*(Note: iOS 12.3 EMV Express Transit is only for Portland TriMet, updates and details here) The short storyText strings added in pass.json files enable new card options in the new […]
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iOS 12.3 beta Apple Pay Suica Performance
Despite the wobbly state of Apple Pay Suica card UI design in iOS 12.2 and iOS 12.3, real world Express Transit performance continues to improve. NFC performance is a very […]
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Yes, QR Codes Really Suck for Transit
If you even want proof that letting an outside company QR code or bank cards on transit fare gates is not a good thing, this is it. QR codes are […]
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Apple Pay Express Transit Comes to America with HOP and Ventra
The October 2016 launch of Apple Pay Suica in Japan was an important one with several ‘firsts’: FeliCa (the Ferrari of NFC) was the first non-EMV contactless payment NFC technology […]
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Apple Pay Suica Express Mode with power reserve
iPhone XS and later have the A12 Bionic powered “Express Cards with power reserve” aka Express Mode power reserve. This feature can be used with Suica and other transit cards, […]
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Global FeliCa vs Galapagos Syndrome QR Codes
Back in the pre-iPhone era Japanese manufactures were busy churning out internet connected, e-wallet capable handsets with high quality cameras (for that time) that most of the western IT media pooh-poohed: […]