I heard that was also a restriction for Apple a few months before I went on my trip, but by August 2023 it wasn’t anymore. Maybe the same is true for Android? If not, that’s a super weird limitation of Android. It definitely doesn’t exist now on a iPhone. My wife and I were able to use and load phone-based suica cards without issue.
Apple has supported FeliCa globally since 2017. Android still doesn’t. It’s not a restriction someone can remove; the non-Japanese phones just don’t have either the hardware or license necessary.
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I heard that was also a restriction for Apple a few months before I went on my trip, but by August 2023 it wasn’t anymore. Maybe the same is true for Android? If not, that’s a super weird limitation of Android. It definitely doesn’t exist now on a iPhone. My wife and I were able to use and load phone-based suica cards without issue.
Apple has supported FeliCa globally since 2017. Android still doesn’t. It’s not a restriction someone can remove; the non-Japanese phones just don’t have either the hardware or license necessary.
I tried and it was completely impossible in January of this year.
I didn't bother trying in November. Maybe they got rid of the restriction recently due to the Pasmo shortage.