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Dear Community / Apple,

I would like to ask in the name of many Smart Home Community,

There is any developing / There is any future plan about make Apple Watches able to read NFC Tags / Stickers?

Many of us would like to use Apple Watch to use Home Automations with NFC Stickers, but we have to use our iPhone instead of the Watch, what would be the most logical way to use these things.

We does not really understand why this was not added by default, and why we cannot find any official information about this?

Please provide us some answer, at least we should know should we still wait for this feature or this is not gonna be enabled by Apple?!

Thank you very much,
Gery

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Posted by

colethegamer

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Yes, please! It would be awesome to integrate NFC functionality into the watch for developer and consumer use similar to how it is done on iPhone.

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cop2018

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Yes, why isn’t this a thing! There are so many automations that I would use this for!

Posted by

Ready0038

This should absolutely be a thing, I'd use such functionality very often, certainly more convenient than pulling my phone out, assuming I even have it in my pocket, I often don't when I'm just doing stuff around the house.

Posted by

gaiaweylyn

I agree, this would be a great feature.

Posted by

Rab6itRedBeard

Would definitely be a great feature to add.

Posted by

crewze

Yes! This would be an awesome addition to enable some very cool apps.

Posted by

breded

I would love this feature as well and I’m sure it will be a reality soon enough. I have come to see that Apple just ever so slowly releases the important or most desired features like this. If they released every single feature at once, no one would ever upgrade their devices. Apple is the stick, and their devices are the carrot. It wouldn’t surprise me if there are already prototypes or at least designs for the next five models. I would kill to see the series x Apple Watch. 🤤

Posted by

Cnicholand

This would be a great feature. I expected the Apple Watch to already support this but I was disappointed.

Posted by

Anonx

I also really want this feature

Posted by

omerfaruk.aran

I'd love this feature! Very useful!

Posted by

ciccio69

Scanning low cost NFC tags with the apple watch would be a life saver for many home automations, especially as phones get larger and larger, many don't carry them around while at home, but always have their watch on.

Posted by

gm8675309

Absolutely agree. When at home, my phone remains on its dock in the bedroom. I sometimes leave it at home too. Having a esim enabled watch means I don't have to have the phone with me at all times. I would love NFC reading capabilities on the watch. Maybe set a triple tap function on the crown to activate NFC reading that stays active for 10 seconds. I'm at the point where I would happily move away from Apple (for phone/watch) if another company offered this.

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Torment79

I would really enjoy this feature. My wife doesn’t wear her watch quite as consistently as I do so I have to be mindful. Regardless, I would use the heck out of this feature if it were added/enabled for Apple Watch.

Posted by

ZachTM

Would love this feature. I can think of many different uses in and around the house, where I either don't have my phone on me, or pulling it out isn't convenient.

Posted by

IskandarB

I can't believe this is not possible yet. This would be the most conveninet way to trigger NFC tags for HomeKit automations. Please, Apple, enable it.

Posted by

Juanpermon

+1 here. Bought NFC-Stickers, as I assumed that this is already working out. Disappointing experience. Had to google just to find out, that this isn't a build in feature

Posted by

illmer

Yes please! I want this so badly, even if had the option to double click the side button then scan (instead of payment), id rather have that than have to interact with the screen

Posted by

mr.marcsmith