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1. pastel8739 · 1790972590 · focus · HN ↗

   What do people find interesting about this? This doesn’t seem at all significant to me

   1. tonymet · 1790973450 · focus · HN ↗

      many iphone customers lament at how little support Apple Wallet has, even ~ 18 years later.

      Why ticketing vendors force customers to struggle with so many inconsistent and unreliable ticketing apps.

      Hopefully one of the main blockers, that Wallet integration required xcode experience, will be removed with this app.

      Hopefully we will get more comprehensive wallet support for event passes.

      1. iAMkenough · 1790976351 · focus · HN ↗

         The business creating passes wants a “one solution for all,” which led to poor adoption of Apple Wallet specific features.

         Since this doesn’t solve “one solution for iPhone and Android,” I expect adoption to remain similar to before.

         1. tonymet · 1790989401 · focus · HN ↗

            they're targeting iOS to begin with. there's no such thing as one solution for both platforms. even web UIs need separate code & QA for safari.

            1. frabcus · 1791012520 · focus · HN ↗

               There would be one solution, if Apple actually proposed having one and formed a standards body, and made one solution with Google and ticketing companies and the rest of the industry. That they don't shows they don't care about customers.

               1. tonymet · 1791053965 · focus · HN ↗

                  9/10 standards bodies are useless and make the platform worse

                  1. iAMkenough · 1791054168 · focus · HN ↗

                     sure, but we eventually got Apple to adopt USB-C over Lightning for iPhones. Now you don't need a special cable just to charge your iPhone.

                     1. tonymet · 1791128382 · focus · HN ↗

                        I was going to use usb C as a bad example.

                        grab a few usb c cables from your bin. and tell me which ones have data, USB 3/3.1 , 100+watts capability, hdmi support, or any other number of capabilities.

                        MFi lighting cables always worked.

                        1. iAMkenough · 1791134131 · focus · HN ↗

                           None of those things matter to me, since I can now charge my headphones, MacBook, iPhone and Pixel tablet with the same cable. MFi didn’t help me.

                           Makes traveling much less stressful.

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