# Paperless Pursuit with Passbook

- Link: https://chatterblast.com/blog/paperless-pursuit-with-passbook/
- Published: 2013-01-02T22:20:34-05:00
- Author: chatterblastteam

Have you updated your iPhone recently? Surprised with some of the new electronic
bling? Hidden among many of the new updates is a truly handy tool for the digitally
inclined: **Passbook**.

As if cyber-servant Siri wasn’t enough, Passbook is one of the new features added
to [iOS 6](http://www.apple.com/ios/whats-new/) that allows for the ultimate in 
organization! With Passbook, you can store boarding passes, movie tickets, retail
coupons, loyalty cards and more on your iPhone. Warning: In order to use your virtual
coupons and cards, you first have to download their free compatible apps from the
App Store. Once you’ve completed the download and you’ve bought your ticket or added
your store card, an option will pop up and enable you to add your card/ticket to
your Passbook. Sounds complicated, not really… Let’s walk you through it.

If you want to use your **Starbucks** [gift card](http://www.starbucks.com/card/rewards?gclid=CIW7uYuG97MCFc1lOgod2gcAkg)
or [loyalty card](https://www.starbucks.com/shop/card?gclid=CP2v_fGG97MCFc1lOgod2gcAkg)
from your iPhone, first download the Starbucks app; then click the icon that says“
My Card”, then “Manage” and finally select the option that says “Add to Passbook”.
Within the Starbucks app, you can select your favorite stores and through Passbook,
you can receive automatic pop-ups of that payment [casino](http://www.svenskkasinon.com/)
card when you enter the store. Miracles!

For flights, Passbook will automatically display your ticket when you enter the 
[airport](http://www.phl.org/Pages/HomePage.aspx) and will even alert you with your
gate number, as well as any flight changes that may have occurred. While Passbook
can’t help you jet through security, you won’t have to worry about dropping or misplacing
your ticket.

If you don’t want the pop-up notifications, simply click on the little “i” icon 
on the lower right corner of your card/ticket (within Passbook) and you can disable
or modify the settings. The really fun part is discarding your ticket/coupon once
you’ve used it. Hit the trashcan icon in the settings options and watch your ticket
get virtually shredded right before you eyes.

Passbook is continually growing and linking up with new apps. Some of the other 
options currently integrated into Passbook are **Fandango, Eventbrite, Amtrak, Square,
Ticketmaster **and** Live Nation.**

Passbook is a nod to the future of a paperless and “walletless” world. It is also
great way to keep card clutter at bay and give you that “swipe-and-go” lifestyle.
Or, if you are simply like ChatterBlast cofounder Matthew Ray, this is going to 
be such a relief to all the friends and family who have seen him rummage through
his carry-on’s screaming “It was just here a minute ago!”

_This post was written by Hannah Tom, a ChatterBlast intern. As part of her time
here, Hannah looked into new and emerging technologies that are popping up amongst
the new digital and mobile landscape. _