Alipay is more than just a shopping app! How many of these super useful features do you know?

Everyone must be familiar with Alipay. It first appeared as the official payment platform of Taobao.com. To put it bluntly, it provides a guarantee for financial transactions between buyers and sellers. However, its subsequent development can be described as side-eyeing. Offline payment, grabbing red envelopes, paying water and electricity bills, financial investment, etc., almost all things related to money can be related to Alipay. The following are 15 hidden tricks in Alipay summarized by the editor. There is nothing it can't do, only you can't think of it!

1. ID photo shooting

Search keywords: ID photo shooting

Everyone needs ID photos. In the past, we went to photo studios to get them done, which was time-consuming and laborious. The most important thing was that you were basically not given the right to choose the photo. Alipay's ID photo shooting function not only allows you to complete multiple sizes in one stop, but also allows you to finally choose photos according to your own preferences, and even... beautify the photos!

Alipay ID photo shooting function

The whole shooting process is divided into three steps: select the size → take the photo → save/print. A more considerate design is that for some photos with special purposes (such as driver's license, resume, grade test, etc.), Alipay will directly mark the purpose, without having to scratch your head to distinguish between one-inch and two-inch photos. At the same time, each photo can be selected as gray, red, white, blue, white-gray, white-blue, white-red and eight other colors as the background color according to needs, which is very convenient.

A variety of background colors are available, and beauty is also supported~

2. No mortgage required for renting property

Search keywords: rent without deposit

As your frequency of using Alipay increases, the system will automatically accumulate credit for you, and then reflect it in the form of Sesame Credit. What is the use of this Sesame Credit? The simplest one is to rent things without collateral. For example, renting bicycles without deposit, renting power banks without deposit, renting SLR cameras without deposit, renting drones without deposit, etc. As long as your credit is high enough, you can fully enjoy the convenience brought by credit life. There are even some awesome services such as use first and pay later, buy first and pay later, and live first and pay later. If you are interested, you must take a look.

No mortgage required for rent

3. Pocket Money Piggy Bank

Search keywords: small purse

Every Chinese New Year, lucky money is always needed. How to keep it safe has become a headache for many parents. If keeping it safe for their children is not possible and bank cards are too troublesome, why not try the "pocket money piggy bank" in Alipay? This function is a sub-account attached to the parent's account, with a simple accounting function. Because it is based on the Alipay platform, parents can easily set up some regular transfer plans for their children, such as automatically transferring a sum of money every week or month as pocket money for their children.

Pocket money piggy bank

Like Yu'ebao, the funds in the "piggy bank" will automatically accrue interest, and the transfer to the account will also be completed automatically. In addition to saving time and effort, it also greatly reduces the energy consumption of parents. If you are also worried about managing your child's New Year's money, you can't go wrong by trying it!

4. Ride QR code

Search keywords: ride code

Now every city has a ride code. In addition to saving the trouble of queuing to exchange tickets, the most important thing is that we no longer have to carry a lot of change with us. However, most of the current ride codes are not unified. Every time you go to a city, you have to apply for a ride code for that city, which is a bit troublesome. Search for "ride code" on the homepage of Support Bao to enter the ride code page. In addition to being able to receive ride codes from various provinces and cities in one stop, the platform will also issue some red envelopes from time to time, making public transportation more affordable!

Electronic boarding code

5. Electronic Certificates

Search keywords: Certificate Center

I believe everyone has experienced the embarrassment of forgetting to bring your ID card when going out. In Alipay, we can solve this problem by applying for an electronic ID card. The electronic ID card is different from the previous ID card photo. It is an electronic document with the same permissions as the physical ID card. Search for "ID card" on the Alipay homepage, enter the "Document Center", and then click "Add ID card". The system will first verify your personal identity (password/fingerprint/face, etc.), and then automatically apply for an electronic ID card for you.

Electronic Certificates

The electronic ID card is similar to the current vehicle exemption label, which is linked to the "Internet +" platform of the Ministry of Public Security and has the same function as the physical ID card. In addition, we can also apply for electronic medical insurance cards, electronic social security cards, electronic driver's licenses, electronic vehicle registration certificates, etc. on this page, which greatly reduces the trouble of forgetting to bring documents.

6. Make an appointment

Search keywords: appointment registration

It is difficult to get an appointment at a large hospital, especially for patients from other places. It is very inconvenient to register for medical treatment. Search "appointment registration" in the "Citizen Center" of Aiweibao to enter the online registration page. In addition to searching for local hospitals, you can also make appointments with other hospitals across provinces. At the same time, for some hospitals with tight supply of appointments, Alipay also provides a reminder function for the release of appointments. In this way, when the hospital releases an appointment, we will know it at the first time.

Make an appointment

7. Buy insurance in installments

Search keywords: Ant Insurance

The role of insurance is self-evident. If you get into trouble, half a year of hard work will be wasted. In the past, insurance was purchased through insurance agents, which were expensive and easy to be harassed. When buying insurance on Alipay, in addition to being able to freely choose according to needs, the most important thing is that the premium can be paid in installments. Especially for some young friends who have just started working, saving a few dollars a week can get a good insurance plan, which is quite cost-effective.

Buy insurance by installment

8. Check social security balance

Search keywords: Social security query

Want to know how much money is in your social security card? The easiest way is to search for "social security" in Alipay and then check it through the shortcut menu. In addition to checking the balance of the social security card, it also links to some other auxiliary functions. For example, applying for unemployment insurance, using the medical insurance card to buy medicine, etc., can all be completed in one stop in Alipay.

Social Security Query

9. Recycling

Search keywords: Recycling

What to do with idle items? Xianyu may be a good choice. In fact, there is a similar service in Alipay. Open Alipay and search for "recycling" to see many recycling services. In addition to popular items such as digital products and home appliances, books, clothes, etc. can also be recycled online. Compared with traditional waste collection, this option is much more powerful.

Recycling

10. Check CET-4 and CET-6 scores

Search keywords: Score query

How to check the scores of CET-4 and CET-6? Did you pass the computer test? How many points did you get for the teacher qualification certificate? ... These daily personal exam inquiries are completed through relevant websites. In Alipay, you can also complete the above operations by searching for "score query". The whole process is very simple. After entering your name and admission ticket number, you can see the relevant scores in less than a minute, which greatly saves the trouble of opening the computer to find the website.

Results Query

11. Fast invoicing

Search keywords: Invoice Manager

In daily life, we often deal with various invoices. In particular, some public invoices are particularly troublesome to manage. Search for "Invoice Manager" on the Alipay homepage to enter the invoice management page. In addition to automatically receiving invoices from online merchants, we can also automatically issue invoices for travel expenses by binding ETC, Didi accounts, etc. Even companies can use this application to achieve paperless expense reimbursement, greatly speeding up the expense reimbursement process.

Invoice Manager

12. Automatic accounting

Search keywords: Account book

If you want to make your accounts clear, bookkeeping is the best choice. However, this highly self-disciplined operation is not easy for many people to perform. "Ledger" is an automatic bookkeeping tool built into Alipay. Why is it automatic? In the past, we kept accounts manually, which was time-consuming and laborious, and we would occasionally forget. The power of "Ledger" lies in that it can automatically complete the bookkeeping based on your Alipay income and expenditure records, and complete the classification and summary of income and expenditure. The recorded accounts can generate reports and issue them to us regularly, so that we can quickly control the specific flow of funds.

Account Book

13. Private Safe

Search keywords: Safety memo

With more and more information on mobile phones, how to keep private information has gradually become a problem. "Safety Memo" is a private safe function in Alipay, which can be used to save various certificates, account numbers, bank cards and other information. In addition to text messages, safety memos also support adding pictures. Compared with similar apps, in addition to being more convenient to operate, the most important thing is that it can use biometric technologies such as fingerprints and faces to achieve high-intensity protection.

Private safe

14. Free coupons

Search keywords: consumption voucher

Online coupons are now commonplace, but offline coupons are not used much. In fact, there are free coupons available every day in Alipay. Search "consumption coupons" on the homepage to enter the Alipay consumption coupon collection page. In addition to some brand-exclusive coupons, there are also some general coupons for supermarkets, travel, etc. Go out and look for them, it's still quite cost-effective!

Free daily coupons

15. Holiday arrangements

Search keywords: Holiday arrangements

Want to know when the next holiday is? The easiest way is to search for "holiday arrangement" directly in Alipay. In addition to the start and end dates of each holiday, the software will also automatically mark whether the holiday is "taken" or "not taken", so you can see it at a glance!

Holiday Arrangements

Final Thoughts

Alipay has always been used as a shopping tool. You can scan it when you go out, shake the red envelope, and basically you don’t need to move your wallet. In fact, in addition to these traditional functions, Alipay has already covered all aspects of our lives, such as going out, paying bills, financial management, investment, and even health codes can be applied directly in Alipay. Well, the above are the 15 hidden tricks in Alipay summarized by the editor. Have you got them all!