If it was sent to your phone, with a "Do you want to pay $46?", then that would be fine - it's sort of how Chip&Pin works here already. That just means that the data isn't being collected by Apple, doesn't mean it wouldn't be sent to your phone or displayed on the register. I don't think that's what Apple has in mind - the whole "Apple doesn't know how much you paid" line seems to go against that. The Apple certified hardware requires BTLE in the POS hardware, so I expect this will change once retailers get caught up.
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I'm expecting this will evolve so that you do get that information back to your device, but the POS hardware and software can't do that yet. How is this any different from any existing system? You'll get a paper receipt to tell you. Sometimes there will be a cash register showing a price - but the potential for fraud seems huge if you don't have a "Do you approve payment of $46?" approval message before pressing OK (imagine a busy restaurant waiter just giving you a paper bill and then shoving the payment sensor towards you). And all the imagery around Apple Pay shows your iPhone screen showing just the card you chose to pay with - you press the Touch button and the payment goes through with no apparent onscreen confirmation.īut how do you know how much you actually paid? The shop assistant in the video tells you the price and then you pay - but you don't have any visual feedback on your phone of how much was actually charged. I am happy to give shops my email address if they will email me the sodding bill rather than giving me a scrappy bit of paper to bulk out my wallet and get lost in the back of a drawer).Įddy Cue specifically stated "Apple doesn't know how much you paid for it". (Also, keeping it all anonymous seems to miss out on one of the biggest benefits to me of paying this way - emailing me the receipt, like they do at the Apple Store. Sometimes the shop will have a cash register showing the price - but the potential for fraud seems huge if you don't have a "Do you approve payment of $46?" approval message on your phone before pressing OK (imagine a busy restaurant waiter just giving you a paper bill and then shoving the payment sensor towards you). And all the imagery around Apple Pay shows your iPhone screen showing just the card you chose to pay with - you press the Touch button and the payment goes through with just an onscreen confirmation that payment has been made.īut how do you know how much you actually paid? The shop assistant in the video tells you the price and then you pay - but you don't have any visual feedback on your phone of how much was actually charged. Eddy Cue specifically stated "Apple doesn't know how much you paid for it".