The day is finally here! Used Apple Pay this morning on the way to work to pay for a coffee. Wasn't quite brave enough (lol) to use my watch but worked seamlessly and very easily on my phone. Anyone used there watch yet? How well does it work compared to the phone?
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Apple Pay Today UK!
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Well mine doesn't seem to work at all, Card registered perfectly on phone but isn't on Watch. Nothing in passbook and double tap does nothing. Ideas?
I think you have to specifically add the card to the watch from the passbook and apple pay section of the apple watch app. I can't test it because I'm with Barclays
You need to register cards on the watch through the watch app on your phone.
Worked like a charm! Just bought some Jaffa cakes! Trouble is having to tell the checkout people you want to pay by card when all you're standing there with is a watch on your wrist. They look very confused.
Anyone Travelled on the tube or the bus yet using this? I wonder what those ticket inspectors will be thinking when we flash out our phones for them.
BTW i restarted my phone in the morning and apple pay was there in the passbook app.
BTW i restarted my phone in the morning and apple pay was there in the passbook app.
Just used it this morning with Amex on my watch with the bus and tube (Liverpool Street). Bus driver looked confused then grinned! I did have a heart stopping moment waiting for the barriers at the tube but then they opened and all was good. Reaching my left wrist to the reader on the right of the barrier was a little awkward but not to bad.
Welcome to the future!
I added both Nationwide VISA debit cards to my Passbook this morning without issue, but have yet to actually pay for something.
I'm thinking about just going to McDonalds up the road to try it out
I did pay for something on Sunday with my Apple Watch though, but it wasn't using Apple Pay, it was using my Greggs card. There was a free donut offer on, so I showed the guy behind the counter the offer and asked which donut it was. He said any of them and then asked if I had a barcode, to which I presented my Apple Watch to the reader. A split second later there was a bleep and it was all done. He grinned and said 'That's so cool!'. I walked out feeling pleased with myself!!!
I'm thinking about just going to McDonalds up the road to try it out
I did pay for something on Sunday with my Apple Watch though, but it wasn't using Apple Pay, it was using my Greggs card. There was a free donut offer on, so I showed the guy behind the counter the offer and asked which donut it was. He said any of them and then asked if I had a barcode, to which I presented my Apple Watch to the reader. A split second later there was a bleep and it was all done. He grinned and said 'That's so cool!'. I walked out feeling pleased with myself!!!
Just used Amex in Waitrose - worked fine but the receipt would not print as the card reader wanted me to remove my card!
Supervisor came and could not get it to work either but as it showed the amount paid on my iPhone, they accepted it. Obviously their system needs tweaking.
Supervisor came and could not get it to work either but as it showed the amount paid on my iPhone, they accepted it. Obviously their system needs tweaking.
Apple Pay requires a passcode on the watch, grrr. I was hoping to avoid that.
Set up 4 cards on phone and 2 on my watch, off to use it on the tube in a short while.
Set up 4 cards on phone and 2 on my watch, off to use it on the tube in a short while.
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You don't have to worry about the ticket inspectors, you should worry about the 100's of people queueing behind you that you are holding up as you fiddle with your technology instead of slapping an Oyster card on the exit gate.
How exactly is holding some code over the reader with the watch considered as "fiddling"? Especially when you get used to it after some time?
Are you still driving a steam machine?
Halifax and the rest of Lloyds banking group have already confirmed its not coming until the Autumn.
I'm seeing nothing in the passbook section of the watch app yet. I don't have my watch with me, do I need to be connected to it for the app to update on my phone?
Nationwide, Natwest, RBS, American Express, Santander. HSBC were meant to be today but have delayed until the end of the month.
You don't need an account with a monthly fee, just a standard account will work not basic.
http://personal.rbs.co.uk/personal/ways-to-bank-with-us-new/mobile-banking/Apple-pay.html#
Apple Watch is not needed, in fact I can't even use my watch yet as I'm on the watchOS beta 3 release which does not support Apple PAy.
I couldn't add cards either until I went into "Find Apps for Wallet" section and then returned. I was able to add a card after that.