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, ...
This update to the iPhone increases the screen size to 4.7 inches, improves the camera and processor, adds NFC, and switches to a thinner, more rounded design. Other features are similar to the 5s ...
Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and ...
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 ...
Under the agreement, Apple must provide free access to iPhone NFC functionality for third-party mobile wallets and allow users to set alternative payment apps as their default option. Vipps ...
It’s all thanks to commitments Apple made in response to scrutiny from EU regulators. Either way, it’s going to be a big deal, and the first step forward into that new era comes from a small ...