You can remove a payment or transit card from Apple Pay at any time, but the option to remove all cards at once from your device is hidden in plain sight. But worry not, girls and boys, iDownloadBlog comes to the rescue. Just follow this step-by-step tutorial to learn how you can remove all Apple Pay cards from your Apple device in one fell swoop.
This will be of particular importance if your device gets stolen or lost and you’d like to quickly disable Apple Pay payments for all of the cards instead of immediately canceling your cards.
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Or, maybe you’ve added your credit or debit cards to Apple Pay on your Mac which you don’t really use for shopping and would now like to remove them from the computer with a click.
Here are all the different methods of removing your Apple Pay cards from a single device:
As you know, Apple Pay is managed on a per-device basis.
Cards you add on one device don’t automatically become available on all your other devices using the same Apple ID or iCloud account, and the same goes for removing your cards. As an example, removing all your cards from Apple Pay and Wallet on your iPhone won’t remove them automatically from your Mac or iPad, and vice versa.
The methods listed above remove the following cards from Apple Pay and Wallet:
Credit, debit and student ID cards are removed immediately even if your device is offline, but your Express Transit and Suica cards are removed the next time the device goes online.
Any cards you remove from a device can be added back in Wallet settings.
How to remove all Apple Pay cards at once
Read on for all the ways you can remove your Apple Pay cards from an Apple device.
Apple ID account
Logging in to your Apple ID account on the web allows you to adjust its features as well as remove all Apple Pay cards from any device that uses that account.
1)Using a desktop browser on your Mac or PC computer,sign it to your Apple ID account.
2)Click your Apple device listed next to theDevicesheading.
3)ClickRemoveorRemove Allbelow the listed Apple Pay cards for your device, then confirm the operation by clicking Remove in the dialog.
Apple notes that this method may take a few minutes to remove all the cards associated with Apple Pay and Wallet, which will render them unavailable for payments on this device.
If you select a device in the Devices list and then click the option labeled with the text “Remove from account”, the device will sign out of iCloud. While doing so will automatically remove all Apple Pay information, you must keep in mind that you’ll no longer be able to approve any new devices or use iCloud and other Apple services until you sign in to iCloud again on that device.
Thankfully, any removed Apple Pay cards can be easily re-added in the Wallet app.
iOS Settings
Your Apple Pay cards can be removed from any device through the Settings app on iOS.
1)OpenSettingson your iPhone or iPad.
2)Tap yourApple ID nameat the top of the list.
3)Scroll down to the list of devices that are signed in to iCloud with the same Apple ID user name and password, thenchoose a desired device.
4)TapRemove CardorRemove All Cardsbelow the list of your payment cards found underneath the Apple Pay heading, then confirm the operation by clicking Remove in the dialog.
After a few minutes, any listed cards will no longer be available for payments with Apple Pay on this particular device. You can add your cards back at any time in the Wallet app.
Clicking Remove From Account at the bottom of the interface will automatically remove all Apple Pay information from it at the expense of functionality — you won’t be able to use iCloud services or approve other devices until you sign in again.
iCloud.com settings
You can remove all of the cards you’ve added to Apple Pay and Wallet on your device by using the Settings web app on iCloud.com as outlined below.
1)Using a desktop browser on your Mac or Windows PC, log in toiCloud.comwith your Apple ID user name and password.
2)ClickAccount Settingson the main screen. If it doesn’t show up there, click your Apple ID name in the top-right corner and choose the corresponding option from the popup menu.
3)Nowclick a devicelisted underneath the heading My Devices.
If you don’t see the My Devices section, that’s because your account currently is limited to iCloud web-only features. You can gain access to other iCloud features by setting up iCloud on your iOS and iPadOS devices or Mac.
4)ClickRemoveorRemove Allbelow the list of cards in the righthand pane, then confirm the operation by clicking Remove in the dialog.
Don’t see any cards listed in the My Devices section? That’s almost certainly due to the fact that you haven’t set up Apple Pay or other cards on that device.
You can also remove all your Apple Pay cards added to your device by removing the device from your iCloud settings. To do so, choose a device in the My Devices section, then tap “x” next to its name in the left column. As evidenced by the screenshot embedded right ahead, you’ll see a warning saying that removing this device will automatically disable Apple Pay and remove all of the cards that you have previously added to it. It will also sign out the device from iCloud and won’t be available for two-step verification codes.
To continue, click Remove in the dialog or Cancel to abort the operation.
Your payment cards are removed from Apple Pay and Wallet on the selected device within 30 seconds. Transit cards are removed when the device is online.
macOS System Preferences
You can also remove your Apple Pay cards via System Preferences on your Mac.
1)ChooseSystem Preferencesfrom the Apple menu.
2)Click theApple ID iconin the System Preferences window.
3)Select adevicein the lefthand column.
4)ClickRemoveorRemove Allbelow the list of Apple Pay cards in the righthand column, then confirm you’re sure you want to do that. It may take a few minutes to complete the operation, after which the listed cards will no longer be available for payments on this device.
The same result can be achieved by removing the device from iCloud by clicking the button labeled with the text “Remove from Account,” but know that doing so will also prevent you from accessing iCloud features or two-step verification codes on it until you sign in again.
If an unfortunate event of your device getting lost or stolen, you can remove all your cards from Apple Pay remotely provided you have enabled the Find My service.
1)Open theFind Myapp on your iPhone, iPad or Mac or visit its web counterpart aticloud.com/findin a desktop browser on your Mac or Windows PC.
2)Select the sectionDeviceson iOS/macOS or clickAll Devicesin the web version.
3)Now select a desireddevice.
4)On iOS, tapActivatebelow theMark As Lostheading and the onscreen instructions.
On macOS, click “i” next to the device name on the map, then click Activate below Mark As Lost. On the web, choose a device from the menu and click Lost Mode (Lost Mode is unavailable if Find My is not set up on your device).
Don’t see All Devices on the web? That’s because you’ve already selected a device. In that case, click the name of the current device in the centre of the toolbar to access the Devices list, then select a new device.
As a security precaution, Lost Mode instantly disables Apple Pay and remotely locks your device with a custom passcode. Any credit or debit cards set up for Apple Pay, as well as your student ID cards and Express Transit cards, are suspended for that particular device.
Apple Pay and student ID cards are suspended even if your device is offline while Express Transit cards are suspended the next time your device goes online.
“You can resume using suspended cards on your device after you unlock it and sign in with your Apple ID,”notes Apple in a support document. In other words, if you had any cards suspended when you put your device in Lost Mode, disabling Lost Mode and signing back in to iCloud will permit you to use them again.
Other ways to remove all Apple Pay cards at once
Aside from the aforementioned ways of removing all your Apple Pay cards from a device at once, you have a few other methods at your disposal, too.
If you’re unable to remove all your Apple Pay cards from a device, there might be a problem with the service. In that case, check the status of Apple Pay onApple’s System Status page.
If there’s an issue, attempt to remove a card again after the issue is resolved.
Apple Pay and your privacy
Want to see more details about how Apple Pay is protecting your privacy?
Go to the Wallet & Apple Pay section in the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad, then tap the link “See how your data is managed”. You can get this information on your Mac, too, just go to the Wallet & Apple Pay section in System Preferences and click Apple Pay & Privacy.
Last but not least,read Apple’s support documenton the web providing the Apple Pay security and privacy overview or review theiOS Security GuideandApple’s complete privacy policy.
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