EPISODE · Jul 14, 2026 · 0 MIN
How Luxury Credit Cards Forced Apple to Upgrade
from Phonegram News
Your heavy metal credit card just killed one of Apple's oldest store gadgets. Apple is officially dumping those external Bluetooth card readers in its retail stores. For years, employees carried bulky add-ons because older iPhones couldn't wirelessly read heavy luxury cards like the Amex Platinum. But the new iPhone 16 changes everything. Thanks to upgraded wireless antennas, store employees are getting the iPhone 16 to process payments directly on the device. No extra attachments. No awkward waiting. Just tap your card against the employee's iPhone and you are done. It is the ultimate flex of Apple's Tap to Pay technology. This makes checkout incredibly fast and proves that Apple really hates extra clutter. Would you trust your next big purchase to just another iPhone?
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Your heavy metal credit card just killed one of Apple's oldest store gadgets. Apple is officially dumping those external Bluetooth card readers in its retail stores. For years, employees carried bulky add-ons because older iPhones couldn't wirelessly read heavy luxury cards like the Amex Platinum. But the new iPhone 16 changes everything. Thanks to upgraded wireless antennas, store employees are getting the iPhone 16 to process payments directly on the device. No extra attachments. No awkwa...
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