Android user asks about useful iOS features

Jeff Donald wrote:

Doesn’t iPhone use lower power mode for Express Transit? If the battery is dead or extremely low, you just tap to pay. I was under the impression Express Transit works that way all the time.

I don’t live near a system that supports it, to try it out. Do you have experience with it?

I always use Express Transit. But I've never had to use it when the battery was dead or extremely low.

Do you have to unlock your iPhone to use it? In lower power mode the support article reads like you just tap the phone, no unlocking, no screen coming on etc. So, when the battery is charged, how does it work?

IdrisSeabright wrote:

Zurarczurx wrote:

If you're still talking about using your phone on the Underground then my only thoughts are that I can't understand why people bother with it. I've never used my phone on the Underground. I buy paper tickets or use an Oyster card.

Because it's one less thing to have to carry and keep track of. The transit system in the city where I live doesn't offer tickets or tokens anymore. You can pay cash or use a card that I assume is similar to an Oyster card. Or you can use the phone you probably already have in your hand or pocket.

It also obviates the need to log into the transit website to keep track of balances or make sure that the auto-replenishment information is up-to-date.

To keep it simple, I use my Watch 😏

Lawrence Finch wrote:

To keep it simple, I use my Watch 😏

If I lived in London, I probably would. However, here in the land of left hand drive, they seem to want to put the pay terminals to the right when you get on the bus. I wear my watch on my left wrist and the reaching across my body and twisting my arm is uncomfortable. As it is, I need to stretch my right arm out a fair it to reach the terminal.

Now if my lovely Oura ring could just be used for tap to pay......

So, is what multiple user manuals say,

”When Express Mode is enabled, the user will still be able to lock/unlock and start the vehicle for up to 5 hours after the iPhone battery has run out. However, if Express mode has been disabled, or the user has manually turned off your iPhone, Digital Key will not work.”

https://faq.bmwusa.com/s/article/FAQ-Digital-Key-Can-I-still-use-Digital-Key-if-my-iPhone-has-no-power-no-cellular-connection-or-is-in-airplane-mode-or-low-battery-mode-hozwM#

Transit Authorities say the same thing on their support sites as well.

Jeff Donald wrote:

So, is what multiple user manuals say,

”When Express Mode is enabled, the user will still be able to lock/unlock and start the vehicle for up to 5 hours after the iPhone battery has run out. However, if Express mode has been disabled, or the user has manually turned off your iPhone, Digital Key will not work.”

That is very good to know as I rarely have the exact change for the $2.50 fare.

My car is a 2013 model and I bought my smart door lock just a bit too early.

Jeff Donald wrote:

Shazam is a choice for the Action Button. It can also be enabled so if you double tap or triple tap the back of the iPhone Shazam is activated. It appears in the Dynamic Island.

You can also say; “Siri, what am I listening to?"

Or excited that somethings are better, but different or activated differently.

I use third party camera app and movie app on the time. But it depends what I’m shooting.

The Camera button acts as a shutter release to start and stop recording of video.

The low energy mode is supposed to last 5 hours after battery goes dead. This is for unlocking autos, homes, express transit etc.