Minor Change in iOS 6.1 Makes it Easier to Find Passbook-Enabled Apps

MacRumors · Jan 28, 2013, 02:41 PM

With the release of iOS 6.1 this morning, Apple introduced a minor change to Passbook, restoring the former "Welcome" screen to the app.

When Passbook was first introduced with iOS 6, it opened with a page that gave users a quick way to locate and download Passbook-enabled apps. Unfortunately, the Welcome screen disappeared after a single Passbook app was downloaded, making it difficult to discover additional apps that used the functionality.

iOS 6.1 has made the Welcome screen a permanent fixture in the app, and it can now be found below other Passbook cards. Tapping the Welcome card opens a list of apps that use Passbook in the App Store.

Though Apple includes a Passbook section in the App Store, the newly permanent Welcome card provides a faster way to find Passbook-enabled apps.

Apple's Passbook included just a handful of apps at launch, but the service has proven to be popular with both users and developers. Apple's list of Apps for Passbook now includes more than 20 apps, including those from major retailers like Fandango, Target, Sephora, and Walgreens.

Article Link: Minor Change in iOS 6.1 Makes it Easier to Find Passbook-Enabled Apps

apfeljonas · Jan 28, 2013, 02:43 PM

Passbook can't really be considered popular.

STiNG Operation · Jan 28, 2013, 02:44 PM

I opened Passbook once...

tbrinkma · Jan 28, 2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by apfeljonas

Passbook can't really be considered popular.

It can't? Are you sure? Why not?

PedroCst · Jan 28, 2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STiNG Operation

I opened Passbook once...

rofl
me too

coder12 · Jan 28, 2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by STiNG Operation

I opened Passbook once...

And I use it all of the time (I got a lot of Starbucks gift cards over the holidays).

Your milage may vary.

jrswizzle · Jan 28, 2013, 02:50 PM

I use it a ton - travel for work and have my boarding passes and AA advantage card handy all the time - also use it at Starbucks, the movies and walgreens regularly.

Will be happy when MLB tickets are expanded - being a season ticket holder with the Rangers, I'd love to store all my tickets on passbook!

Keep cranking out the passes! Would love to see an official Best Buy Reward zone card pass with real-time points updates - I know I could make one online, I just prefer the clean look of the official versions.

Icaras · Jan 28, 2013, 02:51 PM

Passbook is awesome, but needs more apps.

I use it all the time at Starbucks and going to the movies. I love how it appears on your lockscreen when you arrive at the venue. Ultra convenient.

trilaemasu · Jan 28, 2013, 02:53 PM

I tried using Passbook over the past holiday with my flights. It functioned well.

Biggest problem I guess is the lack of spread. I have a Starbucks gift card on it because someone gave it to me Christmas 2011 and I never go to Starbucks. I've only opened it up for Passhack, otherwise. No other uses in it for me.

impulse462 · Jan 28, 2013, 02:53 PM

Whenever I fly or go to the movies I enjoy using passbook, but as a student, that's not very often.

Macrolido · Jan 28, 2013, 02:59 PM

It s useless in my country.

ArtOfWarfare · Jan 28, 2013, 02:59 PM

If the local busses and subways would start supporting passbook I could have a lot fewer tickets in my pocket... (I go through 4 tickets/week day... kind of a hassle making sure they're not stuck together with gloved hands and whatnot.)

Menel · Jan 28, 2013, 03:00 PM

Fandango, Starbucks, Target, and Delta are great.

Would love to have more...

CVS card!, Kroger card, Autozone card, Dicks cards, etc.

too many laser scanners that work quirky off the LCD.

Sayer · Jan 28, 2013, 03:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by impulse462

Whenever I fly or go to the movies I enjoy using passbook, but as a student, that's not very often.

And yet you have a decent MacBook Air and beefy iPhone 5.

Priorities.

illegalprelude · Jan 28, 2013, 03:09 PM

Yea, I have to say that enjoy and use Passbook all the time. Especially at Starbucks which is the store that I visit most often which supports Passbook. Can't wait for more stores to utilize it.

chasemac · Jan 28, 2013, 03:19 PM

What is this Passbook they speak of?

coolfactor · Jan 28, 2013, 03:31 PM

My experience with Passbook has been disappointing.

The design of the Passbook app, with the light-colour low-contrast text, is really poor. How that passed quality testing is beyond me.
The non-responsive welcome screen of the app was disconcerting.
The need to download individual apps in order to load Passbook passes seems like overkill to me. Why can't the passes just be downloaded directly? This left me confused.

x86isslow · Jan 28, 2013, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sayer

And yet you have a decent MacBook Air and beefy iPhone 5.

Priorities.

You'd be right if money were the only reason a student might not be going to the movies and jetsetting around the world.

dinggus · Jan 28, 2013, 03:45 PM

I was in the Apple Store yesterday, was playing with the iPhone 5 and opened up Passbook. I noticed it had all these cards in it, and I asked the Apple worker how do I get my wife's to look like that, because I was under the impression they only show when you're new a location.

If I use Passbook, I don't want to open it up and not see any cards, I'd like to know whats in it.

JangoFett124 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolfactor

My experience with Passbook has been disappointing.

The need to download individual apps in order to load Passbook passes seems like overkill to me. Why can't the passes just be downloaded directly? This left me confused.

This can be done. I don't know why companies aren't doing this. I would much prefer getting an emailed pass than needing to download and install an app I don't want.

coltman75 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dinggus

I was in the Apple Store yesterday, was playing with the iPhone 5 and opened up Passbook. I noticed it had all these cards in it, and I asked the Apple worker how do I get my wife's to look like that, because I was under the impression they only show when you're new a location.

If I use Passbook, I don't want to open it up and not see any cards, I'd like to know whats in it.

All of your cards are going to be in passbook every time you open the app.

Certain cards will show up on the lock screen when you're at a pre-set destination.

dweezle3 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:14 PM

But the name "Passbook" implies that it has many pages. Seems more like pamphlet to me.

kjs862 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtOfWarfare

If the local busses and subways would start supporting passbook I could have a lot fewer tickets in my pocket... (I go through 4 tickets/week day... kind of a hassle making sure they're not stuck together with gloved hands and whatnot.)

Subway would be awesome for NYC.

JangoFett124 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjs862

Subway would be awesome for NYC.

Have you seen how awful the MTA's iphone apps are? I expect a Passbook pass from them in 50 years, right when the Second Avenue subway's finished.

macnerd93 · Jan 28, 2013, 04:48 PM

I never found a use for it. I prefer paying with physical money & tickets just less to go wrong.

Jan 28, 2013, 02:41 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Minor Change in iOS 6.1 Makes it Easier to Find Passbook-Enabled Apps With the release of iOS 6.1 this morning, Apple introduced a minor change to Passbook, restoring the former "Welcome" screen to the app. When Passbook was first introduced with iOS 6, it opened with a page that gave users a quick way to locate and download Passbook-enabled apps. Unfortunately, the Welcome screen disappeared after a single Passbook app was downloaded, making it difficult to discover additional apps that used the functionality. iOS 6.1 has made the Welcome screen a permanent fixture in the app, and it can now be found below other Passbook cards. Tapping the Welcome card opens a list of apps that use Passbook in the App Store. Though Apple includes a Passbook section in the App Store, the newly permanent Welcome card provides a faster way to find Passbook-enabled apps. Apple's Passbook included just a handful of apps at launch, but the service has proven to be popular with both users and developers. Apple's list of Apps for Passbook now includes more than 20 apps, including those from major retailers like Fandango, Target, Sephora, and Walgreens. Article Link: Minor Change in iOS 6.1 Makes it Easier to Find Passbook-Enabled Apps
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:43 PM	#2
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STiNG Operation macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The Zoo	I opened Passbook once... __________________ _______________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------- Image
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:50 PM	#7
jrswizzle macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: McKinney, TX	I use it a ton - travel for work and have my boarding passes and AA advantage card handy all the time - also use it at Starbucks, the movies and walgreens regularly. Will be happy when MLB tickets are expanded - being a season ticket holder with the Rangers, I'd love to store all my tickets on passbook! Keep cranking out the passes! Would love to see an official Best Buy Reward zone card pass with real-time points updates - I know I could make one online, I just prefer the clean look of the official versions. __________________ "Can't innovate anymore my ass!" -Phil Schiller
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:51 PM	#8
Icaras macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: California, United States	Passbook is awesome, but needs more apps. I use it all the time at Starbucks and going to the movies. I love how it appears on your lockscreen when you arrive at the venue. Ultra convenient. __________________ iMac 27" (Late 2012) iPhone 5 iPad mini Apple TV (3rd Generation) Airport Time Capsule Apple only (since 2008) Game Center: ICARAS
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:53 PM	#9
trilaemasu macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada	I tried using Passbook over the past holiday with my flights. It functioned well. Biggest problem I guess is the lack of spread. I have a Starbucks gift card on it because someone gave it to me Christmas 2011 and I never go to Starbucks. I've only opened it up for Passhack, otherwise. No other uses in it for me.
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impulse462 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SF Bay Area	Whenever I fly or go to the movies I enjoy using passbook, but as a student, that's not very often. __________________ 13.3" MacBook Air, 1.7GHz Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD; 1TB External HDD; 32 GB iPhone 5
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:59 PM	#11
Macrolido macrumors regular Join Date: May 2012 Location: Monterrey, Mexico	It s useless in my country.
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Jan 28, 2013, 02:59 PM	#12
ArtOfWarfare macrumors 68040 Join Date: Nov 2007	If the local busses and subways would start supporting passbook I could have a lot fewer tickets in my pocket... (I go through 4 tickets/week day... kind of a hassle making sure they're not stuck together with gloved hands and whatnot.) __________________ Battery Status - On the Mac App Store The only app that'll estimate when your wireless devices will need their batteries changed. Like it on Facebook!
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Menel macrumors 68020 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Atlanta	Fandango, Starbucks, Target, and Delta are great. Would love to have more... CVS card!, Kroger card, Autozone card, Dicks cards, etc. too many laser scanners that work quirky off the LCD. __________________ iPhone 5 TMo, iPad (3rd gen), iPod Nano (4th gen), AppleTV (2nd gen), iTunes Match
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:09 PM	#15
illegalprelude macrumors 68000 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California	Yea, I have to say that enjoy and use Passbook all the time. Especially at Starbucks which is the store that I visit most often which supports Passbook. Can't wait for more stores to utilize it. __________________ "PeAcE is but a shadow of death, desperate to forget its painful past" SonyRumors.net Sony News, Talk, and Reviews Bebi Tech Consulting Your Mac Consultant
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:19 PM	#16
chasemac macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In a house.	What is this Passbook they speak of?
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:31 PM	#17
coolfactor macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Campbell River, BC, CANADA	My experience with Passbook has been disappointing. The design of the Passbook app, with the light-colour low-contrast text, is really poor. How that passed quality testing is beyond me. The non-responsive welcome screen of the app was disconcerting. The need to download individual apps in order to load Passbook passes seems like overkill to me. Why can't the passes just be downloaded directly? This left me confused.
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Jan 28, 2013, 03:45 PM	#19
dinggus Banned Join Date: Jan 2012	I was in the Apple Store yesterday, was playing with the iPhone 5 and opened up Passbook. I noticed it had all these cards in it, and I asked the Apple worker how do I get my wife's to look like that, because I was under the impression they only show when you're new a location. If I use Passbook, I don't want to open it up and not see any cards, I'd like to know whats in it.
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dweezle3 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Earth	But the name "Passbook" implies that it has many pages. Seems more like pamphlet to me. __________________ 15" MacBook Pro; iPhone 4S
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