Enhanced near-field communications for wireless devices

A method, comprising:

• sending, by a processor of a first device, a first Bluetooth communication at a first signal strength;
• receiving, by the processor, a first indication of activity associated with a near field communication (NFC) device of the first device, wherein the processor and the NFC device are collocated on the first device;
• reducing, by the processor, based on the first indication of activity associated with the NFC device, the first signal strength to a non-zero value;
• receiving, by the processor, a second indication that the activity associated with the NFC device has concluded;
• and
• decreasing a power supplied to the NFC device.

A device comprising:

• a processor device coupled to memory;
• and
• a near field communication (NFC) device coupled to the memory, the processor device configured to:
• send a first communication using a first communication technique at a first signal strength;
• receive a first indication of activity associated with the NFC device, the first communication technique different than NFC;
• reduce, based on the first indication of activity associated with the NFC device, the first signal strength to a non-zero value;
• receive a second indication that the activity associated with the NFC device has concluded;
• and
• decrease a power supplied to the NFC device.