Apple is broadening the reach of NFC on the iPhone by opening the technology to third-party apps. Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer contactless transactions from their own apps ...

Apple announced on Wednesday that it will open up the iPhone’s NFC chip to third-party apps, just as it did earlier this year for developers located in the European Union. The new API will be ...

Starting with iOS 18.1, developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions using the Secure Element from within their own apps on iPhone, separate from Apple Pay and Apple Wallet. Using the ...

Apple will allow third-party developers to access its NFC chip this autumn with the release of iOS 18.1. The move comes on the back of the DMA and European pressure which recently forced Apple to open ...

The introduction of NFC and Secure Element (SE) APIs in iOS 18.1 unlocks new monetization opportunities for iOS app developers, Apple said Wednesday — though fees apply. But on the plus side, secure ...

With the release of iOS 18.1, Apple will finally open its secure contactless payments system to third-party developers. Here's how Apple's implementation functions. In iOS 18.1 Apple will open its ...

Earlier today, Apple announced another major new functionality coming to iOS 18.1: the ability for third-party apps to offer NFC transactions via the iPhone’s Secure Element: Starting with iOS 18.1, ...

The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) antitrust legislation compelled Apple to grant developers greater access to the iPhone’s NFC reader, and this change was implemented earlier this year ...