Could 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE
Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités introduce Navigo card for iPhone and Apple Watch
Prospects can add a Navigo card to Apple Pockets and easily faucet their iPhone or Apple Watch to trip the metro, prepare, bus, and extra within the Paris area
PARIS Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités at present launched a simple, safe, and personal method for purchasers so as to add a brand new Navigo card to Apple Pockets and buy passes to trip transit within the Paris area. Riders can purchase passes from the Île-de-France Mobilités iOS app or instantly from Apple Pockets, and use an iPhone or Apple Watch to faucet and trip. Moreover, starting this week, real-time transit info in Apple Maps is out there in Paris to assist customers navigate their travels all through the town.
“Within the lead-up to what’s going to absolutely be an incredible summer season for the Paris area, we’re thrilled to deliver Navigo playing cards to Apple Pockets and supply Parisians and guests with an extremely handy and safe solution to trip transit in Paris and discover the town,” stated Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vp of Apple Pay and Apple Pockets. “Customers will love the security, safety, and seamlessness of buying passes and driving with a Navigo card in Apple Pockets on iPhone and Apple Watch.”
Add a New Navigo Card to Apple Pockets and Purchase a Transit Cross
Beginning at present, customers can rapidly and simply add a brand new Navigo card to Pockets by opening the Pockets app, tapping the Add (+) button, deciding on “Transit Card,” and following the directions. With a Navigo card in Apple Pockets, customers not want to go to a ticket merchandising machine or reload a Navigo card at retailers, as they’ll buy any cross from the Île-de-France Mobilités iOS app or choose passes in Apple Pockets. Riders should purchase t+, t+ diminished worth, OrlyBus, RoissyBus tickets, and Navigo Day passes in Apple Pockets by deciding on their Navigo card of selection, tapping the Extra (…) button, and deciding on “Purchase Passes.”
Faucet to Journey with Navigo Card in Apple Pockets
Navigo playing cards in Apple Pockets permit for a simple and handy commuting expertise. Customers can simply choose their Navigo card from Apple Pockets and double-click the facet button, or if they’ve Specific Mode enabled, a consumer can merely maintain their iPhone or Apple Watch close to a reader to trip transit in Paris with out having to unlock or get up their machine.1 With energy reserve on iPhone, if a buyer’s machine must be charged, they’ll nonetheless use it to trip transit.2
Safety and Privateness
Navigo playing cards in Apple Pockets take full benefit of the privateness and safety constructed into iPhone and Apple Watch. Navigo playing cards saved in Apple Pockets are non-public and safe, and Apple by no means tracks customers’ journeys. When prospects add a Navigo card to Apple Pockets, the cardboard info is encrypted and securely saved within the Safe Ingredient, an industry-standard, licensed chip designed to retailer the knowledge safely on the machine. If a consumer’s iPhone or Apple Watch is misplaced, the proprietor of the machine can promptly use the Discover My app to lock and assist find the machine.
Actual-Time Transit Updates in Apple Maps
Additionally starting this week, real-time transit info is out there in Apple Maps for the Paris metro, RER, Paris tramway, RATP buses, and extra. With real-time transit in Maps, customers in Paris can see detailed schedules, dwell departure and arrival instances, and system connections to assist plan a journey. Apple Maps will now additionally supply customers in Paris vital real-time transit info corresponding to outages and delays.
About Apple
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- Specific Mode requires iPhone XR or later, or Apple Watch Sequence 6 or later. Just one Navigo card might be enabled with Specific Mode at a time. Extra playing cards have to be manually chosen.
- Energy reserve is out there on iPhone XR or later. Specific Mode turns into unavailable when the machine is powered off.
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