how do you add an apple store gift card to wallet

I received both electronic and hard copy gift cards from the Apple Store. I was easily able to put the electronic ones in the Wallet, but cannot figure out how to do the same with the hard copy ones. Any suggestions?

iPhone 5, iOS 6.1.4

Posted on Aug 14, 2016 11:42 PM

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gmdavis63

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33 points

Posted on Nov 7, 2017 12:56 PM

Here's how I got it to work for me today:

Go to Wallet app
Swipe up from the bottom to reveal "Edit Passes" and tap it
Select "Scan Code"
Focus on the QR code in the top left corner on the back of the gift card -- remove the silver peel off film first
Wait for a notification to drop down from the top of the screen giving an option to open in Safari -- tap it
Safari opens with an image of the gift card and shows the amount
"Add" appears in the top right corner to add the card to Apple Wallet

I'll also mention that I tried this a bunch of times and I'd get the message to open Safari but it would just go to the Apple.com web site with no information about the gift card. Then, on a whim, I turned the phone off then back on and tried it and it worked. The world works in mysterious ways. . .

(iPhone 7 with the iOS 11.2 Public beta 2)

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Mar 1, 2017 1:17 AM in response to Fran G

Having had this problem for the last two days I have just discovered it now works again.

Cobra611

Level 1

8 points

Jun 10, 2017 9:35 PM in response to hdschech

Thank you!!

Jan 13, 2018 2:56 AM in response to Warren1881

Hi,

I don’t get the safari pop-up once I have taken a photo of the QR code. Any suggestions?

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