Core NFC has been available since iOS 11 (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/corenfc). You don't have full access to implement for example contactless EMV payments, but you can read and write data to NFC tags.
I wish Safari implement something like WebNFC soon. I just dont like QR Code.
None of the new APIs (except web sharing) advertised in the original post will be implemented, as a matter of fact. For the same reasons.
Their positions are open and are helpfully tracked by Chrome. See a rundown here [1]. I wish more people paid more attention to Google's shenanigans.
Agree. Thanks for pointing it out.
I dont follow Chrome / Web App development closely ( I only like to work on Web pages ). But I am well aware of Google's shenanigans, dating back when they first state their "Do No Evil" BS.
Typing that makes me feel old. That was nearly 20 years ago.