Then just tap your iPhone or Apple Watch on the yellow card reader and go. I've just got back home from a day out in London and have to say that Apple Pay on my S0 Apple Watch is absolutely ABYSMAL on the London Underground. You no longer need to authenticate your payment with Face ID or Touch ID.

Almost EVERY time, I went to use my watch to go through the barriers on the tube (double press on the side button of the watch … Here are some additional countries and regions where you can pay for travel with a payment card in Wallet on your iPhone and Apple Watch if you aren't using Express Travel mode:**

• Tube Map – London Underground Apple Watch app available. The readers for the Underground are all on the right hand side of the gate. Lots of people wear their watches on their left wrist.

Apple announced the new support for the London Underground today with a new web page and sending out notifications to iPhone and Apple Watch users in the United Kingdom. Apple Pay contactless support from the Apple Watch can be used to tap in and out of London Underground, while the iPhone running the Wallet app (Passbook, pre iOS 9). This Account will be locked after one more invalid login. If you aren't using Express Travel mode, you need to authenticate your travel purchase at the transport terminal or gate with Face ID, Touch ID or passcode. Paying for journeys on Transport for London is easier with Express Mode for Apple Pay. • Exclusive features also available; First & Last Tube Times, Tube Exits and Tube Map Bulk Saver.

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Not a deal breaker but something to consider heading into rush hour in Central London. Invalid password.

Simply select a card for travel in Wallet. So if you wear your Apple Watch on your left wrist you're going to be reaching across and twisting your arm.