Apple Watch NFC Tags

App & System Services Core OS watchOS Core NFC

Created Oct ’20

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Dear Community / Apple,

I would like to ask in the name of many Smart Home Community,

There is any developing / There is any future plan about make Apple Watches able to read NFC Tags / Stickers?

Many of us would like to use Apple Watch to use Home Automations with NFC Stickers, but we have to use our iPhone instead of the Watch, what would be the most logical way to use these things.

We does not really understand why this was not added by default, and why we cannot find any official information about this?

Please provide us some answer, at least we should know should we still wait for this feature or this is not gonna be enabled by Apple?!

Thank you very much,
Gery

Boost

Ready0038 OP

Apr ’21

Yes, why isn’t this a thing! There are so many automations that I would use this for!

gaiaweylyn OP

May ’21

This should absolutely be a thing, I'd use such functionality very often, certainly more convenient than pulling my phone out, assuming I even have it in my pocket, I often don't when I'm just doing stuff around the house.

Rab6itRedBeard OP

May ’21

I agree, this would be a great feature.

crewze OP

Jun ’21

Would definitely be a great feature to add.

cop2018 OP

Jun ’21

Yes, please! It would be awesome to integrate NFC functionality into the watch for developer and consumer use similar to how it is done on iPhone.

breded OP

Jul ’21

Yes! This would be an awesome addition to enable some very cool apps.

Cnicholand OP

Sep ’21

I would love this feature as well and I’m sure it will be a reality soon enough. I have come to see that Apple just ever so slowly releases the important or most desired features like this. If they released every single feature at once, no one would ever upgrade their devices. Apple is the stick, and their devices are the carrot. It wouldn’t surprise me if there are already prototypes or at least designs for the next five models. I would kill to see the series x Apple Watch. 🤤

Anonx OP

Sep ’21

This would be a great feature. I expected the Apple Watch to already support this but I was disappointed.

omerfaruk.aran OP

Oct ’21

I also really want this feature

ciccio69 OP

Nov ’21

I'd love this feature! Very useful!

gm8675309 OP

Dec ’21

Scanning low cost NFC tags with the apple watch would be a life saver for many home automations, especially as phones get larger and larger, many don't carry them around while at home, but always have their watch on.

ZachTM OP

Jan ’22

I would really enjoy this feature. My wife doesn’t wear her watch quite as consistently as I do so I have to be mindful. Regardless, I would use the heck out of this feature if it were added/enabled for Apple Watch.

IskandarB OP

Jan ’22

Would love this feature. I can think of many different uses in and around the house, where I either don't have my phone on me, or pulling it out isn't convenient.

Juanpermon OP

Feb ’22

I can't believe this is not possible yet. This would be the most conveninet way to trigger NFC tags for HomeKit automations. Please, Apple, enable it.

illmer OP

Feb ’22

+1 here. Bought NFC-Stickers, as I assumed that this is already working out. Disappointing experience. Had to google just to find out, that this isn't a build in feature