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Has anyone tried this yet? I'm tempted to convert my physical card over but I'm worried about my phone dying, etc.
Update: I bought an additional card (Wallet only) and it's working well so far for the light rail. I also added in a multi ride ferry pass and it correctly** handled that as well. Pretty happy about this so far, aside from being so very late.
** The screen on the turnstile says there's an error, but it correctly deducts from the pass and lets me through. The wallet app doesn't actually list pass uses remaining but myorca does.
Did the switchover this morning & I will note that it also works if you have a RRFP (Regional Reduced Fare Permit). I've been using the My ORCA app on my phone since it first became publicly available, so having the card in digitized form is just icing on the cake for me. I'll also add that there's an option in Google Wallet to store your digital card in your Google account temporarily if you're in the process of upgrading your device... it can be found by tapping the Details button at the top after tapping on the entry for your digital ORCA card.