Apple Pay Express Mode comes to New South Wales
Wesley HilliardOpal Network
The Opal Network in New South Wales, Australia, now accepts Apple Pay Express Mode, speeding up transactions at the turnstile.
Apple Wallet has a feature called Express Transit which enables users to tap their iPhone or Apple Watch to a transit terminal without a passcode. It works even when the device has lost power, thanks to a power reserve mode.
Members of the Opal Network can now take advantage of Express Mode via Apple Pay in New South Wales, Australia. Users only need to activate their card within the Apple Wallet app for use with Express Mode.
To enable Express Mode on iPhone:
- Open the Settings app.
- Select "Wallet & Apple Pay."
- Select "Express Transit Card."
- Choose the card you wish to use with Express Mode
To enable Express Mode on Apple Watch:
- Open the Settings app.
- Select "Wallet & Apple Pay."
- Select "Express Mode."
- Choose the card you wish to use with Express Mode
When Express Mode is activated, users can tap a transit terminal without needing to wake the device or enter a passcode. This works when entering or exiting a location.
Power reserve kicks in when a battery is depleted. This means a small reserve of battery remains to ensure Express Mode is still active for up to five hours, even without any charge available to power on the device.
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6 Comments
If we could just add our Opal card to Apple Wallet, then this would be perfect.
What is a "transit terminal"? The term is not in the Cambridge English dictionary online.
It would be really great if we could see the price we are approving on the iPhone's SCREEN. In a lot of situations, especially when traveling, the price screen is not easy to see on hand held readers and in some cases the cashier has to type in the price and then hold out the reader to the buyer with the screen facing away from them or in a foreign language. Why was it not this way from the beginning?