Sound Transit announced Monday ORCA Cards will now be available to save and access in the Google Wallet on Android and Wear OS devices.
Sound Transit announced Monday ORCA cards will now be available to save and access in the Google Wallet on Android and Wear OS devices. more than two years after Sound Transit introduced, Apple customers will have to wait a bit longer. Sound Transit has not yet announced when iOS users will be able to use their ORCA cards with the Apple Wallet.
"New Adult digital cards added to the wallet will cost the same as purchasing a plastic ORCA card: $3," Sound Transit said in a news release. Customers will also have the option to convert a physical card into a digital card with no extra card, according to Sound Transit. If a card is turned into a digital version, however, the physical card will no longer work. If customers change their minds,
"We’re excited for this feature to offer another convenient payment option for transit customers using Google devices," said Brittany Esdaile, director of the ORCA program. "Adding a new ORCA card to the Google Wallet app is simple."Riders who use an ORCA Card through their employer, school, or another organization may not be able to convert their plastic cards into a digital version. Sound Transit said organizations will need to opt-in to the program over time.
Phones must be running Android Lollipop or higher and must have an NFC chip, according to Sound Transit.
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