Cannot add cards back to apple pay after restoring.

I have a colleague who has never set up Apple Pay on her iPhone, so I tried to add my card to her phone. The same 'Could not add card' error popped up again implying that the issue as mentioned earlier isn't a device issue and is a server issue between Apple and Lloyds somewhere.

That leaves me hopeful then!

Fingers crossed. I'll update you all with any new news. I wonder if they'll manage to get the fix in 9.1.

Hi, Having the same issue. I removed my card as it said "activating" for over 2 days and i've tried re-adding it and now its saying "cannot add card"

So frustrating.

Hello again all! Mine is now working, my solution was to un-pair the watch from the iPhone, re-pair it and set up as a new watch and add the cards from there on.

Worked for me and just popped out to the shops to test it. Its AMAZING 🙂

Hope it works for you guys 🙂

Ben

Alas, this doesn't work for me. My error has also changed to "Card Device Limit" and wants me to remove my card from another device, but none of my devices have it. I'm so upset and apple and my bank are in a finger pointing loop.

iOS 9.0.2, just released, doesn't fix this issue. Disappointing, but if it's a server-side problem I suppose it can be fixed behind the scenes.

I'm close to requesting a new debit card from Halifax. This apparently drastic step does work. I wouldn't mind getting a contactless card anyway...

Just to add yet another voice to this complaint: having removed my main Lloyds Visa card I now cannot add it back to either my iPhone 6S or my watch. I already spent a while on the phone to Lloyds who were checking on their system where everything looked cleared down (all cards correctly removed), so they could not help further.

Having read this thread it seems I have three options:

- Wait an indefinite time for it to be fixed (since this issue was widely experienced on iPhone 6 nearly a year ago, I won't hold my breath),

- Get the phone replaced (which means making an appointment and traveling to an Apple store), or

- Get the card replaced.

The third option is a doddle: log into internet banking, click the link to replace a card, select the card in question and confirm. This will solve it for me and my current card will continue to be active for 30 days, after which I'll have to update my stored card number on a few systems… no big deal. I recommend this solution for the least amount of hassle.

Partner having same experience with Santander & Halifax cards after removing and attempting to re-add. iPhone 5c + Apple Watch. On phone to Santander now but they're a bit clueless.

I was having the same problem adding a newly issued debit card to my Apple Watch.

What finally worked for me was to unpair the Apple Watch from my iPhone

I then re-paired it from the back up.

I then entered in the new card and now Apple Pay works again.

I'm running iOS 9.0.2/iPhone 5 | Apple Watch 2.0

Hope this helps for someone.

Unfortunately, I'm also experiencing Apple Pay issues. I posted a new thread about a week ago not realising this one was going, so here's what my issue was (and still is today) below;

I have an iPhone 6 128gb running iOS 9.0.1.

I had two Halifax bank cards successfully activated and had been using them via Apple Pay without any issues. After visiting the Apple Store last night to fix a camera issue, they decided to replace the phone instead. I successfully restored the replacement iPhone from an iCloud backup; I was able to activate one of the Halifax bank cards, but not the other. Here's a screenshot from trying to add the 'problem' card;

I also get the same result when trying to add to my Apple Watch. Again, both iPhone and Watch worked faultlessly before the replacement.

I contacted Halifax, they could see no issues at their end. They confirm that the cards are active on the iPad, and that the problem card is showing as having been deleted from the old device - even the time stamps they have tie in with the visit to the Apple Store. After checking my account, they say that I should be able to add the card and to refer to Apple for further assistance.

UPDATE TO ABOVE:

I'm now on iOS 9.0.2. Today I contacted Apple. They checked my iTunes account to confirm there was no 'debt' owing. They confirmed my bank card details were in order, and couldn't see anything obvious. They asked me to sign out of iCloud on my iPhone and then sign in again, which had no effect. The last resort was to reset the iPhone and setup as new, without restoring and to then add cards to Apple Pay. I did this and still have the same problem.

Now I've restored to my latest backup using iTunes. I've re-paired my Apple Watch, too. Neither device will accept the card. Just to confirm, this card was working perfectly, before.

Halifax confirm that they only have one record of said card which is linked to Apple Pay on my iPad. They tell me that the iPhone and Watch records show the card was deleted right before I received my replacement iPhone, so the problem has begun since leaving the Apple Store. I called Apple Store and the person I spoke with had never come across this issue before and referred me to Apple Tech Support - hence all the above steps.

Interestingly, I seem to recall trying to add the card in the Apple Store and got as far as requesting the security activation code to be sent by Halifax. I never had a phone or data signal in the Apple Store, and never received the activation code by text. I do wonder whether something's got 'stuck' somewhere without a trace. It may not be the reason for the issue, but worth mentioning.

If anyone can help me I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance.

Further update. I can now no longer add both of these cards to iPhone or Watch.

I was having similar problems to others after upgrading from a 5S to 6S using an iCloud Backup, with two bank cards working on my Apple Watch before the upgrade.

Managed to get a HSBC card to work but not a Halifax card, I contacted Halifax and there was no problem with my account, i then contacted Apple who took me through various steps to get it working but it didn't.

I decided to order a new card from Halifax and i have set it up with Apple Pay with no issues.

Glad you managed to find a solution. I'm with Halifax too, if you don't mind me asking, did you just order a replacement card, or did you need to report the card as lost/stolen? I'm not sure that if I just order a replacement whether I'll just get a card with identical details to the one I'm having problems with or not.

Yeah I ordered a replacement card which came with a slightly different card number and 3 Digit Security number.

Thank, think I'll give that a try.