Reading NFC Tags on iPhone / iOS 11 (NDEF encoded vs. unencoded) | GoToTags



UPDATED: iOS 13 has expanded support for NFC; read more:

A quick video to show how iOS 11 (not latest) handles reading unencoded and NDEF encoded NFC tags. An app is not required when using iOS 12 and devices newer than the iPhone XR and XS. For other devices, download the GoToTags iPhone App to read NFC tags.

For both iOS 11 and iOS12, NFC tags MUST be NDEF encoded to be able to be read by an iPhone. When buying NFC tags, make…

23 thoughts on “Reading NFC Tags on iPhone / iOS 11 (NDEF encoded vs. unencoded) | GoToTags

  1. Can the GoToTags App read a tag's ID and send the ID to other App on iOS.

    I am looking for something like Arkscan AS10 NFC reader, it reads a tag's ID and

    send the ID to any App's text field, this is how AS10 NFC sends the tag's ID to any App in iOS and Android:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHpsBZqIaFE

    If your App can do the samething, it will be nice, then I don't need to own another piece of hardware.

  2. I would like to enter my vehicle, wave phone over tag to turn on Bluetooth. If I have to 'go into' the phone, I just might as well turn on Bluetooth manually. Wake up Apple!

  3. This tech is super underated. Imagine the possibilities on this one. You could program each tag to work on a specific command. If you have a smart devices, you could just set one up to customize various scenes in the home ie control locks, lights, temperature, etc. You can even set specific phone setting accordingly in a fly! Your leaving home, going for work. Just a tap of this tag, you are automatically switching from your home wifi to your mobile data, launch google map/waze or even launch your favorite spotify playlist. And the rest… im gonna leave it to your imagination.

    Good thing that apple supports this now. This has been on android years ago.

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