Almost as expected as the Iphone 15. According to a media report The Informedof which 20 minutes has had confirmation, iPhone users will soon be able to have their dematerialized Navigo pass on their smartphone. An innovation available for several months on Android smartphones.
Île-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), the Ile-de-France transport authority, and Apple have found the right formula which should be put in place at the start of 2024. The contract signed in February 2022 made the Île-de- France, to the point that an appeal had been filed because of certain annexes written in English. These last translated into French, the appeal was withdrawn and the way is clear between IDFM and Apple.
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If it was already possible to recharge your Navigo pass via your smartphone, the latter, thanks to NFC technology, can also act as a transport card by simply passing near the terminals.
According to The Informedthe Navigo pass should even be able to be directly downloaded via the Cards application, which includes bank cards and other user loyalty cards.