Something that many demanded was the possibility of using the NFC reader of our iPhone for other functions that were not just Apple Pay, and that is that the NFC of the iPhone was part of another chapter of the sealing of iOS. But with iOS 11 This is over, and thanks to the new operating system for Apple mobile devices, we can finally use the NFC of our iPhone with other chips that are not to pay, that is, now you can read any NFC chip that you come across ...
Obviously, now the ball is in the developers, since they are the ones who have to make applications compatible with the NFC reader of the iPhone, and days after the official arrival of iOS 11 we began to see the first applications ... They have been the guys from Nike, famous for having a special relationship with Apple, who have started equipping all NBA teams, and yes, they have included an NFC chip on all NBA player jerseys. After the jump we give you all the details of the NBA Connected ...
As you can see in the previous video, the NBA jerseys of the Nike brand now have a label at its bottom containing a chip NFC, this tag can be read, or scan, with our iPhone to access exclusive content about NBA players and teams. The best thing is that these NFC chips will be in all the jerseys you buy from September 29th, that is, not only will the jerseys of the NBA players be "connected", yours will be too.
And no, the NFC chip does not break down if you wash it, it is a passive chip so its utilities are endless. A great novelty that will be the precursor to many more ... It is true that in Android this is possible for a long time, but all we know how technology develops once Apple incorporates it on your devices, let's see what's next ...