Starbucks Android app launches for mobile payments

By on Jun 16, 2011 at 12:48 AM
mobile June 16, 2011

Are you Android users jealous of all of your friends using their iPhones to buy frappuccinos? Take a sigh of relief — on Wednesday Starbucks launched its Android application that will allow you to walk into one of 6,800 Starbucks or 1,000 Target locations and buy your choice of coffee without having to reach for your wallet. When you’ve made your selection, all you have to do is hold your phone up so that the barista can scan a special barcode presented on your phone’s screen. The best part? You can refill your Starbucks card directly from the app itself. It’s available for free in the Android Market now for devices running Android 2.1 or newer.

Read

Tags:
, , , , , , ,
19 Comments

Related Articles

  • Mark J

    There was already a app in the market place that wasn’t official and even provided a widget. The official app just isn’t as good.

    • Jason Womack

      It’s called My Coffee Card, and it’s a tiny install compared to this ‘official’ Starbux app that weighs in at 11 M…and it IS better.

      • Anonymous

        Stop complaining about the size of the app. 11MB is nothing.

        My only negative thing about is no widget (thought not a huge deal breaker) and no install to SD.

        As far as the third party app, it’s very good, however you won’t find me reloading my card via that app. Too risky these days.

      • Anonymous

        Stop complaining about the size of the app. 11MB is nothing.

        My only negative thing about is no widget (thought not a huge deal breaker) and no install to SD.

        As far as the third party app, it’s very good, however you won’t find me reloading my card via that app. Too risky these days.

  • Anonymous

    Why would I need this?

    • Anonymous

      If you have to ask, you don’t.

  • TOMMMMMM

    ” Are you Android users jealous of all of your friends using their iPhones to buy frappuccinos?”

    Nope, I am not jealous of their burnt coffee and hipster jeans.

  • Anonymous

    Iphone gets widgets late. Android gets apps way late.

  • lame

    Dumbest thing ever. You too cool to use ur credit card? Get a girlfriend. Seriously. Cause your a Fu_king dork, big time.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_ZX7I3VN423YBFEWTEQOQ5JR5ME Retro

      Credit card for a coffee. That’s F#%ked up.

      • Anonymous

        I use my debit card for everything. You usually can’t even find me with cash. Why, exactly, is that fucked up?

      • Anonymous

        A debit card is not a credit card…

      • Anonymous

        A debit card is not a credit card…

      • Bob

        Uhh. How else would you pay for coffee? Is there something I’m missing here? 

    • l2spell

      I assume you mean you’re a fu_king dork, bro. 

  • Anonymous

    What’s going on with the late news updates here lately? Every other tech blog announced this on Wednesday. Why even bother at this point? 
    Besides, the reviews are in and this app is horrible compared to the non-Starbucks one that was already on the market. 

  • Jvolstad

    I just use my Starbucks gold card.

  • http://igamephone.blogspot.com/ androidgame

    Thank you for your great articlE> your website is very interesTIng. please com to see my website and comment my websiTe please. my web is also abOut ‘i’ game. iphone game, ipad gamE, IPod touch game. if i have any Interesting thing to post, i will tell you first

  • Anonymous

    This is one of my best post. Because through I can share my personal experience with this post. I love this application and also have this application on my android 2.2 foryo mobile. 

blog comments powered by Disqus