Web NFC

- UNOFF

This API allows a website to communicate with NFC tags through a device's NFC reader.

Chrome

  1. ❌ 4 - 79: Not supported
  2. ❌ 80 - 88: Disabled by default
  3. ❌ 89 - 156: Not supported
  4. ❌ 157: Not supported
  5. ❌ 158 - 160: Not supported

Edge

  1. ❌ 12 - 79: Not supported
  2. ❌ 80 - 88: Disabled by default
  3. ❌ 89 - 155: Not supported
  4. ❌ 156: Not supported

Safari

  1. ❌ 3.1 - 27.1: Not supported
  2. ❌ 27.2: Not supported
  3. ❌ 27.3 - TP: Not supported

Firefox

  1. ❌ 2 - 158: Not supported
  2. ❌ 159: Not supported
  3. ❌ 160 - 162: Not supported

Opera

  1. ❌ 9 - 66: Not supported
  2. ❌ 67 - 75: Disabled by default
  3. ❌ 76 - 138: Not supported
  4. ❌ 139: Not supported

IE

  1. ❌ 5.5 - 10: Not supported
  2. ❌ 11: Not supported

Chrome for Android

  1. ✅ 157: Supported

Safari on iOS

  1. ❌ 3.2 - 26.6: Not supported
  2. ❌ 27.0: Not supported
  3. ❌ 27.1 - 27.2: Not supported

Samsung Internet

  1. ❌ 4 - 30: Not supported
  2. ❌ 31: Not supported

Opera Mini

  1. ❌ all: Not supported

Opera Mobile

  1. ❌ 10 - 12.1: Not supported
  2. ❌ 80: Not supported

UC Browser for Android

  1. ❌ 15.5: Not supported

Android Browser

  1. ❌ 2.1 - 4.4.4: Not supported
  2. ❌ 157: Not supported

Firefox for Android

  1. ❌ 159: Not supported

QQ Browser

  1. ❌ 14.9: Not supported

Baidu Browser

  1. ✅ 13.52: Supported

KaiOS Browser

  1. ❌ 2.5: Not supported
  2. ❌ 3: Not supported

Many devices are not equipped with NFC readers. They won't return any data, even though an installed browser might support this API.

Resources:
Safari position: Opposed
Firefox position: Harmful
Web.dev article on using WebNFC