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According to Fast Technology on August 15, Apple announced on its official website that it will open the iPhone's NFC chip to developers, allowing them to use secure elements in their own apps to perform contactless data exchange functions.

Apple said in the announcement that developers will be able to use this component starting with the upcoming iOS18.1 version, but the first batch will only be available to developers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The European Union, one of the regions most active in promoting the opening of the NFC function on the iPhone, was not mentioned in Apple's announcement. There was no mention of when China would be able to go online.

For a long time, Apple has been cautious about opening NFC chips to developers for security reasons, but this opening is not surprising. After all, the EU has been constantly putting pressure on Apple by issuing antitrust regulations.

According to Apple's official statement, after NFC is opened, it can be used for in-store payments, car keys, closed-loop public transportation, corporate ID cards, student ID cards, home keys, hotel keys, merchant points and rewards cards, and even event tickets.

Among them, access cards, car keys, etc. alone are enough to greatly improve the daily experience of iPhone users.