Service Mode is a weird function that doesn’t have a counterpart on the Android Suica•PASMO side. The JR East Apple Pay Suica help page used to mention this. The iPhone […]
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Suica•PASMO System Downtime July 6th 2019 (obsolete)
Mobile Suica maintenance is a regular nightly occurrence from 1am~4am with longer once a month sessions. The July 6~7 and July 20~21 Suica system maintenance work is very unusual for […]
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Rakuten Pay branded Suica for Android in 2020
Apple Pay users got the Mizuho branded Suica in 2018, so it’s only fair that Android Suica users get a digitally branded Suica too. JR East and Rakuten announced Rakuten […]
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Remove Suica and other transit or e-Money cards from Wallet but not lose them
A reader question: What’s the process if I want to remove Suica card from Apple Pay Wallet but not lose the card? I plan to sell my phone but have […]
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Suica Tops Contactless Use in Tokyo Area
Another market survey, another few data points. MoneyZine writers Hideyuki Kato and Isamu Saito report some interesting results of 2 different cashless use surveys. As I reported a year ago, […]
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iOS 12.3 Update and Apple Pay Transit Improvements
The iOS 12.3 update (currently 12.3.1 16F203) has important improvements for iPhone users in Japan and Apple Pay Transit users everywhere: Reiwa Era Calendar SupportReiwa Era is also supported in […]