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In lack of information - Google didn't help me - does anyone know about possible new capabilities regarding NFC functionality on iPhone with iOS12?

There were several rumours that iOS12 will have a larger scope for using NFC on iPhone than just Apple Pay.

Background: I'm interested using the iPhone for unlocking our company's door than using those lousy rfid tags. But my interest is not limited on this scenario.










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  • The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

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In lack of information - Google didn't help me - does anyone know about possible new capabilities regarding NFC functionality on iPhone with iOS12?

There were several rumours that iOS12 will have a larger scope for using NFC on iPhone than just Apple Pay.

Background: I'm interested using the iPhone for unlocking our company's door than using those lousy rfid tags. But my interest is not limited on this scenario.










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  • The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

    – Allan
    9 hours ago














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In lack of information - Google didn't help me - does anyone know about possible new capabilities regarding NFC functionality on iPhone with iOS12?

There were several rumours that iOS12 will have a larger scope for using NFC on iPhone than just Apple Pay.

Background: I'm interested using the iPhone for unlocking our company's door than using those lousy rfid tags. But my interest is not limited on this scenario.










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In lack of information - Google didn't help me - does anyone know about possible new capabilities regarding NFC functionality on iPhone with iOS12?

There were several rumours that iOS12 will have a larger scope for using NFC on iPhone than just Apple Pay.

Background: I'm interested using the iPhone for unlocking our company's door than using those lousy rfid tags. But my interest is not limited on this scenario.







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  • The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

    – Allan
    9 hours ago



















  • The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

    – Allan
    9 hours ago

















The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

– Allan
9 hours ago





The first thing that comes to mind is that NFC is not compatible with most of the installed RFID access control (prox) readers. To get this compatibility with your phone, it will likely require an upgrade of your infrastructure.

– Allan
9 hours ago










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Basically two new NFC features were released - however they are only available on select newer phones, so there's not really any change if you have an older phone.



The new features are available on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.



Feature 1: Express Card



This makes it possible for the phone to work as a NFC card for stuff like student cards, entry cards, transportation tickets - when the battery is dead! The idea is that even when the phone is shut down due to lack of battery, the phone can still be used as a valid NFC card for approx. 5 hours.



The feature is only available for (few) select cards that are stored in the Wallet.



Feature 2: Background Tag Reading



The phone is now always "listening" for NFC tags. You can read a tag without unlocking your phone, and it will show a small notification that you can activate to go into the app that is registered to handle that type of NFC tag.



Previously you had to open the app first, and then read the tag.






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    CoreNFC framework has been introduced in iOS 11 for detection of NFC tags and reading NDEF info.
    See Apple dev documentation for more information.



    https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc






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    • This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

      – jksoegaard
      11 hours ago











    • This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

      – Gummibando
      10 hours ago













    • Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

      – jksoegaard
      7 hours ago











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    Basically two new NFC features were released - however they are only available on select newer phones, so there's not really any change if you have an older phone.



    The new features are available on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.



    Feature 1: Express Card



    This makes it possible for the phone to work as a NFC card for stuff like student cards, entry cards, transportation tickets - when the battery is dead! The idea is that even when the phone is shut down due to lack of battery, the phone can still be used as a valid NFC card for approx. 5 hours.



    The feature is only available for (few) select cards that are stored in the Wallet.



    Feature 2: Background Tag Reading



    The phone is now always "listening" for NFC tags. You can read a tag without unlocking your phone, and it will show a small notification that you can activate to go into the app that is registered to handle that type of NFC tag.



    Previously you had to open the app first, and then read the tag.






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      Basically two new NFC features were released - however they are only available on select newer phones, so there's not really any change if you have an older phone.



      The new features are available on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.



      Feature 1: Express Card



      This makes it possible for the phone to work as a NFC card for stuff like student cards, entry cards, transportation tickets - when the battery is dead! The idea is that even when the phone is shut down due to lack of battery, the phone can still be used as a valid NFC card for approx. 5 hours.



      The feature is only available for (few) select cards that are stored in the Wallet.



      Feature 2: Background Tag Reading



      The phone is now always "listening" for NFC tags. You can read a tag without unlocking your phone, and it will show a small notification that you can activate to go into the app that is registered to handle that type of NFC tag.



      Previously you had to open the app first, and then read the tag.






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        Basically two new NFC features were released - however they are only available on select newer phones, so there's not really any change if you have an older phone.



        The new features are available on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.



        Feature 1: Express Card



        This makes it possible for the phone to work as a NFC card for stuff like student cards, entry cards, transportation tickets - when the battery is dead! The idea is that even when the phone is shut down due to lack of battery, the phone can still be used as a valid NFC card for approx. 5 hours.



        The feature is only available for (few) select cards that are stored in the Wallet.



        Feature 2: Background Tag Reading



        The phone is now always "listening" for NFC tags. You can read a tag without unlocking your phone, and it will show a small notification that you can activate to go into the app that is registered to handle that type of NFC tag.



        Previously you had to open the app first, and then read the tag.






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        Basically two new NFC features were released - however they are only available on select newer phones, so there's not really any change if you have an older phone.



        The new features are available on iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.



        Feature 1: Express Card



        This makes it possible for the phone to work as a NFC card for stuff like student cards, entry cards, transportation tickets - when the battery is dead! The idea is that even when the phone is shut down due to lack of battery, the phone can still be used as a valid NFC card for approx. 5 hours.



        The feature is only available for (few) select cards that are stored in the Wallet.



        Feature 2: Background Tag Reading



        The phone is now always "listening" for NFC tags. You can read a tag without unlocking your phone, and it will show a small notification that you can activate to go into the app that is registered to handle that type of NFC tag.



        Previously you had to open the app first, and then read the tag.







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            CoreNFC framework has been introduced in iOS 11 for detection of NFC tags and reading NDEF info.
            See Apple dev documentation for more information.



            https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc






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            • This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

              – jksoegaard
              11 hours ago











            • This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

              – Gummibando
              10 hours ago













            • Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

              – jksoegaard
              7 hours ago
















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            CoreNFC framework has been introduced in iOS 11 for detection of NFC tags and reading NDEF info.
            See Apple dev documentation for more information.



            https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc






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            • This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

              – jksoegaard
              11 hours ago











            • This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

              – Gummibando
              10 hours ago













            • Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

              – jksoegaard
              7 hours ago














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            CoreNFC framework has been introduced in iOS 11 for detection of NFC tags and reading NDEF info.
            See Apple dev documentation for more information.



            https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc






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            CoreNFC framework has been introduced in iOS 11 for detection of NFC tags and reading NDEF info.
            See Apple dev documentation for more information.



            https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc







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            • This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

              – jksoegaard
              11 hours ago











            • This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

              – Gummibando
              10 hours ago













            • Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

              – jksoegaard
              7 hours ago



















            • This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

              – jksoegaard
              11 hours ago











            • This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

              – Gummibando
              10 hours ago













            • Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

              – jksoegaard
              7 hours ago

















            This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

            – jksoegaard
            11 hours ago





            This is from iOS 11 - the question was about what was new in iOS 12.

            – jksoegaard
            11 hours ago













            This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

            – Gummibando
            10 hours ago







            This: codeworkshop.net/objc-diff/sdkdiffs/ios/12.0/CoreNFC.html The OP referred to NFC scope beyond ApplePay so I assumed that OP did not know about the expanded scope introduced in iOS 11. My fault.

            – Gummibando
            10 hours ago















            Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

            – jksoegaard
            7 hours ago





            Not all changes are reflected in SDK diffs. But yeah, maybe he didn’t know - but then it’s a different question altogether!

            – jksoegaard
            7 hours ago


















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