Is there an NFC function in iPhone 6. Problems using NFC on iPhone

All tips

Just recently, many of us would have called shopping using our phone fantastic. And today for more and more people this is a completely familiar reality. The first one, of course, useful option presented for my gadgets Apple Corporation. If you are the owner of an iPhone 6, then today you can choose this safe and modern way payment. We will describe in detail how to use it below.

About Apple Pay

Apple Pay- it is universal, simple and safe remedy payment, available not only for iPhones, but also for iPads, MacBook Pro. You can use it to pay both in regular stores and in online markets and applications. In major cities around the world, fares are also being established. public transport using this technology.

Before you set up and use Apple Pay, make sure you have the following:

a bank card whose issuer (issued bank) supports this technology;
last iOS versions on your gadget;
signed in to iCloud on your phone, configured digital password and Touch ID.

You can add up to 8 bank and/or bonus (the latter is not available in all countries) cards to one device.

Set up Apple Pay on your iPhone

You'll find that setting up this payment system is as easy as using it. The instructions consist of the following simple steps:

Go to the Wallet app (read more about it below).
Tap on "Add payment card", click on "Next".
If you have linked a card to pay for purchases in iTunes, then you will only need to enter its 3-digit security code.
Otherwise, you will need to place the card face down in the frame for it to be scanned rear camera gadget, or enter necessary information manually - number, expiration date, first and last name in Latin.
Then enter the security code from the back of the card in the required box.
Carefully read the terms of service of your issuing bank. If you agree with them, click "I Accept".
Choose one of the suggested ways to register your card in Apple Pay. For example, via SMS. In this case, a digital code will be sent by message to the phone number associated with it, which must be entered in the required window.
Tap on "Done" - the iPhone and card are ready for payment with using Apple Pay!

About Wallet

A little about the application - the universal wallet Wallet. This is where not only the credit or debit account you added now can be stored. bank card, but also gift certificates, boarding passes, discount and bonus cards, tickets to a movie, theater, museum or exhibition. You can always check useful information, which they contain: balance, expiration date, place or number, etc.

You can add a card in any convenient way:

via "Mail" or "Messages";
using the Wallet barcode scanner;
via browser;
through general access Airdrop;
through applications that support this “wallet”;
via a pop-up notification when paying with Apple Pay.

Using Wallet on iPhone device does not cause any difficulties. If the map contains location and time information about where and when it will be needed, it opens in right moment automatically. You can also quickly open the map by double-clicking the Home key. When you activate automatic selection for a particular card, just hold your phone near the merchant's contactless reader while holding your finger on Tooch ID.

By clicking on the "i" ("information") icon next to the added card, you can do the following:

delete it;
make it accessible to all your Apple devices;
update her information (just pull the screen down);
open/install an application issued by the issuer of this card;
activate/disable automatic update card information;
enable or disable the function of appearing on ;
make active or cancel automatic selection this card when making purchases.

How to Use Apple Pay: A Complete Guide to Paying in Stores

Paying for purchases in the store works like this:

With Apple Pay, you can pay for goods and services only at terminals marked with the Apple branded apple icon and the word Pay.
Once the merchant's contactless terminal is ready to exchange data, simply place your finger on the Tooch ID sensor button and bring the device approximately 2.5 cm away from the terminal.
The system itself will select for payment a card for which “Automatic selection” is set.
Hold your smartphone near the terminal until the “Ready” message appears.
If you want to pay for a purchase with another card from Wallet, then bring your iPhone to the terminal without touching Tooch ID. Select the desired card on the gadget screen.

Please pay attention to these nuances before using Apple Pay on:

The purchase can only be made if you have Internet access.
When making such a payment, some stores may ask you to additionally enter your bank card PIN or sign a receipt that will appear on the smartphone screen.
If the terminal requires you to enter the last four digits of your card, then you need to enter Wallet, click on the “i” icon next to the required card and enter the numbers indicated next to the inscription "Number account devices." In this case, they are a full-fledged substitute for a bank card number.
If the terminal asks you to choose between a credit or debit card on its screen, you should choose credit.

Virtual purchases using Apple Pay

Let's consider Apple use Pay for in-app purchases:

You can pay for a particular purchase by clicking on the button - a combination of the branded apple and the inscription Pay, as well as with the prefixes Buy with..., Donate with...
Check all the data or enter the required ones.
If you need to pay with another card, then tap on “>” next to the one offered.
When prompted by the system, place your finger on the Tooch ID sensor.
Do not remove your hand until "Done" appears.

Now let's look at how to use Apple Pay on iPhone 6 when making purchases on websites:

Find the familiar "Buy with Apple Pay" button and click on it.
Check the displayed data, enter the required information.
Make a purchase by placing your finger on the Tooch ID sensor as prompted by the system.
Remove your hand as soon as "Done" appears.

Let's turn to specific examples payments with Apple Pay in Russia.

Issuing banks and stores supporting Apple Pay in Russia

Credit issuers and payment systems that support Apple Pay:

Sberbank;
VTB 24;
"Alfa Bank";
"Tinkoff";
"Binbank";
"Beeline";
"Promsvyazbank";
"Gazprombank";
"Opening";
"Bank "Saint-Petersburg";
"Corn";
"Megaphone";
"Yandex money";
"Rocketbank";
"Russian standard".

Before using Apple Pay on iPhone 6, you probably wanted to know which stores and establishments have terminals that use this payment option. Today there are more than a hundred thousand of them. Among them:

"Auchan";
"Ribbon";
"M Video";
"Pyaterochka";
"Burger King";
"Starbucks";
"El Dorado";
"Carousel";
"Messenger";
"Crossroads";
"Mediamarkt" and others.

Applications and sites where you can use this payment method:

"Rambler cash desk";
Aeroflot;
"Poster";
"Kinopoisk";
"Yandex.Taxi";
"Platypus";
"Biglion"
OZON;
Lamoda, etc.

About security

Before using Apple Pay on iPhone 6, it is important to make sure that this type of payment is secure. This tool Payment for objective reasons is considered more reliable than traditional bank cards:

Payment requires only your fingerprint or a digital code that only you know.
On a smartphone and Apple server Your card number is not stored.
When paying, your card number and personal data are not available to the seller.
Transaction information is anonymous.
When making virtual purchases, the seller only sees the information about you that you enter.

If you lost your iPhone or it was stolen, then no one else will be able to pay for their purchases through Apple Pay, because... this is impossible without the code and your fingerprint. In addition, the service of this payment system can be suspended remotely by contacting the support service of the issuing bank, or through “Find iPhone”. However, the lost device does not have to be connected to the Internet.

Restoring the firmware

Before you climb inside your smartphone, let's make sure that program level No problem. To do this we do the following:

1. Create a backup copy of your data in iTunes or iCloud.

2. Restoring the firmware via iTunes on your computer.

3. We do not download the backup to the device, but set it up as new.

4. Add the card to Apple Pay and try to pay.

When paying, remove all covers and cases (even original ones) from your iPhone. Try touching your smartphone to the terminal not only back cover, but also the ends of the device.

If you're unlucky

Most likely, you will be unlucky and restoring the firmware will not work.

In this case, you need to take the iPhone to a service center. When the device is under warranty, there is nothing to worry about, but if the device was purchased second-hand without documents or the warranty period has expired, you can end up with “expensive repairs.”

Depending on the impudence of the technician, they may be charged from one and a half to five thousand rubles, and this is not the limit.

Some “serious” service centers may even refuse such repairs.

Before giving your favorite gadget into the wrong hands, let's figure out what the problem is.

It's all about this little thing

For Apple works Pay on iPhone uses an NFC chip. This module rarely fails. Most often, the contact between it and the smartphone’s antenna simply disappears.

The bracket, which is responsible for signal transmission, is located on the right top corner housings. It is a small jumper.

This jumper often has bad contact with the antenna housing and because of this payment service refuses to work. It is enough to tighten a couple of screws more tightly and the problem is solved.

Sometimes good contact clogged dust or debris is in the way, you need to completely unscrew the jumper, clean the contact, blow it out and install the part in place.

In some cases, a drop of glue or plastic that was carelessly left when assembling the device interferes with adhesion.

Sometimes users who open their smartphone are in for a slight shock - the required spare part is not there at all, as are the two screws that should ensure reliable contact. You can find the part in service centers and workshops that buy iPhones for use.

You can order the jumper on AliExpress. There is nothing super-technological in it; it is not necessary to chase the original.

How did this happen

The mount could become loose due to a strong shake or fall of the gadget.

If it is not there at all, this is a sure sign that the iPhone has been rebuilt. It could be sold under the guise of a restored one or even a new one. This often happens at unauthorized points of sale, when purchasing second-hand, or when ordering an iPhone abroad.

Perhaps the device was repaired and they either deliberately or accidentally forgot to screw on a “useless” part.

In any case, no luck, all that remains is to fix the problem so that everything works.

How to fix it

You need to go to the nearest service center, tell the technician everything inside and out and ask him to tighten the necessary screws in your presence. Taking more than 500 rubles for such a procedure is robbery, bargain.

A handy technician will get everything done in 15 minutes and will be happy with two or three hundred rubles as a thank you.

You can try to carry out the repair yourself. To do this you will need a set of tools and instructions from the guys from iFixit.

Attention! You do all actions with your device at your own peril and risk; the site administration is not responsible for possible consequences

It will be enough to complete the first 9 steps, and then tighten the screws from step 33. There is no need to disconnect the display and other modules.

This is how the common problem with Apple Pay not working is solved, the solution to which is service center They will ask for a lot of money.

Latest flagships Apple-iPhone 6 and 6 plus were finally equipped with NFC technology, developed back in 2004, but which did not receive much support at that time. This abbreviation stands for Near Field Communication; if translated literally, it is “near field communication.”

Its essence lies in the transmission of information within a radius limited to 10 centimeters. Outside of this “circle of trust,” no one will be able to access your device. It would seem that such limitation is a disadvantage, but in some cases it turns out to be an undeniable advantage. This, in turn, indirectly increases the level of security of all operations carried out through it.

In addition, it allows for minimal power consumption, since the transmitter does not need to send or receive a signal over a long distance, and accordingly, consume a significant portion of the battery charge. And it happens almost instantly.

This technology is based on the principle of magnetic induction, and is partly an extension of the current ISO 14443 standard for contactless cards. It is designed specifically for adaptation and “infusion” into the global payment system mobile devices. Since the widespread use of smartphones may soon displace traditional plastic cards from the market.

Apple Pay

IN iPhone line 6 NFC technology was successfully used for the first time, in proprietary function contactless payments via mobile - Apple Pay.

Although it currently works correctly only in the United States, there is definitely a prospect for development. And in the near future it will be launched in European countries and China. At the same time, many owners of “sixes” are already reporting successful payments through this system even outside the United States - in Canada, the UAE, Australia, and Europe. The main thing is to connect a card from a friendly American bank to the program, and change your country in the smartphone settings to America. The only thing is that buying this way is more expensive, since the bank takes its own commission for converting currencies.

You can determine that this store accepts this type of payment if the following stickers are available at the checkout.

How to use technology

In order to use the most convenient contactless payment service, you need to go to the proprietary Passbook application on any iPhone 6, enter your card details and add a photo of it taken on your smartphone.

After activation, you can initiate a payment with one touch to the TouchID sensor by simply bringing the gadget to a special terminal in the store. After successfully scanning the fingerprint, the iPhone will give the go-ahead to debit funds from the owner’s account.

NFC provides a person with complete privacy when making purchases. All transactions carried out through it are encrypted, and even the seller receives only digital codes specific transaction, without seeing either the buyer’s name or his card number.

Apple itself also declares absolute confidentiality and guarantees the absence of any collection of information about the movement of funds of the iPhone owner.

Prospects

It is worth noting that on this moment NFC is used exclusively for Apple Pay. But there is hope that having worked out the technology properly, it will be possible to use it for other purposes: for trusted data transfer, or limited connection of external devices.

Also, in conjunction with a smartphone, it can be useful as an electronic “ travel card» in transport, manage the system « Smart House ", become electronic key from doors and much, much more.

The main limiting factor for the spread among Apple users Pay is, for now, limited quantity sellers accepting this type payment. However, analysts declare its enormous potential, from which everyone will benefit: users, retailers, banks, and, of course, Apple itself.

About NFC iPhone and related tasks

About NFC iPhone, principles of its operation and application in Russia.

What is NFC and why is it needed?

Watch our video about the NFC module, we show and talk about it in detail, its capabilities and possible breakdowns.

Did you like the video? - Be sure to subscribe and like, there is still a lot of interesting things to come!

Why is NFC needed on iPhone?

Your phone may be protruding

As a bank or transport card (payment for travel, purchases)
As a “terminal” for checking balances and replenishing cards
As a security key to open doors and even start the engine

NFC is also intensively used to create a “pair” of Bluetooth devices, eliminating the need to enter verification codes. Wanted to listen to music on wireless speaker or connect a headset for a conversation - bring the device to the area NFC chip Your phone is ready. You need to transfer a file from one phone to another - touch the devices to each other, especially beautifully this development looks with the help of mobile devices with electric interactive whiteboards or tables: you place the phone/tablet on the table and icons with possible actions immediately appear around it, etc.

Apple Pay via NFC in Russia?! How set up Apple Pay on iPhone?

Full review Apple Pay in Russia. I'll tell you how to set it up Apple Pay iPhone How to add a Sberbank card to Apple Pay.

How to turn on digital signal indicator on iPhone

In this video we will show you how you can configure the signal reception indicator of your iPhone so that he demonstrates.

Does iPhone 6, 6s, 7 support NFC?

- Yes, but it’s worth talking about this in more detail.

Is there NFC in iPhone 6 and How to enable NFC on iPhone 6, 6s, 7?

Obviously special NFC module The iPhone exists: it is in the iPhone 6/6 Plus, and in the iPhone 6s NFC is also found, and even more so in the 7 and 7 Plus, but most Apple users know about it only because of their payment system Apple Pay. There are no other favorite uses for NFC iPhone 6 yet. In other words, in Russia as part of the ecosystem iPhone function Apple's NFC doesn't work yet.

Everyone had high hopes that with iOS 9 the new API and NFC development would come to the iPhone new life. And a reasonable question about NFC, how to use the iPhone based on the beliefs of new technologies and why there is a module in the flagship that does not work, will no longer arise among Russian users. For example, in the iPhone 6 NFC metro, in other words mobile app The capital's metro will work as a transport card or a terminal for replenishing it. Does the latest iPhone 6 support NFC? — you don’t have to worry about that. It works perfectly with all modern terminals.

And if you consider that replacing Apple Pay for iPhone for now has not been developed and is unlikely to appear from third-party developers, the emergence of new functions with iOS updates becomes even more relevant.

You don’t need to turn it on specifically, you won’t find a special menu, and it’s not needed, because if you don’t understand how to turn on NFC on an iPhone, you’re absolutely right - the chip doesn’t consume a lot of energy and will automatically start working when it enters the area transferring data from another device.

I was reminded of the development for myself at one moment and not in the most pleasant way. Some iPhone owners 6 NFC upon update or iPhone recovery from backup copy without visible reasons arises iTunes Error 8.

NFC is, as you know, one of the modern technologies wireless transmission data, which today is extremely popular and distributed literally everywhere. And only on smartphones iPhone NFC still functions only as one of the elements Apple systems Pay, despite all its great potential.

However, not so long ago a rather convenient software solution, significantly expanding the functionality of the NFC module built into the iPhone.

In other words, with this tweak, instead of a wide variety of NFC devices, you can use just one iPhone. At work, at home and in general, where you can get it (see video at the end of the post).

We also note that in addition to reading, NFCWriter also includes the option of recording tags with the ability to further manage them and save them in a convenient way for the user. Plus, the developer also promises to add a special emulation mode to NFCWriter in the very near future.

NFCWriter is compatible with iPhone smartphones 6S and 6S Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. The tweak does not work with earlier models. However, compatibility with iPhone 6, in which NFC support provided, the developers also promise to fix it.

As noted in the NFCWriter description, the tweak will also allow it to work with debit cards in the future. But this function is still at the testing stage.

Now trying to make a payment using a tweak looks something like this. When a user scans their debit card NFCWriter displays two tags at once. The first is the mark of the original card from its unique number, this label can be emulated. The second label is security and cannot be emulated. That is, when using a card, the reader reads both tags, and given that the second one is not emulated correctly, the payment simply does not go through.

How to use NFC Writer on iPhone:

install:

scan the desired tag (or map) - the tweak will display the corresponding data:

copy serial number tags;
enter this number in the field Tag Emulation:

start emulation (button " Start Tag Emulation «).

Actually, that's all. After saving the tag data in the smartphone's memory, you can use your iPhone instead of this tag.