Apple Rejects 'Samsung Pay Mini' on App Store Ahead of January Launch

Samsung submitted an app it knew it would get rejected, just to be able to say "see, Apple rejected us because we're Samsung"?

Apple's iOS app guidelines are clear about apps that circumvent Apple's payment flow, it must either go through Apple (which takes a cut, etc) or it doesn't have any payment features, everything else gets rejected.

It could just be because it's Monday and I haven't had enough coffee yet, but can someone explain to me a legitimate reason someone with an iPhone would opt to use Samsung Pay over the already integrated Apple Pay?

So much for good competition. That's a bad Apple.

Samsung isn't loving sleep over this after it's favorable Supreme Court ruling,saving them hundreds of millions

Samsung made more profit on this court case than on its mobile phone department so that technically makes them a patent troll.

Doesn't Samsung pay require NFC? If so I am not surprised it was rejected. Apple hasn't really opened up NFC for much yet. I was surprised they are allowing Suica on Japans iPhones.

It's really not clear what the "Samsung Pay Mini" app is supposed to do, to be honest. From the name and the lack of an open NFC API on iOS, it's probably not full-blown Samsung Pay functionality. So maybe it only facilitates Samsung Pay as a payment option on websites, and/or lets you check your payment history, for example.

If I had to guess and after a quick read of the App Store guidelines, I'm guessing it circumvented Apple's security (which may have been necessary for it to operate) and/or it was submitted with the intention of making Apple look bad by rejecting it.

Personally you should be able use whatever you want but unlike someone posted about having to use an iPhone for work: I'd personally never ever have anything personal on my work phone ESPECIALLY payment details.
I hate carrying 2 phones and was told I could just make the work phone my personal one (which would save me money) but no thanks. Keep them separate is always best.
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I 100% agree. Makes using a card feel downright cryptic. Like going to a Walgreens and writing a check.

LOL. Let me get this off my chest. So I went to Best Buy and "tried" to pay with my debit card. No joke, it was a 2 min checkout. I had to keep tapping that I didn't want to donate, didn't want e-receipt, didn't want best buy credit, didn't want protection plan... I must have touched the payment terminal 20 times even before I got to input my pin number. I told the guy, not for nothing, but that was a 2 min checkout, for a single USB cable... and he said it's better than a 3 min checkout. I told him tell me which stores have the 3 min checkout so I can avoid them too! Before I left, he asked me if I wanted to take the optional blood test. I declined. Well that last part is not true, but the rest is 100% accurate :)

I don't know one iPhone user who would use Samsung pay over Apple Pay (this is in Canada where you can use Apple Pay almost anywhere cause we have updated terminals unlike America)

I guess we'll just have to wait for Samsung Pay Nano or Samsung Pay Touch.

It could just be because it's Monday and I haven't had enough coffee yet, but can someone explain to me a legitimate reason someone with an iPhone would opt to use Samsung Pay over the already integrated Apple Pay?

If I had to guess and after a quick read of the App Store guidelines, I'm guessing it circumvented Apple's security (which may have been necessary for it to operate) and/or it was submitted with the intention of making Apple look bad by rejecting it.

Personally you should be able use whatever you want but unlike someone posted about having to use an iPhone for work: I'd personally never ever have anything personal on my work phone ESPECIALLY payment details.
I hate carrying 2 phones and was told I could just make the work phone my personal one (which would save me money) but no thanks. Keep them separate is always best.
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I've been using Android Pay on my Pixel now for like a month, and I love it. I'm sure Apple Pay works just as well on iPhone. I would never switch to another method. I prefer to use the one made by the guys who make the OS/Phone.

I 100% agree. Makes using a card feel downright cryptic. Like going to a Walgreens and writing a check.
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Apple rejecting apps because they don't want competition on their platform is going to come back to bite them. These companies will keep doing it and use it as legal ammunition next time Apples lawyers come calling

Since you don't know the reason, you shouldn't speculate.

I've been using Android Pay on my Pixel now for like a month, and I love it. I'm sure Apple Pay works just as well on iPhone. I would never switch to another method. I prefer to use the one made by the guys who make the OS/Phone.

EDIT: Is Samsung still working on their Android killer OS? lol