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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/the_john19 on 2024-10-28 13:04:20+00:00.
iOS 18.1 is coming out, and there's an important change to when/how the Travel Card option appears when you try to add a digital IC card.
In iOS 18.1, the option will only be visible if your phone's region is set to a country where Travel Cards are available, or if you're currently physically in one of those regions (USA, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong and Japan).
So if you live outside these countries and want to add an IC card, you might be surprised to find that after clicking + in your Apple Wallet, you won't see Travel Card as an option in iOS 18.1.
As a workaround, you can either change your phone's region to Japan (and back again once you've got the IC card), or wait until you're physically in Japan, when it will show up even if your phone's region is set to something else.
EDIT: THIS IS ONLY ABOUT ADDING A NEW IC CARD. Existing IC cards won’t disappear. Also after you’ve added a new one using the workaround, the IC card won’t disappear!