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Just because you can provision Felica cards outside of Japan doesn't mean that you can actually use them. It's not really global support if you can add Suica in
by Shank 1y ago
Just because you can provision Felica cards outside of Japan doesn't mean that you can actually use them. It's not really global support if you can add Suica in the US and then not use it. More likely is that Felica Networks agreed with this logic and Apple is only paying the license fee for JP devices, or has some side deal about not delineating between regions. If Apple didn't support Felica, it would just move more users in Japan onto physical cards or Android.
- KerrAvon 1y agoOn recent US SKU iPhones — don’t know how recent —- you can add a Suica card directly to Apple Wallet annd use it anywhere the physical card is accepted. No weird regional deals.
- Shank 1y agoIt is only accepted in Japan.
- ezfe 1y agoWhich isn't Apple's problem to solve...? I'm not sure what your point is. If a Suica reader existed in the US it would work.
- numpad0 1y agoWhich btw is a shame. JRE would make a bank if they enabled it for Tap to Pay on iPhone worldwide.
- KerrAvon 1y agoOther transit cards are available in Apple Wallet!
- ezfe 1y agoFelica cards work worldwide on iPhone, there is no limitation that the phone is in Japan to use them.