Just unlock your phone and tap the Tag. It will read just fine and show the notification without the need of opening tag reader. iPhones XS and up try to read NFC tags in the background all the time. Therefore manual reading was never .Posted on Nov 1, 2021 12:10 PM. On your iPhone, open the Shortcuts app. Tap on the Automation tab at the bottom of your screen. Tap on Create Personal Automation. Scroll down and select NFC. Tap on Scan. Put your iPhone near the NFC tag. Enter a name for your tag. .