After testing the service in San Francisco and New York City, Apple rolled out a significant upgrade to its Apple Store app on Tuesday, adding the ability to purchase on your iOS device and pick up at a nearby store -- or grab an item from the shelf and pay for it right on the spot, no human necessary.
Apple has finally rolled out version 2.0 of its Apple Store app, extending the new Personal Pickup option to Apple Retail Stores across the United States. The new version also allows customers to purchase select accessories while in the store without having to stand in line or flag down an employee.
The full list of what’s new:
- Personal Pickup: Buy in the app and choose to pick up your order at any Apple Retail Store. Most in-stock orders are available for pickup within an hour. (U.S. only)
- EasyPay: Purchase select accessories in store quickly by scanning the barcode and completing your transaction right in the app. (U.S. only, requires iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S)
- Track your stuff: View the status of current and previous orders from the order status section in the More tab.
- Additional international support (Canada, China).
- Requires iOS 4.2 or higher
Unfortunately, international customers will have to continue waiting for the new Personal Pickup and EasyPay options -- and the same goes for iPad owners, since version 2.0 of the Apple Store app is still not a universal build for native support (although it works just fine in 2x mode).
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