Comment by lolinder
2 years ago
> Personally, I find fumbling with my phone takes longer as does figuring out where the reader wants to tap the card if I'm not familiar with that particular store's system.
Aren't both of these just symptoms of unfamiliarity with the tech?
I resisted phone payments for a while, until one day I forgot my wallet and quickly added a few cards to my phone. Now I'm severely tempted to use it more often—my phone has a wallet button on the lock screen that jumps me straight there ready to pay with my default card. I've definitely experienced some friction the two times I've used it, but it seems pretty clear that that friction is temporary while I'm still becoming familiar with it.
The difference is the tap to pay location is usually not obvious, and FaceID will fail sometimes.
One of many reasons why I still have a TouchID iOS device, and am praying Apple will continue to make them.
I'd still have one too, but certain circumstances forced me to get something else. The home button iPhones are better.