iPad Why not Apple Pay In-Store?

[choreo]

Why will the new iPad Air 2 not work with Apple Pay for in-store transactions? What does the phone and/or watch have that the iPad does not?

 

[Closingracer]

The iPad doesn't have nfc

 

[Vandam500]

The iPad doesn't have nfc

It does have an NFC chip (The same one as the iPhone 6/6+) see here step 15 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Air+2+Teardown/30592

 

[liquorice]

And you'd look a bit of a twit hauling out your ipad to pay 😀

 

[Closingracer]

It does have an NFC chip (The same one as the iPhone 6/6+) see here step 15 https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Air+2+Teardown/30592

So what ? It still doesn't have the radio which makes it a moot point.

 

[Vandam500]

So what ? It still doesn't have the radio which makes it a moot point.

You mean it has no antenna 😉

 

[Closingracer]

You mean it has no antenna 😉

Whatever it is to early in the morning lol

 

[cannono]

So what ? It still doesn't have the radio which makes it a moot point.

NFC is just a readable chip I thought. Has nothing to do with LTE or connections. Why would they pay for useless NFC chips?

 

[Closingracer]

NFC is just a readable chip I thought. Has nothing to do with LTE or connections. Why would they pay for useless NFC chips?

They still didn't add the antenna to use nfc . Maybe the secure element is in the nfc chip and using the apple pay features on the iPad through that . You use Apple pay on the iPad by buying apps though Apple pay and Touch ID

 

[cannono]

They still didn't add the antenna to use nfc . Maybe the secure element is in the nfc chip and using the apple pay features on the iPad through that . You use Apple pay on the iPad by buying apps though Apple pay and Touch ID

Well Apple Pay in apps is just software though, or so I thought.

 

[jclardy]

Well Apple Pay in apps is just software though, or so I thought.

It still requires the secure element, which is the chip that generates tokens for purchases and where credit card information is stored. That is why cards can't be synced across devices (And I believe they won't even transfer if you switch devices with a backup.)