the majority of Android smartphones and some Apple iPhones (iPhone 7 and newer running iOS 11).   Android users may need to check their phone settings to ...

• Do you recommend any apps for interacting with thyngs?

  For the best experience, you can recommend that customers download the Tap & Scan app, so they can scan, favourite, share and store their interactions with you. You can then also send them follow-up messages via the app.   Download the app here. 

• How are Projects, Objects and Thyngs related?

  The diagram below illustrates the relationship between Projects, Objects, Thyngs and Pages