You can now use the loyalty cards in your Google Wallet on Wear OS smartwatches
Google Wallet for Wear OS can now access all your loyalty cards
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Wear OS smartwatches are getting loyalty cards, a cool new addition toGoogleWallet on Wear OS, thanks to the latest update for theoperating system.
Previously, thebest smartwatcheson Wear OS, like theSamsung Galaxy Watch 6(even thoughSamsungWallet is technically its own thing) or theGoogle Pixel Watch 2, could only access credit or debit cards in Google Wallet.
If you wanted to wirelessly scan a digital loyalty card from the likes of Starbucks or Barnes and Noble in the US, or Waterstones in the UK, you’d have to pull out your phone, rendering the convenience of paying for stuff on your wrist largely moot. However, update 23.46.x, which started rolling out to Wear OS watches, will automatically pull all your loyalty cards in Google Wallet through to your watch, providing it runsWear OS 3.5or higher and it’s fully updated.
As highlighted by9to5Google, you can scroll down through payment methods to see a list of all your loyalty cards, and you can simply tap on the one you want to bring it up like any other credit or debit card.
Expired passes won’t be pulled through, nor will health insurance cards. The new update also offers in-app payment notifications, rather than those notifications coming fromGoogle PlayServices on your phone, so it’s all in one place.
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