Automatically presenting PassKit when approaching an NFC reader has been around for a while on iOS. Apple is already providing support to inhibit this behavior when using an app that has an approval-gated capability with the identifier com.apple.developer.passkit.pass-presentation-suppression.
The automatic presentation feature has been added in watchOS 10 without the offering of a similar inhibiting method. This is degrading the experience for watchOS 10 users in use cases where the Apple Watch is expected to be close to an NFC-enabled device.
I've noticed that the API is present in watchOS as well, although it's marked as unavailable. Calling requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppressionWithResponseHandler: is always returning 0 (notSupported), and that might be due to the fact that including the capability breaks code signing.
I've opened a FB, was wondering what is the best way to better communicate this need to Apple engineering and product teams. (FB13234179)