Comment by rjh29

17 hours ago

Android doesn't support suica for public transport but you can still use Google Pay most of the time. Except when you randomly can't! Unlike other countries you still need to take a credit card (and maybe even some cash) as backup.

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kelnos  12 hours ago

Android does support suica/felica, and many (most?) phones have the hardware for it, but most manufacturers will only pay the licensing fees for it for their Japanese SKUs, leaving other SKUs with a software lock.

  • rjh29  8 hours ago

    Okay, I'd be curious what phones have support for it enabled. I thought the chips were only installed on iPhones!

vibekoter  12 hours ago

"Unlike other countries you still need to take a credit card (and maybe even some cash) as backup"

"still"

I take a reliable CC and cash any fucking day over Apple and Google Pay or any shit payment "app" like Revolut which simply blocks you out of your account if on a device they seem to not like / that is not attested, while preventing browser-based usage.

You stupid tech bros. Appps, apps, apps, everything via an app.

Even the Tokio metro paper tickets via cash work well. No phone needed!

  • rjh29  8 hours ago

    Well you'd hate Japan then since everybody is using PayPay. Which is an app and not even a standard like Google Pay or Apple Pay.

  • satiric  4 hours ago

    Sorry, complaints about our payment policy are handled through the Complaintly app, which is available for Apple and Android devices.