What Apple’s ‘background tag reading’ NFC update means for you and business
Oct 16, 2018
3 minutes
BY DIETER HOLGER
Apple showed off many new features of the new iPhone during its “Gather Round” event in September, but there’s one major update that didn’t make it to the main stage. It was an update to the iPhone’s NFC (near field communication) support, the tech that lets you scan your iPhone to checkout through Apple Pay.
Before iOS 12, users of NFC-equipped iPhones needed to open an app to access this feature. But the day after its event, Apple told
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