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 journey the metro, prepare, bus, and extra within the Paris area
PARIS Apple and Île-de-France Mobilités right this moment launched a straightforward, safe, and personal approach for purchasers so as to add a brand new Navigo card to Apple Pockets and buy passes to journey transit within the Paris area. Riders can purchase passes from the Île-de-France Mobilités iOS app or immediately from Apple Pockets, and use an iPhone or Apple Watch to faucet and journey. Moreover, starting this week, real-time transit data in Apple Maps is on the market in Paris to assist customers navigate their travels all through the 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 technique to journey transit in Paris and discover the 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 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 Move
Beginning right this moment, 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 move from the Île-de-France Mobilités iOS app or choose passes in Apple Pockets. Riders should buy t+, t+ decreased value, 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 Trip 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 journey transit in Paris with out having to unlock or get up their system.1 With energy reserve on iPhone, if a buyer’s system must be charged, they’ll nonetheless use it to journey 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 system. If a person’s iPhone or Apple Watch is misplaced, the proprietor of the system can promptly use the Discover My app to lock and assist find the system.
Actual-Time Transit Updates in Apple Maps
Additionally starting this week, real-time transit data is on the market 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 occasions, and system connections to assist plan a journey. Apple Maps will now additionally provide customers in Paris vital real-time transit data equivalent to 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 on the market on iPhone XR or later. Categorical Mode turns into unavailable when the system is powered off.
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