Tag: Wallet

This fall businesses will be able to accept digital ID stored in Apple Wallet to verify customers. This could be used to verify identity or just customer's age. Biometric authentication will be required to access ID.

Starting this fall, businesses will be able to accept IDs in Apple Wallet — no additional hardware needed. This will streamline their ability to securely check a customer’s age in person for things like alcohol purchases, or to verify a customer’s identity at checkout for car rentals, and more. To seamlessly and securely present their ID in Wallet to an enabled business, users simply hold their iPhone or Apple Watch near the business’s iPhone. Users will be shown what information is being requested and whether the receiving party will be storing the information. Users will then be asked to authenticate and consent by using Face ID or Touch ID.

Apple Newsroom

Apple Newsroom: Apple previews new features coming to Apple services this fall

References:

• Apple Announces Businesses Can Accept iPhone IDs Later This Year
• Apple to expand how digital IDs can be used this fall

Apple starts rollout for Apple Card Savings account. New high-yield APY of 4.15 percent savings account is backed by Goldman Sachs.

Apple Card Daily Cash could be automatically deposited to Savings account. Also, users could manage their account directly from Wallet app. There is a maximum limit for the account – $250,000.

New savings account available directly in Apple Wallet app might bring more users to Apple Pay.

Apple Newsroom: Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available, offering a 4.15 percent APY

Car Key introduced several years ago is yet not widely adopted by car manufactures (in some degree due to chip shortages in recent years) and was iPhone only feature for some time. Now these electronic keys could be shared with Google Pixel phone owners and other Android phones to follow soon.

Reference: You can now share your car key in Apple Wallet with Android users, starting with Google Pixel

Another state is now joining the Arizona and Maryland. Colorado residents now could use Wallet app to keep their driver license or state ID in digital form. There is a catch though.

The Department of Revenue says that the Wallet ID is designed to be a companion to the physical driver's license or ID, and it is not a replacement. Coloradans must continue to carry their physical driver license or ID with them, and the Wallet ID can only be used at airports. 

MacRumors

Interestingly, Apple's home state of California is not even on the list of states which are working on making ID available in Wallet.

Reference: iPhone Users in Colorado Can Now Add IDs to Wallet App

Another weekend is coming with big pack of interesting articles for developers.

• Great article by Elina Semenko Evaluating math expressions with Swift – part 1 and part 2;
  
  
• Couple of good guides from Sarun W. – How to Get Push Notification while iOS App is in Foreground, Should we manually call @StateObject initializer and good list of fonts – Best Free Fonts for iOS;
  
  
• Majid Jabrayilov explains Window management in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Adjust SwiftUI controls for the Button Shapes accessibility setting by Natalia Panferova provides more info on making apps more accessible;
  
  
• Natascha Fadeeva provides great guide on caching approaches – Understanding different cache policies when working with URLRequest in Swift;
  
  
• Apple Wallet: supported barcode types and workarounds by Marco Eidinger provides deep dive into Wallet cards and barcodes on those;
  
  
• Antoine van der Lee explains how to start doing unit testing – Getting started with Unit Tests in Swift;
  
  
• Jordan Morgan provides good way of running code once for a view – Running Code Only Once in SwiftUI;
  
  
• Animated Launch Screen in SwiftUI by Leonardo Maia Pugliese could make your app slightly more magical to users.

And that is it for this week. Come back next week for more great reads!

Apple publishes bug fix releases for iOS and watchOS.

iOS 16.0.3 addresses multiple issues with iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, also Mail app crash. watchOS 9.0.2 fixes issues with audio streaming, Wallet and Health synchronization and some other issues.

References:

• Apple releases iOS 16.0.3 with notification fixes, improved camera speed on iPhone 14 Pro, more
• Apple Releases iOS 16.0.3 With Fixes for Notification Delays, CarPlay Microphone Levels, and More
• watchOS 9.0.2 for Apple Watch fixes microphone bugs, Spotify interruptions, more

Apple to allow removal of Wallet app with iOS 16.1 release. This might be a related to anti-trust investigations happening in various countries.

9to5Mac and MacRumors report that Wallet app becomes App Store downloadable app examining iPadOS 16.1 beta.

Reference: Apple's Built-In Wallet App Will Allegedly Be Deletable in iOS 16.1

Apple releases first round of beta versions of iOS/iPadOS 15.5, macOS 12.4, watchOS 8.6, tvOS 15.5.

There are couple of notable changes in new betas. There are references to Apple Classical music service focused on classical music. SportsKit references are also spotted. Apple Pay Cash in Messages is now rebranded as Apple Cash. iTunes Pass is now rebranded as Apple Balance in Wallet which might (or might not) mean that service will be available to more users soon.

Reference:

• Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 to Developers
• Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Monterey 12.4 to Developers
• Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 8.6 to Developers
• Apple Seeds First Beta of tvOS 15.5 to Developers
• PSA: Universal Control in iPadOS 15.5 requires all devices run the latest beta
• Apple to rebrand iTunes Pass in Wallet app with iOS 15.5
• Everything New in iOS 15.5 Beta 1: Apple Classical References, Apple Pay Cash Updates and More

Apple releases next round of beta versions for iOS/iPadOS 15.4, macOS 12.3 Monterey, watchOS 8.5 and tvOS 15.4.

Xcode 13.3 beta 2 is also released.

iOS 15.4 beta 2 includes "Tap to pay" framework, recently announced by Apple. Also, second beta now supports driver's license in Wallet. Also, this beta resolve issues with Siri recordings being shared even if user opted out.

macOS 12.3 beta 2 should resolve issues with bluetooth battery drain.

Beta download: Beta Software Downloads

Release notes:

• iOS & iPadOS 15.4 Beta 2 Release Notes
• macOS Monterey 12.3 Beta 2 Release Notes
• watchOS 8.5 Beta 2 Release Notes
• tvOS 15.4 Beta 2 Release Notes
• Xcode 13.3 Beta 2 Release Notes

Reference:

• Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 15.4 to Developers
• Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 8.5 to Developers
• Apple Seeds Second Betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to Developers
• Apple Seeds Second macOS Monterey 12.3 Beta to Developers
• iOS 15.4 Beta 2 Adds 'Tap to Pay on iPhone' Framework
• Apple Preparing for Driver's Licenses on iPhone in iOS 15.4 Beta
• macOS Monterey 12.3 Beta 2 Appears to Fix Bluetooth-Related Battery Drain Issue During Sleep Mode
• Everything New in iOS 15.4 Beta 2: Face ID Updates, Tap to Pay Code and More
• What’s new in iOS 15.4 beta 2: Tap to Pay on iPhone API, Face ID with mask tweaks, and more
• iOS 15.4 Beta 2 Fixes Bug That Caused Some iPhones to Record Siri Interactions Even When Users Opted Out

There are couple of reports showing issues with macOS 12.2 Monterey, iOS 15.3 and watchOS 8.4.

Users report that macOS 12.2 sometimes might result in battery drain during sleep when Bluetooth connection is on.

And watchOS 8.4 with iOS 15.3 update might result in sync issues with Wallet. Some cards and passes added or removed on iPhone are not synced to Watch automatically.

Also, some reports show issues with current beta versions too. Apple warns macOS Catalina and Big Sur users with FileVault volume with possible issues trying to boot into macOS 12.3. Release notes for the beta now includes the warning.

Apple Support: Installing macOS on a separate APFS volume

Reference:

• Some macOS 12.2 Users Experiencing Bluetooth-Related Battery Drain Issue During Sleep Mode
• Apple Watch Wallet sync issues found following watchOS 8.4, iOS 15.3 update
• Apple Warns macOS Catalina Users About Installing macOS 12.3 Beta on Volume With FileVault Enabled