Ngo-Agasti 14, i-Apple yamemezela ngokuzumayo ukuthi izovula i-chip ye-NFC ye-iPhone kubathuthukisi futhi ibavumele ukuthi basebenzise izingxenye zokuphepha zangaphakathi zefoni ukuze baqalise imisebenzi yokushintshana kwedatha engenakuthintana ezinhlelweni zabo zokusebenza. Kalula nje, esikhathini esizayo, abasebenzisi be-iPhone bazokwazi ukusebenzisa amafoni abo ukufeza imisebenzi efana nezihluthulelo zemoto, ukulawula ukufinyelela komphakathi, kanye nokukhiya iminyango ehlakaniphile, njengabasebenzisi be-Android. Lokhu kusho nokuthi izinzuzo "ezikhethekile" ze-Apple Pay kanye ne-Apple Wallet zizonyamalala kancane kancane. Nakuba, i-Apple ekuqaleni kuka-2014 ochungechungeni lwe-iPhone 6, yengeze umsebenzi we-NFC. Kodwa i-Apple Pay kanye ne-Apple Wallet kuphela, futhi hhayi ukuvula i-NFC ngokugcwele. Kulokhu, i-Apple isemuva kwe-Android ngempela, phela, i-Android ibilokhu icebile ngemisebenzi ye-NFC, njengokusebenzisa amafoni eselula ukufeza okhiye bemoto, ukulawula ukufinyelela komphakathi, ukuvula ukukhiya iminyango ehlakaniphile kanye neminye imisebenzi. I-Apple yamemezela ukuthi kusukela nge-iOS 18.1, abathuthukisi bazokwazi ukunikeza ukushintshaniswa kwedatha engenakuthintana kwe-NFC ezinhlelweni zabo zokusebenza ze-iPhone besebenzisa i-Security Element (SE) ngaphakathi kwe-iPhone, ehlukile ku-Apple Pay kanye ne-Apple Wallet. Nge-NFC entsha kanye ne-SE apis, abathuthukisi bazokwazi ukunikeza ukushintshaniswa kwedatha okungenakuthinta ngaphakathi kohlelo lokusebenza, olungasetshenziselwa ukuthutha okuvaliwe, i-ID yenkampani, i-ID yomfundi, okhiye basekhaya, okhiye behhotela, amaphuzu omthengisi kanye namakhadi emivuzo, ngisho namathikithi emicimbi, kanye namadokhumenti omazisi esikhathini esizayo.