Apple in early March 30, push the iOS 11.3 version of the iOS 11.3 one of the new features may be relevant to everyone's travel, that is the updated Apple Pay can add Beijing transportation card, IC card and Shanghai for iPhone users, after replacing the entity is the mobile phone card card.
The launch of the Apple Pay bus card currently supports only Beijing and Shanghai, with subway and bus rides in Beijing. In Shanghai, besides the subway bus, you can also use magnetic levitation, ferry, etc. Users in Beijing and Shanghai can experience it by upgrading iOS and watchOS to the latest version, and then take the subway and bus, grab your iPhone or Apple Watch and swipe through the brakes.
In addition, because of the "united" traffic signs of traffic one on the basis of the national general. After one cartoon in several cities can be general, allegedly Apple Pay in Beijing can also use the id card is issued in other city, you can try it.
How to set up the Apple Pay bus card?
Through "wallet" application in the "add a credit card, debit card or travel card" option can be added directly to Beijing traffic card to the card, IC card and Shanghai choose good later, you can jump to prepaid phone interface, the lowest amount full of Shanghai public transportation card is 10 yuan, Beijing card 1 yuan is the minimum amount full. For the first time, the service fee of 20 yuan for a similar deposit is required, which can be refunded.
After using Apple Pay to recharge the bus card, the card is in the wallet and can be used like a physical card.
Beijing and Shanghai users who do not have a bus pass will be able to Pay directly on Apple Pay, which is equal to the opening, so there is no need to go to the window to Pay the bills. If you have had a physical bus card before, the Apple Pay bus card will not affect the use of the card at the same time, and you can choose to transfer the balance of the entity card to the card when you recharge it, which is very convenient.
The Apple Watch, which was upgraded to WatchOS 4.3, also supports this feature, with two ways to add it, one of which is directly added to the wallet app on the Apple Watch. The other is to sync the bundled bus CARDS to the Watch app on the iPhone's Watch app.
The experience on the iPhone and Watch is the same, and it's very convenient. It is a reminder that you can enjoy an overdraft by using a bus pass in the iPhone, but the Apple Watch does not support overdrafts.
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With Apple Pay, up and down in and out of the subway or bus, without lots of trouble with double card, also don't need to open the App or scan code in advance, don't even need to stop watching video, playing games, brush the iPhone and Apple Watch just like at ordinary times like brush card, only one step to complete, in line at the peak of lock and it efficiency, also can cancel many scan code or App card or WiFi signal not cause embarrassment.
The use of Apple Pay through wallet App can directly recharge the bus card, which can avoid the hassle of queuing up or buying tickets. It is also important to enjoy the same kinds of benefits as physical transportation CARDS during the use process.
For friends who often need to travel to Beijing and Shanghai, they can use the "remote opening card" and use it in the same way as local citizens.
The traffic card in Apple Pay is bound to your Apple ID. If you lose your iPhone or Apple Watch, you can use the "find my iPhone" to lock the traffic card. When you need to change your iPhone or Apple Watch, you can also transfer the original traffic card from your wallet App to continue to use it.
Apple Pay bus card has been everyone expected function, although now only do support Beijing and Shanghai are credit card, but for the iPhone can get traffic joint it is not easy to have. Because now cities public transportation card is not a complete reunification, bus payment also varied, Apple Pay bus card to expanding the scope of the city estimates that still have to make great effort, this is only the first step.
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