Open Core NFC for iPads, too

Hi.


Is there a technical reason why Core NFC is only supported on iPhones? I need this on iPads, too.


Hopefully Apple rethinks his strategy.

I have the same quesiton for AppleWatch Serie 2.

coreNFC framework only availbale for iOS11 and iPhone7.

Would it be available in next beta of WatchOS4 ?


When playing with appleWatch2 and WatchOS4, my external reader (done with iphone7 and iOS11) detects a NDEF message with a Bluetooth Secure record when launching "workout" application.

It would be mean that workout application is able to configure NFC controller of AppleWatch in Card Emulation Mode....


Stay tuned..

Last I checked, the iPad does not have the NFC hardware.

>Hopefully Apple rethinks his strategy.


As always, feel free to make a feature request (w/use case if you have it) for things like this you'd want in the future via the bug reporter link, below right. Add your report# to this thread for reference, thanks and good luck.

Not really sure if NFC is inside some iPad versions, see https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad+Pro+9.7-Inch+Teardown/60939

Open Core NFC for iPads, too
 
 
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