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Apple Watch Users Embracing Apple Pay for Everyday Purchases
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It's good to hear that people are finding a good use for their iPhone accessory.
Well perhaps you should tell the retailers to enable the %*$$%$ NFC chip on their tap to pay terminals...
I don't have an Apple Watch, but I have had it fail several times on my iPhone 6. It's annoying as the phone doesn't tell you the transaction has failed, only the terminal does. Led to a lot of confusion the first time that happened, as I thought I had paid (the wallet on the phone listed the last transaction).And yet I've never had it fail once. Interesting.
If getting your wallet out is your idea of exercise, you're beyond hope.
Wow. That's amazing. You equate someone deciding not to carry 5 or 6 credit cards around in their wallet, credit cards that could get lost or stolen, and wanting to have security and privacy, and not wanting to have to sign a credit card receipt with people lying around on floating sofas? That's a stretch.
The post to which you made your fairly ridiculous reply is actually dead on. I notice you did't respond directly to it. So let me ask you this. Do you own remote controls? If so, why do you find it lazy for me to want to have contactless payments, but you don't find it lazy to sit on the sofa and channel surf, instead of getting up and selecting what you want to watch?
Maybe you should be Amish. That's their philosophy. No washing machines, no powered lawn mowers, no cars. No conveniences that would make you become Wall-E.
Lot's of people tell me this, maybe because i hate useless obstructions like pin's, (metal)keys, "startbuttons" and the sort. It's not lazy; it's efficient. And safer while we're at it.
Benedict Evans is a shill and a tool.![]()
Apple Pay on iPhone is a convenient and secure way to make payments without taking a debit or credit card out of your wallet, but you still need to take the smartphone out of your pocket to make a purchase. For that reason, Apple Pay has proven more transformative on Apple Watch, since the device is worn on the wrist and readily available for contactless payments.
The latest data from research firm Wristly supports that notion, with 80% of the over 1,000 respondents surveyed in the U.S. and U.K. claiming they have used Apple Pay on an Apple Watch at least once. The remaining 20% of respondents indicated they "do not perceive a benefit" to Apple Pay, have security concerns or believe their payment needs are already being met.
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Just over half (51%) of respondents described using Apple Pay on the Apple Watch as "magical," an adjective often used by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, while 42% indicated that the service is "convenient." An additional 3% of respondents said Apple Pay is "good," but with some areas of concern, and the remaining 4% of users found Apple Pay "not that useful."
Given the choice, 79% of respondents preferred to use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch and 9% preferred to use the mobile payments service on an iPhone. The survey panel most commonly used Apple Pay for everyday shopping (81%), in addition to recurring services such as Starbucks (60%), bigger purchases (35%), in-app purchases (29%) and other purchases (11%)...
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I think it's great that Apple Pay is working so nicely on the Apple Watch... A good valid benefit of having the watch.
However, this, fitness benefits and messaging conveinence seem to be the top 3 features/benefits that any smart watch can bring... What I hope to see is some "killer" application that takes smart watches from a "convenience" item to a "must have".
For the record... I don't own one yet... I'm in the camp of waiting for version 2.0 to come out then I'll probably buy-in.
However, this, fitness benefits and messaging conveinence seem to be the top 3 features/benefits that any smart watch can bring... What I hope to see is some "killer" application that takes smart watches from a "convenience" item to a "must have".
For the record... I don't own one yet... I'm in the camp of waiting for version 2.0 to come out then I'll probably buy-in.
Yeah, I know what you mean...
Yesterday, I was so lazy that I used an automobile to drive 38 miles, instead of hitching up the wagon to the horses, or walking it.
I also decided to use a wrench to tighten some bolts, instead of my teeth.
Later, I was so lazy that I used a computer to manage my checking account instead of the abacus, paper and pen.
Before I went to bed, I used my phone to set the alarm and turn on my Apple TV, instead of having the actors of Frasier come to my house and put on 4 episodes of the show in my living room.
As I turned off the lights, rather than putting out the bonfire in the cave, I thought about how convenient life is, now that I don't have to kill a pig, wring out his pancreas and purify the juice for my insulin.
Count me in as one of the lazy ones.
I really wish they would bring it to canada. I use tap to pay 100% of the time (as long as the place accepts it which 95% of stores do it seems). I don't have the watch and won't be getting one unless gen 2 is vastly superior but I would rather take out my phone than open my wallet
The horse in that photo is doing all the work, while the lazy Amish are lounging in comfort.Maybe you should be Amish. That's their philosophy. No washing machines, no powered lawn mowers, no cars. No conveniences that would make you become Wall-E.
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I've used it in loads of places that don't advertise that they take Apple Pay and it's never been an issue.
If they take contactless, they take Apple Pay.
Sounds like you have a problem with your phone.
Get it fixed/replaced under warranty/Applecare.
Living in the UK, I am constantly using my Apple Watch to pay for my travel on the TfL network and also for making small purchases in stores. There have been a few times recently where I leave my Oyster card at home by mistake and Apple Pay 'saves the day' lol
I'm not one to use my debit card very often, I tend to always try to use cash, but Apple Pay on Apple Watch is such a time saver and its one less card to carry in my pocket - which I rarely carried in the first place.
I dont have an iPhone 6, but I can imagine it takes the same amount of time to use a card.
Overall, I believe Apple Pay is the best service Apple has ever brought to the UK
By the way, using a Watch to pay for things is much cooler than using a phone or contactless card. It really gets people confused
I'm not one to use my debit card very often, I tend to always try to use cash, but Apple Pay on Apple Watch is such a time saver and its one less card to carry in my pocket - which I rarely carried in the first place.
I dont have an iPhone 6, but I can imagine it takes the same amount of time to use a card.
Overall, I believe Apple Pay is the best service Apple has ever brought to the UK
By the way, using a Watch to pay for things is much cooler than using a phone or contactless card. It really gets people confused
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The sale of their unannounced products and services, so far referred to as 'tools' and 'insights'.
Given the headlines on this page http://www.wristly.co/#!insights/cgiv I don't think their research into the popularity of Apple Watch is entirely unbiased. I'm not saying they're wrong, just that they're clearly trying to make headlines and create a market for their products, whatever they may be.
Oh poor people who have loads of cash in their pockets, go to the opera, buy hand made shoes and clothes and like to exercise. They sure envy you.