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Kids can make payments using Google Wallet via Family Link

Kids in the US can now use Google Wallet on their Galaxy (or other Android) phones to make tap-to-pay payments. This feature will be available to those with a Family Link (Google's feature to manage family members) account. It was earlier available only on the Fitbit Ace LTE, a Google smartwatch made for kids. Google […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
2 weeks ago

Accessing Google Wallet on Samsung phones gets easier

Google Wallet has received a new feature on Samsung smartphones. It brought a Quick Settings Tile, which was available on several Android phones but curiously missing from Samsung Galaxy phones. Google Wallet gets Quick Settings Tile on Samsung phones A few months ago, Google announced a Quick Settings Tile for Google Wallet on Android smartphones. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
1 month ago

Google upgrades Google Wallet with new features and expands its availability

Google has made five new announcements about Google Wallet and upgraded the digital wallet’s app for Wear OS with support for three new features. Let's take a look at the announcements and features. Google Wallet app for Android now available in 9 more countries Google has announced that it has launched the Google Wallet app […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
2 months ago

Google Wallet to get more useful by creating passes for everything

Google Wallet is becoming a lot more useful over the past year or so. You can use this app on your Samsung phone to save credit/debit cards, movie tickets, boarding passes, digital ID cards, and membership cards. Now, Google lets you save everything that can be converted into digital passes. Google Wallet can convert almost […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
3 months ago

Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Flip 6 users can use Google Wallet on cover screen

Google made the cover screen on its Z Flip series phone a lot more usable with the Galaxy Z Flip 5. The 3.4-inch cover screen can display several widgets and even some apps, but it didn't support Google Wallet. That seems to have changed now, as the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and the Galaxy Z […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Galaxy phones could get Google Wallet quick settings toggle

Google’s Pixel smartphones and tablets offer a Quick Setting toggle for Google Wallet if the app for the digital wallet service is installed on those devices, allowing users to quickly open it and access ID cards or make payments. However, Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones and tablets don’t offer that nifty feature even with its app installed. […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
4 months ago

Google Wallet can turn your Galaxy phone into a hotel room key

Your Galaxy phone with NFC can already make tap-to-pay mobile payments and unlock smart door locks. But it can do one more thing now: it can unlock your hotel room using a virtual key provided by your hotel. To use this feature, you can use the Google Wallet app. Google Wallet can now store virtual […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
5 months ago

Google Wallet on your Galaxy Watch now supports PayPal

So far, Google Wallet for Wear OS has allowed you to make payments using credit or debit cards. Well, Google is now adding a new payment option to its digital wallet app for wearables. Google has announced that Google Wallet for Wear OS now supports PayPal. Currently, the feature is live only in the United […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Wallet no longer runs on older Galaxy phones

Up until now, Google Wallet was capable of running on devices with Android 7.0 or newer versions of the operating system. It meant that you could use the company’s digital wallet on Samsung’s smartphones and tablets as old as the ones that came out in 2014, such as the Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Tab […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
6 months ago

Google Wallet app now available for Galaxy users in India, but there’s a catch

The popular Google Wallet app is now available in India. In classic Google fashion, though, it doesn't have all the features available in other countries. Google isn't replacing Google Pay with Google Wallet, and both apps will continue to co-exist. Google Wallet is not as feature-rich as Samsung Wallet in India The Google Wallet app […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Google Wallet on Galaxy Watch asking for PIN to make payments is just a bug

Earlier this week, 9To5Google reported that Google Wallet on Wear OS had started asking for the PIN to make tap-to-pay transactions for some users. While the change offered increased security, many people were disappointed with it as they would now have to go through an additional step on their Galaxy Watch to make payments. Well, […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Galaxy phones could soon get one more wallet app

Google Wallet is one of the most useful apps for Android devices as it allows you to store and access identification (ID) cards or documents, payment cards, boarding passes, and event tickets among other things. Unfortunately, it isn’t available in the world’s most populous country, India. Fortunately, that’s going to change soon. As spotted by […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
7 months ago

Google Wallet gets support for Apple Wallet passes, linked passes

Google Wallet is among the most used digital wallet apps in Western markets. It has now started supporting Apple Wallet passes, which is excellent, as many services offer passes for Apple Wallet. It has also received support for linked passes, which sometimes improve the user experience. These Google Wallet features work on Galaxy phones, too. […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Wallet now supports digital passes in Apple Wallet format

One of the downsides of Google Wallet is that it does not support the pkpass file format, a type of file that holds information about a digital pass. It is developed by Apple and supported by Apple Wallet. So, if you purchase a ticket from a website and the platform sends you an email containing […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
8 months ago

Google Wallet can now fetch tickets from your Gmail

Google has announced that Google Wallet will now automatically fetch boarding passes and movie tickets from emails on Gmail. According to the company, the new feature “is live for some global movie chains and airlines” and it is “working to expand this.” Up until now, there were two ways to add a ticket to Google […]

By Abid Iqbal Shaik
9 months ago

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