I have an s e 2 so I still use a fingerprint. sometimes I press the side button when I’m initiating Apple pay but lately I haven’t needed to. it just starts when it gets close enough.
> On Jan 21, 2026, at 7:55 PM, Brad Snyder <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have never used my phone with Apple Pay where I held it screen down. Always > screen up. > Also, I believe you can unlock your phone before you hold it near the > terminals sensor. > My phone has Face ID, and it always unlocks as soon as I double press the > side button, then I placed the phone near the NFC sensor. > Always works like a charm. > > - Brad - > > On Jan 21, 2026, at 19:51, Lorie McCloud <[email protected]> wrote: > > normally when using Apple Pay with my phone I lay the phone face-up on the > recepticle, it makes the connection and then I lay my finger on the home > button and the transaction goes through. lately there have been a couple > times when I needed to put it on there face down. does that have to do with > how I have my camera set or something else? it’s not as convenient as face-up > because it’s harder to get to the home button to complete the transaction. is > there any way to tell when to lay it face-up and when to lay it face-down? > > thanks. > Lorie > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/D357E9F4-B646-4F86-AC26-326409BC0E8D%40gmail.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/E8B117B0-E3B5-4AB4-A254-7E43D495EECA%40swbell.net. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/6AE3890B-38E6-4B69-BA42-6033E50456EC%40gmail.com.
