How to take the Veli with your iPhone?

A few days before the Olympic Games, the application Vélib ‘which allows access to the map of self -service wheels and the management of interim subscriptions and passages, extends long -term functionality: the possibility to unlock the iPhone bike thanks to contactless.

Unlike the île-de-French mobility, which has chosen a deep partnership with Apple to integrate Navigo to the iPhone, the Vélib ‘Métropole is satisfied with the official system. It uses contactless tickets to apple cards to unlock the terminal (which are usually designed for cinema or concerts). Instead of choosing between the digital code, the Navigo plastic pass or the glittering card, the iPhone owner can now configure your smartphone as a means of unlocking. Then the passage to the application is added Apple cards And it works on both iPhone and Apple Watch (synchronization is automatic).

How to add a Vélib tab to your iPhone?

To create a dematerialized passage of Vélib ‘it is necessary Download the Vélib app to the app store. Subscriptions for Paris bikes are not available directly in the application Apple cardsLike metro tickets or navigo pass.

Then you need Make an account Or Identify you. The application is extremely harassed and responds poorly to the password manager, but after a few attempts you should check.

If you don’t have a subscription yet

Then you have two options. If you do not have a temporary subscription or handover, you will need to create:

• Touch Button at the top left With three bars.
• Choose Login to take a package.
• You will have a choice between a temporary passage (a package valid for several days) or a subscription. We will choose the second option for our demonstration.
• Decide on the formula that suits you most, here after each trip the passage of V-LiBre, which costs 0 euro per month and invoice with actual consumption. Click the button Subscribe.

• You will be offered different means of unlocking. The one that interests us is Apple cards.
• Select the payment method for samples for your travels (you have a choice between a bank card or Apple Pay).
• Click on Add When the offer Apple cards will appear.
• Go to the app Apple cardsOr your unlocked ticket should appear. It is also synchronized with your Apple Watch if you have them.
• Vélib ‘will also be communicated to the identifier and password that will be used at the terminal in case of lack of battery. Normally, the iPhone can automatically automatically authenticate.

If you already have a subscription

If you already have a Vélib subscription (with a reserved card or navigo pass), you can tilt the iPhone service:

• Go to the application of Vélib and Click the button to the top rightin the shape of a profile photo.
• Select the card Account.
• Button Add to Application cards It is available, in addition to the iPhone Pass, you can maintain your means of transport.

Should Apple cards be open every time you unlock the Vélib?

Technically speaking, application Apple cards It is able to select the Vélib card itself as you are approaching the wheel terminal, including whether the phone is standby (unlike Navigo Pass does not work with the mounted iPhone). However, it is possible that your phone will not receive the right information and that your Apple Pay credit card will appear on the screen, instead of your Vélib card.

To avoid this type of error, we recommend opening you manually Apple cards Select Pass Vélib every time and access the phone (or follow) from the terminal. What makes your iPhone even more important daily (and save time for tourists).