I never knew that! I don't use Apple Pay often, and when I od, it's generally with my Apple Watch. When I've used the phone, though, I always thought I had to double press the home button first. Thanks for the correction, and sorry for my bad information!
-- Alex Hall > On Mar 3, 2018, at 21:07, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > Arnold, > > You do not need to press any buttons, first. > > The method you described is the correct one if you only have one credit card > on file or if you wish to pay with the default card. > > When the phone is in proximity of the terminal, it will automatically wake-up > and the process will begin, just as you described. > > So, to be clear, on a non-iPhone 10 device, > > 1. > With the phone either unlocked or locked, place your registered finger on the > Touch-ID Homebutton of the phone. > > 2. > Now, simply move the phone close to the terminal containing the NFC reader. > > 3. > Hold the phone near the reader until you receive hap tic feedback indicating > that the transaction has concluded successfully. > > Depending upon the model and iOS version of your Apple device and the model > and software version of the NFC terminal, this process can take as little as > two seconds up to as much as 30 seconds to complete. > > Personally, I always make certain that my phone is locked, before beginning > any transactions. > > Mark > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Arnold Schmidt > Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2018 3:46 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Apple Pay and Touch ID > > I never knew I had to double press the home button first. I just hold my > phone near the reader with my finger on the home button, and it goes through, > except for one time, I don't know what was wrong then. I will try double > pressing the home button first next time, to see if it works even better. > > Arnold Schmidt > > Sent from Arnold's iPhone > > On Mar 3, 2018, at 9:49 AM, Alex Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > In general, the process is simply: > > * from the lock screen or notifications center, press the home button twice > * your default card will be selected, but you can choose a different card if > you have one > * hold the phone near the reader > * touch the home button to authenticate, or do what I do and just leave your > finger there while holding the phone to the reader > * after a moment, the phone vibrates and chimes, and you're done > > Really, stepping through it like that makes it sound longer and harder than > it is. Double press the home button, hold the phone to the reader, and rest a > finger on the home button for Touch ID. The only way it gets easier is if > you're using an Apple Watch. I hope this explains things some, and your next > attempt goes more smoothly. > > -- > Alex Hall > > > > > > On Mar 3, 2018, at 00:34, E.T. <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mark, > I did not get that far. What I ran into was, simply put, not knowing yet how > to make the transaction. And I did not have the luxury of keeping the checker > waiting. > > I expected to use Touch ID but was prompted for the passcode. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard... > [email protected] > Many believe that we have been visited > in the past. What if it were true? > > On 3/2/2018 9:07 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > > Hello E.T., > Your question is too broad in order to elicit a meaningful anser. > However, I can tell you that today, both a friend and I were unsuccessful in > getting Apple Pay to work at three different terminals at three different > businesses, on each of our phones. I have an 8 Plus and she has a 7 Plus. > We surmised that the system was down or working very slowly. This was the > first time, since Apple Pay was introduced, that I was not able to complete a > transaction, successfully. > I called another friend of mine, who lives a couple of states away, and he, > too, was unsuccessful in completing a terminal-based Apple Pay transaction. > So, I suggest that you wait a few days and give it another try, say, sometime > after Monday. > Just so you know, a few minutes ago, I did successfully reload my Starbucks > card, via Apple Pay. 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