Might 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 experience the metro, practice, bus, and extra within the Paris area
PARIS Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités at present launched a straightforward, safe, and personal approach for patrons so as to add a brand new Navigo card to Apple Pockets and buy passes to experience transit within the Paris area. Riders should 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 experience. Moreover, starting this week, real-time transit data in Apple Maps is out there in Paris to assist customers navigate their travels all through town.
“Within the lead-up to what’s going to absolutely be a tremendous summer time for the Paris area, we’re thrilled to convey Navigo playing cards to Apple Pockets and supply Parisians and guests with an extremely handy and safe approach to experience transit in Paris and discover town,” stated Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vp of Apple Pay and Apple Pockets. “Customers will love the protection, safety, and seamlessness of buying passes and using 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 shortly and simply add a brand new Navigo card to Pockets by opening the Pockets app, tapping the Add (+) button, choosing “Transit Card,” and following the directions. With a Navigo card in Apple Pockets, customers now not want to go to a ticket merchandising machine or reload a Navigo card at retailers, as they’ll buy any move from the Île-de-France Mobilités iOS app or choose passes in Apple Pockets. Riders should purchase t+, t+ decreased value, OrlyBus, RoissyBus tickets, and Navigo Day passes in Apple Pockets by choosing their Navigo card of alternative, tapping the Extra (…) button, and choosing “Purchase Passes.”
Faucet to Journey with Navigo Card in Apple Pockets
Navigo playing cards in Apple Pockets permit for a straightforward and handy commuting expertise. Customers can simply choose their Navigo card from Apple Pockets and double-click the facet button, or if they’ve Categorical Mode enabled, a person can merely maintain their iPhone or Apple Watch close to a reader to experience transit in Paris with out having to unlock or get up their gadget.1 With energy reserve on iPhone, if a buyer’s gadget must be charged, they’ll nonetheless use it to experience 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 personal and safe, and Apple by no means tracks customers’ journeys. When clients add a Navigo card to Apple Pockets, the cardboard data is encrypted and securely saved within the Safe Aspect, an industry-standard, licensed chip designed to retailer the knowledge safely on the gadget. If a person’s iPhone or Apple Watch is misplaced, the proprietor of the gadget can promptly use the Discover My app to lock and assist find the gadget.
Actual-Time Transit Updates in Apple Maps
Additionally starting this week, real-time transit data 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, stay 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 data resembling outages and delays.
About Apple
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- Categorical Mode requires iPhone XR or later, or Apple Watch Collection 6 or later. Just one Navigo card might be enabled with Categorical Mode at a time. Extra playing cards have to be manually chosen.
- Energy reserve is out there on iPhone XR or later. Categorical Mode turns into unavailable when the gadget is powered off.
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