How an iPhone can help you navigate Paris public transit during the Olympics

I arrived in Paris, France, for Samsung’s big Unpacked event a few days ago, fully prepared to use public transit to navigate the city to …

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I arrived in Paris, France, for Samsung’s big Unpacked event a few days ago, fully prepared to use public transit to navigate the city to the various places I needed to be. This wasn’t my first time in Paris. I know where all the important stuff is and how easy it is to get around using public transportion, especially the metro.

What changed since my last time here is how you purchase public transportion tickets in Paris. You no longer have to use ticket machines (though they still exist) if you have an iPhone or Android phone. Just load the right app and start adding tickets to your smartphone. You’ll then be able to simply tap your phone near a turnstile reader on the metro or a standard NFC reader in a bus or tram to scan your pass.

The new feature was made available just in time for this summer’s big sporting event. If you’re traveling to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in the coming weeks, you should expect big crowds everywhere. Many people will want to use public transit to get around. The ability to use an iPhone or Android device to quickly buy and scan tickets will be invaluable.

In what follows, I’ll show you how easy it is to set this up on your iPhone and Apple Watch.

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