'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfairly penalised

Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by tmnvix on Saturday February 22, 2025 @04:09PM (#43143243)

And if your phone is out of order? I used a PDF version of the boarding pass on my laptop in the past due to a flat phone. Even when my phone is available I still just use the PDF version that was emailed to me. I never use my phone 'wallet' for anything.

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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by joseda-hg on Saturday February 22, 2025 @05:43PM (#43144043)

If on hand, a smart watch also does the trick

Since I use my phone to pay for things, book rides between places and basically existing in general I also keep a power bank on my person and a spare phone in my house

But if I'm not confident on availability I also keep alternatives, I've not used physical money in months (Other than local bus fares), but I do keep some cash on my person, as well as the physical cards that I use virtually on my phone and copies of boarding passes when necessary, not that I've needed any of them recently, I just like covering my bases, it's not a binary situation, I'd also like to keep spares if my only copy was physical

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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by wat10000 on Saturday February 22, 2025 @06:21PM (#43144328)

In the unlikely event my phone dies (hasn’t ever happened in 20 years of having phones) then I’ll go to the desk and ask them to print a boarding pass.

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Re:'The tyranny of apps': those without smartphones are unfa... by kelnos on Sunday February 23, 2025 @05:53AM (#43148400)

You can do all those things if you want. Download the PDF to your laptop, add the pass to your phone's wallet, even print out a backup copy if you want. And then when you get to the airport, use whichever is most convenient for you.

I generally just get the mobile pass and put it in Google Wallet. If I ever run into a situation where my phone is lost/broken/battery-drained, I'll just go up to the check-in desk or a kiosk and get my boarding pass printed. No big deal.

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