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roebk | 3 years ago

This was the same situation for the UEFA Women’s Euros in England this year.

For those wondering, the app was simply for storing, transferring, and displaying your tickets. A ticket being a QR code for you to scan at the stadium turnstiles.

Was the app required? Absolutely not, there was nothing specific that the mobile app could do that a simple website couldn’t (apart from the screen brightness jumping to 100% when displaying the QR code). I’m sure even a printed QR code would of sufficed.

Both UEFA and FIFA should reconsider their approach to ticketing.

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culturestate|3 years ago

> there was nothing specific that the mobile app could do that a simple website couldn’t … I’m sure even a printed QR code would of sufficed.

I don’t know about that app specifically, but most of the major ticketing providers are doing dynamic barcodes[1] now that are effectively TOTPs for entry. You can’t do this reliably on the web for a major event because you can’t assume network connectivity, and obviously a printout or screenshot won’t work.

1. https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/16/ticketmaster-put-an-end-to...

zinekeller|3 years ago

> You can’t do this reliably on the web for a major event because you can’t assume network connectivity

I can't believe I'm saying this, but you could've use PWA instead (except for brightness).

krolden|3 years ago

But dont these apps require network access to function?

KennyBlanken|3 years ago

It's not the same thing. There are two apps, not one - one is for ticketing, the other is supposedly for "COVID".

Second: the UK government does not have a death penalty for being LGBTQ (or blasphemy.) It's been decades since any form of official corporeal punishment happened in the UK, whereas in Qatar it's probably been weeks, at best.

PaulRobinson|3 years ago

Paper tickets can be resold into the tout/scalper market. Electronic tickets can't. That's a nice feature for FIFA.

8organicbits|3 years ago

It seems like it adds a barrier, but wouldn't the scalpers just sell phones with the app and ticket loaded? Old Android phones are quite cheap.

krolden|3 years ago

They still get scalped but you have to do it through their approved scalper app

omnimus|3 years ago

You would be surprised how well app screenshot in full screen with the qr code works.

Seen this many times with covid vaccination passes.