Wear OS getting new Keep and Spotify Tiles, Google Wallet transit cards
In the coming weeks, Google is rolling out a trio of new features for Wear OS watches, including several new Tiles.
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Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet is getting a handful of new features at I/O 2023, including a Messages RCS integration for flight boarding passes.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle System Updates for March 2023 give you more control over the loyalty/rewards cards in your Google Wallet, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseA long-missed feature may be making a comeback. As hinted at by Android 14’s first beta, there’s a good chance that Google Wallet could revive support for location-based loyalty cards in the future.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet was announced last May at I/O and arrived a few weeks later. There was one “coming soon” exception, but Google Wallet is now rolling out in Japan.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet continues to expand, with the app now available on Wear OS in several new countries for a total of 60. Here are the latest additions.
Expand Expanding CloseIf you recently used Google Wallet on Android, you might have noticed a touch of holiday whimsy on the Pay screen.
Expand Expanding CloseAs expected, Google has started beta testing digital driver’s license and state ID card support on Android through Wallet, starting with the state of Maryland.
Expand Expanding CloseYesterday, the Google Wallet Quick Settings tile started showing the full name of a card instead of just the last four digits. This was rather annoying, and Google looks to have reverted this change.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s December Play System Updates ready a beta test for keeping a digital driver’s license in your Android phone’s Wallet app while also preparing for next year’s Pixel Tablet.
Update 2: Google is readying the launch of an expanded “Find My Device” feature for Android, along with expanded support for digital car keys.
Expand Expanding CloseAs detailed in October, Google has changed the wallet shortcuts on the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro to directly open the app.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit’s wearables are an excellent choice for anyone who needs to track health stats accurately. On top of that, devices such as the Sense 2 and Versa 4 are also able to take on smartwatch features like Google Wallet’s contactless payments. This guide will go through adding Google Wallet to your Fitbit device.
Expand Expanding CloseGoing forward, digital car keys in Android’s Google Wallet will no longer be restricted to one user. Google is adding the ability to share your digital car keys with other people who need access.
Expand Expanding CloseThe first Pixel Watch app update has widely rolled out at this point, with Google last week sharing a few other community updates, including future transit card support.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle has begun previewing the latest changes to Android as part of November’s Google Play System updates, including improvements for Wallet and parental controls.
Update: Google is bringing its updated photo picker to nearly every Android device, including ones that are quite outdated.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet is seeing one of its first major expansions since its launch as it brings mobile payments to Fitbit Sense 2 and Versa 4 as well as expanding into 12 new countries.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle is beginning to reveal the improvements coming to Android phones, TVs, watches, and more as part of the October 2022 Google Play system updates, including a fix for using Google Wallet with Face Unlock on the Pixel 7
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s new Pixel 7 series brings back support for face unlock, but it comes with a slight compromise as it only works for unlocking the phone, not opening secure apps. But that hiccup is also leading to Google Pay transactions being declined when using the Pixel 7 unexpectedly.
Expand Expanding CloseOne of the biggest draws to owning a smartwatch is the ability to make touchless payments anywhere that allows it. So what Wear OS watches utilize Google Wallet and touchless payments? Here’s our up-to-date list of smartwatches that can use Google Wallet.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Wallet is a pretty simple and straightforward way to manage mobile payments and other cards, but over the past few days, the app has randomly stopped working for some users with a notice claiming that “your device doesn’t meet security requirements,” falsely claiming that devices are rooted.
Expand Expanding CloseWhen Google Wallet replaced Google Pay on Wear OS, some watches lost the ability to hit a predefined button twice to initiate tap-to-pay. Google has now fixed this issue and brought back the shortcut.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle’s acquisition of Fitbit at one point felt like a death knell for the brand’s smartwatches, but nearly two years after that deal was closed, Fitbit is announcing its first smartwatches under Google. The Fitbit Versa 4 and Fitbit Sense 2 are here.
Expand Expanding CloseFollowing last month’s launch, Google Wallet is now available in six new countries: South Africa, Serbia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Qatar, and Iceland.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Galaxy Watch 5 is a great smartwatch for your Android device, and since it runs Wear OS, it works well with some of Google’s most important apps. One of those is Google Wallet – formerly known as Google Pay. This guide will take you through installing and setting up easy access to Google Wallet on your Galaxy Watch 5.
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