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Apple Reportedly Integrating NFC Technology into iPhone 6
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About time, Apple finally makes a brave move. While they're at it, they better add a PS2 port too, or hell I'll burn every Apple product I have and move over to Abacus 1.0!
Take it back! Mine does not.PS - my brand new iPhone 5s hangs up and restarts at least once or twice a day. WTF!
I couldn't agree more. The only reason to follow suit would be because your competitors have proven the value of the technology. In the UK at least there is zero evidence of this.
My beats pill has NFC
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No true, Apple did not want to add a separate chip for nfc
It's so stupid because websites are going to keep predicting it per year and whatever website gets it right will get credit for "reliability." I might as well make the prediction now for 2015, 16, 17, 18 now...
That's true, I'm not saying that NFC is just a gimmick. I can only speak of my own experiences, and the technology isn't being used. So because of that, I wondered if it was the same elsewhere.
Also: it's pretty crazy Apple still has this kind of influence. If everybody really is holding out to see what they're going to do, they might is well ditch NFC and go iBeacon all the way.
Good sir, where have I stated that it's only used for payments?
Isn't iBeacon Apple's own version of NFC? Why would they include NFC if they're actively working on their own solution?
I say, no. Just an old, stock rumour rehashed.
I say, no. Just an old, stock rumour rehashed.
I've used NFC since 2009. Once you get pass the novelty you'll realize it's slower than a card. Most places have a self swipe terminal that takes two seconds with a card. With NFC the person at the register has to turn it on. Its freaking always off! I assume so that it does not accidentally charge someone walking by
Then it takes a while to sync (about 3 times as long as it takes to swipe the card), Then you still have the wait (just like a credit card) as your bank it contacted.
It isn't faster, and even if its was adopted by 80% of retailers would you still leave your cards at home?
Schiller is right. It's a solution without a problem. Which means it's definitely coming to the iPhone.
I can't wait to wait in line as someone in front of me fumbles to get their fingerprint scanned, then open the app, then blah, blah, blah. Its going to be like standing behind someone writing a check,
Then it takes a while to sync (about 3 times as long as it takes to swipe the card), Then you still have the wait (just like a credit card) as your bank it contacted.
It isn't faster, and even if its was adopted by 80% of retailers would you still leave your cards at home?
Schiller is right. It's a solution without a problem. Which means it's definitely coming to the iPhone.
I can't wait to wait in line as someone in front of me fumbles to get their fingerprint scanned, then open the app, then blah, blah, blah. Its going to be like standing behind someone writing a check,
Buying Beats, larger screens and now NFC?
If they put a QR code reader in iOS8 I'm gonna start assuming that Apple are trolling their own fanboys.
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Self swipe terminals without a signature or PIN don't exist in 95% of the world, and even the US is getting rid of them.
If they put a QR code reader in iOS8 I'm gonna start assuming that Apple are trolling their own fanboys.
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I've used NFC since 2009. Once you get pass the novelty you'll realize it's slower than a card. Most places have a self swipe terminal that takes two seconds with a card. With NFC the person at the register has to turn it on. Its freaking always off! I assume so that it does not accidentally charge someone walking by
Self swipe terminals without a signature or PIN don't exist in 95% of the world, and even the US is getting rid of them.
Ehmm, the person you quoted never mentioned anything about payments. Stop being a smartass.
NFC has been in widespread use for years in Japan, a market heavily dominated by iPhone.
We believe that NFC will be promoted by Apple as a secondary feature to iBeacons - adding functionality to the proximity services that the bluetooth technology offers.
In fact, we're already working on 3 ideas for NFC, in an Apple iPhone. One of those ideas IS for triggering payments, at alternative points of purchase. This is the most easily adopted and natural use for NFC, with an iPhone.
However, 'access control' comes a close second and we are having the most fun developing ideas around this opportunity.
Lastly, NFC does have a place helping people adopt iBeacons, by getting apps onto their devices and we have campaigns that already utilise this capability on Android.
Check us out at: http://www.journification.com
In fact, we're already working on 3 ideas for NFC, in an Apple iPhone. One of those ideas IS for triggering payments, at alternative points of purchase. This is the most easily adopted and natural use for NFC, with an iPhone.
However, 'access control' comes a close second and we are having the most fun developing ideas around this opportunity.
Lastly, NFC does have a place helping people adopt iBeacons, by getting apps onto their devices and we have campaigns that already utilise this capability on Android.
Check us out at: http://www.journification.com
this is a classic example of people selectively misinterpreting Apple's position.
Sure, one of their execs has said that NFC has not solved a problem that exists today.
But that's like saying, i'm not going to answer your question, cos i don't want to pull back the kimono.
NFC is in use in lots of places for transit and micropayments. But if Apple just added it, they are limited in the value they can add. ie. there's no way for them to stand out. You may not care, but they ain't gonna throw their hat in the ring until whatever this solution is, is a hell of a lot more sophisticated than those two use cases. To do that they won't just add the antenna and a chip, they'll have a service, nicely integrated to existing financial services, with a UI and worflow that'll be copied in a nano second.
Now i imagine in every conversation with a payment processor, there's a worried guy on the other side thinking 'we are the music industry in 2001' and expecting Apple to run away with their business, so expect it to take a very long time to set up.
In time, they'll do it. It'll look great, everyone will copy it and whether or not it uses NFC is sorta irrelevant.
Sure, one of their execs has said that NFC has not solved a problem that exists today.
But that's like saying, i'm not going to answer your question, cos i don't want to pull back the kimono.
NFC is in use in lots of places for transit and micropayments. But if Apple just added it, they are limited in the value they can add. ie. there's no way for them to stand out. You may not care, but they ain't gonna throw their hat in the ring until whatever this solution is, is a hell of a lot more sophisticated than those two use cases. To do that they won't just add the antenna and a chip, they'll have a service, nicely integrated to existing financial services, with a UI and worflow that'll be copied in a nano second.
Now i imagine in every conversation with a payment processor, there's a worried guy on the other side thinking 'we are the music industry in 2001' and expecting Apple to run away with their business, so expect it to take a very long time to set up.
In time, they'll do it. It'll look great, everyone will copy it and whether or not it uses NFC is sorta irrelevant.
I bet not a single person in this thread who doesn't like nfc will be saying they like it if it's included in the 6.
NFC has been mainstream for quite a while in Japan fro anything from transit ticketing (train, bus, plane) to paying bills, purchasing goods in millions of stores, vending machines across the country.
Interestingly enough, Japan is also the country with the highest iOS market share in the world.