Sunday, 7 May 2017
How to take screenshots on the Apple TV 4
May 07, 2017
Whether to show someone your last score on that fun game on Apple TV, or to refer some tvOS advice to a friend, you can share screenshots from your TV.
In this article we'll explain how you can capture an image of your fourth-generation Apple TV.
Apple TV
The Apple TV 4 has a USB-C port that will allow you to connect the device to a Mac to run iTunes. Next we will use it to allow Xcode or QuickTime to facilitate our capture of images.
How to capture a fourth generation Apple TV screen
In case you are using a Mac in any of its variants, you will need a USB-A to USB-C cable. In Amazon there are some available for $ 11 so you will have no problem getting it.
1. Connect your Apple TV to your PC / Mac.
2. Sign up for the Apple Developer Center.
3. Download and install Xcode.
4. Start Xcode.
5. Open the "Window" option.
6. Select "Devices".
7. If all goes well, you will notice how the fourth generation Apple TV appears on the next screen. Click on it to access all the information besides showing the button "Take Screenshot".
Apple TV
Unfortunately Xcode will not offer you an image preview of the screenshot on your PC / Mac but you will hear the typical camera sound when performing the screenshot.
Alternatively, you can also use QuickTime. From File> New Video Recording and selecting the fourth generation Apple TV. QuickTime can be used for both video recording and audio recording.
In conclusion, taking a screenshot on the Apple TV is not so difficult if you follow these steps to the letter. However, the process is somewhat convoluted. Hopefully Apple will, in the near future, upgrade the tvOS software to allow users to take screenshots with a simple tap or tactile gesture of the Siri Remote.
At the beginning of February, a Facebook application was announced for the fourth generation Apple TV platform TVOS.
Well, finally is here, is now available for download on the Apple TV App Store. This is a video content app that will display all the news feed news and the pages in a row.
Facebook for apple tv
The application is simply called Facebook. And its icon presents the Facebook logo along with the text "Video". The new social network app for tvOS will also be released tomorrow on certain Samsung smart TVs.
Facebook offers a new way to enjoy video content from TV
The truth is that the new Facebook application for Apple TV has arrived quite late, but it is never late if the happiness is good, and adapting the social network app to the current needs of users is not bad.
The application has a very well organized user interface and the videos, of course, offer support for Siri voice commands.
Facebook for apple tv
This is how Facebook describes its application in the App Store of tvOS:
Sit back, relax, and enjoy Facebook videos on your TV.
Watch the videos shared by your friends and the pages you follow.
Discover the most popular live videos and other recommendations.
Re-watch your saved videos or visit your favorites again.
The new Facebook ** application ** can be downloaded from the fourth-generation TVOS App Store for iPhone and now for free. What do you think about this new video content application? Have you had a chance to try it already? We found it lovely! Let us know what you think of her in the comment section.
In this article we'll explain how you can capture an image of your fourth-generation Apple TV.
Apple TV
The Apple TV 4 has a USB-C port that will allow you to connect the device to a Mac to run iTunes. Next we will use it to allow Xcode or QuickTime to facilitate our capture of images.
How to capture a fourth generation Apple TV screen
In case you are using a Mac in any of its variants, you will need a USB-A to USB-C cable. In Amazon there are some available for $ 11 so you will have no problem getting it.
1. Connect your Apple TV to your PC / Mac.
2. Sign up for the Apple Developer Center.
3. Download and install Xcode.
4. Start Xcode.
5. Open the "Window" option.
6. Select "Devices".
7. If all goes well, you will notice how the fourth generation Apple TV appears on the next screen. Click on it to access all the information besides showing the button "Take Screenshot".
Apple TV
Unfortunately Xcode will not offer you an image preview of the screenshot on your PC / Mac but you will hear the typical camera sound when performing the screenshot.
Alternatively, you can also use QuickTime. From File> New Video Recording and selecting the fourth generation Apple TV. QuickTime can be used for both video recording and audio recording.
In conclusion, taking a screenshot on the Apple TV is not so difficult if you follow these steps to the letter. However, the process is somewhat convoluted. Hopefully Apple will, in the near future, upgrade the tvOS software to allow users to take screenshots with a simple tap or tactile gesture of the Siri Remote.
At the beginning of February, a Facebook application was announced for the fourth generation Apple TV platform TVOS.
Well, finally is here, is now available for download on the Apple TV App Store. This is a video content app that will display all the news feed news and the pages in a row.
Facebook for apple tv
The application is simply called Facebook. And its icon presents the Facebook logo along with the text "Video". The new social network app for tvOS will also be released tomorrow on certain Samsung smart TVs.
Facebook offers a new way to enjoy video content from TV
The truth is that the new Facebook application for Apple TV has arrived quite late, but it is never late if the happiness is good, and adapting the social network app to the current needs of users is not bad.
The application has a very well organized user interface and the videos, of course, offer support for Siri voice commands.
Facebook for apple tv
This is how Facebook describes its application in the App Store of tvOS:
Sit back, relax, and enjoy Facebook videos on your TV.
Watch the videos shared by your friends and the pages you follow.
Discover the most popular live videos and other recommendations.
Re-watch your saved videos or visit your favorites again.
The new Facebook ** application ** can be downloaded from the fourth-generation TVOS App Store for iPhone and now for free. What do you think about this new video content application? Have you had a chance to try it already? We found it lovely! Let us know what you think of her in the comment section.
Find Places Accepting Apple Pay with PayFinder
May 07, 2017
Although at the moment Apple Pay can not be used in Spain, it is not too far to know some applications that can facilitate its use for the future. This is PayFinder, an application that finds places that accept payments with Apple Pay, the mobile payments service of the American company.
The arrival of Apple Pay in the United States was a revolution in making payments, although its use has become increasingly common. However, most countries in the world still can not use it, among which is Spain.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
Even so, Apple Pay still does not take off altogether, in large part because many users are unaware of which shops allow to make payments with this service and which not. But this has a solution thanks to PayFinder, an application that has just landed in the App Store.
PayFinder, a great help for those who want to use Apple Pay
Apple Pay can be used to make purchases online and in the app store, but also in numerous businesses that allow contactless payment. And this is what the PayFinder application focuses on.
PayFinder was developed by Brian Roemmele and it can find more than 12,000 businesses that are compatible with Apple Pay. It must be said that 95% of these businesses are small merchants, places where they usually make the usual purchases.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
The operation of PayFinder is very simple, since it shows in a map all the businesses compatible with the service of mobile payments of Apple that are near your location. Compared to the days prior to launch, the application developer ensures that sales that have been paid through Apple Pay have increased up to 750%.
People are interested in using Apple Pay
Looking at this data and the great momentum that has had the use of Apple Pay after the launch of the PayFinder app there is no doubt that people really want to use the mobile payments service of the American company. However, they seem somewhat lazy or embarrassing when it comes to asking if the trade they go to allows these payments with Apple Pay or not.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
And it should not be forgotten that although there are many businesses and banks compatible with Apple Pay, there are still many others who are not. In Spain in the meantime we will have to continue waiting, as we can not yet use Apple Pay.
Apple's mobile payment system is still not widespread in the world, but little by little the company is expanding its availability to different countries. According to the latest data this week Apple Pay will be available in China later this week and are expected to announce the arrival of mobile payment service to France before the end of the year.
A few months ago we also talked about the possibility of Apple Pay landing in Spain in late 2016. And according to a new report the mobile payment service would also be launched in France at that time, so you could say that this option sounds every Forcefully.
Apple Pay will be coming to China this week.
Apple Pay will be available in China from Thursday, February 18
Apparently, Apple Pay would start operating in China starting next Thursday at 5 am local time. On the other hand, since 9to5Mac indicate that the Chinese banks would be receiving with the arms open the launch of Apple Pay and even WeChat confirms its arrival for the next 18 of February.
Apple Pay will be coming to China this week.
The US company announced months ago the launch of Apple Pay in China for the beginning of 2016 and it seems that it will finally be like this. Apple Pay will come to the Asian country thanks to its collaboration with UnionPay, a state-owned entity with a monopoly of credit and debit card management, as well as the various deals it has reached with four of China's leading banks.
Apple's mobile payment service is having a great success, even Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi commented in an interview recently that Apple Pay processes every week "billions of dollars in mobile payments." Currently Apple Pay is only available in the United States
The arrival of Apple Pay in the United States was a revolution in making payments, although its use has become increasingly common. However, most countries in the world still can not use it, among which is Spain.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
Even so, Apple Pay still does not take off altogether, in large part because many users are unaware of which shops allow to make payments with this service and which not. But this has a solution thanks to PayFinder, an application that has just landed in the App Store.
PayFinder, a great help for those who want to use Apple Pay
Apple Pay can be used to make purchases online and in the app store, but also in numerous businesses that allow contactless payment. And this is what the PayFinder application focuses on.
PayFinder was developed by Brian Roemmele and it can find more than 12,000 businesses that are compatible with Apple Pay. It must be said that 95% of these businesses are small merchants, places where they usually make the usual purchases.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
The operation of PayFinder is very simple, since it shows in a map all the businesses compatible with the service of mobile payments of Apple that are near your location. Compared to the days prior to launch, the application developer ensures that sales that have been paid through Apple Pay have increased up to 750%.
People are interested in using Apple Pay
Looking at this data and the great momentum that has had the use of Apple Pay after the launch of the PayFinder app there is no doubt that people really want to use the mobile payments service of the American company. However, they seem somewhat lazy or embarrassing when it comes to asking if the trade they go to allows these payments with Apple Pay or not.
PayFinder, an app to discover places compatible with Apple Pay.
And it should not be forgotten that although there are many businesses and banks compatible with Apple Pay, there are still many others who are not. In Spain in the meantime we will have to continue waiting, as we can not yet use Apple Pay.
Apple's mobile payment system is still not widespread in the world, but little by little the company is expanding its availability to different countries. According to the latest data this week Apple Pay will be available in China later this week and are expected to announce the arrival of mobile payment service to France before the end of the year.
A few months ago we also talked about the possibility of Apple Pay landing in Spain in late 2016. And according to a new report the mobile payment service would also be launched in France at that time, so you could say that this option sounds every Forcefully.
Apple Pay will be coming to China this week.
Apple Pay will be available in China from Thursday, February 18
Apparently, Apple Pay would start operating in China starting next Thursday at 5 am local time. On the other hand, since 9to5Mac indicate that the Chinese banks would be receiving with the arms open the launch of Apple Pay and even WeChat confirms its arrival for the next 18 of February.
Apple Pay will be coming to China this week.
The US company announced months ago the launch of Apple Pay in China for the beginning of 2016 and it seems that it will finally be like this. Apple Pay will come to the Asian country thanks to its collaboration with UnionPay, a state-owned entity with a monopoly of credit and debit card management, as well as the various deals it has reached with four of China's leading banks.
Apple's mobile payment service is having a great success, even Eddy Cue and Craig Federighi commented in an interview recently that Apple Pay processes every week "billions of dollars in mobile payments." Currently Apple Pay is only available in the United States
Apple Pay arrives tomorrow in Spain through Banco Santander
May 07, 2017
Apple's mobile payment service known as Apple Pay, will finally officially arrive in Spain tomorrow Thursday, December 1. Its arrival comes from the hand of Banco Santander, which will allow its customers to use Apple Pay to make payments through the iPhone and Apple Watch.
The US company has not confirmed anything officially, but several sources have confirmed to the companions of Applesfera that tomorrow will begin the journey of Apple Pay in Spain. And it will not be precisely until that moment in which it is already active when its availability is officially announced.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
It should be said that Banco Santander already offered the option of paying with its customers in the United Kingdom, which can use this mobile payment service from July 2015. Moreover, this bank was one of the first to offer it in Its implementation in this country, so it is not surprising that it is also in Spain, its country of origin.
Apple Pay finally arrives in Spain!
We must go to September 2014 to remember the time when Apple bite company officially introduced Apple Pay, a service that came during the presentation of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. However, the deployment of Apple Pay did not begin until a later time in the United States and has gradually extended to other countries, although its availability remains very limited two years later.
Apple Pay is available in these two models of the smartphone and in all later released, as well as in the Apple Watch. This mobile payment service can be used in establishments that accept payments through NFC, but can also be used to pay within apps using verification through the Touch ID and Apple recently announced its arrival to the web to pay in stores on-line.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
But we return to Spain, and is that Tim Cook himself announced a month ago that Apple Pay would arrive in Spain in the coming months and it seems that this arrival will occur sooner than we expected. As we said earlier, at first Banco Santander will be the first bank to offer Apple Pay in Spain, but surely other entities will soon join in allowing their customers to use Apple Pay to pay with the iPhone or Apple Watch.
How to Share Via Wallet Tickets with your iPhone
With the arrival of Apple Pay to Spain around the corner we have to discover the ins and outs behind the Apple Wallet application.
Maybe you've done it before, you bought tickets to go to the movies but you do not know how to share them with the rest of your friends and / or family.
Luckily sharing tickets through the Wallet application is simpler than it sounds. In this article we will tell you, step by step, how to do it.
Wallet
Sharing and sending tickets to your friends with the Wallet app
Apple allows users to store entries in their native Wallet application. In addition, it offers the possibility of sharing these entries with our contacts. Follow the steps below to do it.
1. Open the Wallet app.
2. Find the entrance for your friends.
3. Select the entry you want to share and click on the "i" icon in the lower right corner.
Wallet
4. Then tap the "Share Input" button.
5. Choose a method to share:
AirDrop
E-mail
IMessage
Wallet
The fastest method, usually, is usually AirDrop. This type of Bluetooth connectivity will find the iPhone (or iPad) devices closest to you so you can share the entries from the Apple Wallet app.
However, the method for sharing Wallet entries by email or iMessage is equally effective. It depends on the taste of each one.
As you may have guessed, this tutorial makes things easy for you when you share those football game tickets for your favorite team or movie tickets to see the latest Denzel Washington movie. Now it's up to you, you decide who to share with!
The US company has not confirmed anything officially, but several sources have confirmed to the companions of Applesfera that tomorrow will begin the journey of Apple Pay in Spain. And it will not be precisely until that moment in which it is already active when its availability is officially announced.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
It should be said that Banco Santander already offered the option of paying with its customers in the United Kingdom, which can use this mobile payment service from July 2015. Moreover, this bank was one of the first to offer it in Its implementation in this country, so it is not surprising that it is also in Spain, its country of origin.
Apple Pay finally arrives in Spain!
We must go to September 2014 to remember the time when Apple bite company officially introduced Apple Pay, a service that came during the presentation of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. However, the deployment of Apple Pay did not begin until a later time in the United States and has gradually extended to other countries, although its availability remains very limited two years later.
Apple Pay is available in these two models of the smartphone and in all later released, as well as in the Apple Watch. This mobile payment service can be used in establishments that accept payments through NFC, but can also be used to pay within apps using verification through the Touch ID and Apple recently announced its arrival to the web to pay in stores on-line.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
But we return to Spain, and is that Tim Cook himself announced a month ago that Apple Pay would arrive in Spain in the coming months and it seems that this arrival will occur sooner than we expected. As we said earlier, at first Banco Santander will be the first bank to offer Apple Pay in Spain, but surely other entities will soon join in allowing their customers to use Apple Pay to pay with the iPhone or Apple Watch.
How to Share Via Wallet Tickets with your iPhone
With the arrival of Apple Pay to Spain around the corner we have to discover the ins and outs behind the Apple Wallet application.
Maybe you've done it before, you bought tickets to go to the movies but you do not know how to share them with the rest of your friends and / or family.
Luckily sharing tickets through the Wallet application is simpler than it sounds. In this article we will tell you, step by step, how to do it.
Wallet
Sharing and sending tickets to your friends with the Wallet app
Apple allows users to store entries in their native Wallet application. In addition, it offers the possibility of sharing these entries with our contacts. Follow the steps below to do it.
1. Open the Wallet app.
2. Find the entrance for your friends.
3. Select the entry you want to share and click on the "i" icon in the lower right corner.
Wallet
4. Then tap the "Share Input" button.
5. Choose a method to share:
AirDrop
IMessage
Wallet
The fastest method, usually, is usually AirDrop. This type of Bluetooth connectivity will find the iPhone (or iPad) devices closest to you so you can share the entries from the Apple Wallet app.
However, the method for sharing Wallet entries by email or iMessage is equally effective. It depends on the taste of each one.
As you may have guessed, this tutorial makes things easy for you when you share those football game tickets for your favorite team or movie tickets to see the latest Denzel Washington movie. Now it's up to you, you decide who to share with!
Learn how to use Apple Pay on any Apple Watch
May 07, 2017
Having seen how we can configure Apple Pay on both the iPhone and the iPad. Today, we'll discover how we can turn our Apple Watch into our new digital portfolio.
And, despite the little publicity that has been made of this function in Spain (since the launch was not yet active), it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting features of the Apple watch. Because the clock, will always be with us, even when we want to go out to play sports without the phone.
How to set up Apple Pay on Apple Watch
Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch
In this case, the configuration process is closer to the iPad than to the iPhone, since this is done in an app other than Wallet. To start the process, we need to access the Watch application, where we will find the Wallet and Apple Pay section in the My Clock tab.
As always, we try to explain the process taking into account that no card has been added before either iTunes or the iPhone in question (in these cases, the app itself will give us the option to copy the settings). Of course, it is still a requirement to have a credit or debit card from Banco Santander, Ticket Restaurant, or Carrefour.
Once we have entered the section of Wallet and Apple Pay, we will be given the option to Add a credit or debit card. To expedite the process, we can scan our card thanks to the camera, or we have the option to add the data manually.
Once the Full Name fields and the card number have been completed, the security code and the expiration date will be requested (according to the issuer). These data are always required to perform the process safely. In addition, after this, we will require a brief verification, which will vary according to the bank responsible for the card. Once verification is complete, our Apple Watch will be ready to use Apple Pay.
From now on, we will only have to double-click on the side button of our Apple Watch (the same one we used for the Dock, or to turn it off / on) and we will be shown a screen where we can choose the card that will be Used in payment. Of course, our Apple Watch must have activated code locking, and wrist detection, since they are of these security systems that Apple Pay is worth for its operation.
Set up your iPhone to pay with Apple Pay
By Carlos González - Dec 3, 2016
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Non-contact mobile payments are increasingly present in our lives. The comfort and added security offered by these systems leave in diapers any other conventional payment system. And all this revolution, was thanks to Apple.
Apple Pay came to Spain a few days ago with the same goal that was launched in the United States, completely change the way we pay everything we buy. Regardless if this purchase is carried out through a physical store, or an application.
How to set up Apple Pay on iPhone
Apple Pay Settings on the iPhone
We already teach you to use Apple Pay on the iPad, today, we continue with the series of tutorials of this new service. But this time with the iPhone. In this case, all iPhone launched from iPhone 6 (included) are compatible with the system, so if we have a recent device, we can use it without problems.
Of course, again we must take into account the limitation of compatible banks, as today, only Banco Santander, Carrefour (with its Pass card), and Ticket Restaurant are prepared to use Apple Pay. Once we have verified that we meet the requirements, we start up.
To begin, we should go to the Wallet app, which will show a new section dedicated to Apple Pay. To begin the process, we will choose Add a credit or debit card. Once we have verified the password of the Apple ID, we will have to choose between scanning our card with the camera to collect the data automatically, or enter them manually.
Anyway, once we have completed the fields with our full name and our card number, we will be asked for the expiration date and the security code. After this we will have to follow a fast verification process, which will vary according to the issuer of the card. With this, we will finalize the configuration of Apple Pay on our iPhone.
Now, we will only have to bring our device to any POS with payment without contact, or make a purchase in any compatible app, and will automatically activate Apple Pay. We verified the purchase with Touch ID, and that's it, everything is ready to use in our day to day.
And, despite the little publicity that has been made of this function in Spain (since the launch was not yet active), it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting features of the Apple watch. Because the clock, will always be with us, even when we want to go out to play sports without the phone.
How to set up Apple Pay on Apple Watch
Setting Up Apple Pay on Apple Watch
In this case, the configuration process is closer to the iPad than to the iPhone, since this is done in an app other than Wallet. To start the process, we need to access the Watch application, where we will find the Wallet and Apple Pay section in the My Clock tab.
As always, we try to explain the process taking into account that no card has been added before either iTunes or the iPhone in question (in these cases, the app itself will give us the option to copy the settings). Of course, it is still a requirement to have a credit or debit card from Banco Santander, Ticket Restaurant, or Carrefour.
Once we have entered the section of Wallet and Apple Pay, we will be given the option to Add a credit or debit card. To expedite the process, we can scan our card thanks to the camera, or we have the option to add the data manually.
Once the Full Name fields and the card number have been completed, the security code and the expiration date will be requested (according to the issuer). These data are always required to perform the process safely. In addition, after this, we will require a brief verification, which will vary according to the bank responsible for the card. Once verification is complete, our Apple Watch will be ready to use Apple Pay.
From now on, we will only have to double-click on the side button of our Apple Watch (the same one we used for the Dock, or to turn it off / on) and we will be shown a screen where we can choose the card that will be Used in payment. Of course, our Apple Watch must have activated code locking, and wrist detection, since they are of these security systems that Apple Pay is worth for its operation.
Set up your iPhone to pay with Apple Pay
By Carlos González - Dec 3, 2016
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Non-contact mobile payments are increasingly present in our lives. The comfort and added security offered by these systems leave in diapers any other conventional payment system. And all this revolution, was thanks to Apple.
Apple Pay came to Spain a few days ago with the same goal that was launched in the United States, completely change the way we pay everything we buy. Regardless if this purchase is carried out through a physical store, or an application.
How to set up Apple Pay on iPhone
Apple Pay Settings on the iPhone
We already teach you to use Apple Pay on the iPad, today, we continue with the series of tutorials of this new service. But this time with the iPhone. In this case, all iPhone launched from iPhone 6 (included) are compatible with the system, so if we have a recent device, we can use it without problems.
Of course, again we must take into account the limitation of compatible banks, as today, only Banco Santander, Carrefour (with its Pass card), and Ticket Restaurant are prepared to use Apple Pay. Once we have verified that we meet the requirements, we start up.
To begin, we should go to the Wallet app, which will show a new section dedicated to Apple Pay. To begin the process, we will choose Add a credit or debit card. Once we have verified the password of the Apple ID, we will have to choose between scanning our card with the camera to collect the data automatically, or enter them manually.
Anyway, once we have completed the fields with our full name and our card number, we will be asked for the expiration date and the security code. After this we will have to follow a fast verification process, which will vary according to the issuer of the card. With this, we will finalize the configuration of Apple Pay on our iPhone.
Now, we will only have to bring our device to any POS with payment without contact, or make a purchase in any compatible app, and will automatically activate Apple Pay. We verified the purchase with Touch ID, and that's it, everything is ready to use in our day to day.
This Christmas, I support solidarity with NGOs through Apple Pay Solidarity is just a click away with Apple Pay
May 07, 2017
This Christmas, I support solidarity with NGOs through Apple Pay
Solidarity is just a click away with Apple Pay
By Eva Rodríguez de Luis - Dec 17, 2016
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Christmas is just around the corner, that period of the year in which we alternate big binges with the exaltation of friendship due to the abuse of spirits, or consumerism more exacerbated with pildoritas of solidarity. Apple knows this and has taken advantage of these dates not only to launch its AirPods, but to collaborate with numerous NGOs allowing us to make a donation with a single click through Apple Pay. There are no longer any excuses for a timely collaboration.
How to make donations to NGOs with Apple Pay
For those interested in contributing their bit, whether at Christmas or any other time of year, we explain the simple procedure. In fact there are two possibilities: either visit the NGO website that you want to collaborate with and click on the Apple Pay icon that you can find in it - if you collaborate with Apple to facilitate this form of donation - or use Touch ID From your iPhone or iPad to donate directly to a collaborating NGO
Apple Pay NGO
What NGOs can I donate with Apple Pay?
The list of NGOs that allow to donate through Apple Pay thanks to the agreement with Apple grows every week, as they integrate the option in their apps or websites. Although in many other countries the list is much longer, at the moment we can find the following international NGOs operating in Spain:
Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
International Rescue Committee
Save the Children
GlobalGiving
UNICEF
WWF
So far, the way to collaborate via smartphone was via SMS, but with Apple Pay the process will be even simpler and offer the additional confidence and security provided by a payment platform with encrypted servers, according to a study provided by Apple, Expected to increase donations via electronic devices. Technology at the service of a good cause.
Apple Pay and Carrefour make your purchases easier today
You can already buy in Carrefour using Apple Pay on your iPhone
By JuanMi Guirado - Dec 15, 2016
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Since Apple Pay landed in Spain last December 1, the vast majority thought that few businesses would venture to add this payment service through the mobile terminal overnight. And that was how only Banco Santander made available to its customers Apple Pay. Now comes great news, and is that the French multinational Carrefour offers from today Apple Pay in almost all its supermarkets and online store.
With this fact, Carrefour becomes the first commerce in enabling the payment through Apple Pay with its own credit card. And is that the company gala will allow through the application of Apple Pay make safe and very simple payments just using your iPhone or your Apple Watch. Starting today, more than 100 Carrefour stores will have this function available, but will soon be extended to the entire country.
Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay, a safe marriage
In case you did not know, there are already more than 2 million users who use the card Carrefour PASS every week. This card is associated with an account number. Well, Carrefour PASS can be included in our Apple Pay, so we can make our purchases inside and outside a Carrefour establishment. It will only be necessary for such commerce to have available the contactless form of payment.
Paying with Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay on iPhone
And to top it off, Apple Pay is also fully compatible with all of Carrefour's services to members of The Carrefour Club and PASS card customers. Through the Mi Carrefour app on your iPhone, you can benefit from discounts and promotions from your trusted supermarket. Once we have our discount, we will only pay with Apple Pay safely and without any mishaps.
Is my iPhone or Watch compatible with Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay?
Apple and Carrefour have wanted users of the latest iOS platforms to be the first to benefit from these services. Therefore, those users who have an iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, plus any of the two editions of Apple Watch (1st generation and Series 2) You can enjoy the benefits of Apple Pay with your Carrefour PASS.
How to set up Apple Pay with Carrefour PASS
The first thing to do is to know the first steps to configure Apple Pay on your iPhone. After this, we are going to give you a little guidelines of what you must do to get your Carrefour PASS card associated with your Apple Pay and your iPhone, plus the possibilities to pay only with your Apple Watch.
On iPhone
In Apple Watch
Is the unit secure?
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Solidarity is just a click away with Apple Pay
By Eva Rodríguez de Luis - Dec 17, 2016
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Christmas is just around the corner, that period of the year in which we alternate big binges with the exaltation of friendship due to the abuse of spirits, or consumerism more exacerbated with pildoritas of solidarity. Apple knows this and has taken advantage of these dates not only to launch its AirPods, but to collaborate with numerous NGOs allowing us to make a donation with a single click through Apple Pay. There are no longer any excuses for a timely collaboration.
How to make donations to NGOs with Apple Pay
For those interested in contributing their bit, whether at Christmas or any other time of year, we explain the simple procedure. In fact there are two possibilities: either visit the NGO website that you want to collaborate with and click on the Apple Pay icon that you can find in it - if you collaborate with Apple to facilitate this form of donation - or use Touch ID From your iPhone or iPad to donate directly to a collaborating NGO
Apple Pay NGO
What NGOs can I donate with Apple Pay?
The list of NGOs that allow to donate through Apple Pay thanks to the agreement with Apple grows every week, as they integrate the option in their apps or websites. Although in many other countries the list is much longer, at the moment we can find the following international NGOs operating in Spain:
Red Cross
Doctors Without Borders
International Rescue Committee
Save the Children
GlobalGiving
UNICEF
WWF
So far, the way to collaborate via smartphone was via SMS, but with Apple Pay the process will be even simpler and offer the additional confidence and security provided by a payment platform with encrypted servers, according to a study provided by Apple, Expected to increase donations via electronic devices. Technology at the service of a good cause.
Apple Pay and Carrefour make your purchases easier today
You can already buy in Carrefour using Apple Pay on your iPhone
By JuanMi Guirado - Dec 15, 2016
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Since Apple Pay landed in Spain last December 1, the vast majority thought that few businesses would venture to add this payment service through the mobile terminal overnight. And that was how only Banco Santander made available to its customers Apple Pay. Now comes great news, and is that the French multinational Carrefour offers from today Apple Pay in almost all its supermarkets and online store.
With this fact, Carrefour becomes the first commerce in enabling the payment through Apple Pay with its own credit card. And is that the company gala will allow through the application of Apple Pay make safe and very simple payments just using your iPhone or your Apple Watch. Starting today, more than 100 Carrefour stores will have this function available, but will soon be extended to the entire country.
Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay, a safe marriage
In case you did not know, there are already more than 2 million users who use the card Carrefour PASS every week. This card is associated with an account number. Well, Carrefour PASS can be included in our Apple Pay, so we can make our purchases inside and outside a Carrefour establishment. It will only be necessary for such commerce to have available the contactless form of payment.
Paying with Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay on iPhone
And to top it off, Apple Pay is also fully compatible with all of Carrefour's services to members of The Carrefour Club and PASS card customers. Through the Mi Carrefour app on your iPhone, you can benefit from discounts and promotions from your trusted supermarket. Once we have our discount, we will only pay with Apple Pay safely and without any mishaps.
Is my iPhone or Watch compatible with Carrefour PASS and Apple Pay?
Apple and Carrefour have wanted users of the latest iOS platforms to be the first to benefit from these services. Therefore, those users who have an iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, plus any of the two editions of Apple Watch (1st generation and Series 2) You can enjoy the benefits of Apple Pay with your Carrefour PASS.
How to set up Apple Pay with Carrefour PASS
The first thing to do is to know the first steps to configure Apple Pay on your iPhone. After this, we are going to give you a little guidelines of what you must do to get your Carrefour PASS card associated with your Apple Pay and your iPhone, plus the possibilities to pay only with your Apple Watch.
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Apple to continue working to improve Apple Pay
May 07, 2017
Apple's payment platform continues to function just as the company expects it to. Apple Pay provides the company with some really interesting revenue, receiving 0.15% of each transaction made by the system worldwide. If we consider that the service last year increased its volume of transactions by 500%, then we find a significant reason to continue developing Apple's commitment to mobile payments.
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Therefore, the company is already working on implementing new functionalities for a payment method that works really well. And if at first the offensive of Apple Pay was directed to end with the payment with traditional card, and a little against the means of payment online like PayPal, now Apple will direct all his attention to attack the latter. To this end, it is studying the possibility of making payments between users of the service.
Apple Pay could integrate payments between users this year
Apple Pay in use on an iPhone
That is, Apple would plan to integrate into Apple Pay, among other features, a complete peer-to-peer transfer system that would compete directly with other alternatives such as PayPal, or Verse, among many other examples. This would be released in the October event of the iPhone, and could be called "Apple Cash" according to information provided by Recode. To launch this service, the company would have reached agreements with various US financial institutions.
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One of the new features of this service would be to offer a prepaid card in association with Visa fully linked to the service account, so that we can use the money we receive in our account as soon as we receive it, both through Apple Pay , As with physical means. All this, to make iOS users continue to be interested in Apple's payment system, which really deserves the praise it has received throughout its nearly three years of activity.
Find out how to know which merchants accept Apple Pay
As we informed you, since last December, Apple users who own a card from Banco Santander, AMEX or Carrefour Pass can configure their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to pay with Apple Pay in Spain. If already in Spain we have two years of lag with respect to the launch of Apple Pay, to that must be added what it is costing to permeate in the shops and still few are those who have implemented this method of payment, something surprising given the Furor that are causing stickers, payment apps or virtual payment platforms in general.
It is not the first time that someone is going with a "revolutionary" payment system in the mobile and is with the unpleasant surprise that in that establishment is not yet accepted as payment method. So, to avoid annoyances, we'll show you a trick to know for sure if a trade supports Apple Pay as a payment method or not, using the native Apple Maps app.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
How to know which shops accept Apple Pay with Maps
The way to find out if an establishment allows to pay with Apple Pay is quite simple and fast.
1) First we will go to the Maps app, either on our iPhone, iPad or from a Mac.
2) Next, we will look for the name of the trade from which we want to know its availability of Apple Pay. Remember that by default Maps shows us the nearest shops, so if we are in Pamplona and look for the English Court for example, the most logical and normal is to show us the location if there was - there is - And not that of Madrid.
Apple Pay Shops
Also we have to take into account that Apple Pay in Spain has not yet been implemented in just establishments, so for our example we will have to look for a big trade like Carrefour, El corte ingles or our example: an Apple Store.
3) What is the secret of all this? That Apple is updating the information of its Maps as the establishments implement Apple Pay as payment method. Click on the icon of the trade or about the i, which will return the information relating to the trade itself: your name, address and contact details, schedule and comments, we will find if you support Apple Pay as payment.
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Therefore, the company is already working on implementing new functionalities for a payment method that works really well. And if at first the offensive of Apple Pay was directed to end with the payment with traditional card, and a little against the means of payment online like PayPal, now Apple will direct all his attention to attack the latter. To this end, it is studying the possibility of making payments between users of the service.
Apple Pay could integrate payments between users this year
Apple Pay in use on an iPhone
That is, Apple would plan to integrate into Apple Pay, among other features, a complete peer-to-peer transfer system that would compete directly with other alternatives such as PayPal, or Verse, among many other examples. This would be released in the October event of the iPhone, and could be called "Apple Cash" according to information provided by Recode. To launch this service, the company would have reached agreements with various US financial institutions.
Related Links Find out how to know which merchants accept Apple Pay
One of the new features of this service would be to offer a prepaid card in association with Visa fully linked to the service account, so that we can use the money we receive in our account as soon as we receive it, both through Apple Pay , As with physical means. All this, to make iOS users continue to be interested in Apple's payment system, which really deserves the praise it has received throughout its nearly three years of activity.
Find out how to know which merchants accept Apple Pay
As we informed you, since last December, Apple users who own a card from Banco Santander, AMEX or Carrefour Pass can configure their iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch to pay with Apple Pay in Spain. If already in Spain we have two years of lag with respect to the launch of Apple Pay, to that must be added what it is costing to permeate in the shops and still few are those who have implemented this method of payment, something surprising given the Furor that are causing stickers, payment apps or virtual payment platforms in general.
It is not the first time that someone is going with a "revolutionary" payment system in the mobile and is with the unpleasant surprise that in that establishment is not yet accepted as payment method. So, to avoid annoyances, we'll show you a trick to know for sure if a trade supports Apple Pay as a payment method or not, using the native Apple Maps app.
Apple Pay arrives in Spain.
How to know which shops accept Apple Pay with Maps
The way to find out if an establishment allows to pay with Apple Pay is quite simple and fast.
1) First we will go to the Maps app, either on our iPhone, iPad or from a Mac.
2) Next, we will look for the name of the trade from which we want to know its availability of Apple Pay. Remember that by default Maps shows us the nearest shops, so if we are in Pamplona and look for the English Court for example, the most logical and normal is to show us the location if there was - there is - And not that of Madrid.
Apple Pay Shops
Also we have to take into account that Apple Pay in Spain has not yet been implemented in just establishments, so for our example we will have to look for a big trade like Carrefour, El corte ingles or our example: an Apple Store.
3) What is the secret of all this? That Apple is updating the information of its Maps as the establishments implement Apple Pay as payment method. Click on the icon of the trade or about the i, which will return the information relating to the trade itself: your name, address and contact details, schedule and comments, we will find if you support Apple Pay as payment.
Apple releases new version of iOS 10.3.1 to resolve major vulnerability
May 07, 2017
Yesterday I suggested that you keep your devices up to date on possible vulnerabilities that may be discovered in your software over time. We show you in fact as one of them, which remains in versions prior to iOS 10.3, has become a real headache for many users when you disable the Safari browser after accessing websites of dubious reputation.
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Today we do it again, after the announcement that Apple has made to present this new update. And is that today has reached all compatible iOS devices the new version 10.3.1, intended to solve various errors that can not wait for the release of a major update. Specifically, and according to Apple's change log, this build eliminates a vulnerability related to Wi-Fi networks among others.
IOS 10.3, a full version of news that is already available for your iPhone or iPad
Problems-wifi-iphone-ipad
No further details have been given on this problem, although it is assumed that if Apple has decided to launch the update without even going through the developers is because it is something relatively important. Anyway, despite this release, the development of iOS 10.3.2 is still running without any added complication, and is expected to be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
Related Links If you need a reason to upgrade to iOS 10.3, do it for your own safety
The iOS 10.3 release brings users a whole new set of features that enhance the performance and usability of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Among other changes, we find the jump to APFS, Apple's new file system; And the inclusion of the new "Search my AirPods" function, which will allow us to avoid those situations where our small headphones disappear without a trace.
And you, have you already upgraded to iOS 10.3.1?
The iOS 10.3 ** release was released very recently for the general public. ** It is the biggest update that will arrive for iPod, iPad and iPhone before iOS 11, which we hope to see in June.
With iOS 10.3 you do not have to expect big changes at design level, but there are some improvements and additions that are worth upgrading our device.
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Profile for Apple ID
IOS 10.3
From this latest version of iOS we can find a new section at the top of the Settings menu called Profile, in which we can see all the information related to our Apple ID and iCloud.
By clicking on it we will be able to access our iCloud, iTunes, App Store information and if we slide down, we will see a list of all our Apple devices associated with those accounts.
ICloud administration improvements
IOS 10.3
This new feature is especially useful if you use the free storage that comes with the iCloud account and you are worried about the memory that could consume your constant uploads of images. With the new system you can see how much storage you have left, all in real time.
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In addition, we have the possibility to activate double factor authentication to protect our account of unwanted access - which we strongly recommend that you activate once.
Weather arrives at Maps
Apple Maps
If you use the Maps app that comes with all iOS devices, you'll be glad to know that you can now contribute much more. This latest update adds a small icon in the bottom right of the screen, on which you can do 3D Touch to see a weather forecast in a period of seven days on the screen of your iPhone without having to leave the app.
Find my AirPods
IOS 10.3
If you have bought Apple's new AirPods, this new implementation could be of great help to you if you lose them.
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Sign in to the Find my iPhone app and you'll be able to see your AirPods as one of the gadgets associated with your Apple ID. Touch them to see the last known location of your AirPods when they were paired to your iPhone, or if it does not work, you can make them sound. Just make sure you do not load them if you want to keep your hearing system alive.
Look at the applications will no longer have support
IOS 10.3
You may have obsolete applications on your device that have stopped receiving updates for a long time. This can cause errors in the system of your gadget, and slow it down.
With very few touches on iOS 10.
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Today we do it again, after the announcement that Apple has made to present this new update. And is that today has reached all compatible iOS devices the new version 10.3.1, intended to solve various errors that can not wait for the release of a major update. Specifically, and according to Apple's change log, this build eliminates a vulnerability related to Wi-Fi networks among others.
IOS 10.3, a full version of news that is already available for your iPhone or iPad
Problems-wifi-iphone-ipad
No further details have been given on this problem, although it is assumed that if Apple has decided to launch the update without even going through the developers is because it is something relatively important. Anyway, despite this release, the development of iOS 10.3.2 is still running without any added complication, and is expected to be available to everyone in the coming weeks.
Related Links If you need a reason to upgrade to iOS 10.3, do it for your own safety
The iOS 10.3 release brings users a whole new set of features that enhance the performance and usability of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. Among other changes, we find the jump to APFS, Apple's new file system; And the inclusion of the new "Search my AirPods" function, which will allow us to avoid those situations where our small headphones disappear without a trace.
And you, have you already upgraded to iOS 10.3.1?
The iOS 10.3 ** release was released very recently for the general public. ** It is the biggest update that will arrive for iPod, iPad and iPhone before iOS 11, which we hope to see in June.
With iOS 10.3 you do not have to expect big changes at design level, but there are some improvements and additions that are worth upgrading our device.
We recommend | The new Apple iPad is brighter, more powerful and ... cheaper than ever!
Profile for Apple ID
IOS 10.3
From this latest version of iOS we can find a new section at the top of the Settings menu called Profile, in which we can see all the information related to our Apple ID and iCloud.
By clicking on it we will be able to access our iCloud, iTunes, App Store information and if we slide down, we will see a list of all our Apple devices associated with those accounts.
ICloud administration improvements
IOS 10.3
This new feature is especially useful if you use the free storage that comes with the iCloud account and you are worried about the memory that could consume your constant uploads of images. With the new system you can see how much storage you have left, all in real time.
You may be interested | What does the iPhone have so its users do not switch to Android
In addition, we have the possibility to activate double factor authentication to protect our account of unwanted access - which we strongly recommend that you activate once.
Weather arrives at Maps
Apple Maps
If you use the Maps app that comes with all iOS devices, you'll be glad to know that you can now contribute much more. This latest update adds a small icon in the bottom right of the screen, on which you can do 3D Touch to see a weather forecast in a period of seven days on the screen of your iPhone without having to leave the app.
Find my AirPods
IOS 10.3
If you have bought Apple's new AirPods, this new implementation could be of great help to you if you lose them.
You may be interested | Take care of your AirPods with the best cases on the market
Sign in to the Find my iPhone app and you'll be able to see your AirPods as one of the gadgets associated with your Apple ID. Touch them to see the last known location of your AirPods when they were paired to your iPhone, or if it does not work, you can make them sound. Just make sure you do not load them if you want to keep your hearing system alive.
Look at the applications will no longer have support
IOS 10.3
You may have obsolete applications on your device that have stopped receiving updates for a long time. This can cause errors in the system of your gadget, and slow it down.
With very few touches on iOS 10.
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