Last week, code in the iOS 27 Release Candidate revealed a new NFC-based way to redeem Apple gift cards by tapping them on the back of a compatible iPhone. Now, a demo has surfaced.

While the functionality does not appear to be live yet, Karta co-founder David Anderson figured out a workaround to get the new gift card interface to appear on iOS 27 and shared a video on his LinkedIn page today.

Apple's new gift cards will have fine print on the bottom that says "hold iPhone here to redeem," triggering a redemption flow on iOS 27. Customers can check the balance and redeem the card. Alternatively, they can still visit apple.com/redeem for manual redemption. Specifically, customers will hold the top, rear side of their iPhone near the bottom of the gift card to initiate NFC-based redemption.

NFC-based redemption will seemingly help combat Apple gift card scams, but details are limited. During the process, Apple will verify that the card is authentic and unspent, according to iOS 27 code. For security, the interface may show "this card has been blocked" or "cancelled" if necessary.

iOS 27 is compatible with the iPhone 11 series and newer, all of which support NFC, so this method should be widely available. However, the feature has yet to be announced by Apple and we do not know when it will launch.