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There's also the ubiquity of smartphones to consider. I was there this month and everyone was using their iphone to trap in and out. And I do mean iPhone, not
by kjellsbells 3y ago
There's also the ubiquity of smartphones to consider. I was there this month and everyone was using their iphone to trap in and out.
And I do mean iPhone, not generic smartphone. It seems that in Japan, iPhone is absolutely dominant and may (??) have some sort of additional chip in it (Felica?) that allows it to be used for other shopping. Presumably that is not essential for transit use as my friend with a US iphone was able to tap and pay using Apple Pay.
Perhaps a Japan reader can comment. Android doesnt seem to be supported much, and certainly not for overseas phones, as this link describes.
https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/13314575?hl=en https://support.google.com/wallet/answer/13314575?hl=en
Quite a bummer for tourists, I'd have thought.
- RJIb8RBYxzAMX9u 3y agoYou don't need a JDM model iPhone, as long as it's new enough (after 12?) The virtual Suica card works seamlessly on my US-model iPhone 12 mini.
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- smileysteve 3y agoConfirmed; I have samsung, wife has iphone. I had to buy a card and manually refill it.
- repeatlifecycle 3y agoI recently had family visit, and all had US model phones , but two were iPhones and one was with an Android. The two with iPhones had no trouble getting a digital card issued on their phone, but the Android user was unable to since their model of phone did not have the felica chip. To my understanding, only Japanese model Android phones have this special chip. Luckily we were able to get the Android user a special Passport Pasmo only issues for tourists that expires after two weeks.