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iPhone 7 NFC Reader not working

iPhone 7 works with ApplePay, but doesn't read NFC tags. Tried completely resetting phone and restoring from backup, without success. Running ios 13.3.


Anyone else encountered this issue?

iPhone 7, iOS 13

Posted on Jan 2, 2020 1:56 PM

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Jan 29, 2020 10:33 PM in response to SergioTrejo18

Hi Sergio,


No, I didn't. I had the local apple store check the phone, and confirm all ok (any issue with the nfc hardware would have meant apple pay wouldn't work, which it does). I then had them remove the battery, clearing any potential issues in the RAM, but that did not help either.


I have just upgraded to 13.3.1, and will be trying the tag reader again tomorrow, to see if a firmware update helps. I'll let you know.

iPhone 7 NFC Reader not working

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