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I've encoded my tags why is my iPhone not scanning it?

I ordered NTAG213 and encoded them myself however my iPhone 13 isn't scanning them
Reader - 11 Jan 2023
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This might be due to adding a description, when programming a tag using NXPs TagWriter app. Adding a description when programming the tag will stop the iPhone from being able to scan the tag. In the future avoid adding a description.
Seritag - 11 Jan 2023
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