iPhone XS/XR users in Japan have been wondering how long it would be before they had the opportunity to finally use the eSIM feature from a Japanese carrier. KDDI announced […]
The 100 Day Mark: Unlocking JP Carrier iPhone SIM Lock (Obsolete)
(All Japanese carriers are required to sell unlocked mobile phones since 2020, this post remains for reference) All Japanese carriers offer free SIM Lock unlocking service 100 days after first […]
Apple Pay Octopus and the iOS 12.1.3 Release Window
UPDATE: Apple Pay Octopus is coming with iOS 13 Note: For simplicity and convenience I have migrated and merged older Octopus related posts here. All new Octopus related developments will […]
iOS 12 Suica Performance Issues Update
iOS 12/watchOS 5 Suica performance continues to be a very mixed bag for many as Apple closes in on the iOS 12.1.3 update. There are no showstoppers but glitches are […]
iOS 12.1.2 Apple Pay Suica Performance Issues
No sooner than Apple issued the iOS 12.1.2 update that JR East pushed out a Suica system notice in their iOS Suica App: When Suica Balance Fails to Update. I […]
Apple Pay Drove FeliCa Contactless Growth in 2018
The CreditCard no Yomimono site (CCY) has collected and listed all the FeliCa contactless card issued to date numbers released by Japanese companies in 2018 into one convenient table. WAON […]