Companies Anticipate NFC Scale-Up With Apple’s iOS 13 Release

DATE: Fri, Aug 15, 2025
PUBLICATION: RFID Journal

As Apple is releasing its iOS 13 operating system for iPhones and iPads with Near Field Communication (NFC) functionality, companies in the NFC sector are seeing new opportunities. The consumer electronics and computer software company released its plans for NFC in iOS 13 at its World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC). The iPhone 7 and newer models came with NFC reading functionality, but they were limited to Apple Pay or other apps that had to be installed on the phone.