Apple's Wallet App Is More Useful Than You Think | Here's How!

The Apple Wallet is one of those apps that has gotten infinitely better over time. The features don't wow you but the use cases make this one of the best Apps Apple has made!
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Chapters
0:00 - Why the Apple Wallet is AWeomse
1:10 - The Wallet App
1:24 - Basic Navigation
1:55 - Different Cards Supported
2:20 - Driver Licenses
2:48 - Adding Credit/Debit Card
3:08 - Apple Account Card Explained
3:30 - Apple Pay Later
4:13 - How to add old cards
4:37 - Apple Wallet Settings
5:45 - How to Pay
6:00 - How to choose which card to pay with
6:22 - Transit Card
7:15 - Card details
8:09 - How to Remove Card from Apple Wallet
8:18 - Non Payment Apple Wallet Cards
8:55 - Expired Wallet Passes
9:15 - Apple Cash Card Explained
10:15 - Sending Payment Through iMessage
11:00 - Setting Up Apple Cash Virtual number
11:30 - The Apple Card
11:50 - Apple Card Perks
12:20 - Apple Card Basic navigation
12:40 - Daily Cash Back
13:07 - Lifetime Earnings
13:25 - Apple Savings Account
14:45 - How to Apply for Apple Card
15:02 - Monthly Installments
15:38 - Recap
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[@caroline_catbridges_kitty5384]

I have found that paying with my Apple Watch is the easiest method for Apple Pay.

[@Wogger1]

I always use my watch with Apple Pay, hardly over the phone

[@lilwoodzey2013]

The Transit Card feature is legendary! I absolutely love that.

[@sagichdochned]

Yeah, I know that BUUUT: Welcome to Europe/Germany, nothing can really be used for the Wallet beside Apple Pay and a few little things :3

[@TechGeekTXDad]

I always use my Apple Card and I love how the Apple wallet works. Great video and lots of information.

[@chrispowers2736]

Might have missed it or not covered, but your section on Non-Payment cards - can you add same as a payment card or must you use 3rd party app to add that way? You show non-payment cards in your wallet, but not how to get them there.

[@ernestgalvan9037]

Great video, explained a few things, such as difference in Apple Cash & Apple Account & Apple Savings. 😊

[@theroadtoroyalties]

How did you add your Banner Aetna card? I have one and can not seem to figure it out....

[@Creditcardnerd]

Hey you should cover the booking code/number!

[@tambulee]

love the apple wallet.

[@speedlimiter]

Thumbs down for the teaser picture. Nobody is using it wrong.

[@La_Meth_Witch]

Upvoted 😂ur comment

[@fuck_you_china]

Not everyone is as smart as you. Oh are you?

[@ernestgalvan9037]

It’s the ‘latest thing’ on youtube… to crow about ‘using it wrong’. ‘Use it wrong’ ‘Devastating’ ‘Owning another’ Company xyz bankrupt’ Etc etc etc… any ‘bad news’ to get clicks

[@michaeltchilds]

I think it cheapens 9to5Mac’s image. It needs to stop

[@chrisellis1232]

Thanks for the heads up, I haven’t watched it and unsubscribed 😊 Apple is sh1t now anyway

[@karlvanlith878]

Very good information, I did learn that the savings account existed.. I never knew that. Thank You for this great video.

[@anthonywilliams9415]

How do you like that ink business card??

[@MiguelMoreno01]

Careful Fernando, it showed your full address on one of the cards when you’re showing how the info of the card comes on the 3 dot button

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Agreed

[@MonsterEnder]

He needed to block off so much more information.... Can't even mention it in case anyone gets any ideas. :( I hope that he edits this video to further protect his information.

[@gdbryan]

Mine doesn’t have an other card option and when I tried adding my Az license after about 25 minutes I gave up. It wanted me to tilt my face from side to side, when I did it displayed that movement was detected? I’m going to try again, hopefully with better results. I like your content, watch every u tube of yours.

[@kevinaz67]

Just keep trying , it took me a couple tries then no problem.

[@juliewhite6887]

Very informative video. Thanks! Credit card

[@maeronquillo5515]

I added my Maryland Drivers License last year but when I checked it now, it is no longer there! Can you tell me why it was dropped? I have to re-add my license again.

[@LoC28C]

Is this the same with Huawei Wallet ?

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Yes, 8:25 “elipsis”. Great to teach the masses

[@usasupra23]

I always have a huge struggle with removing some items like when I travel I have my Hertz reservation in it but there is no remove option until it expires. I can remove all the others but some of these I can’t. Why not please??

[@flovoodoo]

You should blur your QR codes before publishing videos 😅

[@otakubaka139]

Shhhhhh 🤣🤣🤣

[@johnlanyon2295]

Excellent points! This is very useful information. The video and audio are quick paced and very info packed. It does seem that you're speaking to someone quite familiar with the wallet app. For me, the video to skimmed through in a continuous stream of quick paced information. There seemed to be little pause to give a feeling of sentences or paragraphs. Perhaps then chapter markers would coordinate. I did find rewinding very necessary with quite a few of those gems! Thank you. This topic and your knowledge are worth sharing.

[@thomasharvey3755]

I love it I pay with the phone or watch 💯♥️

[@farside51]

Great video. I need to use mine more. I just have to feel more confident that this senior can do it. Definitely learned something from your video. Thank you for sharing.

[@kateh.6473]

Ok tech guy - yes you are great with knowledge - people over 60 the baby boomers may need you to slow down a bit! How do I turn Off my auto load to my Apple Pay card- thank- you

[@djwagneroliveira]

💳 eu uso muito wallet! Pena que aqui no Brasil ainda estamos limitados! Obrigado por seus vídeos! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😘😘😘

[@allendavid4139]

Some store cards state in the App Store they support Apple wallet but when you go too add the card the wallet app rejects them ,which forces me to use another app to store these cards

[@jm198028b]

Another day another video 💯

[@modigady1]

Good video. Very informative. 💳

[@kevinaz67]

Great video , very informative

[@SuzalQ]

Thanks learned something! Use and live it

[@Sah-dd1zh]

Thanks for the video… Very helpful information. The best tip that I got was discovering that my Aetna card can be added to the Apple wallet. I have two daughters and have to carry a card for each of them… So this is a game changer for My, actual wallet in terms of space

[@steverichardson82]

When is all the states drivers licenses going to be on the wallet?

[@RITPA]

NEVER had your phone to a police officer. NEVER EVER.

[@diokdin]

Well, nothing new that I don’t know about but I enjoy watching it.

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

[@CED.Dweller]

💳 Nicely done as usual! I'm now considering an Apple Card after watching this. That savings account APY...$$$! FYI, COVER YOUR PERSONAL INFO.

[@eduardohimelfarb2259]

Excellent

[@lindajimmerson8542]

This was an EXTREMELY useful tutorial to me and I thank you for the information! I’ve tried to use my apple wallet and have a few thing it it but I haven’t been using to its full potential and usefulness. I’ll be watching your video a few more times and then trying to get my phone up to wallet par🥳 You mentioned you don’t carry a physical wallet…..what do you do about drivers license and medical cards? In an emergency, how would that information be available to officials who need it?

[@stevendavid7483]

I do like the simplicity of everything on my phone but I'm ole school and cash is still king

[@dogsgobooom]

The ability to view your balances in the UK is great.

[@mvp_kryptonite]

Some expire so quickly however and you need to reconnect them. Annoying. But I agree. Seeing the live balance is great

[@dogsgobooom]

@@mvp_kryptonite funnily enough I checked after I’d posted. The first time in a while. They had all expired!

[@dustmepink]

2:37 FL needs to get it together and do this for us doing it this way will make it so much easier to change address on it and all that idk what they are waiting for

[@brianmoran.]

I still can’t believe we don’t have Apple Cash in the UK!

[@bigmoneyv9977]

I use my Apple Card for most things. Love the cash back.

[@MaxKito2]

Hopefully we get some of those wallet app features here in 3rd World country Miami AKA Cuba, cause many stores and such don’t like to not even accept the Apple Card for purchasing. 😒

[@yamil.343]

Right? It’s frustrating!

[@epsech]

Really hoping for the rumored UI update soon. The app is simple but it’s almost too simple at this point.

[@ImStillStealingSteel]

I love Apple Wallet. Even more so since iOS 17 gotten rid of that 16 max limit of cards u can have in the wallet. ❤❤❤

[@paulbilby812]

I use my Apple wallet to get access to the YMCA in my town.

[@leonel-pedro]

Are you Portuguese?! (Fernando Silva)

[@squeenie77]

How did u add ur health insurance card to wallet???

[@victuringan1429]

His health insurance company supports apple wallet.

[@dandansfu]

One thing I don’t like about wallet is whenever you open wallet it always shows the last card u use I wish it can go back to default ! Or maybe an option like stay with last card for , say ten min or when I left the location It also require better’s organization I should be able to have wallet bring up specific card with short cut and automation

[@angelarias6311]

I am hoping that more states can be added to the drivers license feature on Apple wallet, I’m shocked that New York is not a part of the list of states that are supported to use this feature.

[@tonyramirez4915]

💳 Good video

[@gwvaio]

Only thing I learned from this video is that I was using the Apple wallet correctly the whole time. Also go back and edit the video you did show your address and I would even censor the last four numbers on the credit card that shows up as well.

[@techguy943]

Apple Card came out in 2019 Also I use Apple Pay BUT for WHEN there's a POTENTIAL OUTAGE and when I'm at a merchant that DOES NOT ACCEPT Apple Pay OR I have a maximum of 5 transactions that are shown as "PENDING" I WILL USE CASH I keep my PHYSICAL 💳 in a lockbox hidden somewhere in my living quarters

[@neel28sarkar]

But apple wallet doesn't work in India like I can't add any credit/debit cards to my wallet. Where as Samsung Pay works as it's supposed to do so...

[@leonardgoffe7159]

Love the wallet, I wish you could pay your "credit card" on the app itself, instead of having to go to their apps.

[@VishrutJha7]

The fact that you didn’t even mention about Apple Wallet order tracking tells how neglected that feature is… Apple should’ve expanded the support for it

[@dirtnasty27]

Yeah that feature rarely ever works for me, would be pretty cool if Apple supported it

[@all-for-one--]

15:30 The name Fernando Silva sounds very Brazilian

[@jebaker2]

I would LOVE to have my ID on my phone but I don't think this is going to happen in most states for a LONG TIME 😢 It seems 90% of states are very resistant to it.

[@parryan1800]

Maybe you should take your grandma to the grocery store and do a video clip of her attempting to use a watch or a phone to pay for her groceries!

[@lokusfrog]

What happen to your index finger nail?

[@user_breathless]

Wish I had Apple Pay later

[@tysone1254]

Bro showed his full address and kept telling us about how he is going on a trip... Hopefully nobody watching this has bad intentions.

[@iankoh]

And his Priority Pass membership QR code

[@RbNetEngr]

You didn’t mention anything about using it with various reward programs from various retailers, like Starbucks, Chipotle, Cava, etc.

[@troigrl]

💳 Nothing I didn’t know though. I would like to know how to increase my Apple Credit card limit.

[@rwest8905]

The state ID (in Maryland) is only good for use at an airport. It does NOT let you leave your physical state ID at home for any other use. Therefore, it’s kind of useless at this point.

[@siloPIRATE]

What’s the point of Apple Card/Cash. A bank account and bank card seems to be able to do literally everything it does (in Europe anyway)

[@victuringan1429]

“In Europe”

[@smaloneytuba85]

I can’t hear you over your notification bubbles yelling at me!

[@auistin2001]

I use Apple Card for gas for 2% 🍎💳

[@farside51]

You get 4% with a Costco card.

[@auistin2001]

@@farside51 but I don’t have Costco card and I drive around so I put gas almost anywhere I can

[@MikeSalsgiver]

Credit card!

[@ThomasEJohnson]

The thing that scares me is that if you loose your phone, or someone jumps you & takes it, you have lost access to everything, which can be a disaster if you are away from home.

[@MegaCynar]

Same thing with your actual wallet. If it's your phone at least your physical cards are safe and you can always deactivate the old phone and add them again on the new phone

[@b3nj]

This only works in the US and in some major cities

[@DaveDoc666]

In germany Most of the options dont exist

[@olympicfireball]

The borrowers Is Slave to the Lender

[@Ruvass]

American style that many creditcards

[@Ryousure]

The problem with having everything on the iphone is : if someone has your passcode they can just add their face ID and pretty much open all your banking apps. Apple changed the way change the passcode but there is no need if you're going to add a different face ID. Its not safe at all

[@martinandsallyatkins]

Voice over is far too fast to be able to fully comprehend

[@HeyNickJ]

It’s been such a disappointment that Drivers License haven’t had a lot more traction. I know for a fact state of IA has been waiting on approval from Apple since last summer but still nothing. They says it’s not due to legislation since we already approved it so idk what’s going on with that.

[@parryan1800]

I have to admit. I have also had the credit card since it came out. And I have never been able to use my watch or the phone. I have always had to use the card. Fingers are too fat and I can’t get to the watch buttons fast enough; and / or there’s always 100 people behind me huffing and puffing; the old lady is not moving fast enough. And I live up in the woods, where most people have never heard of an apple wallet anything; so it took a long time to find vendors.

[@Faze-2]

I am from Georgia and have the digital ID. I’ve had it for half a year now and haven’t found a place to use it beside the airport specifically in Georgia(Atlanta). Gas stations ect. Don’t use it

[@UXDiogenes]

FYI the transactions are not ALL transactions just all the Apple Pay transactions. Wouldn’t include whenever you, for example, typed in the number online.

[@JasonLilli]

Being from Maryland and having my ID on my iPhone 15 promax. I can confirm that you will never be able to get rid of your main physical I. D. There are only certain things you can use the digital I d for in maryland and also, Zero states allow you to use your phone ID as a valid ID if you're pulled over by Police.

[@9to5Mac]

This is actually great info to know. Thank you for sharing.

[@AlohaJade808]

🤣🤣🤣tell this to the DOJ who’s sueing Apple. 😒🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@Ryousure]

Cash back will always trump points. Point are valued at whatever dollar amount. People like to spend 10K on credit cards just to get 500 dollars worth of points😂

[@9to5Mac]

$500 back on 10k spend is still 5% cash back lol. I recently took a European trip and flew business class there and back for 2 people and 7 Hyatt hotel nights. All spent with points. Much more value with chase points than cash back. But it’s not for everyone. I do spend time finding the best redemptions. So cash back is better for setting and forgetting

[@georgewashington3012]

I’d lose it within a week. I toss my phone everywhere - onto the couch, bed, etc.

[@KS-ne5mq]

As an older generation, all I can think about is I don’t trust it because it all can be hacked.

[@SzamBacsi]

THIS VIDEO IS FOR US VIEWERS In most locations, these functions prove to be rather ineffective - within Europe, the sole capability is payment. Avoid spending unnecessary time as I unfortunately did.

[@carpediemearth]

I suggest you be careful when showing screens on your device that have your personal and financial info. Multiple times here you showed your address, the last four of your card number, and the numbers of your other cards and passes, even your QR code. You even mentioned in the video that the screen on the phone shows billing address, yet you didn't cover up yours. Outside of blocking the personal info, you don't need to be showing your own cards and passes for people to know the Wallet can store that, Apple provided stock photos online of the Wallet app capabilities that you can use. Idk if you don't watch back the videos, or tell the editor to block your info on it, or you don't think it's a risk, but you should be more risk aware and cognizant of the personal info you're showing on the screen to strangers.

[@llukem]

11:23, you actually don't need to be US-based *or* over 18 to set up Apple Cash. You need a US tax identification number (SSN or ITIN) and if you're under 18, an adult over 18 who has a verified Apple Cash account can allow you to use Apple Cash as well through Apple Cash Family, if you're in a Family Sharing group with them.

[@NithinJune]

you didn’t talk how your transit card still works even when your phone is dead

[@CSTLLNS]

If you slow it down you can see your phone number my guy

[@JH______]

I would be reluctant to exclusively use digital id. The benefit of not carrying around a physical id isn't worth it, in my opinion. Fine as a backup. If you ever find yourself in trouble with the law you will be forced to unlock your phone to share your digital id. Do they now take your unlocked phone to the police car outside your view to write your ticket, process you, etc? That is bound to be uncomfortable and possibly exposes you to a search of your phone without a warrant. I wouldn't take the chance.

[@PedroSabido122]

“Ofc is only in the US” … well maybe they should open it to other countries 😅

[@FrankDijkstra]

No thanks. We don't use credit cards that much here in the Netherlands

[@PedroSabido122]

@@FrankDijkstra who talked about credit cards ? 😅 I was referring to ID and Driving license… we have our own government app with those cards (and more) here in Portugal. But I would like to add them into my Wallet too.

[@FrankDijkstra]

Lol at all those credit cards

[@victuringan1429]

Why lol?

[@Mafeyisogo]

💳💳💳💳💳

[@KingTechHD]

💳

[@pat8988]

You forgot to mention that your Covid 19 vaccination card can be put into the Wallet.

[@farside51]

That’s the first thing I used it for

[@wayneg296]

👍👍😎✌️🤟

[@Poncho758]

A lot of Gobley goop Clickbait

[@waltkuiland9341]

Great video. Don’t know if you’re aware of a quirk in the savings account. Everything you said is true. However, when you transfer money into the savings account, you can’t actually take it out the next day or two days after deposit. If you read the user agreement, it says Apple (Goldman Sachs) has the right to hold on to that money for a max of 5 business days, which means a whole week. Even though it’s showing in your account balance and (supposedly) earning interest, you cannot always access it. Bottom line, people should beware that if they suddenly need the money right after they deposit, it won’t always be readily available.

[@tommydiquasi1424]

How do you think 4 payments with no interest is “predatory?” 😂😂😂

[@Firemanharv]

It’s like gambling. Some people can handle it, some can’t. You miss a payment you get all the interest past and present. I think he meant “proceed with caution”