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I don't think I could disagree more with your number 4. Adding a boarding pass to Apple Wallet and having it update itself with gate changes, delays, etc, notif

by internet2000 2y ago

I don't think I could disagree more with your number 4. Adding a boarding pass to Apple Wallet and having it update itself with gate changes, delays, etc, notifying you and even scribbling skeuomorphically what changed on the pass [0] has been one of the strongest delighters I've experienced in recent times. [0] https://i.imgur.com/OkthcOi.png https://i.imgur.com/OkthcOi.png

tdeck 2y ago
You can do that with a boarding pass downloaded from the airline website or emailed to you by the airline. But some airlines like to hide this option in order to force you to download their app.
- Kwpolska 2y ago
  How can you remotely update a PDF file after someone downloaded it?
  - tdeck 2y ago
    Why would you need to do that? The boarding pass has a QR code on it; the QR code links to your ticket. If you need to change your booking, they can email you a new one.
    - JustExAWS 2y ago
      They are referring to gate and time changes
      - tdeck 2y ago
        And? These are available on google, on the airline's website, and on screens throughout the terminal. Many airlines will send them to you via SMS. There's no need to have a whole app just to check your gate assignment.
        JustExAWS 2y ago
        Or I could just use an app and get a push notification.
        asdff 2y ago
        If you have a half gig spare for such an app these days maybe
        kiwijamo 2y ago
        I can't remember the last time I received a gate change notification via SMS. App push notifications are more common in my experience.
  - AlexandrB 2y ago
    Some airlines email you a hyperlink that put passes in your Apple wallet from a website. This seems like the ideal case to me.
- raziel2p 2y ago
  did you simply ignore what the parent poster wrote about it updating itself with gate numbers etc.?
kjkjadksj 2y ago
My apple wallet boarding passes never update on time. At LAX they sometimes put you as a placeholder at the international terminal for your gate on boarding pass. So then you show up, slog through the international terminal to this gate, and see that no you are actually in terminal 7. Enjoy the resulting 2.5 mile walk I hope you baked in extra time. Now I don’t trust it. Googling the flight number brings in the updated gate. Not the apple wallet boarding pass though.
RhysU 2y ago
Are you not also paying attention to the gate itself and to departure boards? Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past?
- internet2000 2y ago
  > Are you not also paying attention to the […] departure boards? I’m not, not anymore. > Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past? Convenience.
  - mixmastamyk 2y ago
    So you disregard what's in front of your face, in preference to your device. Other folks here were talking about how their devices did not update in a timely fashion. They had to force refresh several times to get a response. Meanwhile the gate screens have a single job and update within seconds.
    - eesmith 2y ago
      Like following the GPS instructions onto a logging road, or into a lake.
- HDThoreaun 2y ago
  no I dont waste my time with the screens anymore.
  - asdff 2y ago
    What all 10 seconds?

tdeck 2y ago

You can do that with a boarding pass downloaded from the airline website or emailed to you by the airline. But some airlines like to hide this option in order to force you to download their app.

Kwpolska 2y ago
How can you remotely update a PDF file after someone downloaded it?
- tdeck 2y ago
  Why would you need to do that? The boarding pass has a QR code on it; the QR code links to your ticket. If you need to change your booking, they can email you a new one.
  - JustExAWS 2y ago
    They are referring to gate and time changes
    - tdeck 2y ago
      And? These are available on google, on the airline's website, and on screens throughout the terminal. Many airlines will send them to you via SMS. There's no need to have a whole app just to check your gate assignment.
      - JustExAWS 2y ago
        Or I could just use an app and get a push notification.
        asdff 2y ago
        If you have a half gig spare for such an app these days maybe
      - kiwijamo 2y ago
        I can't remember the last time I received a gate change notification via SMS. App push notifications are more common in my experience.
- AlexandrB 2y ago
  Some airlines email you a hyperlink that put passes in your Apple wallet from a website. This seems like the ideal case to me.
raziel2p 2y ago
did you simply ignore what the parent poster wrote about it updating itself with gate numbers etc.?

kjkjadksj 2y ago

My apple wallet boarding passes never update on time. At LAX they sometimes put you as a placeholder at the international terminal for your gate on boarding pass. So then you show up, slog through the international terminal to this gate, and see that no you are actually in terminal 7. Enjoy the resulting 2.5 mile walk I hope you baked in extra time. Now I don’t trust it. Googling the flight number brings in the updated gate. Not the apple wallet boarding pass though.

RhysU 2y ago

Are you not also paying attention to the gate itself and to departure boards? Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past?

internet2000 2y ago
> Are you not also paying attention to the […] departure boards? I’m not, not anymore. > Why do you need your phone to tell you what's posted on numerous displays that you walk past? Convenience.
- mixmastamyk 2y ago
  So you disregard what's in front of your face, in preference to your device. Other folks here were talking about how their devices did not update in a timely fashion. They had to force refresh several times to get a response. Meanwhile the gate screens have a single job and update within seconds.
  - eesmith 2y ago
    Like following the GPS instructions onto a logging road, or into a lake.
HDThoreaun 2y ago
no I dont waste my time with the screens anymore.
- asdff 2y ago
  What all 10 seconds?