Unable to read custom NFC tags on iOS 16.0 (iPhone 13 Pro Max)

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Created Oct ’22

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Hello, I'm trying to read custom NFC (13.56mhz) tags with my iPhone using an NFC app, but none of them seem to be working (I've tried the three most popular NFC apps). I am writing text to these tags using a RC522 connected to a Raspberry Pi.

I know that my scanner is working because I can read and write text to tags. I know NFC on the iPhone is working because the scanner also detected the signal when I opened and activated Apple Pay. Besides that, I am using known-good tags (such as a hotel room key) that also work with my scanner but not my iPhone.

Has anyone else encountered this issue? Is there a solution?

Thanks.

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Apple

Oct ’22

Hi there,

You might have better luck asking this question over in Apple Support Communities run by Apple Support.

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Answer 2

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Apple

Oct ’22

Hello @larryr1. I'm not well versed in NFC, however reading the CoreNFC documentation, I see

Using Core NFC, you can read Near Field Communication (NFC) tags of types 1 through 5 that contain data in the NFC Data Exchange Format (NDEF).

and

Your app can also write data to tags, and interact with protocol specific tag such as ISO 7816, ISO 15693, FeliCa™, and MIFARE® tags.

Does your tag conform to these format requirements?

—Jason.

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