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Makes you wonder why this wasn't always possible.. I go to lots of events that have qr codes on their tickets, this will be useful

by toenail 5mo ago

baby 4mo ago
Coming from Android this was a big pain point
loloquwowndueo 5mo ago
Does just taking a pic of the QR code not work just as well?
- jen20 5mo ago
  It does, but then it's buried in your photos instead of on the home screen.
  - vachina 5mo ago
    Most tickets don’t just come with a QR, it has other information like seating/metadata not in the QR that can only be captured in a photo.
    - loloquwowndueo 5mo ago
      Funny, when I take a picture of a ticket I can still see all those things.
    - berkeleyjunk 5mo ago
      Interesting. Do you have examples of such data or any pointers. I always take screenshots of the wallet pass and they seem to work fine.
- bspammer 5mo ago
  You can double tap the lock button to open your wallet with all your passes. Also it automatically raises the brightness for QR passes to make it easier for readers. You could do the same thing with shortcuts I guess but using the first class feature is nice.
- johanyc 5mo ago
  Apple wallet proactively shows your event pass when it's time. Much better than trying to find the photo from your camera roll
gruez 5mo ago
For whatever reason apple required passes to be digitally signed with an apple developer certificate. On the other hand a screenshot/pdf is "good enough" that they didn't bother fixing it.
- alt227 5mo ago
  > For whatever reason apple required passes to be digitally signed with an apple developer certificate Apple uses every opportunity to try to increase developer and user lock in. This was no exception. I see this new move as begrudgingly opening the doors to all as not enough people were signing with Apple Developer Certificates.
  - jonathanstrange 5mo ago
    Unfortunately, they're not even good at it. Setting up a custom CI chain today as a brand-new member of the Apple Developer program, I found out that they have at least 9 different certificates to generate with no explanation which one you need on the page, and after I had generated one, downloaded it, and imported it into the keychain, the certificate was invalid. I additionally had to go to some cryptic looking page[1] and manually download the "right" in intermediary certificates. [1] https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/ https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/
vachina 5mo ago
What is the difference between this and taking a picture/screenshot of the QR code?
- rootusrootus 5mo ago
  QR code definitely in focus, lighting good, the screen will brighten automatically for maximum contrast, and it will be in an easy-to-find location (especially handy if location services knows you are near where you need the pass and suggests it automatically).
- alt227 5mo ago
  Not much, it just allows you to save it in your wallet app instead of your photo app.

Makes you wonder why this wasn't always possible.. I go to lots of events that have qr codes on their tickets, this will be useful

by toenail 5mo ago

Makes you wonder why this wasn't always possible.. I go to lots of events that have qr codes on their tickets, this will be useful

baby 4mo ago

Coming from Android this was a big pain point

loloquwowndueo 5mo ago

Does just taking a pic of the QR code not work just as well?

jen20 5mo ago
It does, but then it's buried in your photos instead of on the home screen.
- vachina 5mo ago
  Most tickets don’t just come with a QR, it has other information like seating/metadata not in the QR that can only be captured in a photo.
  - loloquwowndueo 5mo ago
    Funny, when I take a picture of a ticket I can still see all those things.
  - berkeleyjunk 5mo ago
    Interesting. Do you have examples of such data or any pointers. I always take screenshots of the wallet pass and they seem to work fine.
bspammer 5mo ago
You can double tap the lock button to open your wallet with all your passes. Also it automatically raises the brightness for QR passes to make it easier for readers. You could do the same thing with shortcuts I guess but using the first class feature is nice.
johanyc 5mo ago
Apple wallet proactively shows your event pass when it's time. Much better than trying to find the photo from your camera roll

gruez 5mo ago

For whatever reason apple required passes to be digitally signed with an apple developer certificate. On the other hand a screenshot/pdf is "good enough" that they didn't bother fixing it.

alt227 5mo ago
> For whatever reason apple required passes to be digitally signed with an apple developer certificate Apple uses every opportunity to try to increase developer and user lock in. This was no exception. I see this new move as begrudgingly opening the doors to all as not enough people were signing with Apple Developer Certificates.
- jonathanstrange 5mo ago
  Unfortunately, they're not even good at it. Setting up a custom CI chain today as a brand-new member of the Apple Developer program, I found out that they have at least 9 different certificates to generate with no explanation which one you need on the page, and after I had generated one, downloaded it, and imported it into the keychain, the certificate was invalid. I additionally had to go to some cryptic looking page[1] and manually download the "right" in intermediary certificates. [1] https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/ https://www.apple.com/certificateauthority/

vachina 5mo ago

What is the difference between this and taking a picture/screenshot of the QR code?

rootusrootus 5mo ago
QR code definitely in focus, lighting good, the screen will brighten automatically for maximum contrast, and it will be in an easy-to-find location (especially handy if location services knows you are near where you need the pass and suggests it automatically).
alt227 5mo ago
Not much, it just allows you to save it in your wallet app instead of your photo app.