This made me wonder if iOS 11's CoreNFC API can be used in similar ways. It would be cool to consolidate my tags (building and office) if they speak NFC.
You can do this with some cards/tags with rooted Android phone(some tweaks are needed in the NFC subsystem) with certain NFC chipsets. It needs to be card with broken crypto (Mifare) so you can obtain the password and then copy complete card's content. The door reader shouldn't rely on the card's UID (unique serial number) as this can't be spoofed, the chipsets doesn't allow this.
I don't waste time with closed systems, so I can't comment directly on iOS capabilities, but I would guess, that it's going to be almost impossible to make it working in such locked down iOS world.
I haven't seen any word on that yet, but it would likely require iOS 11 to be jailbroken. I only know of one jailbreak project that supports NFC on iOS, and only on iOS 10.
-Display information about your tags like Manufacturer, Tag Type, Serial Number, ATQA, SAK, Memory Size etc.
-Supported tag types are ISO 14443, Mifare , ISO 15693 , iCode SLIX, all of the NTAG series.
-Supported protocols are ISO 14443 and Mifare.
-Host Emulation Mode currently only allows you to set a custom Serial Number to your device and emulate a tag's serial number, no tag content emulation yet.
This new achievement enables you to use the NFC chip beyond iOS's limitations.
A professional must-have tool for IoT experts, NFC researchers, hobbyists and all of you that make good use of NFC technology.
Research for more Tag types and protocols is constant.
This is the first time that NFC chip on iPhone is used to this extent.
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Enjoy!
Limitations:
- Supported devices are iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus.
- iPhone 6 is under testing and not yet supported.
- iOS 10 only for now, still working on iOS 9 compatibility.
I don't waste time with closed systems, so I can't comment directly on iOS capabilities, but I would guess, that it's going to be almost impossible to make it working in such locked down iOS world.