How to use Apple Pay and other contactless payments to avoid touching cash, cards, and payment machines in the age of coronavirus
To use Apple Pay on an iPhone, open up your wallet app. This is also where gift cards, plane tickets, and other miscellaneous tickets live in your iPhone.
To use Apple Pay, all you need is a debit or credit card connected to your wallet, which you can add through the plus sign at the top right.
Note that Apple now offers its own credit card native to iPhones and easily usable with Apple Pay.
Once your card is set up, paying with Apple Pay is intuitive. Hold the iPhone up the the point of sale terminal, and use Face-ID or a passcode to approve the purchase.
Find more detailed instructions for setting up Apple Pay here.
You can also use Apple Pay on an Apple Watch, once you've set up a card on your phone. It works nearly the same as on the iPhone, and is activated by pressing the side button to bring up the primary card.
Find more detailed instructions for setting up Apple Pay on an Apple Watch here.
Google Pay works very similarly, except you first have to download the app from the Google Play Store.
Add a credit or debit card in the app, and be sure to select "Set up in-store payments."
Find more detailed instructions for setting up Google Pay here.
Apple Pay and Google Pay are available at millions of stores, just look for the contactless symbol, or the Google and Apple symbols.
Apple and Google Pay can also be used on some public transportation. In the US, use it at certain New York MTA stations, and on transit it Portland, Oregon.
Source: Apple
The MTA calls the contactless payment "Tap and Go," but you don't actually need to touch your phone to the sensor, which would still facilitate the spread of germs.
Experts also advise not using your phone on the subway to protect it from germs.
Source: Business Insider
If you're using contactless payments to avoiding germs from touching cash, it's important to keep your phone clean.
The best way to clean an iPhone or Android without damaging it is by using a microfiber cloth damp with warm water and soap.
Source: Business Insider
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