Starbucks, one of the first companies to include support for rechargeable payment cards in Passbook, updated its app this week, adding a new iOS 7 display, “shake-to-pay” and digital tipping.Ā Immediately apparent inĀ StarbucksĀ version 3.0 is the new design theme, which includes Apple’s “flat” iOS 7 look with an uncluttered interface and an abundant use of the Helvetica Neue font.
A refurbished dashboard has also been added where customers can quickly see rewards levels, available rewards, recent transactions and more. The app gives access to a user’s entire account history, including purchases, stars earned in the Starbucks’ rewards system and rewards redeemed.
Operationally,Ā StarbucksĀ squeezes in a few new features, including a digital tipping service for participating U.S. stores. Customers can tip the Starbucks barista up to two hours after buying a drink. Instead of tipping before tasting their drink, users now have more than enough time to decide if the beverage deserves a tip. The system will push out a tip notification and receipt after each eligible transaction.Ā Finally, a new “shake-to-pay” mechanism lets users shake their iPhone to bring up the account barcode needed for scanning at the register. The app must be running for the feature to work.
StarbucksĀ is aĀ free 23.7MB available toĀ downloadĀ from the App Store.