In iOS 16, Apple Pay may finally be compatible with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Apple Pay works with Edge and Chrome on iOS 16 beta 4, according to MacRumors writer Steve Moser, who posted his discovery on Twitter.
When using Edge, Moser’s screenshots show a “Continue with Apple Pay” option on Apple’s checkout page. Apple Pay only works on Safari on iOS 15 and earlier, therefore you can’t use any other browser to pay with Apple Pay while buying online.
Although Moser did not mention Firefox, prior to the release of iOS 16 beta 4, several users detected Apple Pay compatibility with the browser. Earlier this month Reddit post showed an opportunity to purchase using Apple Pay on iOS 16 beta 2 while using Firefox. Another user using iOS 16 beta 3 claims to be able to purchase with Apple Pay on Firefox as well. We don’t know when Apple began extending Apple Pay functionality and to which browsers. Apple did not react quickly to The Verge’s request for comment.
However, Apple Pay is still not accessible in the newest macOS beta. As Moser points out, this is most likely owing to Apple’s requirements that Chrome, Edge, and Firefox all utilize Safari’s rendering engine, WebKit, on iOS. Because third-party browsers are free to utilize their own engines on macOS, we may not see Apple Pay functionality outside of Safari on Macs very soon.
