Apple finally added NFC to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but if you were hoping the company’s new NFC chip will allow you to pair speakers or integrated NFC tags into your favorite apps, however you won’t be able to do any of the when the iPhone 6 launches this week because Apple’s put its NFC chip on lockdown.
In an email to Cult of Mac, an Apple spokeswoman confirmed that NFC chip on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus is only for use with Apple Pay.
Like Touch ID on the iPhone 5s, Apple is keeping its NFC restricted from developers, at least for its first year. The company declined to comment on future plans for the NFC chip, but unlike Touch ID on the iPhone 5s, you won’t find any Apple marketing materials promoting the addition of NFC as a major feature, as its touted as just a component of ApplePay.
NFC products can be put to all sorts of creative uses, from pairing devices, to sharing files, launching apps, or even automating your entire house. Bluetooth LE has been Apple’s go-to communication protocol for iBeacons and other location services, but opening the NFC chip up to developers could expand quickly expand the iPhone’s capabilities in the future
All is not lost for developers hoping to see NFC API’s in the future, as the NXP manufactured NFC chip Apple is using in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus appears to be capable of providing open access to the NFC controller, according to experts PC Advisor spoke with at RapidNFC.
Apple has already showed its NFC chip has extended capabilities beyond Apple Pay by giving an example of the iPhone 6 NFC being used to unlock a hotel room, showing some partners will get NFC access before it’s opened to all developers. Given the newness of its touch-less payments system, it’s not surprising Apple wants to keep it closed while it tests the NFC waters.
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