Pair Devices for Login

Pair devices to use a mobile card or an Android mobile device as a card reader to log in on a computer, laptop, or any other device. Pairing establishes a link between your mobile device and the browser on the other device.

How to Pair Devices

1. Start login on the device you want to access the service on

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  • Log in with BC Services Card to a participating government service or to your BC Services Card Account 
  • Choose to use either a mobile card or an Android mobile device as a card reader
  • Get the pairing code 

 

2. Enter the pairing code on your iPhone, iPad or Android mobile device

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  • Open the BC Services Card app or BC Services Card Reader app
  • Enter the pairing code
  • Confirm login when prompted

 

3. Choose if you want to remember device

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  • Return to the device you started login on
  • If you're going to use the same device to log in next time, you can choose to remember the device. It make the login process faster as you can skip the pairing step
  • If you remember it, you'll be asked to name the device. This name will be shown as an option the next time you log in
  • You will not be provided the option to remember the device if notifications are disabled in the BC Services Card app. With notifications disabled, we can't send you the notification when you want to use the device


 

 

How to Login with a Remembered Device 

When you choose to remember a device, you give it a name. Then next time you log in the name you chose is displayed as an option - for example "Card reader on my Samsung" or "Card on my iPhone". Remembering a pairing stores a cookie in your browser.

1. Choose device you remembered

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  • Choose to log in with your BC Services Card to a participating government service or to your BC Services Card Account 
  • Choose to use the device that you named when you paired devices

2. Confirm login on mobile device

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If you're on an Android mobile device:

  • Find the BC Services Card notification on your mobile device. To access a notification, pull down the notifications drawer from the top of the screen.
  • Tap the notification to open the mobile app
  • Follow the instructions in the app to continue

If you're on an iPhone or iPad:

  • Tap the notification or open the BC Services Card app 
  • Follow the instructions in the app to continue 

 

How to Remove Pairings

All device pairings can be removed at any time from your mobile device.

  1. Open the mobile app on your iPhone, iPad or Android
  2. Go to your settings
  3. Choose Forget All Pairings