Google Wallet

Last updated: March 18th, 2024 at 11:59 UTC+01:00 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 the ticket in PDF as well as pkpass file formats, you can’t use the pkpass file to add the ticket to Google Wallet. You have to download third-party applications to add the…

An update to Google Wallet has further simplified the process of getting all your passes in one place. Per this week’s release notes for , spotted by Android reporter ​​, Google says movie tickets and boarding passes will now be surfaced automatically after purchase, as long as the confirmation email has made it to the user’s Gmail inbox. It might not work for every theater chain or airline just yet, but Google says the feature is live for “some” and more should be added in time.Google little by little has been tweaking…

If you use Google Wallet, you might know that the app automatically archives passes once they expire. Unfortunately, it doesn’t let you manually archive passes if you need to for whatever reason. Well, that seems to have changed. According to a new report from 9To5Google, Google Wallet now lets you archive passes manually. The option to archive a pass will come in handy the most with passes that the app can’t archive automatically, such as those that don’t have an expiry date. You can also use the archive option if you…

Google has announced a significant change for its users in the United States - the discontinuation of the standalone Google Pay app. In a recent blog post, the tech giant revealed that the app will no longer be available after June 4, 2024. Instead, users are encouraged to migrate to Google Wallet, which will become the primary platform for managing digital payments and transactions.The decision to sunset the Google Pay app comes with implications for users accustomed to its features. Once the app is removed,…

Google will shut down the Google Pay app for U.S. users in early June, shuttering a service once heralded as a possible replacement for Android Pay and Google Wallet. The company announced the upcoming shutdown of the app Thursday, saying it hopes to streamline the company’s payment apps to include only Google Wallet, which it said is used five times more in the U.S. than the Pay app.  While it won’t be available in the U.S. past June 4, the Google Pay app will remain accessible in India and Singapore.…

Google Pay was largely replaced by Google Wallet back in 2022, but it has still been operating in several countries, including the US. Now, the search giant has announced that Pay will be discontinued stateside on June 4, 2024 in a push to simplify its payment apps. After that, it will only be available in Singapore and India due to the "unique needs in those countries," Google wrote in a blog.As part of the deprecation, Google will be removing peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, managing your balance and "find offers and…

Aging is rough. I often joke to my friends that I’m perimenopausal, though I don’t have an official diagnosis. I do have all these new symptoms that have shown up since birthing my child four years ago that have been confirmed by my primary care physician as being part of the journey, as they say. My constantly fluctuating body temperature is the latest ailment, causing me to make adjustments. I mean, I always knew that being in an ovulating meat suit told that it was par for the course, but as I near 40, I feel like I’m…

Last updated: January 12th, 2024 at 07:15 UTC+01:00 Your Samsung Galaxy Watch, and in fact, your smartwatch running Wear OS 3.5 or above, is going to get more useful. Now, you won't require an additional app to keep track of your flight boarding passes, as the feature is now available on the Google Wallet Wear OS app. Yes, you heard it right! Google Wallet on Wear OS has gained the support to show airline boarding passes. As already mentioned, your smartwatch should be running Wear OS 3.5 or above to use this new…

A consumer protection group alleged Starbucks’ mobile app traps users in a vicious cycle of beverage buying in a December complaint to Washington’s Attorney General. The coffee chain’s mobile app allegedly uses “dark patterns” to make low funds on a Starbucks Card unusable, forcing you to add $10 or lose that money altogether.Let’s Eat a Chocolate Xbox Controller“The Starbucks Payment Platform involves unfair and deceptive digital dark patterns that effectively trap its customers into prepaying for the company’s…

Nothing Phone 2 (left) and Nothing Phone 1 (right) Andy Boxall/Digital Trends After skipping out on the U.S. for its smartphone debut, Nothing has brought its next phone, the Nothing Phone 2, to American shores. It’s trying to break into an established and crowded market, but the Nothing Phone 2 doesn’t seem worried. This new phone packs in some strong specs, including the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, an adaptable refresh rate that ranges from 1-120Hz, and — of course — the phone’s headline feature: The Glyph lighting…