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Apple Shares Details on Cleaning and Protecting Your Apple Card in New Support Document
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I’m kinda surprised Apple didn’t show “courage” and go with a careless credit card. LOL.
Not according to Apple users. It is to be worshipped, cleaned and left at home in a safe, dry, scratch free environment. If you have any trouble caring for your card, Apple has provided instructions on how to clean a credit card. A credit card... Clean and care for a credit card.... Cant say that enough. The idea is just astonishing.
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Did anyone in SEVENTEEN pages of comments bother to mention that you could also decide you don't give a crap if the card gets scratched or dinged as long as it keeps working?
Is there any suggestion that any of this is anything but cosmetic?
Is there any suggestion that any of this is anything but cosmetic?
Well, we have certainly come a long way from all the criticisms that nobody would ever use the Apple Card because other cards offer better rewards.
And as mentioned, paying via Apple Pay offers higher rewards than using the physical card for a reason.
Well, we have certainly come a long way from all the criticisms that nobody would ever use the Apple Card because other cards offer better rewards.
And as mentioned, paying via Apple Pay offers higher rewards than using the physical card for a reason.
So that means Apple supporters are content that the card business itself is no longer criticized and that Apple's lack of thought in use practicality can be overlooked? LOL
Even with all those pays system, we still use the physical card, and even cash for reason. There are place where you cannot use the pay period.
I mean seriously, the trend Apple is showing is so hilarious. What's next. A protection case for a creadit card? LOL
Any rumors yet on what next year’s Apple Card model will look like, what improvements it will bring? Should I get one now or wait. Will it be called Apple Card 2 or II?
Apple Card S Max Pro. Will be 30% thinner.
Some shops I frequent have rewards apps that let me collect points and perks. If I am going to have my phone out anyways to register the rewards (usually in the form of scanning a QR code), I may as well just pay using Apple Pay while I am at it. It’s also easier to whip out my phone, than take my credit card out of my wallet and put it away when I am done with it.
That said, the “bigger picture” I was referring to isn’t so much the lack of ubiquity of Apple Pay, but rather, Apple’s motivations for releasing their own credit card. I feel there isn’t enough discussion surrounding this, with the bulk of the members here choosing instead to pluck the low-hanging fruit of taking cheap (and superficial) potshots at an easy joke, and then just stopping there.
Am I the only one who finds it fascinating that Apple is getting personally involved in the key services underpinning their iOS devices? There’s health with the Apple Watch, transportation with CarPlay (and Apple working on their own self-driving car), and now financial services (starting first with Apple Pay and now their own credit card).
What makes Apple well-positioned to complete head-to-head with these various competitors is the strong relationship it enjoys with its customers.
Is anyone doubting that as we going along, Apple is learning intently about the financial industry and the complexities, challenges and regulations involved with it? What other financial services could Apple offer in the future? Loans? Insurance? It’s own brand of cryptocurrency? How might Apple add its own twist on these existing services, given its control over hardware and software, and its focus on security and privacy?
Now with music streaming, news, video streaming and gaming, I think it’s safe to say that any genre is fair game for Apple.
True...but...after a few strip swipes or chip insertions, the card is going to show wear anyway. Back when cards were swiped, my cards showed serious scratches on the other side of the strip. The cards that go into chip readers are showing similar wear. It's just a card - too bad Apple chose a fragile white finish that will show up even minor wear clearly.
You are reading way too much into this. It’s a credit card...
As far as exerting too much energy to retrieve a wallet from your person, may I suggest strengthening exercises. Work your core muscles. With time you will find lifting your wallet and credit cards will become easier than lifting your phone...
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Many large retailers here in the U.S. have their credit cards, e.g. Amazon, Best Buy, Target, Walmart, etc. So I'm not sure how Apple's motivations are any different than others.
Probably not the only one, but definitely part of the minority.
Apple isn't a financial institution.
I'm not sure that this credit card is evidence of Apple learning the complexities/challenges/regulations around the financial industry. It's a credit card. I'm actually surprised how you came to that conclusion, but as most know on this forum you tend to reach from your hut.
The only service of the things you've listed that they have been successful at is music streaming, and you can argue what the definition of success really means here. News+ right now is questionably successful right now. Video streaming (i.e. Apple TV+) and gaming have yet to prove themselves and are facing skepticism from the relevant industries. Time will tell how it plays out.
I still believe Apple's strategy in entering financial industry is pathetic at best.
Instead of focusing so much on looks of their card, offer me compelling benefit which is lacking at the moment.
I guess they have to weaponize the look of card as they are doing their best to utilize Apple fandom instead of offering a real benefit.
Instead of focusing so much on looks of their card, offer me compelling benefit which is lacking at the moment.
I guess they have to weaponize the look of card as they are doing their best to utilize Apple fandom instead of offering a real benefit.
I don't get why people care so much about the card's condition or make fun of Apple for putting out these guidelines. Do they know they can just request a brand spanking new replacement card for free right?
I can confirm that the replacement cards are free of charge and delivered (on average) within a week.
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Apple this morning shared a new Apple Card support document, which covers proper cleaning and storage methods to maintain the card's signature white finish.
If the Apple Card gets dirty, Apple recommends gently wiping it with a soft, damp microfiber cloth. A soft microfiber cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol can also be used for stain removal.
Apple says that household cleaners, abrasives, solvents, ammonia, aerosol sprays and compressed air must be avoided, and warns that some fabrics, such as leather and denim, have the potential to cause permanent discoloration.
Due to the multi-layer coating process that gives the titanium card its white finish, Apple has detailed rules for proper storage.
The Apple Card should be stored in a wallet, pocket, or bag constructed from soft materials, and it should not touch another credit card because doing so could cause scratching.
Apple also warns against putting the Apple Card near magnets because doing so could cause the magnetic strip to become demagnetized, and Apple also says that the Apple Card should not be put in a pocket or bag that contains loose change, keys, or other potentially abrasive objects.
Apple's full list of instructions for the Apple Card can be found in the support document. Additional Apple Card details are located in our Apple Card guide.
Article Link: Apple Shares Details on Cleaning and Protecting Your Apple Card in New Support Document
I can confirm that the replacement cards are free of charge and delivered (on average) within a week.
I think the motivations are as follows:
- Honestly try to better the credit card experience with deep digital wallet integration and all that entails: detailed transaction view (as detailed as MasterCard can get, anyways), card number locking and renewal, easy visual payment and pay down with bank account integration, spending overview.
- Increase the use of ApplePay. The physical card is optional so this is truly a digital card first, physical card second experience. Increasing use of ApplePay increases Apple revenue.
- Increase payment security. The fact that the card is numberless means you can, using the feature of requesting a new number, do so without needing to replace the card. (I assume this works, but how I don't know, given what is or isn't encoded on the mag strip. Maybe it's just a token that eventually resolves to a new number at the payment processor.)
- Differentiate from competitors who have digital payment but not an actual payment card. Next year there might be Samsung and Google credit cards, not just cobranding marketing plays, but actual wallet integration like AppleCard.
- Provide a statement card for Apple customers and fans. You can have many kinds of logos on a credit card today so why not one with an Apple logo on it?
- Provide a statement card experience for as many people as possible, hence anyone with 600+ credit score could conceivably receive a card. I don't believe this is overly altruistic, but it can allow some folks to build and manage their credit better.
- Tie card holders ever more closer to the Apple ecosystem
I'm also not tying this to other things that Apple is doing. Like any company with deep pockets, they try to control their own destiny and may or may not succeed at doing so.
I think the most hilarious part is the Apple Card still coming with a magnetic stripe on it. Didn't they want to make a safer card? They why did they still add a magnetic stripe that can be easily used to skim data from the card? That was just idiotic. The Apple Card should have come with just the chip on it, no stripe. It just goes to show how widespread the use of magnetic stripe readers continues to be in the US, so much that even Apple couldn't innovate in having the Apple Card made without a magnetic stripe.
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Apple this morning shared a new Apple Card support document, which covers proper cleaning and storage methods to maintain the card's signature white finish.
If the Apple Card gets dirty, Apple recommends gently wiping it with a soft, damp microfiber cloth. A soft microfiber cloth moistened with isopropyl alcohol can also be used for stain removal.
Apple says that household cleaners, abrasives, solvents, ammonia, aerosol sprays and compressed air must be avoided, and warns that some fabrics, such as leather and denim, have the potential to cause permanent discoloration.
Due to the multi-layer coating process that gives the titanium card its white finish, Apple has detailed rules for proper storage.
The Apple Card should be stored in a wallet, pocket, or bag constructed from soft materials, and it should not touch another credit card because doing so could cause scratching.
Apple also warns against putting the Apple Card near magnets because doing so could cause the magnetic strip to become demagnetized, and Apple also says that the Apple Card should not be put in a pocket or bag that contains loose change, keys, or other potentially abrasive objects.
Apple's full list of instructions for the Apple Card can be found in the support document. Additional Apple Card details are located in our Apple Card guide.
Article Link: Apple Shares Details on Cleaning and Protecting Your Apple Card in New Support Document
you can treat it just like any other credit card. After all, do you bother to clean your other credit cards?
It is nothing more than 'stuff' to make you feel like it is a special product. Credit is intangible. The card is the physical representation of that. They are merely trying to make this credit feel more special that someone else's credit... just like AMEX or other premium credit cards.
Much ado about nothing.
sorry but anybody that is worried about getting your credit card scratched up really needs to reevaluate their lives maybe therapy will help them
For anyone who cares about keeping it white. Nothing more, nothing less. Some people care about that stuff and Apple let them know. If they had not, someone would have whined about THAT like they did about the HomePod slightly marring the finish on fancy wood tables