{"id":265801,"date":"2026-06-06T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T09:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T13:30:09","slug":"finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/06\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Finally, a way to split the bill digitally that just works \u2013 could get rid of restaurant anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t3.com\/tech\/iphones\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety\">Finally, a way to split the bill digitally that just works \u2013 could get rid of restaurant anxiety<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t3.com\/tech\/iphones\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety\">https:\/\/www.t3.com\/tech\/iphones\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-06 09:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.t3.com\">www.t3.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"boxout__title\">Quick Summary<\/h5>\n<p>Apple is reportedly working on an iOS 27 feature that can scan a receipt, split the bill automatically and send payment requests through Apple Cash.<\/p>\n<p>If it launches, it could remove one of the most awkward parts of group meals to become one of Apple&#8217;s most useful upgrades.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-74026531-ab59-46a5-bbcd-4aa87177c2df\">Splitting a restaurant bill could finally become painless if a new Apple Wallet feature arrives as expected in iOS 27.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is working on a tool that can scan a receipt, work out who owes what and send payment requests automatically using Apple Cash. It could end up being one of the most useful iPhone upgrades yet.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is expected to live inside Apple Wallet. You would simply take a photo of a receipt, the software then identifies items and assigns them to different people before calculating exactly what everyone owes.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/muyd8brflw1729511975.svg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/flexiimages\/muyd8brflw1729511975.svg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)] max-h-12 w-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.09%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pay\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-624-80.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-624-80.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-624-80.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-624-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-624-80.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-415-80.jpg 415w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-360-80.jpg 360w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295-320-80.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 710px) 670px, calc(100vw - 30px)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/26e5a6d8f776de8f7b8d94a090ba2295.jpg\" class=\"rounded-[var(--image--border-radius,0)]\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d40b248e-c1d0-43e6-82a0-cfad63dbf81e\">If it works as claimed, it could put an end to the post-meal maths session that seems to follow every group dinner.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-d40b248e-c1d0-43e6-82a0-cfad63dbf81e-1\">Plenty of apps have tried to solve this problem already. Most still require us to manually enter costs or convince everyone involved to download the same app. Apple&#8217;s advantage, Wallet is already on millions of iPhones.<\/p>\n<p>        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-[#333]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-[#333]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-normal\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The feature is also reportedly tied to Apple Cash, allowing payment requests to be sent automatically once the bill has been divided up. No more trying to remember who ordered the extra round of drinks then.<\/p>\n<p>Apple Watch could be getting this upgrade too. The report claims payment approvals may be handled directly from the smartwatch, while Messages integration could make it easier to send and manage requests between friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Get all the latest news, reviews, deals and buying guides on gorgeous tech, home and active products from the T3 experts<\/p>\n<p>There is one potential catch. Apple Cash is currently only available in the US, so it&#8217;s not yet clear how the feature might work in other areas including the UK. Apple could expand&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t3.com\/tech\/iphones\/finally-a-way-to-split-the-bill-digitally-that-just-works-could-get-rid-of-restaurant-anxiety\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finally, a way to split the bill digitally that just works \u2013 could get rid&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/i3GNaKZ6YoAhGrHwoWxKyU-1280-80.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[69],"class_list":["post-265801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iphone","tag-ios"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265801"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":265803,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265801\/revisions\/265803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}