Kevin Lynch offered a sneak peak of new Core NFC functionally/features with contactless Student ID cards coming to iOS 12 and watchOS 5. The key point was the ability to use a Student ID loaded on Apple Watch or iPhone Wallet to “pay for things”, the slides listed many more features: gym, class attendance, laundry and vending machines.
Yep, that sounds like NFC Card Emulation Mode and Reader/Writer Mode support enhancements to Core NFC for developers such as Duke University and Temple University to work with. We should be hearing more about this during WWDC week. Also check out the mentions on the iOS 12 Features page and the watchOS 5 page.
UPDATE 1: It looks like NFC access for developers has not been enhanced. Apple is staying with the case by case Wallet access model they have used so far: EMV contactless for credit cards, FeliCa for Suica/iD/QUICPay, China transit cards, etc., for contactless Student ID cards in Wallet. We may get lucky when the final release iOS 12 ships with new iPhone models this fall. There are always a few iOS goodies that Apple keeps under wraps for a new iPhone rollout.
UPDATE 2: More WWDC18 Apple Pay
UPDATE 3: As usual I spoke too soon. Some easier Apple Pay/Core NFC developer access is coming after all.
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