Setting Up and Using Apple Pay

In this lesson for the Apple Watch we look at how we setup Apple Pay using the Watch app on the iPhone and then how we use Apple Pay on the Apple Watch.

Setting Up Apple Pay
To set up Apple Pay on your Apple Watch you need to go to the Watch app soon your iPhone. Select My Watch in the bottom left. You’ll see settings for Wallet & Apple Pay when you scroll up. When you tap on this, you can add your credit cards and debit cards to your iPhone and then that will add them to your Apple Watch. If you have a Mac, you can also set if you want to use Apple Pay on your Mac.

Setting Default Card
To set the default card used when you pull up Apple Pay on your Apple Watch, you scroll to the credit or debit card you want as your default.

Receiving Notifications
You can set what notifications you receive when using Apple Pay. By default this is set to mirror your iPhone, but you can customize it for the Apple Watch.

Using Apple Pay on the Apple Watch
Tu use Apple Pay on your Apple Watch, you just double tap on the button on the side of your Apple Watch. Your default card will show. You can swipe to change the card. Once you have the card you want to use, you just bring your Apple Watch to the reader and your transaction will take place. You’ll feel a haptic tap when the transaction takes place.

See this Lesson in Action
If you want to see this lesson in action, take a look at the video above.

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