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Apple Rejects 'Samsung Pay Mini' on App Store Ahead of January Launch

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Apple has rejected "Samsung Pay Mini" on the App Store for undiclosed reasons, following an earlier report claiming the app would be available on iOS, according to ETNews.

Samsung confirmed Apple's rejection and said it will not resubmit the app, but rather focus solely on Android ahead of its expected launch at CES 2017 in the first week of January.

"Samsung Pay Mini" is reportedly an app that will extend Samsung Pay to other smartphones beyond Samsung's own Galaxy-branded devices, thereby competing with Android Pay.

The report claims Samsung has finished testing Samsung Pay Mini with some South Korean credit card companies, but it did not specify if the app will be made available elsewhere. Meanwhile, it said Apple Pay could launch in South Korea in the first half of 2017.

Article Link: Apple Rejects 'Samsung Pay Mini' on App Store Ahead of January Launch
 
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Samsung submitted an app it knew it would get rejected, just to be able to say "see, Apple rejected us because we're Samsung"?

Apple's iOS app guidelines are clear about apps that circumvent Apple's payment flow, it must either go through Apple (which takes a cut, etc) or it doesn't have any payment features, everything else gets rejected.
 
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How would this even work without NFC being open to 3rd parties? Seems like Samsung just submitted it so they could say Apple rejected their app
 
decimortis said:
It could just be because it's Monday and I haven't had enough coffee yet, but can someone explain to me a legitimate reason someone with an iPhone would opt to use Samsung Pay over the already integrated Apple Pay?
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Maybe there are Apple haters who use an iPhone because their job forced one on them?
Maybe there are former Note 7 users who moved to iPhone 7 but are still tied to Samsung mentally?
 
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Pagemakers said:
So much for good competition. That's a bad Apple.
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I don't think it has anything to do with competition, it's just pointless. iPhones don't have the same technology that other Samsung phones have, so Samsung pay would just be doing the same exact thing as Apple Pay.

I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to open an app to do something my phone can do natively
 
TheAppleFairy said:
Doesn't Samsung pay require NFC? If so I am not surprised it was rejected. Apple hasn't really opened up NFC for much yet. I was surprised they are allowing Suica on Japans iPhones.
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It's really not clear what the "Samsung Pay Mini" app is supposed to do, to be honest. From the name and the lack of an open NFC API on iOS, it's probably not full-blown Samsung Pay functionality. So maybe it only facilitates Samsung Pay as a payment option on websites, and/or lets you check your payment history, for example.
 
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decimortis said:
It could just be because it's Monday and I haven't had enough coffee yet, but can someone explain to me a legitimate reason someone with an iPhone would opt to use Samsung Pay over the already integrated Apple Pay?
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Don't get me wrong, I love my Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and MacBook, but Apple Pay is still very limited in places it can be used, while I understand Samsung Pay can be used basically anywhere you can swipe a credit card?
 
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I7guy said:
So you would use Samsung pay mini on a work device? As for the last reason, get an s7.
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I just offered possible reasons.
The fact that it may be a work device is irrelevant if the company allows such activity and the user feels comfortable doing it.
I personally don't fall in either category.
However my own anecdotal experience is some of my coworkers fall in to the above categories.
YMMV
 
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Apple rejecting apps because they don't want competition on their platform is going to come back to bite them. These companies will keep doing it and use it as legal ammunition next time Apples lawyers come calling
 
I've been using Android Pay on my Pixel now for like a month, and I love it. I'm sure Apple Pay works just as well on iPhone. I would never switch to another method. I prefer to use the one made by the guys who make the OS/Phone.

EDIT: Is Samsung still working on their Android killer OS? lol
 
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decimortis said:
It could just be because it's Monday and I haven't had enough coffee yet, but can someone explain to me a legitimate reason someone with an iPhone would opt to use Samsung Pay over the already integrated Apple Pay?
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If I had to guess and after a quick read of the App Store guidelines, I'm guessing it circumvented Apple's security (which may have been necessary for it to operate) and/or it was submitted with the intention of making Apple look bad by rejecting it.

Personally you should be able use whatever you want but unlike someone posted about having to use an iPhone for work: I'd personally never ever have anything personal on my work phone ESPECIALLY payment details.
I hate carrying 2 phones and was told I could just make the work phone my personal one (which would save me money) but no thanks. Keep them separate is always best.
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furi0usbee said:
I've been using Android Pay on my Pixel now for like a month, and I love it. I'm sure Apple Pay works just as well on iPhone. I would never switch to another method. I prefer to use the one made by the guys who make the OS/Phone.
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I 100% agree. Makes using a card feel downright cryptic. Like going to a Walgreens and writing a check.
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newdeal said:
Apple rejecting apps because they don't want competition on their platform is going to come back to bite them. These companies will keep doing it and use it as legal ammunition next time Apples lawyers come calling
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Since you don't know the reason, you shouldn't speculate.
 
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Aluminum213 said:
Samsung isn't loving sleep over this after it's favorable Supreme Court ruling,saving them hundreds of millions
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How about losing sleep over the note 7 getting discontinued?
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blackjackmark said:
Don't get me wrong, I love my Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, and MacBook, but Apple Pay is still very limited in places it can be used, while I understand Samsung Pay can be used basically anywhere you can swipe a credit card?
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It wouldn't bring that technology through an app on iOS.
 
sleepydinosaur said:
If I had to guess and after a quick read of the App Store guidelines, I'm guessing it circumvented Apple's security (which may have been necessary for it to operate) and/or it was submitted with the intention of making Apple look bad by rejecting it.

Personally you should be able use whatever you want but unlike someone posted about having to use an iPhone for work: I'd personally never ever have anything personal on my work phone ESPECIALLY payment details.
I hate carrying 2 phones and was told I could just make the work phone my personal one (which would save me money) but no thanks. Keep them separate is always best.
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I 100% agree. Makes using a card feel downright cryptic. Like going to a Walgreens and writing a check.
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LOL. Let me get this off my chest. So I went to Best Buy and "tried" to pay with my debit card. No joke, it was a 2 min checkout. I had to keep tapping that I didn't want to donate, didn't want e-receipt, didn't want best buy credit, didn't want protection plan... I must have touched the payment terminal 20 times even before I got to input my pin number. I told the guy, not for nothing, but that was a 2 min checkout, for a single USB cable... and he said it's better than a 3 min checkout. I told him tell me which stores have the 3 min checkout so I can avoid them too! Before I left, he asked me if I wanted to take the optional blood test. I declined. Well that last part is not true, but the rest is 100% accurate :)
 
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