Current procedures for this are that you hold your phone to a scanner at the side of the till. They don't take it from you.
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First Passbook Enabled App
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Current procedures for this are that you hold your phone to a scanner at the side of the till. They don't take it from you.
I've never have an issue with it. They don't touch your phone, just tell you to scan the screen.
AFAIK, Starbucks is *not* Passbook enabled. Also, the list shows tens of apps for me, none of which are remotely related to Passbook (Instagram?!) except for Starbucks.
Online retail.
Do you even know what NFC is? It stands for "Near Field Communications." It can include, but is not limited to online retail.
NFC can be used as a keycard for security entrances.
NFC contactless payment systems can include transit cards as well as credit cards. Some Visa and Mastercard issuers offer credit cards with embedded NFC chips. Visa's system is called PayWave; Mastercard's system is called PayPass (I think). There are some Verifone POS terminals (a.k.a. "credit card swipers") that have the wireless logo for NFC contactless payment.
Easier said than done depending on the ground clearance of your vehicle. At the register inside, sure. I doubt it would work if I was in the Miata, though.
Yea no problem I will upload one of the list when I get home this evening!
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I know! I was mistaken on my original post. I got my hopes up because for the last week I had the list like you described but this morning when I checked it brought me to a list of only Starbucks (which seemed legit) and when I opened it I saw the "card" button and once again thought it was for passbook but didn't have a card to test on.
Buying tickets online with Virgin Australia on an iOS6 device now brings up Passbook: http://www.cnet.com.au/ios-6-passbook-already-working-with-virgin-339341505.htm
So, first real world application then?
So, first real world application then?
Here in Canada they do. They even have wireless scanners that they hold out the window for you to scan your phone.
This is probably the article you're talking about:
http://www.macstories.net/news/why-apples-passbook-doesnt-do-credit-cards-yet/
Its kinda crazy how quickly NFC has taken over at least the Toronto/GTA. I see it everywhere, almost all stores are getting it now.
Would love to have my CC tied to my phone so I can just swipe and go.
Google Wallet does this in the US, but unfortunately not in Canada.
You really can't see the benefit? It aggregates all of those cards instead of needing separate apps for everything...
The thing is, a lot of companies that supply coupons/cards/etc in their apps also provide additional functionalities in those separate apps. British Airways, for example, allows me to see my Frequent Flyer status and "miles" updates, my other bookings and timetable lookups. A supermarket app let's me check where the nearest store is, recipe ideas, so on and so forth.
What value is it for companies to integrate with Passbook if they'd rather concentrate on improving in-app experience?
Reach. Passbook will be installed by default and it'll offer to take all passes. This will massively expand the amount of people using on-device services like e-passes and store cards, which in turn could lead users to install the company app.
Isn't the company app (with PB integration) required in the first place to have its passes/cards appear in PB? Otherwise, how will Passbook get my boarding pass, for example?
Well it doesn't say "cannot connect" any more but just brings up a blank page.
This is exciting. I confident we will see loads of gift cards to purchase etc via iTunes.
In the UK you can get gift cards from WHSmiths, Sainsbury's etc so there is no reason why Apple can't sell them via itunes.
This is exciting. I confident we will see loads of gift cards to purchase etc via iTunes.
In the UK you can get gift cards from WHSmiths, Sainsbury's etc so there is no reason why Apple can't sell them via itunes.
It'll be the same with what happens when you use Chip and PIN. If the machine is working they are not allowed to take the card off you, or touch your card in fact. They are supposed to ask you to insert your card and thats all.
Where I work we have just had our old Chip&PIN terminals replaced by Verifone NFC-enabled ones installed and it's quite exciting the first time I saw a contactless payment go through. (I have a sad life obviously). My Barclaycard has this enabled but i've never used it yet. Might have a go next time i go to Pret for a coffee.
What URL? At the end of the day, if I am not mistaken, company app needs installing and that app needs to have functionality that recognises that you have Passbook and offer to show stuff in it. Without all of the above, it won't work. Considering that companies can offer richer experience (read: sell you stuff through in-app purchases) in their own apps, why would they want to allow ways for customers to use their apps less often?
10.8.2 beta was released last night and included this gem:
"From Safari and Mail on your Mac you can add passes to Passbook on your iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 6"
That would suggest no app and no URL required - it'd be more like an email attachment (.pkpass) which the phone can receive wirelessly.