NFC does not work on my iPhone

[hydroxy]

I have the most up to date firmware 15.6.1 on iPhone XR, however I cannot scan NFC cards. I have tried NFC Tools and a variety of other apps but have had no success. Does the iPhone still even work as a NFC reader / writer.

I've tried turning off and on, taking out of cover, resetting network settings and some other ideas, but no joy unfortunately.

 

[Slartibart]

Try:

• Signing out your Apple ID on the iPhone.
• Then use Safari (or any other browser on whatever device) to go to iCloud.com, login with your Apple ID, and go to your account settings. Under the My Devices section at the bottom, click on the device you'd like to wipe Apple Pay from — you should see an Apple Pay logo next to any device set up with the service. Click on Remove All...
• Sign into your Apple ID on your iPhone. Check wether NFC works with e.g. a NFC-capable credit card.
• Reregister payment methods.

 

[BATman.Berlin]

NFC/RF chip reader function is limited to certain products that are approved by Apple. I believe the RF reader is bound to the security chip and therefore not a general purpose RF reader.

 

[hydroxy]

NFC/RF chip reader function is limited to certain products that are approved by Apple. I believe the RF reader is bound to the security chip and therefore not a general purpose RF reader.

Where is this stated? I've seen countless NFC apps working in the past before. Have they recently changed that?

Try:

• Signing out your Apple ID on the iPhone.
• Then use Safari (or any other browser on whatever device) to go to iCloud.com, login with your Apple ID, and go to your account settings. Under the My Devices section at the bottom, click on the device you'd like to wipe Apple Pay from — you should see an Apple Pay logo next to any device set up with the service. Click on Remove All...
• Sign into your Apple ID on your iPhone. Check wether NFC works with e.g. a NFC-capable credit card.
• Reregister payment methods.

Apple Pay is working 100% I should mention, its just when I try to use NFC to read/write my own NFC cards it does not work.

 

[ian87w]

NFC on iPhone doesn't work like Android.
Was your iPhone able to scan those cards before?

 

[JPack]

EXCLUSIVE Apple to face EU antitrust charge over NFC chip - sources

Apple will be hit with an EU antitrust charge over its NFC chip technology, people familiar with the matter said, a move that puts it at risk of a possible hefty fine and could force it to open its mobile payment system to rivals.

www.reuters.com

It's been like that for a long time. Nobody but Apple has access to the iPhone NFC chip.

 

[iStorm]

Seems to be a lot of confusion on this topic. NFC is not to be confused with mobile payments or Apple Pay, which is what the EU antitrust charge is about.

Yes, Apple Pay uses NFC, and that part of it is locked down. However, apps are free to read and write to certain kinds of NFC tags. It has been that way since 2019 / iOS 13.

Core NFC Enhancements - WWDC19 - Videos - Apple Developer

Learn how easy it is to add support for NFC in your app and take advantage of the newest capabilities such as NDEF writing and support...

developer.apple.com

Creating NFC Tags from Your iPhone | Apple Developer Documentation

Save data to tags, and interact with them using native tag protocols.

developer.apple.com

OP, what kind of NFC tag are you using? Does it support one of the NFC tag protocols listed in the second link above? Or are you able to scan/read the NFC tag in an AirTag if you have one handy? (The NFC tag in an AirTag contains a URL.) That would at least tell you if your reader is working with a known supported tag.