PassAndroid Passbook viewer
What is it?========
This app is a viewer for passes
- a pass could be a e.g. boarding-pass for your next flight, a coupon for a nice hot beverage on the destination, a movie ticket, a membership card
- there are a lot of possibilities. Basically it is a replacement for a piece of paper or plastic you would normally have to carry with you
- so lets save some trees and reduce waste!Also this app is Free-Software
- Free not only as in "Free Beer"
- but more as in Richard Stallmans Concept of Free and Open Software for a better World.
How does it work?==============
There are so called espass or pkpass files
- you can open them with this app
- e.g. when you receive them via email or get an Download-option. The most important content is the BarCode ( QR , AZTEC & PDF417which authorizes you most of the time
- but it also has other interesting content like a description
- often a time ( that you now can add to your calendar )
- often also locations ( to give you directions )
- just try It out!The app is offline usable once you downloaded the pass!
History=====
I stumbled upon Passbook files when i received my ticket for the 29c3
- I liked the Idea
- but there was no Android App which was working for me. I saw that the implementation is quite easy ( just a zip container with json and images )
- The first version was build very quick & was working for me ( got entry to 29C3 )
- In the following year I have not worked on this app much as I had no real use-cases but there where a lot of users downloading the app and I fixed processing of some passes that where send to me ( some passes contain really broken json .. )One year later
- just before the 30C3
- I came to work a bit on this app again
- for 2 reasons:
- a friend of mine is very into this whole BTLE thing and location beacon / context aware thing could be interesting for Passbook
- but nothing ready yet
- I got a mail from a Luis Torrecilla
- a very nice designer who did a great redesignThis all was leading to PassAndroid
- a completely new version
- with a new look and new functions ( sorting and adding to calendar alongside pull to refresh a navigation drawer and contextual ActionBar menu )
Passes that work=============
Air BerlinAir CanadaAir EuropaCzech AirlinesBrussels AirlinesCineworld in Middlesborough UKCinecitta in NurembergCineplex-KinosCathay PacificEmirates airlinesEventimEurowingsLufthansaGerman WingsIberiaSwissAustrian Airlines ( http://www.austrian.com/ )Virgin AustraliaVirgin Atlanticcleartrip ( tested with IRCTC
- Indian Railway )Porter Airlines ( tested in North America ) TAM Airlines TUI-FlyNorwegian AirlinesLAN PeruQantasSaudi Arabian Airlines entrada cine ( entradas.com )Empire Theatres Ticketsowl ticket Kinépolis
UCI KinoweltKinepolis cinemas in Belgiumrenfechaos communication congresschaos communication campTAP (Portugal)
these are only some I know of
- please drop me an email or post into the community about the ones you know that work
More info about espass: http://espass.it
Source Code / Issues==================
both on github:
https://github.com/ligi/PassAndroid/
License ======
GPLv3
Category : Travel & Local
Reviews (29)
Great app, it has many features that other apps like "wallet" lack. The files are easy to add to the app, also, it turns automatically to night theme and if the app is open you do not have to unlock your phone to see your ticket. The only problem with the app would be the asthetic, but that can be easily improved. Furthurmore i believe the ticket can sometimes lack information. But overall it's better than most apps.
There's some room for improvement, like adding a bar code from an image or cropping it from a part of an added file, showing multiple pages of an added PDF file, retainingpdf file names, and manually brighten when zoomed in, but overall this was very helpful for a long to abroad as it let me organize everything from flight and train tickets, to hotel bookings and even tickets to classical music shows. The ability to add a date and time let me view them in the order in which they would be needed.
Small no-nonsense app, easy to use. I used it to store travel documents that came as pkpass files. The app is also available on F-Droid by the way. Minor niggle: when adding PDF files, the screen lumosity stop being maxed up as soon as you zoom on them.
Good app for keeping various passes in hand. It can open pdf/jpg stored files (other apps can't), scan for pkpass files (haven't any at the moment). Would be nice to have a qr/barcode scanner also, and to get the pdf file in better resolution.
I have used this app for time, but it must have updated and no longer show the date in listing and no option to add to my calendar. Instead of showing the newest first for ease, I now have to scroll down until I find it.
It does look a bit more dated than the WalletPass app but the UI is a more usable (can be difficult to switch passes in WalletPass). The pdf import function is really nice.
Good so far when used it to add a ticket from my downloads. Great to see that it shows & reminds me of pass book when I had my iPhone 6s. Will definitely be looking forward to seeing of this app can automatically suggest or add my tickets to the app when I purchase a ticket to something on from my phone.
The app is so simple yet intuitive , and helps a ton. Brightening the screen so cool .Just a request , please keep the full brightness even when we click on the PDF/image as folks inspecting , zooms the tickets quite often.
This is great, thank you. Opens .pkpass files, which is all I needed! Dark/auto modes don't work properly on Samsung s9, it renders the menu invisible! So you need to keep it in light.
Can't get date Sort order to work. So latest are at the bottom of the list. They are all identified with the same name so you have to edit each one. It's such an obvious usability issue. Why not show filename.
Shame you can't swipe from one boarding pass to the next rather than opening one and then having to go back to open the next. Enough to do at airport security without that! Otherwise, great
This is a good app but one thing that would make it better is the ability to add a description or tag to the PDF imported files so that the user would know which file contains a particular set of information. Currently, all imported files provide no clear way of identifying the information contained in the file.
Works perfect. I checked in online with flybe and when I click view boarding pass it asks to open in chrome or this app. And it works and saves it on the app (I have several apps installed this is the ONLY ONE to have open to open in)
First card creation got null exception. Wanted to use as a replacement for store cards (which it says is possible) but... tried to create a new card and when I clicked to load the picture of the front of the card I got the exception. Too bad looked promising
I downloaded my tickets to a show and only one is showing. I cannot find the other one. It's frustrating. There are a lot of others that I need to delete but it won't let me take them off. It's frustrating for sure. I don't recommend this app. Just print your tickets!!
Short order does not work. I want my new and valid passes on top and the expired older ones at the bottom. No matter how I set it my valid pass is never displayed on top.
Good app but needs improvement. It would be nice if we would be able to create folders in different upcoming trips or even folders for each member of the family. Just a suggestion. It might be possible but couldn't find it.
Functional, beautiful material design, no ads, no in-app purchases, small, open source. Don't know what else you could ask for. The only thing missing is a donate button, which I'd be happy to press.
Amazing! Unlike apps like WalletPasses, PassWallet, and PassU.. it only asks permission of access to your photo and media when you install it! The others want identity, wifi, bluetooth, camera, and $ spent on ticket purchase...Makes you wonder to whom they sell your data - no?
Great App! Would be nice if it was possible to select and copy ticket data items (e.g. PNR, ticket number, etc.) to clipboard.
Excellent . Free , clean , no Ads or Popups. Allows me to put any document in to the Passbook for instant access (eg Boarding Cards , Train tickets etc ) Easy to use . Reliable . Highly recommended !
It's not Apple Wallet Useful for keeping screenshots of boarding passes together, but a bit cumbersome to get them there. Not a fan of anything Apple but why don't Android have an app as good as that with tickets downloading to the app automatically .
Very easy to use,scans for my football tickets when I've downloaded them and then automatically turns up the brightness when I use them at the turnstile... excellent.
This app worked with the one pkpass file I gave it. I like how the app is open-source and does not have advertisements.
I had an update on the app, when I tried to do it it stayed pending and blocked the functions of the play store.
Have used this for a while with various passes. It just always works exactly as it should and can even import PDF. No complaints at all.
The scanning feature works beautifully. Easy and intuitive category creation and management. Love it!
Nice app. Would like to see a option to sort card's by name. And would be nice that it would open .espass files opent by other applications (send via WhatsApp or mail)
Two small but critical issues: 1. When you open a pdf file with more than one page (two boarding passes for example) the app only shows the first one and therefore you end up having to use the pdf itself to board your second flight. 2. All icons of your passes are the same so you have to open all of them to know which one you want to delete or have to use. Fix these two things and I'd give it 5/5