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iOS NDEF Record Compatibility

Introduction

NDEF (NFC Data exchange format) is a method of transferring (relatively small amounts of) information from a passive or actively emulated tag by way of "records" which specify the type of information is being received and the function it is meant to have.

iPhones do not have a full suite of NDEF compatibility, the reason for this is unknown (to me at least), what this means is the background polling on iPhones will not interpret some specific record types, with compatible NDEF records, a notification will pop up directing the user to follow the received data into its respective app to complete whatever action was intended by the record.

Compatibility Table

Below are the options offered by NFC Tools on IOS for NDEF Encoding, some of the options below are other record types but with a specific function IE social links are just URLs.

Mifare Classic - SAK Swapping Explained

Term	Meaning
WUP-SAK	SAK Value found during the Wake up & Anti-collision process, what you would see reported from a basic search.
Vanity SAK	SAK Value represented in Block 0 of a Mifare Classic, on legitimate cards this does not inform the value of the WUP-SAK.
Magic Card	An illegitimate card capable of changing it's UID; some magic cards are also able to change other values such as ATQA/SAK.

	BEGIN:VCARD
	VERSION:3.0
	FN;CHARSET=UTF-8:John Test
	N;CHARSET=UTF-8:Test;John;;Mr;
	EMAIL;CHARSET=UTF-8;type=HOME,INTERNET:westilluseemail@wow.com
	TITLE;CHARSET=UTF-8:The guy
	ORG;CHARSET=UTF-8:The place
	URL;type=WORK;CHARSET=UTF-8:https://hi.com
	REV:2026-11-03T02:03:38.859Z
	END:VCARD

	BEGIN:VCARD
	VERSION:3.0
	FN;CHARSET=UTF-8:Samwise whiskey Gamgee
	N;CHARSET=UTF-8:Gamgee;Samwise;whiskey;NFC;jr
	NICKNAME;CHARSET=UTF-8:Sam
	GENDER:M
	UID;CHARSET=UTF-8:54838c80
	BDAY:20030103
	EMAIL;CHARSET=UTF-8;type=HOME,INTERNET:samwisegamgee@theshire.com
	PHOTO;ENCODING=b;TYPE=JPEG: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