Apple Shares Details on Cleaning and Protecting Your Apple Card in New Support Document

[nutmac]

What’s that NFC chip in the pics? Disabled?

Titanium Apple Card has EMV chip (left to the American Express centurion logo), but not NFC wireless (Wi-Fi like logo right to the centurion logo):

EMV chip lets you complete the transaction by inserting the card into a chip reader. NFC is what Apple Pay uses and some cards have NFC built-in.

 

[sbuntin]

haha. Mine rides with other cards. I've never had an apple product that didn't get scratched at some point. Not going to start now.

It does make a startlingly heavy clunk sound when someone drops it. I suppose I could yell at some poor retail minion for potentially scratching my shiny new card, but... no.

 

[Jim Lahey]

Apple Wallet £299

 

[predation]

Mm. Some fried chicken too.

 

[tl01]

They are joking right? I don’t care what my credit cards look like. My metal Marriott card has the top layer pealing off and my platinum Amex has part of the logo from another card on it bc I guess somehow they were touching and were damp. There is zero chance I will follow such ridiculous rules for a credit card. I don’t usually show my cards to people.

 

[kironin]

Is anyone selling a protective case for the apple card yet?

That was my first thought when I began to read this. Should be just a joke, but really, LOL.

 

[ApplesandOranges]

Good lord, 10 pages about how to clean a credit card. I thought I had seen it all.

Next thing you know people will be returning their credit card because of a defect in the titanium. It came from Apple it should be perfect...

Has anyone come out with a protective cover yet?

 

[kironin]

I can't wait for someone to mod theirs, paint it ALL matte black, except for the stripe of course. I bet MKBHD would do that.

Time to pimp my card!!!

As seen soon on Apple TV+ !!!

 

[2010lexus]

I think macrumors should and Apple Card to the forum page

 

[mikethemartian]

How so? What is apple or Goldman Sachs doing to encourage people to spend money they don’t have? Or are you referring to credit cards in general?

Well in general a “credit” card, as the name implies, extends credit in the form of a loan. Whereas a “charge” card like the traditional green American Express card does not.

 

[anson42]

This is a bit ridiculous. That said, my metal Amazon Prime card is all scratched up from swiping and chip reading but it's dark and doesn't show the scratches all that much, not that I care. If the Apple Card gets all scratched up perhaps it is much more noticeable. But dammit, it's just a credit card, albeit an interesting mesh of physical and virtual.

The Apple Card's magnetic strip is certainly different though. The Prime card has a traditional thin strip but the AC's strip is wider and runs all way to the edge of the card. I haven't seen that before.

Is it true that if I lock the number of the card in the wallet app that I can get a new number without actually requesting a new physical card? That would make sense given there is no number actually printed on the card itself. Cool idea if that actually works.

 

[LuciusWrong]

Will they also offer a custom leather sleeve? Or a proprietary cleaning kit? Will they warn users they can damage their card if they dont use approved cleaning materials? Will the apple store offer approved card cleaning services?

And will they refuse to warranty the card if it has liquid damage? So many important queations!

 

[pipis2010]

Good grief. Next it’ll come with Apple Care +

Yeah, it's a bit of a joke the whole thing...

 

[YaBe]

This just proves what Apple think of its users IQ.

 

[carrrrrlos]

You’re swiping it wrong

 

[sakurarain]

Introduce the Apple Card Leather Case in 10 colors, just $199

 

[Lalatoon]

I think the card needs Gorilla Glass and IP rating.

 

[CE3]

LOL. When I saw this article I knew the comments would be a full-on Apple roast.

Did not disappoint.

 

[sakurarain]

I think the card needs Gorilla Glass and IP rating.

maybe IP69BW

 

[Lalatoon]

maybe IP69BW

I did not have the courage to put that IP rating and you my friend has all that courage

 

[YaBe]

Is anyone selling a protective case for the apple card yet?

Yes there have been plenty before, but Apple will act like they "Invented" protective cards sleeve, just like they act like they "reinvented the Credit Card"

Introducing, the Apple Card sleeve™ , it doesn't only protect your card, but it is also beautiful, and soon in colors! 99$ for the normal version 199$ for the Pro. The pro just cost more to make you look cooler.

 

[borntrouble]

There’s literally nothing Apple-related the haters won’t whine about.

Excuse me, but this is about how to clean a goddamn credit card. This must be a joke or something.

 

[YaBe]

Excuse me, but this is about how to clean a goddamn credit card. This must be a joke or something.

As said earlier, it just goes to show what Apple think of its users IQ.... we let them do that, and they do.

Wait for the add on for the card

 

[jon3543]

I've got a wallet, but where can I get a proper case for my Apple Card?

 

[Lalatoon]

I've got a wallet, but where can I get a proper case for my Apple Card?

Don't worry rumor has it that Apple will soon release an Apple Wallet and it is not leather...