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Correct. The process inside the AliPay app is extremely streamlined, entirely in English, and surprisingly painless.

by kweks 7y ago

a2tech 7y ago
Is it a seven step process as described in the article?
- kweks 7y ago
  Seven step seems to imply it is arduous. I can't remember if it was seven steps, but it was definitely not complicated or lengthy. Select amount, add payment method, photo of passport, done.
cameronh90 7y ago
I was curious so I just tried setting it up. Unfortunately, failed at the first hurdle. Immediately after opening the app, it gave me the security prompt to access all my files. Obviously I denied it, and got the following Chinese error message: https://i.imgur.com/W6jJoDL.png https://i.imgur.com/W6jJoDL.png Unsurprisingly, it was because I denied access to my files, but wasn't exactly the most user friendly introduction. After granting access, it didn't understand my mobile phone number format so I had to type it in an atypical way to get the sign up code. Once after getting through, the search function/bar (I assume?) is still in Chinese along with various other parts of the app. These are not unsurmountable issues - but it's still not there yet.
- jhanschoo 7y ago
  https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/a8o833/is_samsung_galaxy_s9_secure_folder_a_sandbox/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/a8o833/is_samsung... Don't take my word as the gospel truth, but it seems like Samsung Knox can sandbox such an app. Or maybe Shelter https://www.xda-developers.com/shelter-open-source-sandboxing-app/ https://www.xda-developers.com/shelter-open-source-sandboxin...
- kweks 7y ago
  Compared to "impossible", this is incredibly simple. Yes, parts of the app are in Chinese. It's a Chinese app. But the tourpass part is in perfect English. If you've not been to China and experienced life without payments, the above might seem like too much effort or anti patterns, which is all true.

Correct. The process inside the AliPay app is extremely streamlined, entirely in English, and surprisingly painless.

by kweks 7y ago

Correct. The process inside the AliPay app is extremely streamlined, entirely in English, and surprisingly painless.

a2tech 7y ago

Is it a seven step process as described in the article?

kweks 7y ago
Seven step seems to imply it is arduous. I can't remember if it was seven steps, but it was definitely not complicated or lengthy. Select amount, add payment method, photo of passport, done.

cameronh90 7y ago

I was curious so I just tried setting it up. Unfortunately, failed at the first hurdle. Immediately after opening the app, it gave me the security prompt to access all my files. Obviously I denied it, and got the following Chinese error message: https://i.imgur.com/W6jJoDL.png https://i.imgur.com/W6jJoDL.png Unsurprisingly, it was because I denied access to my files, but wasn't exactly the most user friendly introduction. After granting access, it didn't understand my mobile phone number format so I had to type it in an atypical way to get the sign up code. Once after getting through, the search function/bar (I assume?) is still in Chinese along with various other parts of the app. These are not unsurmountable issues - but it's still not there yet.

jhanschoo 7y ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/a8o833/is_samsung_galaxy_s9_secure_folder_a_sandbox/ https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/a8o833/is_samsung... Don't take my word as the gospel truth, but it seems like Samsung Knox can sandbox such an app. Or maybe Shelter https://www.xda-developers.com/shelter-open-source-sandboxing-app/ https://www.xda-developers.com/shelter-open-source-sandboxin...
kweks 7y ago
Compared to "impossible", this is incredibly simple. Yes, parts of the app are in Chinese. It's a Chinese app. But the tourpass part is in perfect English. If you've not been to China and experienced life without payments, the above might seem like too much effort or anti patterns, which is all true.