Q: Apple Pay "Your card is being activated" text does not go away...

Hello,

I added 4 cards to my Passbook - 2 of them say "Ready for Apple Pay" and the other 2 (Wells Fargo) say "Your card is being activated". I contacted the bank and they say those 2 cards are ACTIVE WITH APPLE PAY. They told me to call Apple. Has anyone seen this? I don't want to get into a payment situation and have the card rejected.

Thanks.

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 8.1.2, Macbook Pro 2.6 Ghz

Posted on Dec 27, 2014 3:41 PM

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by michaelhadley,

michaelhadley Dec 27, 2014 4:27 PM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 27, 2014 4:27 PM in response to grafixjoe

I've seen it too. I've waited all day for my bank of America card to be activated.
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by SpySeeTuna,

SpySeeTuna Dec 27, 2014 8:15 PM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 27, 2014 8:15 PM in response to grafixjoe

You can add Chase Debit to the list.
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by FelipeV,

FelipeV Dec 28, 2014 3:28 AM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 28, 2014 3:28 AM in response to grafixjoe

Restart the phone.
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by michaelhadley,

michaelhadley Dec 28, 2014 9:54 AM in response to FelipeV
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Dec 28, 2014 9:54 AM in response to FelipeV

Nope, didn't work.
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by FelipeV,

FelipeV Dec 28, 2014 10:33 AM in response to michaelhadley
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Dec 28, 2014 10:33 AM in response to michaelhadley

Delete the card(s) and then add them again.
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by michaelhadley,

michaelhadley Dec 28, 2014 10:35 AM in response to FelipeV
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Dec 28, 2014 10:35 AM in response to FelipeV

Did that too and it didn't work.
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by FelipeV,

FelipeV Dec 28, 2014 11:41 AM in response to michaelhadley
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Dec 28, 2014 11:41 AM in response to michaelhadley

Have you used Apple Pay with those cards yet?
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by michaelhadley,

michaelhadley Dec 28, 2014 11:42 AM in response to FelipeV
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Dec 28, 2014 11:42 AM in response to FelipeV

Nope.
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by FelipeV,

FelipeV Dec 28, 2014 11:44 AM in response to michaelhadley
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Dec 28, 2014 11:44 AM in response to michaelhadley

Try to use them, as the bank has already said they are activated.
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by grafixjoe,

grafixjoe Dec 28, 2014 11:51 AM in response to FelipeV
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Dec 28, 2014 11:51 AM in response to FelipeV

Thanks for the replies....

Next day - phone still shows Wells Fargo cards are "Activating - your card is being activated""

* Restart - done with no change
* Re-add - No. My Bank said both cards are ACTIVE with Apple Pay so there is no need to do that. They said it is an Apple glitch (this is only with my 2 Wells Fargo cards - AMEX / BoA show "ready for Apple Pay")
* I have not used the cards yet. The merchants in my area are so behind the times - nobody yet accepts Apple Pay in my neck of the woods in Florida.

Anyone have this situation that fixed it?

Thanks & Happy New Year!
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by FelipeV,

FelipeV Dec 28, 2014 11:53 AM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 28, 2014 11:53 AM in response to grafixjoe

Ok all: Try resetting the phone by pushing the home button and power/lock button at the same time until the Apple logo appears. Not data will be lost.
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by SpySeeTuna,

SpySeeTuna Dec 28, 2014 4:11 PM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 28, 2014 4:11 PM in response to grafixjoe

I just got an email from Chase saying my card was activated but my iPad Air 2 still says activating on my debit card. Lame!
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by grafixjoe,

grafixjoe Dec 28, 2014 8:30 PM in response to FelipeV
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Dec 28, 2014 8:30 PM in response to FelipeV

Reset phone - No joy.

So, I took the family to the Disney Marketplace and used Apple Pay for the first time. The card that said "Ready for APple Pay" worked. The ones Posted in this thread about did not.

I tried this before but it did not work - I removed those 2 cards and re-added them - same message ("Activating"). I removed them AGAIN (3rd time) and re-added them QUICKLY - MESSAGE DISAPPEARED and both cards say "Ready for Apple Pay". Now I have to take them out and try them.

More later...
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by michaelhadley,

michaelhadley Dec 29, 2014 9:47 AM in response to grafixjoe
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Dec 29, 2014 9:47 AM in response to grafixjoe

Same here. I did it a 3rd time and it's now activated. Weird.
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