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title: "iOS Mobile solutions"
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# iOS Mobile solutions

Accept in-person payments on an iPhone, or using an iPhone or iPad and a card reader.

[View source](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios.md)

Our Mobile solutions let you accept in-person payments on a mobile device (like a phone), or on a card reader that is paired with a mobile device through Bluetooth.

* With **Tap to Pay on iPhone**, you start transactions from a POS app that runs on your mobile device (an iPhone) and *use the mobile device as the payment interface*. Customers tap your mobile device with their payment card, or with their phone (or other device) that has a digital wallet like Apple Pay.

* With a **card reader**, you start transactions from a POS app that runs on your mobile device and *use the card reader as the payment interface*. Customers tap, insert, or swipe their card on the card reader, or use a digital wallet like Apple Pay.

If your POS app allows selecting the payment interface, the Tap to Pay on iPhone and card reader solutions can be used alongside each other.

## Mobile SDK

The starting point for mobile in-person payments is your iOS POS app. This app must be integrated with our [Terminal API](/point-of-sale/design-your-integration/terminal-api#api-structure). When you have such an app, you can add our iOS Mobile SDK to your POS app.

The Tap to Pay on iPhone solution and the card reader solution use the same iOS SDK. For the card reader solution, the SDK includes functionality to manage the device pairing between your mobile device and the card reader.

## Next steps

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/apps.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/requirements)

###### [System requirements](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/requirements)

[Check the requirements for the hardware and software used in iOS Mobile solutions.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/requirements)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/security.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/security)

###### [Security](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/security)

[Learn about the security of the solutions, security best practices, and compliance with security standards.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/security)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/checkmark.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/checklists)

###### [Checklists](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/checklists)

[Get a list of what needs to be done to get started and go live with a Mobile solution.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/checklists)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/innovation.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/understand)

###### [Understand the solutions](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/understand)

[Check what needs to be done to get started and go live with a Mobile solution.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/understand)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/wrench.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/build)

###### [Build your solution](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/build)

[Follow steps to build a Tap to Pay on iPhone or iOS card reader solution.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/build)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/settings.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/manage)

###### [Manage your solution](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/manage)

[Make your solution available and keep the software up-to-date.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/manage)

[![](/user/themes/adyen/images/illustrations/close.svg)](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/troubleshooting)

###### [Error handling](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/troubleshooting)

[Resolve errors that appear on the mobile iOS device.](/point-of-sale/mobile-ios/troubleshooting)
