iOS 18 has overhauled almost every nook and cranny of the operating system with new features, from small native apps like Notes or Voice Memos to large cross-functional technologies like Siri. Over the next few months we will see how, beta by beta, we will learn all the ins and outs of the future new operating system that will be available in September. If we focus on Apple Pay and the Wallet app we know it Adding cards will be much easier in iOS 18 with the new Tap to Provision feature o Tap to configure.
Tap to configure or Tap to provision, the new Apple Pay feature in iOS 18
Many new features in iOS 18 were not introduced during the WWDC24 keynote and are becoming more widely known as developers beta test versions and analyze their internal code. Furthermore, Apple has also released interesting news through press releases published in its press section on its official website. And in one of them, he announced that the The iOS 18 Wallet app will have a new feature to quickly and easily add new cards to pay via Apple Pay.
Additionally, with Tap to Provision, users can add eligible credit or debit cards to Apple Wallet by simply tapping their card on the back of their iPhone.
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The function was named Tap to provision and allows users add cards to the Wallet app by simply touching the card on the back of the iPhone using NFC technology. Therefore, one of the requirements to be able to use this function is to have a credit or debit card with this technology.
Additionally, Apple confirmed that This feature will not be available in all markets without specifying which ones. What we do know is that it’s a step forward to speed up one of the simplest processes that already existed in iOS 18, so we’re still in luck. The objective is therefore none other than to avoid adding cards manually and it seems that they have succeeded.
