iOS11 introduced Core NFC, which provides a simple API for reading NFC tags on iPhone 7 and later models. The API allows reading only from NFC tags storing data in NDEF format, such as travel cards. The document outlines the history of NFC in iOS, describes how to use Core NFC by adding capabilities, entitlements and privacy settings, and provides an example NFC parsing library and demo project. It concludes with contact information for questions.