How to tap your NFC card

Top of the iPhone

iPhone

iPhone XS, XR, and every newer iPhone, including SE (2nd and 3rd generation). The screen must be on and the phone unlocked.

1.Unlock the iPhone. You do not install an app, and you do not turn NFC on.
2.Hold the top of the phone — the end with the camera — flat against the card for about two seconds.
3.A banner drops down from the top of the screen. Tap it. Safari opens the profile.

iPhone 7, 8, and X

These models do not read the card by themselves. Open Control Center, tap NFC Tag Reader, then hold the top of the phone on the card. If the button is missing, add it in Settings → Control Center. iPhone 6s and older, and iPads, cannot read this card.

Samsung Galaxy

Galaxy S, Z, and recent A-series phones. Hold the upper back, around the camera.

1.Swipe down from the top twice and tap NFC. Or open Settings → Connections → NFC and contactless payments, and turn NFC on.
2.Unlock the phone and leave the screen on.
3.Lay the upper back of the phone flat on the card and hold still.
4.Tap the link notification. If Samsung Wallet opens instead, close it and tap the card again, then choose the browser link.

Google Pixel

The NFC antenna sits in the top half of the back.

1.Swipe down and tap the NFC tile. Or open Settings → Connected devices → Connection preferences → NFC.
2.Unlock the phone.
3.Rest the top half of the back on the card for two seconds.
4.Tap the notification to open the profile in Chrome.

Xiaomi, Redmi, and POCO

Menu names differ slightly between MIUI and HyperOS. Search Settings for “NFC” if the path below does not match.

1.Open Settings → Connection & sharing → NFC, and turn it on.
2.Unlock the phone. Hold the upper back, near the camera, flat on the card.
3.Tap the option that opens the link in the browser.
4.If a wallet app takes the tap, open NFC settings and clear the default payment app, then try the card again.

Oppo, Realme, and OnePlus

ColorOS, Realme UI, and OxygenOS use the same tap. The antenna is on the upper back, by the camera.

1.On Oppo and Realme, open Settings → Connection & sharing → NFC. On OnePlus, open Settings → Bluetooth & device connection → NFC.
2.Unlock the phone and hold the camera area of the back against the card.
3.When Android asks which app to use, choose the browser.

Huawei and Honor

These phones can open the card link in the browser even when Google services are not installed.

1.Open Settings → More connections, or Device connectivity, and turn NFC on.
2.Unlock the phone. Hold the center or upper back against the card.
3.Tap the notification. The phone’s browser opens the profile.

Other Android phones

Sony, Motorola, Nothing, Vivo, Nokia, and most phones sold since 2018 follow the same pattern. Budget phones sometimes have no NFC at all.

1.Open Settings and search for NFC. If nothing comes up, this phone cannot read the card. Use the QR code on the card instead.
2.Turn NFC on, unlock the phone, and hold the back against the card.
3.If the first spot is silent, slide the card slowly from the camera down the middle of the back. The antenna is not in the same place on every model.
4.Tap the link and keep the phone still until the prompt appears.

How to use your NFC card

Watch a tap

Four steps on almost every phone

Wake the phone

Turn NFC on

Hold the card still

Open the notification

Choose your phone