Google Wallet Is Back, for Some Reason

There is a new app from the search engine company. You are not likely to be surprised. The relationship with the housemade apps that are used to access its services has always been intermittent. They like to make big changes to them, such as changing their name or killing them off with no explanation. All your cards and personal info are back in the vault with the latest update to the app.

Isn't Google Pay a thing? It already does that. It does. When the new version of the pay app was launched, it replaced the older versions of the pay app. At its IO event in May, it was announced that there would be some new features that weren't included with pay.

The differences are listed here. Credit card info and links to digital payment services can be found in the search engine's pay service. Proof of vaccinations, airline boarding passes, and transit cards can be held there. If you drive a vehicle that supports digital keys, you can have your driver's license and car keys stored in the new wallet.

When the Google Pay app on your phone is replaced by the Google Wallet app, all your payment info and other stuff will show up in the app. If you enroll in a company's loyalty program, your email will be scrubbed by the search engine. I had forgotten I had a Southwest Airlines rapid rewards number, but when I first signed up for the wallet, it immediately showed me. The data from the emails will disappear from the wallet if you deleted them.

The new features will be added as an update to the existing app. If you are in the US or Singapore, wallet and pay will be separate apps. Is it possible that it's confusing? I agree. Is it possible that it is akin to the search engine giant, GOOGLE? Quite a bit so. It is even more odd considering that the two video chat apps were mashed together by the search engine.

If you don't know what you're talking about, just use the wallet app. It can be used for purchases all over the world, it feels very much like Google Pay, and it's very easy to use.

It can be difficult to keep track of the constantly changing apps, so it is a good idea to switch from an analogue wallet to the digital one. Digital wallets offer more security than a piece of leather with a stack of credit cards.

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