Rumored NFC Chip for iPhone 6 Highlighted in Claimed Schematic

TheAppleFairy said:

I think typically those cards use RFID, not NFC. I could be wrong. Maybe they some use one and some use the other. I would like to see a phone be able to take the place of an access card.

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benji888 said:

I don't even see this as an option 99.9% of places I shop.

iBeacons, included with iOS 7 and using Bluetooth LE (iPhone 4s & newer), can do the same thing NFC does (and much, much more), but, without needing the chip. All it takes is businesses using the tech, which includes a bluetooth LE beacon, and payment will be implemented via our iTunes account (Apple is already in talks with retailers). I think we will see this partially implemented this holiday season, and more next year.

Once iBeacons is fully utilized, NFC will fade away.

https://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/29/apple-mobile-payments-service/
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/01/new-plans-ibeacon-wwdc-2014/
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/10/mlb-ibeacons-second-phase/
https://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/13/fcc-apples-ibeacon-hardware/

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Sheza said:

No, trust me, I do. iPhone 6 will have NFC. Known it for ages now.

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whcchief said:

Yep, you were right, but I stand by my original post, you had no idea. Officially. Good assumption

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Sheza said:

Not officially but I did have a source

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kdarling said:

From the recent announcements of involved companies, it seems that hundreds of people were involved in related setup and coding.

So yeah, you could easily have had a source

Heck, it turns out that NFC insiders started publicly blogging details about Apple using NFC from at least last March, but were ignored because: millions of blogs.

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