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No no no

It will write and it will read it has no examples of any ‘shortcuts’ to simply click on waste of 99 pence

Exactly as promised

We all already know that Apple choose to limit the NFC abilities of iphones 7 to X. So do not expect this app to fix those issues.

But it does provide a working bridge, that is quite easy to implement. I was able to write AirPods to a tag, scan it, and have a shortcut repair my airpods to my phone. I stick the NFC on the airpods, and it works well enough.
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Great but

I can’t get this to run unless app is open help me

NTAG215

Not compatible with NTAG215

Good app but it hangs

As title states, it just hangs until I kill ALL running apps on my iPhone X

Response from developer

Hey Michael, so you don't have to kill all running apps, however, due to a limitation on the way iOS reads NFC tags you can't have two apps simultaneously reading tags, which was probably the case, hence why you had to kill the other one, otherwise iOS will report the NFC Reader as being busy and it won't give this app control over it. Let us know if we can help!

Excellent

App works great and allows me to use iPhone X to run shortcuts from nfc triggers as described.

Rip Off

Tried it on 6 different RFIDs and wouldn’t read any of the. Doesn’t work on iPhone 7 while the description clearly states that it does

Maybe you could provide a link to a tag that works and I wouldn’t have to blindly guess.

Response from developer

Hello! The app might not work with every single RFID tags, and that's something we cannot do anything about for now, but it does work on iPhone 7 as the description says. We suggest maybe trying new NFC Tags, that work with iPhone or, if you need help, you can contact us directly at our support website.

5 stars

After searching for hours on the App Store/internet for an iPhone NFC reader that reads siri shortcuts I found this.

It’s a great app that lets you use shortcuts, you write the shortcut to the NFC tag and then when you scan it, it displays the shortcut and does what you asked.

For example my shortcut says “ turn lights on” meaning turn my bedroom light on using Siri Shortcuts, I can do this with hey Siri or I can get the nfc tag to display the shortcut and then do it for me. It’s simple just write the command or commands to the nfc tag and then read it and it will activate Siri Shortcuts app for you as you scan it.

5 star app. I probably went into more detail than needed on a review but for those who have never used NFC, trust me this app is great. Hope they keep updating it. Thanks. Works great for my iPhone 8.
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It’s good for what it does

By clicking help it tells you what happens, The only problem is that you have to close the shortcuts and this app before scanning again. Even then, there’s a chance it just won’t scan.

Response from developer

Hello! After clicking the "Help" button you can just tap on the center of the screen (Where it says "Tap to Scan") to scan again! No need to close or reopen the app :) Thank you!

Problems reading tags

I have an iPhone 7 plus. The other nfc programs I have don’t have any problem reading/writing nfc tags ( I have used several varieties of tags). This program appeared to have some impressive functions unfortunately it will not read/write on any tag I have used.

Doesn’t work on iPhone X

Doesn’t work, requesting refund

Response from developer

Hello, ianadmu A very little percentage of NFC Tags don't work with iOS in general. But 99% of them do, so have you tried some different ones? We can assure you the app works, but of course we can't guarantee every single NFC Tag we work because we don't directly control it. If you happen to try some different ones, we hope you can change your mind. Thank you.

Works on my iPhone X

It does what it promises. It’s easy to read NFC Shortcuts, just open the app and tap. Writing is just as easy. Too bad the app has to be opened before tapping but looks like it’s the closest you can get on an X. I think it’s worth the cost.

Response from developer

Thank you so much! It really means a lot to us to know that our customers are happy. We'll keep improving the app! We would love to be able to give you the ability to run shortcuts without actually opening the app, but unfortunately it's not possible and there's nothing we can do about that :( although we do provide a today extension widget for quick launch! If you have any suggestions do not hesitate to contact us! Once again, thank you and enjoy!