Hello, Thank you all for contributing to this thread. In an effort to reduce list traffic, I will reply to your respective comments in this single post:
1. Alan, You do not need to hand your device to anyone in order to use Apple Pay. In fact, in order to successfully complete a transaction, you must have your finger on the Touch ID sensor. 2. Teresa, You do not bump your device against anything when using Apple Pay via NFC; but merely pass your device over/near the transaction terminal. Generally speaking, just hover your phone about an inch above where a person would sign her/his name. 3. Chris, Yes, many vendors use a portable scanner in order to acquire the bar code, however, some virtual cards don’t have a bar code but merely a series of numbers that a clerk must enter into the system, manually. 4. Wayne, There is an excellent free app that is completely VoiceOver friendly called stocards. After installing the app, simply scan the bar code of your store reward card via the camera. This app uses iPhone/VoiceOver standard buttons and gestures. 5. David, You got it right, my friend; that’s exactly what happened. 6. Robin, Believe it or not, there are many brick & mortar businesses that do not use portable scanners, yet. 7. Rose, It saddens me greatly to hear that you are still unable to use your phone’s Touch ID sensor. Mark -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wayne Merritt Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 7:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: A Virtual Reward Card On Your iPhone 6 Plus, Be Careful Who You Hand It To The only times I have given my phone to store or restaurant personnel were when using he Amazon Local app, so they could get the displayed coupon code. Once they got the code, they gave the phone back to me. Wayne On 2/21/15, Rose Combs <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, that is one worry I don't have, since I can't get a fingerprint > on my > 6 and have tried more than once, Apple pay and reward are out for me, > and give me no reason to hand my phone to a clerk! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of M. Taylor > Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 1:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: A Virtual Reward Card On Your iPhone 6 Plus, Be Careful Who > You Hand It To > > Hello All, > > I am absolutely in love with the Passbook App and Apple Pay feature on > my iPhone 6 Plus. > > The number of brick & mortar stores in my area that accept Apple Pay > transactions via the NFC protocol is relatively high. As a result, I > find myself using my iPhone to make purchases at least once a week, > sometimes even more. > > The one thing I would like to see added to the Passbook app is the > ability to quickly and easily add store reward cards without first > having to install a store-specific app. > > Now I am well aware of the fact that there are a growing number of > third-party apps and websites that will facilitate the creation of a > passbook pass, however, given the recent data security breeches across > the web, I am reluctant to give out any private purchasing information > to third-party, and as far as I am concerned, unvetted entities. > > Given my recent success with Passbook, I have been considering > virtualizing all of my store-specific reward cards by installing an > app such as KeyRing or Stocards. > > Using such an app would allow me to quickly display the virtual card > on my phone's display allowing it to be scanned at the time of purchase. > > I was planning on downloading a few such apps this evening when, > earlier today, while in a brick & mortar store, I witnessed a customer > hand her iPhone 6 Plus, with a virtual reward card displayed on the > screen, to a store employee in order for the employee to scan the bar code. > > To everyone's surprise, the employee dropped the iPhone. Because of a > convergence of circumstances, the phone landed on the floor. Not > good. The customer was, to put it mildly, furious. > > After having seen this, I'm not certain if I want to use virtual store > reward cards if doing so means that I must first hand my device to a > store employee. > > A virtual reward card on your iPhone 6 Plus, be careful who you hand it to. > > Mark > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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