Only on iPhone, not Mac
While Apple Pay support in other browsers is available in the iOS 16 beta, Moser points out that it’s unavailable on the macOS versions of Edge and Chrome. “This doesn’t work in Edge or Chrome on that latest macOS beta because I assume it requires the third party render engines to be updated whereas Edge and Chrome on iOS use Safari’s render engine,” Moser states. This may be due to third-party browsers like Chrome on macOS not using WebKit, Apple’s browser engine. While this is used in browsers on iOS and iPadOS, it’s not a requirement on macOS. Still, it seems Apple Pay support is set to expand once iOS 16 officially arrives. Expanded Apple Pay support appears to have been in development for a while, despite the Cupertino-based tech giant now exclusively saying it was in the works during WWDC 2022. As previously mentioned, third-party browser support was spotted in the developer beta 2 over a month ago. If you’re looking to check out all the new perks Apple’s latest software update is set to bring, find out how to download the iOS 16 public beta.
