Simply NFC - Tag Writer/Reader

January 11, 2022

New in Version 2.1 -Added Background Audio and Background readable text tags. This allow one to tag items and have the contents read out loud to them. -Added the ability to edit tags writeable records. If you tap on the record to add, you can now edit it instead of previously having to delete it and re add it. -Added a writing URI scheme allowing one to launch Simply NFC to write text or URL tags. -Fixed coloring on the contact picker for contact cards. -Made Uri tags able to add custom Uri schemes instead of being forced into ones in the picker. -Various other bug fixes. -Possible other small features I forgot Coming up -Fully featured Wifi Tags -Copy Tag

January 24, 2020

Version 2.07 Changes -Made some changes to in app purchase to help when the app is forced closed during a purchase. -Added the currency symbol to the in app purchase price. -Fixed the display of the write page for iPhone 7 and 8. Know Bug: -Wifi tags currently only work if read and written using Simply NFC. We are making changes to make this work with different ecosystems in a coming update. Previous Changes -Added support for Shortcut, FaceTime, FaceTime Audio, URI, HomeKit Accessory Setup, and Apple Maps tags to be written. All of the mentioned tags support background NFC reading. -Fixed issues with Tel, SMS, and Mailto tags not being read with background scanning. They will now work. -Fixed issue with contact cards not being read on different ecosystems. -Fixed issue with location tag not being read on different ecosystems. -Added haptic feedback on some buttons. -Added the ability to erase a tag. -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

October 24, 2019

Version 2.06 Changes -Fixed shortcut tags not properly handling spaces in the name. Rewrite shortcut tags with this new version to fix them. -Fixed invalidate after first read setting for the NFC reader. Know Bug: -Wifi tags currently only work if read and written using Simply NFC. We are making changes to make this work with different ecosystems in a coming update. Previous Changes -Added support for Shortcut, FaceTime, FaceTime Audio, URI, HomeKit Accessory Setup, and Apple Maps tags to be written. All of the mentioned tags support background NFC reading. -Fixed issues with Tel, SMS, and Mailto tags not being read with background scanning. They will now work. -Fixed issue with contact cards not being read on different ecosystems. -Fixed issue with location tag not being read on different ecosystems. -Added haptic feedback on some buttons. -Added the ability to erase a tag. -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

October 17, 2019

Version 2.05 Changes -Added support for Shortcut, FaceTime, FaceTime Audio, URI, HomeKit Accessory Setup, and Apple Maps tags to be written. All of the mentioned tags support background NFC reading. -Fixed issues with Tel, SMS, and Mailto tags not being read with background scanning. They will now work. -Fixed issue with contact cards not being read on different ecosystems. -Fixed issue with location tag not being read on different ecosystems. -Added haptic feedback on some buttons. -Added the ability to erase a tag. Know Bug: -Wifi tags currently only work if read and written using Simply NFC. We are making changes to make this work with different ecosystems in a coming update. Previous Changes -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

October 3, 2019

Version 2.03 Changes -Made changes to how the in app purchase flow reports items to the user. I also added the ability to send me a debug string so I can see what is happening. Previous Changes -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

September 25, 2019

Version 2.02 Changes -Made changes to how the in app purchase flow reports items to the user. I change the text on the buttons to let the user know something is happening in the background. This way they don't leave the settings screen before processing is complete. Previous Changes -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

September 20, 2019

Version 2.01 Changes -Fixed an issue with the display of the lock tag switch on iPhone XS. -Fixed an issue that caused the Apple Watch App to crash the parent app when used. -Modified code to hopefully fix an issue where some users couldn't restore their in app purchase. Previous Changes -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

September 18, 2019

Version 2.00 Changes -Our biggest update yet! -iOS 13 Users will be able to write to NFC tags! -Write NFC NDEF messages for text, URI, HomeKit, SMS, Telephone, Email, Location, Wifi, and Contact tag types. -Added ability to lock the NFC tag to make it read only…. WARNING this cannot be undone. -All features are supported by voice over. Previous Changes -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to unlock the pro version without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

July 5, 2019

Version 1.80 Changes -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://lakesidellama.com/app?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. Previous Changes -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to remove ads without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

June 28, 2019

Version 1.79 Changes -Added support for universal links for Homekit tags. This will allow you to scan the Homekit tag without Simply NFC being open on devices that support background NFC tag reading such as the iPhone XS. To use, simply write a tag in the format "https://api.lakesidellama.com?hk=SCENE_NAME" where SCENE_NAME is the name of the Homekit scene you want to run. Previous Changes -Added rewarded videos ads as an option to remove ads without paying for the in app purchase. To unlock the pro version, simply watch two rewarded ads per day for 7 days total! You will then have access to the pro version with no ads! Any additional watched ads at this point is considered a donation and is greatly appreciated as it helps support the app. -Added Voice Over Accessibility Support to better read what is on the screen. This was suggested in a review. -Added Siri Shortcut manual add screens to the settings menu. This will allow you to manually configure Siri shortcuts for scanning single or multiple tags. Siri shortcuts are only available on iOS 12 and above. -NEW! iPhone XS and XS Max can now perform background NFC scanning. Simply unlock your phone and press it to the tag to perform a scan! Only works with mail, sms, phone, url tags, and properly formatted Simply NFC Homekit Tags.

Pro Version

Removes ads and unlocks all write NFC options