After the Apple WWDC2017 conference, it was rumored that Apple Pay would support subway buses in major domestic cities by the end of the year. At the end of September, Apple Pay officially entered Guangzhou’s subway system.

According to previous official information from Guangzhou Metro: Starting from September 26, the entire Guangzhou Metro network supports using Apple Pay to pass gates through UnionPay Mobile QuickPass! From now on, passengers can take the lead in using UnionPay mobile QuickPass and Watch QuickPass to use iPhone and Apple Watch to quickly and safely pass through gates (except for subway cloud turnstiles), and get discounts on trains.

More than three months have passed. Friends who have personally experienced Apple Pay using subway gates in Guangzhou Metro should be able to appreciate its convenience. There is no need to buy Yangcheng Pass and wait in line in front of the ticket vending machine. , you only need to bind your credit card through Apple Pay, and you can use Apple Pay to enter the website. It is really convenient especially for people like me who occasionally go to Guangzhou for morning tea, not to mention tourists who queue up to buy tickets at Tiyuxi West, Canton Tower and Kecun.

So since the Guangzhou subway can directly use Apple Pay to swipe gates, what about other cities in China? Weibo netizen @turading, who was in Hangzhou recently, showed us a video of using Apple Pay on the Hangzhou subway (the editor has converted it into an animated image):

Shown through the above animated image The effect can be seen, and the experience is basically the same as using Apple Pay to enter the station on the Guangzhou subway. So friends in Hangzhou may wish to experience it for themselves. After all, they no longer need to envy the Android Party’s NFC bus card.

However, it is a pity that as of now, we have not received an official announcement from the Hangzhou Metro. We are unable to determine which banks are specifically supported, and we have no way of knowing the preferential policies for passing the gates through Apple Pay. However, based on previous experience in Guangzhou, basically mainstream credit cards and China Merchants Bank’s debit cards are supported. Friends in Hangzhou can refer to it.

In any case, we still look forward to Apple Pay subway swiping being able to enter more first- and second-tier cities. After all, practice has proven that this technical solution is quite mature.