Can you have both paper and mobile BP?
Sep 16, 2019, 1:57 pm
#1
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Can you have both paper and mobile BP?
I checked in online using Southwest's app, got a mobile BP and saved it to Google Pay. I looked it was there.
I'm always afraid of not having a working phone: lost, damaged, no battery. I went online using a desktop computer re-checked in and printed a BP. My mobile BP, saved in Google Pay is now missing. I know some airlines won't let you have both a paper and a mobile BP. Does WN have such a policy or is there a glitch with google pay.
I searched the wiki and couldn't find any reference.
Thanks.
I'm always afraid of not having a working phone: lost, damaged, no battery. I went online using a desktop computer re-checked in and printed a BP. My mobile BP, saved in Google Pay is now missing. I know some airlines won't let you have both a paper and a mobile BP. Does WN have such a policy or is there a glitch with google pay.
I searched the wiki and couldn't find any reference.
Thanks.
Sep 16, 2019, 2:14 pm
#2
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I checked in online using Southwest's app, got a mobile BP and saved it to Google Pay. I looked it was there.
I'm always afraid of not having a working phone: lost, damaged, no battery. I went online using a desktop computer re-checked in and printed a BP. My mobile BP, saved in Google Pay is now missing. I know some airlines won't let you have both a paper and a mobile BP. Does WN have such a policy or is there a glitch with google pay.
I searched the wiki and couldn't find any reference.
Thanks.
I'm always afraid of not having a working phone: lost, damaged, no battery. I went online using a desktop computer re-checked in and printed a BP. My mobile BP, saved in Google Pay is now missing. I know some airlines won't let you have both a paper and a mobile BP. Does WN have such a policy or is there a glitch with google pay.
I searched the wiki and couldn't find any reference.
Thanks.
Sep 16, 2019, 5:04 pm
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Sep 16, 2019, 5:18 pm
#6
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No app or WiFi needed. Go to your Image Gallery. Click on the Google Lens symbol and you will see the associated action/link pop up. On an iPhone, it's saved in the Photos cache.
Sep 16, 2019, 8:12 pm
#7
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Southwest mobile boarding passes saved to iOS wallet or Google Pay now have the ability to reflect updates pushed by Southwest (gate changes, boarding position change, departure change, etc.). I'm not aware if they also have the ability to remove a pass, although they certainly have the ability to invalidate one (in the case of a screenshot, etc.)
Sep 16, 2019, 8:30 pm
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An airline could void the previously issued QR/bar code and produce a replacement number when a reprinted BP is requested. I posted to basically ask if
WN was doing something like that. The answer is no. I thank the posters who responded.
WN was doing something like that. The answer is no. I thank the posters who responded.
Sep 18, 2019, 11:24 am
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I noticed that, nice addition. I have TripIt Pro which also tracks, but I don't mind the belt-and-suspenders approach.
Sep 18, 2019, 11:34 am
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A carrier could, but I do not know of any carrier which does this and I cannot think of a reason why a carrier would do so. Putting aside the app vs. paper issue, one could print 20 copies of a BP and hand 19 of them to friends as souvenirs. Only one passenger will be able to board with the e-ticket associated with the code.