Apple Pay debuted almost 10 years ago today, and Apple is marking the occasion by introducing some of the features it introduced at WWDC. If you have iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 installed on your iPhone or iPad, you’ll now be able to use the payment service on those devices with a third-party browser, as well as on a desktop computer.
In the latter case, you’ll be asked to scan a QR code from your iPhone or iPad to complete a payment. However, Apple says the feature is only available in select markets.
Adding supported cards to Apple Wallet on your iPhone will be easier than ever. Thanks to the Tap to Provision feature, you can tap an eligible NFC-enabled card on the back of your phone to pay, though you may have to enter the security code manually. Still, Tap to Provision isn’t available everywhere.
Apple is also bringing more third-party Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services to Apple Pay. It starts with the ability to check out with Klarna in the US and UK. The company will add more installment payment options in the future, including through eligible Apple Pay issuers like Citi, Synchrony and Fiserv in the US. Klarna will be available as an option in Canada later as well. Apple discontinued its own Pay Later option earlier this year and added Affirm as a BNPL option in the US last month.
Meanwhile, US Apple Pay users can redeem rewards on eligible Discover credit cards at checkout. Support for rewards on other issuers and in more countries is coming.
Update October 18, 8:48AM ET: This story previously indicated that Apple was starting to add third-party BNPL services with Klarna integration, but Affirm support was added last month.
There are some discounts on Bluetooth trackers to help you keep track of your keys and bags. And Best Buy is still running a promotion for three free months of Apple TV+ so you can start watching the recently released season two of Severance. Here are this week’s best tech deals you can still get today.
If you’re a Prime member, you can save $50 on the recently released Colorsoft Kindle, also known as the first Kindle with color.
This is the first discount this model has received since its debut. We encountered a “yellow band” issue with our review unit, but we later received an updated reader for which Amazon made “reasonable adjustments” to resolve the issue.
The software and display adjustments the company implemented worked — and we actually liked the overall effect better. Check out our review for the full story.
The Chipolo One point came out shortly after Google launched its Find My Device feature, a crowd-sourced finding network that relies on other Android phones to track down your lost belongings (a bit like Apple’s Find My function).
It’s currently our favorite Bluetooth tracker for Android. We liked how easy it was to set up and how loud it is.
Plus, unlike AirTags, it has a hole, so it’s easy to attach the tracker to a key ring. Also available on Amazon. Chipolo is also selling a pack combining its wallet and two standard One trackers for $52.