Apple’s rollout of NFC functionality on the iPhone has traditionally been conservative. With a focus on user-facing features like Apple Pay, iPhones couldn’t scan NFC tags until iPhone 7, and even then users needed to install a 3rd party app to use it. Since that time Apple has slowly been adding NFC functionality to its latest devices.
With iOS 13, Apple has taken a major step forward by introducing the ability for iPhone 7 and newer to write NFC tags. Writing NFC tags is useful because NFC tags store short strings of information, like a URL, that can then be read and opened by the device-often a phone-scanning the tag.
For more information see our iPhone NFC Compatibility breakdown.
How to Write an NFC tag with iPhone
Note: only iPhone 7 and newer will be able to write NFC tags.
1 — Get NFC Tags
You will need blank NFC tags before you can start writing information to them. Double check to make sure they are blank and not locked, as you can never re-write an NFC tag once it has been write locked. For more information, see our article on the technical details of NFC chips.
2 — Install an NFC Tag Writing App
Here we will be using the app: “ NFC for iPhone”.
3 — Write the Tag
You have a few different options of what to write to your tags.
We recommend using a weblink (URL) and then having your content hosted within that experience.
Next, select the URL you want to write to the NFC tag and make sure there is a green check to the right of that link.
Finally, click “Write” and tap the top of your iPhone to a blank NFC tag as if you were going to read it. This writes the URL to the NFC tag.
Congratulations, you’ve just encoded your first NFC tag!
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