User level: Level 1 (51 points)I'm trying to add a new credit card on my Mac mini. I get this message which makes no sense because I wasn't trying to do Apple Pay.
"This Mac requires Magic Keyboard to make purchases using Apple Pay. To continue, set up your Magic Keyboard in Bluetooth Settings."
It appears to be some kind of bug because only a few months ago I updated one of my credit cards without any problem.
Posted on Sep 22, 2026 2:10 PM
User level: Level 1 (44 points)Sep 22, 2026 2:42 PM in response to planetgazer
Adding a credit card to your Mac mini's System Settings triggers the Wallet app and Apple Pay setup, which strictly requires biometric authentication (Touch ID via a Magic Keyboard) to store a card locally on the device. Even if you only want to update your card on file for your Apple Account (like for the App Store), macOS routes card management through the Apple Wallet framework, which enforces this hardware security rule. Add the card on your iphone instead.
User level: Level 1 (51 points)Sep 22, 2026 9:45 PM in response to Nivlac132
Thank you for that information. I abandoned the iPhone because I could no longer afford them. I have an old iPhone 6s that may work for that, but I only keep it around as a spare phone. It is no longer supported. I now use a pixel 8 a and have successfully merged the two worlds. I still love the macOS, but I'm not doing the biometric route.
User level: Level 1 (51 points)Sep 25, 2026 12:54 PM in response to Nivlac132
I tried adding it using my old iPhone. It will only let me add a card to Apple Pay. That is not what I want to do. When I'm purchasing things online using my Mac mini, I can select which credit card I want to use, depending upon the situation. But now, apparently I can't add or even edit those cards. It remains to be seen what happens when I'm actually making a purchase because it used to allow me to add a card, and maybe edit a card, at that time.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362907