With iOS 13, you can use the Shortcuts app to program your own actions that run whenever your iPhone is in the vicinity of an NFC tag. You can use this for reminders for certain actions, home ...

App Clip: NFC transmitters can offer an App Clip, a slice of a full app that’s used for limited functionality, typically related to a place you’re at, like checking out at a retail establishment.

Beyond ID-scanning, iOS apps will be able to write to NFC tags (i.e. NDEF writing), and even lock the tag so it can’t be written to again, if the developer chooses. And now, the core NFC ...

However, this still relies on partnerships with Apple. In 2017, the company introduced a new Core NFC API, which enabled developers to implement NFC tag reading in their apps for the first time.

To trigger a smart home device with NFC, first open the Shortcuts app on iOS 13 and head to new centralized Automation tab, then tap the plus icon to the top-right.

It's possible to use the Apple AirTag as an NFC tag for HomeKit automation or as a shortcut tweak within the iPhone. Here's how.

Currently, $49 will get you a FloJack NFC dongle and five "Zapps", which Flomio is naming their NFC tags. If Flomio reaches their goal, it's expected they'll start shipping the product in March of ...

iOS 11 gives developers access to the NFC chip in Apple's most recent iPhone models for the first time, allowing for apps that are able to read NFC tags in places like museums and retail stores.