Where do you store your travel tickets in your phone so they're accessible without internet service? I wonder if I should just screenshot them.
I saw another traveler say that she couldn't retrieve here's from Google Wallet when needed.
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2730 posts
I screenshot then save in folders in notes.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Thank you! I'm booking all tickets for my large family group traveling by train in Italy. Tons of tickets!
Posted by
Upstate NY, USA
905 posts
You can usually download to photos and create an album there or download to your downloads folder.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Thank you! I recently had a local event site whose QR code was dynamic which prevented it from being screenshot. So I was hoping I wouldn't run into that problem with train tickets.
Posted by
SE Pennsylvania
2730 posts
I have only had one instance where a screenshot was not allowed, hopefully that won't happen too often.
Posted by
Vancouver, BC, Canada
1360 posts
I organize my trips, tickets etc. in different folders in DropBox. On my phone, I can select each document to be used offline so that they are available even if there's no mobile data or Wi-Fi.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Oh, I never considered DropBox. I used to have an account. I might check that out. Thank you.
Posted by
Chicago
8219 posts
Both Trenitalia and Italotren the two companies operating the trains in Italy have apps for Android that store the ticket. You don't need Internet service to open a ticket bought on those apps. The data is stored in the app for as long as you don't delete it. Also the Adobe acrobat app stores PDF's saved in it.
Posted by
near San Francisco
5564 posts
I have typically used DropBox, making each document "Available Offline" so that I can access it without internet.
For my most recent trip, I used Google Wallet, successfully retrieving any ticket or reservation that I needed without internet.
I detailed the steps here:
https://community.ricksteves.com/travel-forum/tech-tips/google-wallet-adding-all-of-my-qr-activity-tickets
Posted by
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
4669 posts
Most airline apps will let you access your tickets without internet. There is also a way to screenshot tickets and add them to Google wallet. Internet access has never been necessary for me once they're in wallet.
Posted by
OP
5 posts
Thank you everyone,! Your comments have eliminated my need to mess with this anymore. I do have all my tickets in the trenitalia app on my phone. I started adding them into Google Wallet until it started acting funky. But no need if Internet access is unnecessary for the app.
Thank you again for taking the time to help me out. Ciao!