I put all my life in the Apple wallet and I realized how good it is

There was a time when leaving the house without a wallet was to make it undocumented, with everything that can cause. In fact, the law says: “It is not compulsory to transport the identity card, but it is identified when the authority requires it.” However, for not so much and thank you above all, the iphone 'wallet' application is possible. So much We can carry practically any document No need to have to take it in physics.

And you may think it's to make payments contactless And now, but no. This application Go beyond payments And admits boarding cards, registrations for events, loyalty cards and a long etc. where they adapt to the keys of the car and the house. I have used it for years and my most humble advice to anyone who should also do it.

Everything we can add to the Apple wallet

Apple’s “portfolio” application is literally a portfolio. Digital, but a portfolio after all. There is nothing more than Think of everything we will wear in a physical wallet and transfer him to him.

In fact, we can even Keep some expired passesWhich will seem absurd, but it can be interesting. Either out of pure nostalgia to remember trips or simply remember that we have expired cards without having to go to physics.

Debit / credit cards

There are more and more banks that allow us to pay with Apple Pay, so if we add them to the iPhone, make a purchase will be as simple as making a double contact on the side button, scanning the face with a face ID and bringing the device closer to data driving.

Train or plane tickets

Already practically all airlines or trains (Renfe, Ouigo, Iro …) allows you to create a booklet This is what the digital card is called that we can add to the “Portfolio” application and that via a QR can be scanned in security checks.

Event entries

We already find many theaters and exhibitions which also admit the pass mass And you allow you to identify yourself at the entrance simply by teaching a QR.

Loyalty

Many establishments have applications to transport their loyalty cards, but some also offer the possibility of taking them to the “Wallet” application to make them easier to scan them when they buy them.

Car or house keys

If you have an intelligent home lock compatible with Homekit or your car has compatibility with Apple Car Key, you can store their respective keys in the 'Wallet' application and simply stick the iPhone on the lock to open.

Vaccination certificates

This seems very 2021, when we start to vaccinate ourselves from COVID-19 and many countries and regions requested to present the certificate. It is no longer as useful, but by power, this certificate can continue in QR format.

Three major pending subjects and their alternatives

You will have noticed that we have not included options to transport documents such as the DNI, driving license or transport fertilizer. The first two do not include them because, despite their digital support, it is not with Apple Wallet. In the case of the transport fertilizer, it is a little more special.

Bringing the iPhone DNI has been completely legal for a few weeks thanks to the “Midni” application. Legal character identify before the authorities. The same goes for “Midgt”, the counterpart to carry the driving license and even consults fines. They work very well, although at our opinion, it would have been interesting that it could have been added to the Apple application as they already do in certain territories.

Regarding public transport, there is more suspensions than approval, because There are barely regions that allow payment on the iPhone And much less in the “Portfolio” application. This is the case of Barcelona, ​​where it is possible to transport T-mobilitat to the iPhone, although in an independent application.

Taking the fertilizer from Madrid Transport on iPhone will soon be a reality, but for the moment, it is only offered on Android. In any case, if they follow the same line as in this operating system, Madrid will be lucky because it could be integrated into the “portfolio”.

Great advantages, but with warning

As standard, we all have in mind the great advantage of being able to go out without a portfolio and that nothing took us off guard, either identified in front of the civilian guard, make payments or go to a room. And sometimes it is interesting even if we transport the wallet on the top, because we can simply take it saved.

For exampleDuring trips by plane. Personally, I am one of those who keep the wallet at the bottom of the suitcase and that does not prevent me from crossing the boarding door, because the iPhone takes it up and I only have my ticket with its respective QR code when I cross the door.

It should also be noted that If the iPhone flies, we will not lose the documents. Obviously, this is not a small thing that the device has stolen from us, but if we block the iPhone so that thieves do not access content, we will save in unsubscribe from credit cards and by asking for DNI duplicates, driving license and other documents.

Now I can't ignore that at the end Taking the physical portfolio is always recommended in certain situationsEspecially if it's long trips. In these cases, that the iPhone has stolen us can be an even greater problem not to have our documentation. Likewise, we cannot ignore unforeseen events such as the missing battery on the iPhone and at that time, we must perform an action that requires the “Wallet” application.

In any case, these are more advantages than disadvantages. The transport of the very complete “portfolio” application has improved my day up to date, being a method Comfortable, safe and efficient. This allows me to move with more freedom without fear that I relate everything to the top, because only with the iPhone, that is enough for me. In the end, it is logical with the progress of technology, because if we already do a lot with mobile, why we could not also have a wallet.

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