I use Apple Pay every single time I am able to. But I don't see a lot of other people in lines at grocery stores using it. They still dip their card in the slot.
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Survey: Only 6% of U.S. iPhone Users Who Set Up Apple Pay Actually Use It
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Oh sure, that's entirely fair. I think at the time, too, it was far more common to have people yank out their phones to pay than to dip their Apple Watch to the card reader, which was part of it for me - clerks were expecting me to hover my iPhone over it, so that's what I did.
What's funny is the number of times I've had to correct store clerks who would see me pull out my phone and say, "Oh, we don't take Apple Pay" and I had to tell them that if they have a "tap" system for credit cards, they take Apple Pay.
Fortunately, too, they've been grateful for the education.
Apple Pay is way less convenient now, without TouchID. Before, I just placed the phone near the reader with my thumb on the sensor. No unlocking, no double-clicking the lock button, no clicking the home button, no tilting toward my face (or pressing "pay with passcode" when wearing a mask), etc.
FaceID destroyed most Apple Pay use cases for me.
FaceID destroyed most Apple Pay use cases for me.
I used to use in the very few stores around here that actually take it but with COVID-19 and the statewide mask mandate it was just easier and faster to pull out my CC since Face ID doesn't work with a mask. Then a few months ago when the mandates were lifted I was able to use it again but now we are back to the mandates so I'm back to using my CC.
Then your phone is broken or you aren't double-tapping quick enough. I just tried all those scenarios and it worked fine.
This is almost unbelievable. I know people like their dollar bills and to actually sign stuff but I thought Covid would change that.
These days I very rarely have anything on me other than my watch and phone.
i go weeks without seeing my real wallet.
EU is so different.
for those having Face ID and Touch ID issues Apple Watch is the answer.
These days I very rarely have anything on me other than my watch and phone.
i go weeks without seeing my real wallet.
EU is so different.
for those having Face ID and Touch ID issues Apple Watch is the answer.
IDK, I like Apple Pay, was an early adopter, used it all the time ... and then, The Age of Plagues began, and I haven't used it once since COVID started, 'cuz it doesn't work without FaceID, which may have something to do with it. It's a lot simpler to just use a contactless card at this point.
I wonder how many people that have it activated on their phones and have a watch actually use it on their watch too... I've seen the complaint multiple times about the mask, but you don't need to authenticate on the watch. It's authenticated by being on your wrist and much more convenient than pulling out the phone.
Unfortunately in the US we have a bunch of whiney companies who wanted to get in on the action, so everyone and their mother had to create a payment system after Pay was announced. I mean look at stupid Walmart they created "Walmart pay" and even though their stores have the freaking equipment to accept Pay they won't. Target took forever to accept it again even though they had the hardware, CVS and on and on.
It's so stupid, companies should be forced to accept all forms of payment to give the consumer the best option.
I always find it faster to just get out a credit or debit card and hold it near the reader rather than use my phone. But I have to admit it comes in useful if I don’t have my wallet with me!
I don’t understand why people don’t use it. My husband uses an android phone and he won’t set up google pay or Samsung pay on his phone. He keeps saying he doesn’t see the point.
I started going to Exxon stations, if you get their app you can use apple pay right from the app, I get 2% cashback and some points on the app.
Oh wow, for me regional differences within the US feel pronounced. I’ve never been to the UK but do understand it’s got many different countries and cultures within.
To me, the US also seems very different within, so I’m always trying to remind people we’re not a monolith.
I guess we will have to trust that each of us has a very different experience of the US especially since I think we haven’t seen the same places.
New Jersey, for example, is like no place else I’ve ever seen. That’s an incredibly multi faceted state in the experience of myself and my family.
They used to, I used it a few times years ago, then they stopped and never came back.
What? You still get the rewards using the same card via Apple Pay. I still get my AMEX and JetBlue rewards using them via Apple Pay or using the card.
This isn't about using Apple Pay Cash or the Apple Card.
I use it at the pump. I wish apple didn’t hold a monopoly on NFC payments on my iphone..
I too use it constantly. I especially like it for paying for NYC taxis, really quick and easy, and it somehow helps me overcome my bad habit of overtipping. Another thing I love is the security. Back when I was using plastic cards, over the course of about then years my information was stolen and used three times. Quite a hassle. In the seven years since Apple Pay launched, that hasn't happened once.
Whereas in Canada, our banks won't support Apple Pay Cash, so... win some, lose some.