Recently, the media has been desperately digging for clues in Apple’s iOS. In addition to the leaked iOS 14, the recent iOS 13.4 beta version is also full of revelations. The media reported that this version will soon support the QR code function of Hong Kong’s Octopus card and China’s Alipay and UnionPay cards. It will be directly integrated into Apple Pay. For Hong Kong and Chinese users, it will be a payment application that is closer to life. Apple may open users to update iOS in the early morning of 3/18 13.4.
Support QR code payment
In November 2014, Apple opened the App Store to use China’s UnionPay cards to pay Apple. On December 18, 2015, Apple announced its cooperation with China UnionPay and launched the Apple Pay service in China on February 18, 2016, allowing users to pay directly with iPhone and Apple Watch. Alipay began to be supported in November 2016, and WeChat Pay was not added until August 2017. However, Apple did not previously support the QR code scanning payment and collection functions widely used in China.
Apple Pay users can quickly press the side button twice to pull up the payment interface. In the new version of iOS 13.4, you can set a UnionPay card as the main financial account and make payments by scanning or displaying a QR barcode. Alipay is expected to be supported in iOS 14.
Octopus is online
As for Octopus, on July 11, 2019, the Octopus CompanyAnnounceWill be available on iPhone and Apple Watch in 2020. Prior to this, users could log in to their Octopus card with their real name and receive and make payments through the Octopus O!ePay App. After iOS 13.4 is launched, users should be able to use iPhone or Apple Watch directly through NFC instead of physical cards.
iOS 13.4 has many new features
In addition to increasing the range of services in payments, iOS 13.4 also has nearly ten features, such asWireless restore (OS Recovery)、Start the vehicle (CarKey API)、Change mail toolbar, Universal Purchase (one-time purchase of the same app on macOS, iOS, and tvOS), nine new Memoji expressions, reappearance of iCloud folder sharing function, and more. From the perspective of functional importance and quantity, it can be regarded as a major upgrade. Apple may open user upgrades at 1 a.m. on March 18, Taiwan time.
Quote sources:Khaos Tian、IT Home Alipay、IT Home UnionNet、IT Home Octopus
Source: KOCPC Chinese