Can't configure Applepay for different users on my MacBook, only one is allowed

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Can't configure Applepay for different users on my MacBook, only one is allowed

Created separate standard user (without admin rights) on my MacBook with Applepay sandbox account available. After trying to configure Applepay (add credit card) for this user I got message that only one user can use Apple Pay on this Mac. But it shouldn't be like this. If I re-set Apple Pay for this account for the main admin account ApplePay become re-set and not available accordingly.

Checked with my college, on his MacBook two accounts configured and work well.

Will be glad for any help!

Posted on Aug 9, 2024 4:50 AM

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Answer 1

Jeff Donald

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Aug 9, 2024 5:59 AM in response to Guidance290

This is what Apple says in their support article,

>>Only one user at a time on your Mac can use Apple Pay.

If an administrator with a different user account wants to use Apple Pay, they can reset Apple Pay in Wallet & Apple Pay settings. Choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Wallet & Apple Pay in the sidebar, then click Add Card. (You may need to scroll down.) See Change Wallet & Apple Pay settings.

Other users can also use Apple Pay on their iPhone or Apple Watch, if they have a card associated with that device.<<

Use Wallet & Apple Pay on Mac - Apple Support

I interpret that to say only one user at a time can have payment methods in their user account on a Mac.

A possible explanation of your friend’s Mac would be two separate user accounts using the same Apple ID. I’m not sure and you’d need to test that. That creates numerous privacy issues however.

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Guidance290 Author

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Aug 9, 2024 6:48 AM in response to Jeff Donald

Hmm.. no my friend uses two users with different Apple ID, I am sure.. We are sharing that user with Sandbox ApplePay configurations and it requires be logged in with Apple ID cause his Merchant ID requires for ApplePay sandbox configurations.

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Jeff Donald

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Aug 9, 2024 7:01 AM in response to Guidance290

These are consumer facing discussion communities. There are few if any developers here. What sandbox permits may not be the consumer experience. The support article relates to the consumer experience as well.

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Guidance290 Author

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Aug 30, 2024 6:14 AM in response to Jeff Donald

We were able to figure out how it possible to use ApplePay in different accounts on the same Mac )

The secret is you can can add credit cart to the wallet on another device (iPhone) linked to the same appleID and in this way Wallet & ApplePay section on laptop for one of accounts doesn't contain any cards tied but ApplePay is available

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Jeff Donald

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Sep 2, 2024 4:47 AM in response to Guidance290

No, you posted >We were able to figure out how it possible to use ApplePay in different accounts on the same Mac<

Is that the issue or not? If it is, you posted >The secret is you can can add credit cart to the wallet on another device (iPhone) linked to the same appleID<

My question is, are two different people using the same Apple ID?

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Jeff Donald

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Aug 30, 2024 6:49 AM in response to Guidance290

So, you have two different people using the same Apple ID?

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Guidance290 Author

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Sep 2, 2024 4:06 AM in response to Jeff Donald

No, here I mean the ability to use one laptop and Applepay for two different users, with different AppleID's

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