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Beijing Jingtong app: switch your phone to English before the setup flow

The city’s English app can speed up identity entry and surface practical visitor services, but set it up before you need one.

Beijing’s municipal government says the Jingtong urban-service app automatically switches to English when the phone system language is English. Its published foreign-user guidance says a passport photo can be uploaded for automatic identity recognition, and identifies English maps and SIM-card application reservations among more than 30 services. Account eligibility and individual service availability are live conditions, so complete the current setup before relying on it for an arrival task.

A clear next step

  1. Set your phone’s system language to English before opening the current Jingtong app flow.
  2. Use the live passport-photo identity-recognition process only if it is offered to your account, and check the result before a time-sensitive task.
  3. Open the current service list for the task you need, such as English maps or a SIM-card application reservation, and confirm the live requirements.

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Questions

What to keep in mind.

Does an English phone setting guarantee that every Jingtong service is available to me?

No. The municipal guide describes the English-app behavior and service examples, but eligibility and individual service availability must be confirmed in the current app flow.