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> On the bright side, earlier today I went grocery shopping, turned my iPhone in airplane mode, and paid with just the watch. The author seems to be unaware th
by SOLAR_FIELDS 9y ago
> On the bright side, earlier today I went grocery shopping, turned my iPhone in airplane mode, and paid with just the watch.
The author seems to be unaware that you can use Apple Pay on the watch without any cellular on either the watch or the phone - I have done it many times on my Watch 2 while my phone is at home.
- ecesena 9y agoI was definitely unaware, thanks for pointing it out. Just to confirm, the watch needs connectivity, right? So, I assume, it's over wifi. Correct?
- SOLAR_FIELDS 9y agoIt’s NFC, which is a radio signal, so no connectivity is required aside from the electricity needed to send the signal from the watch. It’s pretty analogous to swiping a physical card in that regard
- ecesena 9y agoOh I didn't know it was just NFC, I don't know why I was convinced it was a 3-party protocol requiring device connectivity. Good to know.
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