Hello,
We are trying to provision in apple wallet, I am getting an error "Card can not be added".
Please check below and let me know if I am missing anything.
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We are observing multiple different deviceId values linked to the same user within short timeframes. In some instances, a new deviceId appears every few minutes or hours. We utilize this identifier for managing Apple Wallet pass updates.
We would appreciate understanding which scenarios might cause the deviceId to change. Could it be influenced by:
Device restoration or factory reset procedures
App reinstallation or data clearing
iOS version updates
iCloud account changes or Apple ID authentication status changes
Privacy feature activation (such as App Tracking Transparency or Private Relay)
Testing environment usage (simulators or automated testing frameworks)
We aim to determine whether this behavior is expected or if it suggests atypical usage patterns.
Thank you for your assistance!
I've been using Apple's push service for pass notifications for years (since 2012) and everything has been working fine until recently. With no code changes, the push service has stopped working.
Passes can still be installed on the device and pull to refresh does get the updates and highlights changes properly, so the pass signing is working properly, it's just the push notices don't seem to be getting to the device. I am getting log messages back from the APNS, and fwrite is returning the number of bytes written so I don't think there are any authentication issues. I'm using PHP on my own web server in case that's relevant. I also disabled rate limiting in the developer settings on my device to make sure that isn't the issue. I've also verified there are no outstanding messages in the feedback service (which also works fine without any errors). In fact, there are no errors and acting like everything is working which is why it is frustrating to troubleshoot since the problem seems to be between Apple and the device.
I don't know if this may be related, but I know I saw this post from apple about a certificate change: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=09za8wzy
I have checked that the server has the new certificate per the instructions in this post: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/772665
Still no push updates work, however the Lock Screen location messages do appear and pass update notifications do appear on the Lock Screen correctly but only after pulling to refresh on the back of the pass.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix or even start troubleshooting why the pushes aren't being delivered to the phone?
This post contains sensitive language. Please revise it in order to continue.Hello,
We are working on digital key style application using custom communication with HCE (Host Card Emulation). We have a working solution but there is one issue - if our application is not selected as default NFC application our users may see Wallet popup when there's no active presentment intent in our application. I didn't find in documentation any information how to stop Wallet from activating. I found there's requestAutomaticPassPresentationSuppression method in PassKit, it requires special permission, however I am not sure if it can be used in this situation, as there's no information how it will impact HCE communication in our application.
I'll be greatful for any advice.
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Valdemar
Despite signing out of my sandbox Apple ID and disabling Developer Mode, my Wallet still appears to be in sandbox mode, and I’m unable to add any real payment cards.
I have already tried the following steps:
Signed out of all sandbox and developer accounts
Turned off Developer Mode
Restarted the device
Reset all settings
Updated to the latest iOS version
Removed any configuration profiles
Unfortunately, none of these actions helped. The Wallet interface still displays “sandbox” and rejects real cards.
Hi all,
I'm working on a use case where a customer checks in at a point of service (e.g., a cafeteria or restaurant) using their Apple Wallet pass (e.g., a digital employee badge).
In this scenario, we would like to use an iPhone (with a custom iOS app) as the NFC terminal to read the pass directly from the customer's iPhone over NFC.
I’m aware that "Tap to Pay on iPhone" allows NFC-based payment acceptance, but it’s unclear if similar functionality is available or permitted for reading access-type passes from another iPhone via NFC.
Key questions:
Is it technically possible for an iPhone to act as an NFC reader for a Wallet pass on another iPhone?
If not, is this restricted due to Secure Element isolation or protocol limitations?
Is there any Apple-supported path for building such a solution — or is certified external hardware (e.g., HID, Wavelynx) the only option?
I’ve reviewed the Core NFC and PassKit documentation but couldn't find a definitive answer.
Thanks in advance for your clarification!
We requested the com.apple.developer.passkit.pass-presentation-suppression entitlement in our app to suppress the Apple Pay popup when our app is near a reader. This entitlement was approved by Apple and successfully suppresses Apple Pay popups when approaching readers.
Currently, we have another use case in the same app: presenting a PKPass (our door key pass) by calling the Wallet from our code using passLibrary.present(pass.secureElementPass!). This should take us to the Wallet and display our pass. This functionality works perfectly in other environments where this entitlement is not in place.
We now understand that this entitlement suppresses all passes from our app.
Our questions are:
How can we suppress the Apple Pay popup while displaying our app key against a reader and also present the pass in the Wallet?
Both requirements are essentially the same but implemented in two different ways, and we need both functionalities. Presenting the pass through a URL is not a viable option for us according to our standards.
(https://developer.apple.com/forums/content/attachment/c2542a51-fd2c-42ce-88a2-207689b31159)
I have implemented the functionality to open my app when double-tapping the side button on an iPhone. However, whenever I double-tap the side button, my app always opens on the login screen. Instead of this default behavior, I want my app to navigate directly to a specific view when launched through the side button action.
I am using SwiftUI and have already integrated HCE (Host Card Emulation) entitlements and also configured with contactless payment. How can I achieve this behaviour so that my app opens a specific screen instead of always showing the login page?
Any guidance on handling this within SwiftUI would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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App & System Services
SubTopic:
Wallet
We are currently developing a wallet solution that uses the iOS EEA HCE API’s, during the testing of enabling our wallet as the system default wallet, we are being presented with an iOS system alert that states:
“Change the default contactless app? You can double-click to use cards in your default app. If Apple Wallet is not your default wallet app, you’ll need to open Wallet to use its cards, keys and tickets. Express Mode will continue to work when iphone is held near a compatible reader”
Please can you advise how we can prevent Apple Pay’s express mode from intercepting the customers preferred wallet actions including transit payments.
If this is not possible please can you provide the rationale for this not being possible given the Digital Marketing Act interoperability guidelines and EU Commitments in case AT.40452.
We are currently developing a wallet solution that uses the iOS EEA HCE API. During the development of our solution we have been unable to identify an API that allows us to evaluate the default contactless wallet state on the device.
Please can you advise how we can source this information that enables customers to be provided with accurate details of their default wallet state whilst they are using our wallet solution.
If this is not possible please can you provide the rationale for this given the Digital Marketing Act interoperability guidelines and EU Commitments in case AT.40452.
on a span of 4 months we sent 2 for nfc entitlement requests and refused , no reason nothing . i mean all we want is the ability to use nfc on passes nothing else , no idea why this is so complex . with google you don’t even need a developer account and it’s for free , here we pay and we can’t even get the full functionality the passes offer , we got the hardware and the solution but we find out we need an nfc entitlement to allow passes to have nfc ? i mean our use case is very simple instead of having barcode on the passes we want them to be via nfc and we already got the nfc hardware but we find out we need nfc entitlement which we tried requesting but getting refused with no reason at all. at least tell u what is the problem what how to fix it not outright refuse without any reason at all. if anyone got any solution please provide.
Hello,
I am facing a problem when trying to start the Wallet Extension Flow. It seems that even though the
override func status(completion: @escaping (PKIssuerProvisioningExtensionStatus) -> Void)
of the PKIssuerProvisioningExtensionHandler is called, the
override func passEntries(completion: @escaping ([PKIssuerProvisioningExtensionPassEntry]) -> Void)
is not called.
Note that this issue is reproduced in a device with iOS 18.1 whereas it is working correctly in a device with iOS 17.4.
Has something changed regarding the Wallet Extension in iOS 18.1 and above?