As announced in September, Google Wallet is starting to test the ability to make digital IDs with US passports. It can be used as some TSA checkpoints.
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After announcing in late August, the Google Wallet Quick Settings (QS) Tile for Samsung Galaxy phones has now widely launched.
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Earlier this year, the Google Wallet app was updated to directly send purchase notifications, and there’s now a new icon for it.
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The latest updates to Google Wallet span the Wear OS app (passes), website, and Gmail integration (train tickets).
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Google Wallet is getting the ability to digitize your US passport as an alternative to waiting for each state to add digital ID support.
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In October, Google Wallet for Android brought the number of supported state IDs to four, and the fifth — California — is rolling out now.
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California today confirmed that residents will be able to add their driver’s license or state ID to Google Wallet (and Apple Wallet) “in the coming weeks.”
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As announced at I/O 2024 in May, Google Wallet for Android now has an expanded “Everything else” option for creating digital passes.
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Some US states have built out their own apps for digital Driver’s License and ID Cards. California is one of those cases, but will soon add support for ID cards in Google Wallet on Android.
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Digital passes are helpful, but they don’t apply to everything. But, with some help from AI, Google Wallet can now turn virtually any document into a digital pass.
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Google Wallet is preparing to launch a new feature that allows users to turn a physical document into a pass within the app after announcing the functionality earlier this year.
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After rolling out direct notifications back in June, the Google Wallet app is adding its own Quick Settings Tile, which might finally bring the shortcut to Samsung devices.
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Google Wallet is running a fun promotion to celebrate the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Back in April, Google Wallet gained a web experience that is now seeing wider international availability.
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With Google Wallet replacing Fitbit Pay in July, the newer service is rolling out support for American Express cards.
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When Google Wallet relaunched in 2022, Google set out to replace your physical wallet and work towards that continues with support for hotel keys.
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Google Play services is currently responsible for the transaction notifications you see after using tap-to-pay, but Google Wallet will soon take over that role.
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After a number of updates at I/O 2024, Google Wallet is rolling out PayPal support on Wear OS and expanded digital car key availability.
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Google Wallet is getting a number of updates at I/O 2024 from expanded push notifications to a new “Everything else” pass creation option.
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Starting next month, Google is increasing the minimum OS version for Wallet on Android devices and Wear OS with security cited as the reason.
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Google Wallet is now officially available in India and is rolling out today as the default experience for boarding passes, loyalty cards, event tickets, public transit passes, and more.
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A small tweak to Google Wallet for Android introduces a straightforward list of all your saved “Payment methods.”
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Fitbit’s integration into Google continues with Google Wallet replacing Fitbit Pay on smartwatches and trackers in July.
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Quite a few of Google’s Wear OS apps already offer Tiles, with more from Messages and Wallet maybe on the way if a Play Store collection is to be believed.
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