Apple Pay basically consists of Apple’s mobile payments service , which has been available since October 20, 2014, at which point Apple decided to implement it for the iPhone 6 and other subsequent devices.
It is a service available in a wide variety of countries (including Spain), and that uses the NFC chip built into the iPhone. While, with the Apple Watch (Apple’s smartphone), this system has also been able to be extended to the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C and iPhone 5s.
Once iOS 8.1 or later is installed, it is perfectly possible to configure Apple Pay through the Wallet application, which is an application developed by Apple that offers users the possibility of having debit, credit and prepaid cards in the same place, as well as boarding passes or loyalty and membership cards, among others.
In this way, when we have configured our credit or debit card with Apple Pay through Wallet, we will no longer need to have the physical means of payment to make a purchase in a store: we only need our iPhone .
Setting up Apple Pay on iPhone 12
How could it be less, Apple Pay is available on the iPhone 12 . But, if we have not used it before, you should know that configuring it is as simple as it is simple, although you have to follow a series of basic steps to complete the process.
Of course, in case you have already activated and configured your credit card on another device, and you have accessed your account through the same Apple ID on the new device, it will not be necessary to do anything else.
To configure it, we must go to the Wallet application, which we will find on the iPhone home screen (it is also possible that you will find it within the Utilities folder).
To add our debit or credit card, we must click on the ” + ” icon, and a window will appear where the operating system will inform us about how to add our card.
We must click on the Continue button. Once this is done, a window will appear where a box will be displayed inside which we will have to place our bank card (with the numbering forward). This will be the simplest and almost automatic process.
If you do not want to use the iPhone camera, it is possible to enter the data manually, for which we will have to click on the button Enter the data manually .
Once the application has scanned the card, we must click on the Continue button. The system will ask us to enter the card’s security code. Once this is done, click on the Continue button. Finally, once the card has been added, an information screen will appear where the system will indicate that everything has been successful. To finish, click on the Continue button.
Using Apple Pay on iPhone 12
If you have experience using Apple Pay on any other iPhone, you should know that in the new iPhone 12 the process to follow is just as straightforward and simple, mainly because the steps are absolutely the same.
To pay in a store, you just have to click twice on the right side of the iPhone , which will open Apple Wallet and activate Apple Pay. The system will ask us to enter our access code to the iPhone. Once entered, the payment method will be activated to proceed to make the payment in the store. Now, we simply have to bring our mobile phone closer to the POS , and the payment will be made immediately.
