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Android 7, 8 (2024)
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Wear OS 2.18+
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Android 7, 8 (2024)
Android 5, 6 (2022)
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Is Google Wallet safe?
Yes, Google Wallet is safe to use. Wallet uses multiple layers of security, including secure encryption technology, to store your information and monitor fraud. In addition, Google doesn’t show your full card details to businesses when you pay.
Where is Google Wallet accepted?
You can use the app anywhere that accepts digital transactions. This includes many physical stores, online merchants, and apps. Additionally, you can send and receive money to anyone with an email address or mobile number.
Do I need both Google Pay and Google Wallet?
No, you don’t necessarily need both. Google Wallet is primarily for digitally storing cards, passes, tickets, keys, or IDy. On the other hand, Google Pay is for making payments online, in apps, and physical stores. You may choose to use one or both services depending on your needs.
I know this topic has been discussed in an archived thread, but I'm not so worried about Google Pay, because I simply will not use it due to privacy reasons. I'm more interesting in the ticketing aspect of Google wallet. On some airlines, when you go to concerts and events, it seems the only way you're able to save your ticket offline is to use google wallet or apple wallet. I'm an android user. Surely there must be another private option to use? I really do not want to give google all my flight and ticket information as well as everything else they know about me.
I just thought because it's only tickets, not credit card/payment information that I'd hopefully be able to save that information on a self-hosted app on my phone.
Any advantage to moving the TI tickets from Ticketmaster App to Google Wallet? Has anyone had issues with doing this? I have two tickets in my account, once it is in google wallet can I share the second ticket?
I was at dinner with my mates and had my phone held in my hand unlocked (but not looking at it) when the dude from the restaurant went to move the payment machine across the table for my friend to pay, Google wallet automatically paid without me even opening the wallet app or authorising the payment with a fingerprint or something (mind you my phone wasn't even that close to the machine, probably like ~15cm away). There's no settings to only enable payments only when the app is open either, just a few settings about notifications.
I've seen people say to turn NFC on only when making a payment, however pixel does not even have this toggle in the quick settings tiles which is really irritating, meaning I'd have to open settings every time.
I'm kinda surprised you don't even need to authorise the payments or that you don't even need the app open which is kinda scary tbh.
Anyone else experienced this issue, or have any solutions?