Mary that would be quite insecure. Yes you need to use your finger print to accept the payment. I've been using it for a few months and really like it.
On 9/27/15, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Hello Alan, > > You must have your settings setup to require that you select your credit > card of choice each time you use Apple Pay. > > In my case, even when the phone is locked, at the time of purchase, I simply > place my finger on the Touch ID, and hold the phone very near the terminal, > and that's all. When the phone is close enough to the terminal, the > ApplePay logo appears on the phone's display, then the phone vibrates > indicating that the transaction was successful, and that's all. After that, > I simply return the phone to it's previous location as the screen turns off, > once again. > > The entire process takes no more than 5 to 8 seconds. > > It's a beautiful thing. And the best part is that major grocery stores are > beginning to accept Apple Pay. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Alan Lemly > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 12:24 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Newbie Apple Pay question > > Mary, > > It's been awhile since I set up the credit card I use with Apple Pay in my > iPhone but I had to first add it to my Passbook. When I've used Apple Pay at > Walgreens and McDonald's, I first have to select the applicable credit card > in my Passbook and then make sure my appropriate finger is on the home touch > ID button before I hold the phone near the reading device to record the > purchase. I don't know if this procedure is the same for everyone or if I > set up certain settings for it to work this way. > > Alan Lemly > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Mary Otten > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 1:31 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Newbie Apple Pay question > > I have never used Apple Pay, only read about it. I am intrigued by the > notion of paying for something from your lock screen. On the other hand, it > seems awfully insecure. Say someone steals your phone and walks into a > store. As I understand it, all you have to do if you have wallet from the > lock screen enabled, is walk up to the register and hold your phone near the > special NFC reader, and presto. Your credit card is charged. Surely, there > is something more to it, something I am missing. > Mary > > Sent from my iPhone > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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