Nge-14 ka-Agasti, i-Apple yabhengeza ngequbuliso ukuba iya kuvula i-chip ye-NFC ye-iPhone kubaphuhlisi kwaye ibavumele ukuba basebenzise izixhobo zokhuseleko zangaphakathi zefowuni ukuqalisa imisebenzi yotshintshiselwano lwedatha enganxibelelwano kwiiapps zabo. Ukubeka nje, kwixesha elizayo, abasebenzisi be-iPhone baya kuba nakho ukusebenzisa iifowuni zabo ukuphumeza imisebenzi efana nezitshixo zemoto, ulawulo lokufikelela kuluntu, kunye nezitshixo zocango ezihlakaniphile, njengabasebenzisi be-Android. Oku kukwathetha ukuba iingenelo "ezikhethekileyo" zeApple Pay kunye neApple Wallet ziya kuthi shwaka kancinci. Nangona, i-Apple ekuqaleni kwe-2014 kwi-iPhone 6 series, yongeza umsebenzi we-NFC. Kodwa kuphela i-Apple Pay kunye ne-Apple Wallet, kwaye ayivuleki ngokupheleleyo i-NFC. Kule nkalo, i-Apple ngokwenene isemva kwe-Android, emva kwayo yonke into, i-Android sele ityebile kwimisebenzi ye-NFC, njengokusebenzisa iifowuni eziphathwayo ukufezekisa izitshixo zemoto, ukulawula ukufikelela kuluntu, ukuvula iminyango evulekile kunye neminye imisebenzi. U-Apple ubhengeze ukuba ukuqala nge-iOS 18.1, abaphuhlisi baya kukwazi ukubonelela nge-NFC yokutshintshiselana kwedatha engabonakaliyo kwii-apps zabo ze-iPhone usebenzisa i-Security Element (SE) ngaphakathi kwe-iPhone, eyahlukileyo kwi-Apple Pay kunye ne-Apple Wallet. Nge-NFC entsha kunye ne-SE apis, abaphuhlisi baya kuba nakho ukubonelela ngokutshintshiselana ngedatha ngaphandle koqhagamshelwano ngaphakathi kwe-App, engasetyenziselwa ukuhamba nge-loop evaliweyo, i-ID yenkampani, i-ID yomfundi, izitshixo zasekhaya, izitshixo zehotele, amanqaku omthengisi kunye namakhadi okuvuza, nkqu. amatikiti umcimbi, kwaye kwixesha elizayo, amaxwebhu yesazisi.