“Exxon Mobile Speedpass+ launched Apple Pay payments for gas from the iPhone last year, and today the latest app update will let you pay for fuel from the Apple Watch,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac. “Speedpass+ relies on in-app Apple Pay for transactions but works at Exxon Mobile gas stations without contactless payment terminals.”
“You just need the Speedpass+ app, an Exxon Mobile gas station, and an account to purchase gas,” Hall reports. “You don’t even need to keep a credit card on file with the app since Apple Pay is a supported payment method.”
Hall reports, “The newly added Apple Watch compatibility comes thanks in part to watchOS 3 which enabled in-app Apple Pay payments for the first time.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Apple Watch gets more convenient with each passing day!
Do you have to get out of the car to use it? We can’t pump our own gas in Oregon.
Speedpass+ would be great if they had left the original Speedpass functionality in place. It was much simpler to wave my speedpass dongle in front of the pump than it is to drag out my phone, open the app, select pump, and pay. Maybe the watch app simplifies the process but I don’t plan to buy one. It used to be as easy as ‘Save as’ used to be on OSX.