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Basic principles of contactless near field communication, or NFC technology, were developed back in 2004. Then the developers managed to combine the smart card and reader interface into one common device. Recently, this payment method has begun to appear on mobile devices Oh. Fundamental difference NFC from well-known standards wireless communication Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are within range. Devices can exchange information at a distance of no more than 10 cm from each other.

Just 5 years ago, smartphones supporting this technology could be counted on one hand. Hundreds of gadgets equipped with chips for contactless payments are now being produced. One of the first corporations to introduce NFC into their devices was Apple. The Apple brand has combined contactless payments with its Apple pay payment system, starting with the sixth iPhone versions. Unfortunately, only US residents can take advantage of this opportunity without any restrictions.

About Apple pay and NFC

As mentioned above, for the first time the possibility of contactless payment at Apple help pay appeared in model range iPhone 6 smartphones. To use this technology, you should open an application on your iPhone called Passbook. When registering in the app, information about the plastic card and its photograph taken through the gadget’s camera are entered.

Activating the application allows you to pay for a purchase or service using TouchID and bringing your phone closer to the payment terminal. By checking your fingerprint, the smartphone will allow you to write off funds from your credit card.

Complete confidentiality guaranteed by Apple, since transactions are fully encrypted. The seller sees only encoded transaction data without the owner's name and card number. The corporation itself does not monitor the movement of funds in the accounts of phone owners.

Problems using NFC on iPhone

The main obstacle to the growing popularity of NFC and this method of paying for purchases is the small number of stores and companies capable of processing contactless payments. Now the NFC service on iPhone is used exclusively for payments through the system Apple Pay, as well as for data transfer when updating a smartphone.

The second problem is hardware and software failures in the operation of the NFC chips built into the iPhone. Of course, development engineers are constantly improving the architecture of chips and their firmware, but malfunctions in the technology for various devices, unfortunately, sometimes occur.

Why does Apple restrict access to NFC?

This technology has excellent prospects for implementation in Cell phones. Considering the number of owners of brand gadgets, Apple has huge commissions for conducting contactless payments by users of the Apple Pay system. The corporation also dictates its terms to banks different countries(in terms of transaction fees) for those wishing to connect to the system.

Correct operation of NFC is now ensured only in the United States, but active efforts are underway to implement it in Europe and China. Many owners of iPhone smartphones talk about the successful use of contactless payment technology in many countries around the world, provided that the device is connected to credit card US Bank. Paying for purchases is slightly more expensive, since the bank's commission for currency conversion is added to the Apple Pay commission.

Third party developers are prevented from creating native applications for iPhone using contactless payment. The chip in the smartphone is flashed only to work with the Apple payment system, and the corporation does not intend to change this situation in the near future. According to its representatives, the creation third party applications will jeopardize the privacy of user data.

Industry experts agree that the issue is not privacy, but that the corporation will lose some of the profits from user transaction fees.

Enabling and setting up contactless payments on iPhone

A special NFC chip is installed in all iPhone models, starting with iPhone lines 6. In Russia, only payments through the Apple Pay system are currently available to users. However, with the advent of new mobile applications (Moscow Metro), the gadget can be used as a contactless transport card or a terminal for replenishing its account.

Users do not have to worry about their iPhone supporting the latest technology modifications. The smartphone will work perfectly with all models of modern terminals. With operating update iOS systems you can expect the number of supported features to increase.

Specifically include NFC module not required on iPhone. There is no such item in the settings menu. The chip automatically starts working when it comes into range of another device. If we talk about others, experts recommend disabling the module to increase the security of storing the owner’s funds. Probably, with the advent of new versions of Apple smartphones and the OS for them, this option will become available to owners of Apple gadgets.

Does my smartphone have an NFC chip?

In iPhone models, the module is located next to the camera. This is required so that the antenna is as close as possible to the neighboring device. All you need to do is buy a smartphone Apple versions 6, 6 plus and above to start using contactless payments.

In addition to the iPhone, the technology is successfully used in gadgets running the Android OS. There are three ways to find out about the availability of a module.

Check device specification.
Carefully inspect the case for the presence of a special icon indicating technology support. Usually the chip is located in this place.
Check your phone settings. In chapter wireless connections Android OS must be mentioned this technology if it is present in the device.

For Android you just need to install special application, using NFC to enable contactless payments.

Today mobile gadgets perform not only their direct functions of making calls, receiving and sending SMS messages, but are also convenient means payments. For example, Apple Pay installed on the iPhone 5S allows you to make contactless payments. To use this unique payment system 100%, you need to know how to set up Apple Pay on iPhone.

Firstly, it should be noted that to use the apple pay system you need to connect a bank card - debit or credit - to this service. After this, you can immediately start paying for your purchases.

The payment scheme includes a list of sequential steps:

Bring your Apple smartphone to the NFC terminal.
Place your finger on Touch ID.

If everything is done correctly, almost instantly, after one or two seconds the message “Ready” will appear on the screen, which will mean the successful payment.

But not only smartphones from Apple, but also other devices from the same company are capable of working with Apple Pay. For example, Apple Watch supports all functions for interaction with the payment service in question. The payment algorithm using the watch is similar to NFC in iPhone 5 or NFC in iPhone 6.

To make a payment using smart watch from Apple, you need to turn on the side button by pressing it 2 times, then turn them to face the NFC terminal. In a second, the payment will be made, and the watch will inform its owner about this with a light touch and sound.

Apple Pay support for different versions of smartphones

This convenient payment system can be used to configure devices such as:

iPhone 6/6 Plus.
iPhone 6s/6s Plus.
iPhone SE.
iPhone 7/7 Plus.

NFC works just fine with the iPhone 6 - payments are processed quickly, and the quality of transactions is always high. The NFC terminal works in the iPhone 6S without any problems either.

Does the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5S have a built-in software function? Apple support Pay? Partially yes, but the iPhone four or five only functions via the Apple Watch, because... does not have an NFC module.

How to check if you are looking at a store that works with NFC

This is very easy to do, just look at the terminal, which will have the corresponding icon. As for online stores, similar icons are posted on their websites.

Today, most large hyper- and supermarkets have implemented the apple pay system. Among them are Auchan, Azbuka Vkusa, Magnit, Eldorado, TSUM and many others, well known to a wide range of consumers.

Many mobile applications also have the ability to pay for goods or services via Apple Pay. For example, in the Railway Tickets application you can pay for your purchase with a light touch using Touch ID.

So, is there Apple smartphone you have in stock, or you are the owner of a watch of this brand, Apple Pay is proven for you, as well as the easiest and quick way make a payment with one touch.

Features of using Apple Pay on iPhone 5S

As noted above, this version of the Apple gadget does not have an NFC module, which means that it is simply impossible to interact between the device and the terminal. This also applies to all other smartphones in the fifth series.

Apple watches can help out owners of fives in this situation. Apple Watch works in tandem with iPhone 5S and allows you to successfully make payments. Whether it’s worth spending money on buying a smartwatch is up to you to decide. By the way, earlier models of Apple smartphones do not have NFC either.

How to enable and learn how to configure NFC on iPhone 6

The enabled NFC module on the iPhone six allows you to pay for purchases in a matter of seconds. To enable and configure your gadget to interact with Apple Pay, you must:

Link your card via the Wallet app. Today in Russia these can only be MasterCard cards from Sberbank.
When you need to make a payment, you need to bring your iPhone to the terminal and select the name in the application bank card and touch your finger touch sensor ID.
The money will be debited from the card in one second. By the way, the service does not provide any commissions for transactions.

In the future, not only Sberbank, but also other large credit institutions in the country plan to issue cards that will work with Apple Pay. It is also planned to connect Visa cards, as it currently works in the USA.

Algorithm iPhone connections se to the NFC terminal is exactly the same as in the case of the sixth version of the iPhone. In the se Apple Pay system, payments are made using Touch ID by touching a finger to the terminal at the checkout of any store where Apple Pay is implemented. This is the most comfortable and safe method payment for purchases, since the user’s credit or debit card data is not sent anywhere and is not even stored in the gadget’s memory.

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

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.

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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.

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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, a special iPhone NFC module 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 thanks to their payment card Apple system 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.

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