According to the latest disclosure, Apple is considering relaxing the restrictions on the iPhone's NFC capabilities. In iOS 12, Apple will open the use of NFC functionality to developers.
Apple introduced the NFC chip for the first time in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus released in 2014, but this feature is limited to support Apple Pay mobile payment, third-party developers can not call NFC function, but in Apple's recently pushed iOS 11.3, Apple opened With certain NFC permissions, Apple Pay can already be used as a public transportation card in some cities in China.
According to informed sources, when Apple releases the next-generation operating system iOS 12, it will officially open the NFC near-field communication chip to further its potential. By then, not only will the NFC function of the iPhone benefit from this, but this change also applies to NFC-enabled Apple Watch smart watch.
Apple has announced that it will hold the WWDC Developer Conference on June 4th, when iOS 12 will officially meet with us.
