Apple Re-Enables New ‘Tap to Provide’ Feature in Apple Wallet Ahead of iOS 18 Release

After initially disabling the feature last week, Apple has reinstated the new “Tap to Provision” feature in the Apple Wallet app in iOS 18, just two days ahead of the software’s wide launch.

As spotted by code sleuth Aaron Perris on X, Apple has re-enabled the new “Tap to Provision” feature for Apple Pay. It’s unclear why Apple initially disabled the feature or what suddenly changed that allowed them to bring it back.

“Tap to Provision” is a feature in the iOS 18 Wallet app that lets you add a new debit or credit card to Apple Pay by simply tapping your NFC-enabled card to your iPhone. This is the default method for adding a new card to Apple Pay, allowing users to skip the step of taking a picture of the card or manually entering the numbers.

Of course, just tapping your card isn’t all you need to do to add your card to Apple Pay. As with other methods of adding a card to Apple Pay, you’ll still need to receive a code from your bank via text message (or complete another verification method) to complete the process.

In my experience, this feature didn’t work with most of my cards, so I’m a bit surprised that this feature is the default way to add cards to Apple Wallet in iOS 18.

Does this feature interest you? Did you have better results adding cards than me? Let us know in the comments.

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