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iOS 12 To Open Up New NFC Features, Enabling iPhones To Mimic Virtual Transit Cards To Unlock Hotel Doors

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The iPhone was one of the early adopters of the NFC technology that opened room for various functionalities including Apple Pay. It debuted with the iPhone 6 and over the years it was expanded to the Apple Watch as well. Back then, Apple did not allow third-party developers to take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in NFC capabilities. However, there are some pretty solid changes coming with iOS 12 that developers would be pleased to know. For instance, iOS 12 will allow your iPhones to turn into virtual transit cards for unlocking hotel doors. So let’s dive in to see some more details on the matter.
As we already know, WWDC is a few days away and there are a lot of speculations what Apple’s next big iOS update will have in store. According to a report from The Information (via 9to5mac), Apple is working to make gigantic changes in how the NFC chip performs on the iPhone with iSO 12.

iOS 12 To Open Up New NFC Features, Enabling iPhones To Mimic Virtual Transit Cards To Unlock Hotel Doors

May 27, 2018, 4:15pm UTC

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https://wccftech.com/ios-12-to-open-up-new-nfc-features-enabling-iphones-to-mimic-virtual-transit-cards-to-unlock-hotel-doors/ > The iPhone was one of the early adopters of the NFC technology that opened room for various functionalities including Apple Pay. It debuted with the iPhone 6 and over the years it was expanded to the Apple Watch as well. Back then, Apple did not allow third-party developers to take advantage of the iPhone’s built-in NFC capabilities. However, there are some pretty solid changes coming with iOS 12 that developers would be pleased to know. For instance, iOS 12 will allow your iPhones to turn into virtual transit cards for unlocking hotel doors. So let’s dive in to see some more details on the matter. > As we already know, WWDC is a few days away and there are a lot of speculations what Apple’s next big iOS update will have in store. According to a report from The Information (via 9to5mac), Apple is working to make gigantic changes in how the NFC chip performs on the iPhone with iSO 12.