iOS: Read text with NFC

To ensure that text stored on the NFC tag is automatically read when the NFC tag is scanned with an iPhone, you must first create an automation. To do this, open the shortcut app on your iPhone. Then tap on the Automation tab at the bottom. Next, go to New Automation. In the new window, scroll down to Personal Automation and then select NFC.

It is important that you select Run Immediately and leave the option Notify when Run deactivated. Now tap Scan and hold the blank NFC tag against your iPhone. This allows it to be scanned and named. For our example, we will name the NFC tag blue Adidas Shoes. Then tap OK and Next in the top right corner. Now our NFC tag can be linked to a specific action.

A new window will now open. It is called When ‘blue Adidas Shoes’ is detected. Here, tap on New Blank Automation. Then enter Speak text in the search bar and tap on the action Speak Text. This adds a shortcut to the automation. In the Text field, enter the text you want to be read aloud. In our case, we enter blue Adidas Shoes. Tap the arrow > on the right to select the speaking ratw, pitch, language and the voice you want to use to read the text aloud. Finally, tap Done in the top right corner. Now we are done.

If you have already created the shortcut Speak Text, then all you need to do is follow the first step in these instructions and create the automation. Then, in the When ‘blue Adidas Shoes’ is detected window, tap on the respective shortcut to add it to the automation.