Apple Pay makes it very easy to pay at the cash register with your iPhone, but it can be even faster. If you own an Apple Watch, paying is completely child’s play.
Just like the iPhone, the Apple Watch has an NFC chip built in that can be used to make contactless payments at cash registers and ATMs. Before you can make payments, you must activate Apple Pay on the Watch and activate some security options so that you can pay easily and quickly.
Activate payment cards and security options in watchOS
Before you can make payments using your Apple Watch, you must first add the payment cards to the Wallet application on your iPhone. You can read exactly how to do this in this step-by-step plan.
In addition, it is good to know that an access code and wear detection for the Apple Watch is mandatory. You can set an access code via the Apple Watch app on your iPhone â–¸ My Watch â–¸ Access code, once this has been set you can enable the ‘Wear detection’ option. This ensures that your Apple Watch is immediately locked when you take it off.
Pay with an Apple Watch
- Make sure the Apple Watch is on your wrist and unlocked
- Press the side button twice briefly
- Choose a card (swipe left or right)
- Now hold your Apple Watch next to the payment terminal
- Wait until you feel a tap (vibration).
- The payment is completed
Good to know, you can only make the payment if you have the Apple Watch on your wrist and it is unlocked. Through wearing detection, watchOS checks whether you are still wearing the Apple Watch. This, together with your access code, is the confirmation of identity so that a payment cannot simply be made.