In the era of mobile Internet, apps have changed the lifestyles of many people. Shopping apps, takeaway apps, rental apps, and taxi apps have solved people's food, clothing, housing, and transportation problems. It is not only convenient and fast, but also saves time for ineffective offline communication.
In the mainland, there are Meituan, Dianping, Ele.me, etc. for eating, drinking, etc. For shopping, find Taobao, JD.com, Xiaohongshu, etc., and use QQ, WeChat, and Weibo for social networking.
Which apps do you need when you arrive in Hong Kong?
Everyone knows the reason for one country, two systems. Although the mainland and Hong Kong are separated by only one strait, there are still some differences in life, work, study, and other aspects. Today, Xiaoxing has carefully organized the following seven types of essential apps for Hong Kong life for you to help you quickly integrate into local life.
NO.1
Social Chat
In Hong Kong, the audience of "WhatsApp" is very wide. It is a simple version of WeChat without Moments, online payment and other functions. It is associated with a mobile phone number. As long as there is a mobile phone number on the phone, they can communicate with each other. ps: It has a function to display read
"Facebook" and "Instagram" will not be introduced much. Many people in China use them over the wall.
There are also APPs such as "Snapchat", "Telegram", and "Tinder" can also be used.
NO.2
Transportation
navigation can use "Google Maps" to accurately navigate to Where you want to go.
By subway you can use "MTR Mobile", which is the Hong Kong subway The official APP provided. You can view all the lines of the MTR. You can also view the real-time location when taking the subway, as well as functions such as getting off the train and itinerary guide. You can also use this APP when you are offline.
Taxi can use "Uber", "HKTaxi" or < strong>"DiDi", of which "HKTaxi" is the only taxi booking partner of Google Maps in Hong Kong. It has a large market in Hong Kong and is said to be the most populous in Hong Kong. Using the taxi APP, you can note whether you are an English-speaking guest, whether you are bringing a pet, whether you are crossing the sea, etc. Currently, The editors known to be able to pay electronically are Didi and HKTaxi.
And "Flying" is also the most popular taxi app in Hong Kong. It covers the red ones in the urban area and the green ones in the New Territories, so whether you are in Hong Kong, Kowloon or the New Territories, you can use this app to call taxis!
"gogovan" is an APP for moving house, moving luggage, and shipping goods. Not only are trucks large in capacity, they are also much cheaper than taxis. However, remember that when using "gogovan", you must have "goods", because it is illegal to only carry people.
Take the busYou can use NWFB and Citybus"CitybusNWFB", Hong Kong minibus and other apps, essential apps for bus rides in Hong Kong.
In addition, you can also download a "1933-KMB·LWB" to check the arrival time of the bus. Some buses in Hong Kong are not so good to wait. You can download a query software to save waiting time.
"TurboJET" is an APP for querying Hong Kong ferry tickets and providing ticket booking services.
NO.3
Gourmet dry rice
"OpenRice" (Kaifanla) is a popular app recommended by many people. It covers information on more than 2 million restaurants in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, and Indonesia, and supports 6 types Language switching is a gourmet app that is more commonly used by locals and foreigners in Hong Kong.
"Popular Dianping" is also available in Hong Kong, and it is more commonly used by mainlanders going to Hong Kong. In addition, there are software such as "Foodbulous" and "deliveroo" to find food.
"Foodpanda" is a Hong Kong takeaway app that can not only deliver restaurant takeaways, but also provide delivery services such as fresh groceries. You can search not only local food in Hong Kong, but also delicacies from all over the world on this app. .
NO.4
Video and audio entertainment
In Hong Kong, you can use "Spotify Music", "JOOX Music" (an APP under Tencent) to listen to music, and you can also listen to "HK Radio". Young people from the mainland My favorite NetEase Cloud Music cannot be used in Hong Kong due to copyright reasons, but "Xia Mi Music" can be used.
Apps such as "YouTube", "Hong Kong Movie", "TVB Anywhere SG" can watch movies and TV shows.
There is also a Hong Kong drama app "Buiduidui" specially used by mainland users. All registrations require mainland phone numbers.
NO.5
Out-street shopping
"Timable" can see nearby events, the latest concerts, themed exhibitions, events, etc., and ticketing is also provided, similar to the barley in the mainland.
"Price.hk" can search for the price of a product in various stores, you can check reviews, compare, order online or go to a physical store to buy.
"SaSaHK" Hong Kong is full of sasa. This app has its own membership card QR code. You can earn points when you show it before making a payment. You can also check store locations, exclusive offers, etc.
NO.6
Cantonese learning class
"Cantonese U Academy" provides a Cantonese pronunciation dictionary, essential Cantonese vocabulary, classic dialogues of Hong Kong films, etc., easy to learn Cantonese.
In fact, social and film and television apps are also good platforms for learning Cantonese.
NO.7
Other practical categories
01 "MyObservatory" (My Observatory) is a popular app for Hong Kong people to pay attention to weather conditions;
02"Hong Kong 01" Since I live here, it is still necessary to understand the local social news;
03"PPS PPS" is a must for online payment. The bills of 900 merchants including telephone bills, water, electricity and gas bills, school miscellaneous fees... etc. can be completed online;
04"HKrefill" is a time-honored container shipping brand of Hong Kong people, which can consolidate goods, make payments, arrange shipments, and inquire about the logistics information of container shipping. Items bought on Taobao need to be shipped to Hong Kong. This app can be used to easily check the latest logistics;
05"Carousell" Hong Kong version of Xianyu, a second-hand trading platform, can be found here;
06"Hong Kong Immigration Department" official app, you can make appointments, apply for services, and check whether entry and exit gates are open and waiting time;
07"Alipay HK" and "WeChat Pay" Alipay and WeChat payment are already available in many places in Hong Kong. For example, tourists often shop in department stores, 7-11 convenience stores, and China Resources Vanguard Supermarket. But there are some places that are not yet supported. ps: It is best to bring cash when checking in some old gourmet restaurants to avoid the embarrassment of not being able to make mobile payments.
That's all for Xiaoxing's finishing today, and I hope to help new arrivals!
People in Hong Kong are also welcome to make changes or additions. After all, Xiaoxing has not had the opportunity to experience it in Hong Kong since the epidemic~
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