How to turn on NFC tag reader on iPhone

I’m using iPhone 12 with ios 15. I can’t find NFC tag Reader in control Centre or anywhere in settings. Please specify how can i use nfc tag reader


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Posted on Sep 26, 2021 9:30 AM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2021 9:41 AM

From iPhone 12 to current iPhone 13, there is no need to turn on or off anything in control center (there is no setting actually) for NFC. Just hold your phone over an NFC Tag and your phone should automatically read it.

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Nov 18, 2021 12:15 AM in response to Alexoconnor

I had to set up a Shortcut as you suggested, on both my iPhone 12 mini and 13 Pro. But after tapping “Add Action”, I didn’t add anything and just saved it. Then I closed Shortcuts.


When I put my phone to the NFC tag (the same one I had used for setting up the Shortcut), lo and behold the Shortcut did pop up and read the NFC tag, and took me to the relevant website.


So thank you for the tip, even though I hope not to have to use the NFC tag reader too often!

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