Nyuma yo kumvikana n'abayobozi b'i Burayi mu ntangiriro z'impeshyi, Apple igiye guha uburenganzira abakora porogaramu za interineti ku bijyanye n'itumanaho rya hafi (NFC) ku bijyanye n'abatanga serivisi zo gukoresha imbunda zigendanwa.

Kuva yatangira gukoreshwa mu 2014, Apple Pay, hamwe na porogaramu zijyanye na Apple zashoboye kugera kuri iyo porogaramu y’umutekano. Iyo iOS 18 izasohoka mu mezi ari imbere, abakora porogaramu muri Ositaraliya, Brezili, Kanada, Ubuyapani, Nouvelle-Zélande, Leta Zunze Ubumwe za Amerika n’Ubwongereza bashobora gukoresha API hamwe n’ahandi hantu ho gukurikira.

“Bakoresheje API nshya za NFC na SE (Secure Element), abakora porogaramu bazashobora gutanga ibikorwa byo kwishyura mu maduka, imfunguzo z'imodoka, ingendo zifunze, ibirango by'ibigo, indangamuntu z'abanyeshuri, imfunguzo zo mu rugo, imfunguzo za hoteli, amakarita y'ubwitange bw'abacuruzi n'amakarita y'ibihembo, hamwe n'amakarita y'ibirori, hamwe n'indangamuntu za leta zizashyigikirwa mu gihe kizaza,” nk'uko byatangajwe na Apple.

Umuti mushya wagenewe guha abakora porogaramu uburyo bwizewe bwo gutanga ibikorwa bya NFC bitanyuze mu ikoranabuhanga (contactless) muri porogaramu zabo za iOS. Abakoresha bazagira amahitamo yo gufungura porogaramu ako kanya, cyangwa gushyiraho porogaramu nk'iyabo isanzwe idafite ikoranabuhanga (contactless) muri iOS Settings, hanyuma ukande kabiri kuri buto yo ku ruhande kuri iPhone kugira ngo utangire ibikorwa.