I bought a device and tried to pair it with my iphone 7 Plus and it wont communicate via NFC Reader.The company said it works with i phone 7 plus. Posted on Feb 20, 2022 4:38 .Download the Apps and you are good to go. If you don't have the XS, XS Max or XR, then to read NFC tags, you need to have installed iOS 11 or later and will need an App. NFC tag scanning with an App is only available on the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 .