Most airlines don't even offer check-in via mobile phone, so that's the biggest problem with Passbook for me -- it's just not something I would need to use often.
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Most airlines don't even offer check-in via mobile phone, so that's the biggest problem with Passbook for me -- it's just not something I would need to use often.
The pop-up alert letting you know you have coupons/credit somewhere is neat and all, but again, one app that -- in order to use it -- requires you to use and manage a host of other apps isn't very forward-thinking at all. I find it hard to see how the step of downloading, signing up for and then loading and using different apps (which all might vary significantly in function from one another) to load the information into passbook -- then using Passbook for the information -- is saving any time or helping anything.
Maybe they'll change this. And even if this does require accounts with each of the businesses, why can't all this account information (after being set up individually at each company's website, e.g.) then be input into Passbook?
I don't like downloading more apps than I need to. This creates a need to download more apps. The whole concept needs to be rethought.
Maybe they'll change this. And even if this does require accounts with each of the businesses, why can't all this account information (after being set up individually at each company's website, e.g.) then be input into Passbook?
I don't like downloading more apps than I need to. This creates a need to download more apps. The whole concept needs to be rethought.
This.
I think I need to just stop reading the threads regarding Passbook. Very few seem to understand how to use it, much less the purpose of the app. Everyone is just taking turns posting their own "Passbook sucks" thread, without bothering to read the countless others already on this forum - many of which have answers to their questions/confusions.
Actually, all of the major ones do.
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As always, it's a personal tradeoff, and it has nothing to do with Passbook (which, as has been mentioned several times now, does *not* require other apps or accounts, since it can also receive Passbook files directly, e.g. via email or web, if the provider chooses to do so).
I would probably not sign up with Target just to get some coupons I will probably never use. On the other hand, signing up with airlines like United is very useful for me, since it simplifies reservations and check-in, and you can collect miles and gain privileges like free upgrades and access to premium economy seats and airport lounges. If you don't travel often, that might not mean much to you, but for others it is a big advantage.
I used the Passbook app this weekend while flying with Delta and United Airlines. I downloaded their respective apps, checked-in through these apps, and added the tickets to Passbook. Since I did not have to check any luggage, I was able to walk straight to security. TSA usually will ask for your boarding pass and ID, then scribble something on the boarding pass. When I handed the agent my phone instead, he just looked at it and my ID and gave then back, no problem. Same thing at the gate; handed them my phone and they just scanned it. Last thing to do was digitally shred the ticket at my seat to the amusement of the person sitting next to me.
I was quite pleased with the process.
Edit: American Airlines, not Delta. Apologies. I'm flying Southwest this weekend and will be bummed to have to waste paper on physical boarding passes...
I was quite pleased with the process.
Edit: American Airlines, not Delta. Apologies. I'm flying Southwest this weekend and will be bummed to have to waste paper on physical boarding passes...
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Deleting unwanted apps
I can't post on Passbook since I'm reading posts trying to decide whether to plunge into iOS 6 or wait. I can comment on this and other posts about unwanted undeletable apps. Just drag them all into a folder marked "Useless" and put it on a new screen at the very end of the screen list. Voila! They have disappeared as far as you're concerned.
I can't post on Passbook since I'm reading posts trying to decide whether to plunge into iOS 6 or wait. I can comment on this and other posts about unwanted undeletable apps. Just drag them all into a folder marked "Useless" and put it on a new screen at the very end of the screen list. Voila! They have disappeared as far as you're concerned.
This has already been addressed above. The standard doesn't require an app. You can be e-mailed the passes or through other options. You don't even need to keep the apps on your phone. An app is just one of several different ways to get a pass into the passbook.
"As of March 2012, the pilot was operating at 110 U.S. airports with nine airlines: Alaska, American, British Airways, Continental, Delta, Lufthansa, United, US Airways, and Virgin America."
-- http://www.tsa.gov/approach/tech/paperless_boarding_pass_expansion.shtm
So, no. Some of the major American carriers, and in only some American cities. And when you look globally, it's even worse.
It will get better of course, but at this pace not for a long while.
"So, no"? Which of the major airlines is missing? And what became of your claim that "Most airlines don't even offer check-in via mobile phone"?
Actually, no. Most major airlines in Europe and Asia offer electronic boarding passes as well.
I fly more than 100K miles a year, and I can't remember the last time I used a paper boarding pass for a domestic flight. For intercontinental flights you still often need them because the reservation systems are not fully integrated and because there are often local customs or immigration procedures that prevent it.
Norfolk International (ORF) still requires paper boarding passes.
I know it's no ORD or JFK, but it does serve the largest metro area in Virginia.
If it doesn't have them, surely other not-quite-major-but-not-really-small-either airports don't have them yet either.
Certainly. But they are far from exotic. On the contrary, it's more and more becoming the standard.
I misspoke when I wrote 'check-in'; I meant boarding pass, of course. And airlines...let's see, Southwest, Northwest, JetBlue...
As for intercontinental flights, local immigration law does not nullify the fact that it doesn't work. I'm not placing blame on particular parties per se, I am just stating that there are many instances where digital passes aren't a reality. Perhaps in your particular case it's working out well.
I used to fly more than 100K miles myself (now at around 50K miles only) too, and I always prefer paper boarding passes on airline paperstock.
Always hold onto paper boarding pass until your frequent flyer miles post.
I like the convenience of mobile boarding passes, but I still want the proper First/Business class boarding passes printed on special airline paper stock.
FYI, Northwest no longer exist. It has merged with Delta quite a while ago.
Passbook
Okay...I'm an idiot, how in the heck are the credit card looking apps supposed to magically appear in the Passbook Application? I've signed up...and still got nothing but the standard screen that ends up taking me back to the app store and the dang stores I already signed up for???
How the heck is this supposed to work? Thanks in advance...
Okay...I'm an idiot, how in the heck are the credit card looking apps supposed to magically appear in the Passbook Application? I've signed up...and still got nothing but the standard screen that ends up taking me back to the app store and the dang stores I already signed up for???
How the heck is this supposed to work? Thanks in advance...
This app might be useful: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id536143917
People's Card is a free utility app to explore the maximum potential of iOS 6's revolutionary Passbook system.
It helps you to create your very own passes and cards, and place them in your iPhone's Passbook. You could easily distribute them to other people as you will.
It could be used to create your personal & business card, or event tickets when you are organizing a party. For people who is executing a small business, the app would be also valuable. You may want to create awesome coupons and membership cards, for your customers who have an iPhone.
Unlike the traditional card makers, you could freely change the content of our passes and cards whenever there is an update. And the people who have the card will have it refreshed immediately.
* disclaimer: I made that app *
People's Card is a free utility app to explore the maximum potential of iOS 6's revolutionary Passbook system.
It helps you to create your very own passes and cards, and place them in your iPhone's Passbook. You could easily distribute them to other people as you will.
It could be used to create your personal & business card, or event tickets when you are organizing a party. For people who is executing a small business, the app would be also valuable. You may want to create awesome coupons and membership cards, for your customers who have an iPhone.
Unlike the traditional card makers, you could freely change the content of our passes and cards whenever there is an update. And the people who have the card will have it refreshed immediately.
* disclaimer: I made that app *
Okay...I'm an idiot, how in the heck are the credit card looking apps supposed to magically appear in the Passbook Application? I've signed up...and still got nothing but the standard screen that ends up taking me back to the app store and the dang stores I already signed up for???
How the heck is this supposed to work? Thanks in advance...
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Gift Cards
Just letting this out, if you got gift cards laying around for starbucks or any other store, you can download the app "Gyft" wich is pretty much the same as passbook, only lets you add your own cards, and from the Gyft app, you can add them to Passbook.
Just letting this out, if you got gift cards laying around for starbucks or any other store, you can download the app "Gyft" wich is pretty much the same as passbook, only lets you add your own cards, and from the Gyft app, you can add them to Passbook.
Thx...however, not sure why I would need to add another application--seems to me Apple has provided one for us, now all I need to do is to get it to work. However; I will definitely look into yours. Appreciate it!
This is not necessarily true, as pointed out by several people in this thread. The deliverable that Passbook reads is a proprietary bundle file, but the way in which it gets delivered can be via App, Mail, or Safari (and I imagine SMS, Twitter, etc. will work at some point too).
So you only "have to download more and more apps and sign up for each" if the vendor/company you are trying to obtain passes from requires that you do it this way. Apple coded ios6 to offer many different delivery methods, as listed above, but if the vendor/company decides to exclusively distribute their passes via their installed app, that's their decision, not Apple's.
It is an ad for this persons company..
I got this information from here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4310300?start=0&tstart=0
I got this information from here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4310300?start=0&tstart=0
Hmm, so am I understanding this right? I downloaded the Walgreens and Target apps... and added my rewards cards to each mobile app. So if I go to Target tonight passbook knows that I am there and will display coupons? Or do I have to manually load coupons from the Target app to passbook?
I did go to my home target and it didn't show up... Could've just been a one time thing though. I'll have to check again next time I go.
Yes, try it again, from what i have read it will work with your "home" target, but not others.