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M68000 said:

Outstanding !   Thanks for posting.  It works on my 2018 MacBook Air with current Catalina.  I noticed it’s not real loud but having it back is great.  The chime gives the Mac character,  may sound corny to some but it does.

I was so sad to find my new (as of last year) Mac Mini didn’t chime, I wrote Tim a note to say as much. Delighted to find it’s back. No need to thank me! 😀

macgui said:

What 'tap & pay cards' are you talking about?

In the U.K. most recent cards (debit and credit) have a contactless function that allows instant payment for up to £30. Every so often the card machine will ask for your PIN number to authorise the transaction. The banks will reimburse any fraudulent transactions as long as they are informed of a lost or stolen card promptly. The cards use NFC technology so the terminals also work with phones. The £30 limit doesn’t apply to ApplePay transactions because every payment is ‘authorised’ but some merchants haven’t updated their systems to allow this.

ericthehalfbee said:

You have a narrow view of the world. In the US it's slow, but around the world tap & pay is very common. Over 95% of my transactions are done via my Apple Watch. The only time I can't use Apple Pay are the rare occasions a retailer doesn't accept it or when I purchase something more expensive (over the limit).

It’s true that in the U.K. (and Europe) contactless cards are now the norm, so the infrastructure is there. I rarely even carry my wallet now since almost 100% of my offline purchases are via ApplePay. Last month I paid the £200 for my car service by ApplePay and the manager couldn’t believe his eyes! I just wish more stores updated their systems to prevent the £30 contactless cap kicking in. Tesco has this and it drives me nuts.

This makes the design of replacement phones even stranger. This was suspected as a cause at the time, so why did they not use a smaller battery in the replacement units?

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