Michal Ždanský After many years of speculation, we finally got an NFC chip in the iPhone. Apple had an obvious reason to wait to introduce it, because without a payment system it would be just another feature on the list. Apple Pay is definitely a compelling reason to include NFC in your phone. Thanks to this payment system that is due next year extend even outside the United States, users will be able to pay by phone instead of a credit card. The pursuit of a similar system is nothing new, but so far no one has been able to come up with a truly successful system that would receive widespread support from banks and merchants.
NFC has other uses in addition to contactless payments, but these will not yet be available in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. An Apple spokeswoman confirmed the server Cult of Mac, that the chip will be used exclusively for Apple Pay. It is reminiscent of the situation with Touch ID, where the fingerprint reader was only available to unlock the device and confirm purchases in the App Store, third-party developers did not have access to the relevant APIs. However, that changed a year later and everyone can now integrate Touch ID into their apps as an alternative to entering a regular password.
In fact, the NFC of the iPhone already has a wider use in its current form, Apple demonstrated it for example as a way to open a hotel room, even if only in the devices of selected partners. As it turned out, the specific NFC chip that Apple uses allows access to its driver and therefore theoretical use by other applications or services, so it will only depend on Apple whether it provides the appropriate API at the next WWDC.
NFC can be used, for example, to quickly pair Bluetooth devices, after all, for example, JBL or Harman Kardon portable speakers already offer this function. Another option is the use of special tags that can transfer various information to the phone and vice versa. However, I don't hold out too much hope for transferring files between phones, AirDrop is a better alternative in this case.
Airdrop is definitely not a better alternative. It's battery-hungry, not very reliable, and a terribly slow way to transfer files. :(
What? I thought that I would visit the bank with the iPhone 6 and pay with it right away!!!
Oh yes, Stív must be fried in android hell....
that's exactly what's been terrible about Apple lately, that they keep coming up with something late, which the others have had for a long time. I've been using iPhones and iPads for several years, they are reliable and accurate, but these things make me a zero
I'm quite curious how the darknet community will approach this, officially you have to go to the bank and they confirm the card and then you pay, but what will happen in the case of a jailbreak? I'm quite curious about the security side and possible issues, which will surely come to the surface gradually.. when it comes to money, people tend to be very diligent :)
I immediately thought that it would be just another useless and unused function for us for some time to come. In the end, the six-figure iPhone won't bring so much new and useful things. And what's more, it won't fit into our current cases and some docks. Again, just a tiny step further, as we've become accustomed to when upgrading iPhones in recent years. Satisfied "four" users know...
The only thing that I personally liked about the 6s is the barometer, I walk and run and the iP together with the M8 coprocessor is the ideal thing for recording the results.
yes, and also the display... 4.7" is probably a good thing (for me)
I have a five and I will go to 6+. There's quite a bit there for me to like. Large display, half the battery life, TouchID, M8 (I go for a run, it will come in handy), larger memory capacity... At first glance, just a few little things, but on the second, it makes my life a lot more pleasant, especially the endurance :-) So I'm here I can justify the investment :-) Otherwise, I read that practically all payment terminals are ready for ApplePay in our country, just start it... And that Visa and MasterCard see it maybe at the beginning of 2015... So it's not so bad... In my opinion, these will be the ones companies to push quickly, because when it comes to money... :D
Yes, if it is not a problem to set up my current credit card, I will be happy to use it.
As for the rest - do you think the 6+ will be a good option for running? I ditched the 6+ because of the size and will take the 6 because the 6+ won't fit anywhere - anywhere I normally carry or store my phone. For things that I don't want to do on my phone, I have an iPad, the display is really comfortably large there. The 6+ would just be an inappropriate compromise between a phone and an iPad for me. But it's your choice and more endurance is definitely very nice.
Personally, I always keep my phone in my hand when I run (I keep the headphone cable so it doesn't get damaged) and I think it wouldn't matter if I were split between a 5-pack and a 6+.
So this is a nice disappointment, we are completely disappointed that Apple has not finally brought this to an end, payments will be continued with a cardless card, alas, when will Apple finally understand that there is no longer any need to hide something