Jason Tjong

IT journalist in Hong Kong

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#Octopus to officially roll out Android Octopus by end of April with full Google Wallet support. Require Android 12 with NFC.

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A new card face store has been set up for Octopus Apple Pay users to customise their virtual cards. Existing users can select one for free until Jan 23. Each card face costs HKD10.

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#Octopus rolling out customised Octopus Apple Pay cards today.

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#Octopus on iPhone/ Apple Watch top-up via Wallet app or the Octopus app currently down. Looks like a global outage on #Apple’s side.

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Citi co-branded Octopus card can now be used on iPhone and Apple Watch. Supports automatic top-up. #Octopus #applepay #transit #citi #visa #八達通

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The vaccine hesitant is far worse than anti-vaxxers.

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#OCL looks to adopt #Apple’s UWB technology in the #Octopus system as #MTRC’s transit gates are scheduled to be replaced and upgraded beginning 2023, says OCL Technical Director Sammy Kam. #octopus #apple #transit #八達通

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#apple has made much improvement to unlocking an iPhone with Apple Watch on iOS 14.5 developer beta 4.

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iOS 14.5 dev beta 2 much reliably unlocks an iPhone with Apple Watch while wearing a facial mask even in transit.

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Updated developer and public beta 1 for iOS 14.5 seems to have resolved an issue with unlocking an iPhone via Apple Watch while a transit card on the Wallet app is in active use.

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Unlocking an iPhone with Apple Watch seems to be occasionally interrupted when a transit card on the Wallet app is in use.

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#MTRC set to bring about train station info to Apple Pay Octopus following QR ticket launch. QR ticket users will see entry and exit train stations info as they ride, which is still lacking on the current Apple Pay Octopus build. #applepay #octopus #八達通 #alipayhk #mtrc #QR

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#MTRC to begin replacing its existing transit gates in phases with newly-designed gates starting Q1 2022 to support additional transit payment systems including open-loop EMV and QR. FeliCa-based #Octopus will remain its crown jewel.

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Octopus on Huawei Pay to launch in Dec. Press event on Dec 9. #huaweipay #octopus #transit #八達通

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#OCL to rebrand its O! ePay service to Octopus Wallet alongside updated iOS app v7.0 on Nov 24. #octopus #八達通

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T-Union branded, dual-mode #octopus card moves to final testing. No interoperability for T-Union transit cards issued in mainland China for Hong Kong’s #FeliCa based transit/payment system. #transit #octopus #八達通

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Huawei Pay to support virtual Octopus card for transit and payment within the year. #octopus #transit #huaweipay #八達通

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Ventra Apple Pay is finally live. #applepay #transit #ventracard

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Pent-up demand. #pasmo #applepay #transit

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QR: Death of Japan’s efficient transit system. https://t.co/HXIWdMyAib