iPhone 12 on iOS 17.7: Apple Pay Works, But NFC Card Scanning and NameDrop Don't

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iPhone 12 on iOS 17.7: Apple Pay Works, But NFC Card Scanning and NameDrop Don't

Hello Apple Community,

I’m encountering some issues with my iPhone 12 running iOS 17.7:

Apple Pay: Works perfectly.
NFC Card Scanning: Cannot scan any NFC cards, including an official ID card with an NFC chip, even when using the relevant state agency app.
NameDrop: When I place my iPhone near another iPhone, a notice pops up saying “Keep holding nearby to share”. However, no further action happens on either device (my iPhone or the partner iPhone).

Here’s what I’ve tried so far:

Restarted my iPhone.
Ensured both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are enabled.
Confirmed that AirDrop is set to "Everyone."
Tested Apple Pay to confirm NFC hardware functionality.

Since Apple Pay works fine, I assume the NFC hardware is at least partially functional. Could this be a software-related issue, or is there a possibility of hardware degradation affecting specific NFC use cases (like card scanning or NameDrop)?

Any advice or troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help!

iPhone 12, iOS 17

Posted on Dec 10, 2024 9:08 PM

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SravanKrA

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Dec 26, 2024 5:05 AM in response to Luck2508

Apple's iOS does have NFC capabilities, but they are primarily used for Apple Pay and other Apple-specific features. The ability to read generic NFC tags without a third-party app is unknown to me on iPhones. However, the capability you mentioned, "NFC Tag Reader" in Control Center, isn't available in iOS.

Sometimes, developers can access more advanced NFC features through Xcode and developer APIs, but this requires some technical knowledge and isn't meant for everyday users.

iOS apps running on supported devices can use NFC scanning to read data from electronic tags attached to real-world objects. For example, a person can scan ...

NFC | Apple Developer Documentation

This sample code project shows how to use Core NFC in an app to read Near Field Communication (NFC) tags of types 1 through 5 that contains NFC Data Exchange ...

Building an NFC Tag-Reader App

An interface for interacting with an NDEF tag. An object that represents an NFC tag object. A set of parameters you use to define the configuration of an NFC ...

Creating NFC Tags from Your iPhone

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Answer 2

Dec 26, 2024 5:06 AM in response to Luck2508

Do you use a VPN, ever had VPN software or profile on your device?

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iPhone 12 on iOS 17.7: Apple Pay Works, But NFC Card Scanning and NameDrop Don't

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