iphone 12 pro not reading NFC tags

I just bought some NFC tags and my new iphone 12 pro reads them through 3rd party apps but the 'background NFC reader' that the phone is supposed to have doesn't seem to work. I have made sure that I put the tag near the phone when the phone is on, not in airplane mode etc. If anyone has any advice that would be helpful - the same thing happens with my boyfriend's iphone 12 pro

Posted on Nov 24, 2020 10:26 AM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2021 5:32 AM

Had the same issue.

solved by using another app for format and re-write the nfc tag, don’t use “nxp tag writer” has some issues, I don’t know why or if only for me... but I used “nfc tools” (https://apps.apple.com/it/app/nfc-tools/id1252962749?l=en) and works great! Each time I pass the tag near the iPhone it get it. Worked for a few days so I think it’s stable ;)

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