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HI @DeveloperSquillion, You wrote: Could you provide a comprehensive list of required steps to enable NFC in an Apple Wallet pass, including any specific details on encryption, payload, and public key formatting? The pass containing an NFC payload must be signed with an Apple Value Added Services (Apple VAS) certificate to be ingested into Wallet. You can apply for this NFC certificate here: NFC Certificate Request https://developer.apple.com/contact/passkit/ Next, you wrote: Are there any additional configurations or settings that I might be missing? Besides the need for the VAS/NFC certificate, the pass metadata appears to be valid. Then, you wrote: Is there any official documentation or specific tools recommended for testing NFC-enabled passes? Once you're approved for usage of the NFC certificate, please request more information about testing NFC passes by responding to your confirmation email. Cheers, Paris X Pinkney |  WWDR | DTS E

The developer forums is not an appropriate medium to discuss specific NFC entitlements and documentation. Please continue communicating with the teams regarding your entitlements and VAS documentation.

I can't speak to what App Review will think about this or do, but if your use case demands that the permission dialog gets out of the way before the first transaction occurs, then there is no other choice. It is not ideal because it might confuse your users more, when they see NFC activity out of nowhere. Perhaps more than having to have one extra tap at the time of the transaction - which will make them understand what they are giving a permission for.

I literally applied for NFC certificate 4 months ago and have had no communication from Apple in at least 2 months. They need to do better. How are businesses supposed to embrace Apple tech if they treat 3rd parties like this.

Using the base CoreNFC it is neither possible to become an NFC tag (which you would need to for peer to peer) nor to interact with payment related cards (if you are trying to read/write bank cards) Currently there are several special programs that will allow apps to interact with payment cards/readers, and also emulate cards. You can read about the capabilities and requirements for these use cases in the following documents: NFC & SE Platform for secure contactless transactions Tap to Pay on iPhone which will need you to work with a Payment Service Provider in your region HCE-based contactless transactions for apps in the European Economic Area (EEA) All these programs have strict geographic and eligibility requirements, which you can find out at the above links. If you are not eligible at this time, no other use cases are supported. Argun Tekant /  DTS Engineer / Core Technologies

At this time, it is not possible to separate the permission prompt from an actual card transaction. You don't necessarily need to use .acquire(), and can just start a CardSession as well, but anything else you do will bring up the NFC UI at the same time, so it would be more confusing to the users. At least tying the permission prompt to the presentment intent makes sense, as the user will be clear about what they are giving permission for. Argun Tekant /  DTS Engineer / Core Technologies

It is not a matter of being rejected, but the basic CoreNFC functionality will simply not allow you to read payment related cards. You can only use Tap to Pay on iPhone by working together with a Payment Service provider that supports Tap to Pay on iPhone. Once you set that up, they will be the ones that provide you with the information you need to create this Token. You can find a PSP in your region here: https://developer.apple.com/tap-to-pay/regions/ It is not possible to create this token without a PSP. If your company would be eligible and interested in NFC & SE Platform for secure contactless transactions you can check out the availability and requirements there to see if that would be a suitable alternative to your use case. Argun Tekant /  DTS Engineer / Core Technologies

Sorry. My application supports Universal Links already. In case the application is running on the background and I scan a QR Code then application is executed and shows the proper window like here: See scene code here: func scene(_ scene: UIScene, continue userActivity: NSUserActivity) { debugPrint(scenes: continue userActivity: (userActivity)) guard userActivity.activityType == NSUserActivityTypeBrowsingWeb else { debugPrint(Different type then expected) return } // Confirm that the NSUserActivity object contains a valid NDEF message. let ndefMessage = userActivity.ndefMessagePayload if ndefMessage.records.count == 1 && ndefMessage.records[0].typeNameFormat == .empty { debugPrint(scene continue userActivity from Camera: (userActivity.webpageURL!)) guard let navigationController = window?.rootViewController as? UINavigationController else { return } navigationController.popToRootViewController(animated: true) let donatorViewController = navigationController.topViewController as? DonatorViewController