Apple Pay

Raised as a usability problem by 5 people on Hacker News over 12 years (2015–2026), in 5 threads.

People raised many different problems with Apple Pay, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 5 complaints

Cards can't be added on non-iPhone devices without a call and support agent2026-05-02
Must manually re-verify every domain each time the certificate renews2020-02-24
Only the enrollment option proceeds, so dismissing the badge requires enrolling then cancelling2018-04-03
Double-pressing the side button is awkward, requiring the user to shift their grip2017-12-29
Inconsistent tap timing across terminals, some fail unless tapped at exactly the right moment2015-06-03