'Google Wallet' appeared on Android, used for payment as well as tickets and licenses
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Phone, keys ... Google Wallet. Coming soon to Android, Google Wallet gives you fast, secure access to all your everyday essentials — including payment cards, boarding passes, vaccine cards, event tickets and soon even your driver's license. #GoogleIO pic .twitter.com/BJXKbykaSw
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Android Pay, which was released only in the United States in 2015, was integrated into Google Pay in 2018 and can be used instead of a wallet, as well as for personal remittances, event tickets, transportation tickets, point cards, etc. It was. Google Wallet can also be used as a virtual car key from there, and can display maps and transit information in cooperation with other Google apps. It will be an alternative.'
You can also see the general features in the Google Wallet announcement movie. In addition to credit cards, you can store cards such as point cards, gift cards, train tickets, boarding passes, vaccine certificates, tickets for concerts and events, driver's licenses, etc.
In the case of a car that can be electronically locked, you can also register your car key in Google Wallet, and you can centralize various items you carry around and services that you used to use in multiple apps in Google Wallet.
Also, even if a wallet filled with important items is wrapped around with a chain, the fear of loss or theft cannot be wiped out...
Google Wallet also has strong security, providing security across your Android phone, and all purchases are encrypted and data-free.
Also, by linking with other Google applications such as calendar, map, mail, etc., it is possible to make even more convenient use.
According to Kim Dong-min, product manager of Google Wallet, ``Google Wallet allows you to carry less stuff, just like you used to carry a camera, a calculator and a mobile phone, but now you only need to use your smartphone. In addition, when a card is registered in Google Wallet, financial institutions require identity verification, screen locks are applied to prevent access by others, and security is strengthened. It can be a 'better' item as well as a substitute for , ”said the merits of Google Wallet.
In addition, the Android platform is open for any Android developer to use and develop for Wallet, adding office or hotel keys, QR codes and barcodes for those who don't have the latest Android smartphones. He said that he is thinking about expanding such as being able to access Google Wallet except for some functions using .
Google Wallet is scheduled to be available in more than 40 countries, and at the time of writing the article, details for Japan were announced as 'coming soon'.
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