Apple opens up iPhone NFC in iOS 18.1 even to developers outside the EU
Apple has recently been forced by the European Commission to open up the iPhones' NFC functionality to third parties, paving the way for mobile payments that don't involve Apple's own wallet. Now, the company has uncharacteristically taken things one step forward, by announcing that it will open up NFC for third party developers located outside of the EU. This will happen "in an upcoming developer seed for iOS 18.1". There are, however, as is almost always the case with Apple, caveats. First, only developers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, and the US will...
Apple has recently been forced by the European Commission to open up the iPhones' NFC functionality to third parties, paving the way for mobile payments that don't involve Apple's own wallet. Now, the company has uncharacteristically taken things one step forward, by announcing that it will open up NFC for third party developers located outside of the EU. This will happen "in an upcoming developer seed for iOS 18.1". There are, however, as is almost always the case with Apple, caveats. First, only developers from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the UK, and the US will...
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