Melbourne commuters will soon be able to ditch their Myki and use their mobiles instead

Melbourne commuters will be able to ditch their Myki and use their Android smartphones to pay for public transport starting Thursday, but users of Australia’s most popular smartphone, the iPhone, are going to have to wait.

Android users will be able to use Google Pay to handle their public transport expenses with a minimum top-up of $10, Public Transport Victoria said. This will remove the need for users to physically carry their Myki card.

As long as the user is running the Android 5.0 operating system and has a near-field communication chip for contactless transactions, they’ll be able to use the system. Apple smartphone owners will have to wait for the government to secure a deal with the tech giant in order to use its contactless payment system.

The move follows a successful trial of 4,000 users that generated 80 per cent customer satisfaction ratings.

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