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Phone Arena
24-05-2025
- Business
- Phone Arena
Google Wallet gets even more new features before the month's end
Google Wallet's Nearby Passes makes it easier to open a pass | Image credit: Google Receive the latest Google news Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy – Google, May 2025 The Wallet app received a lot of love from Google in the last month or so. If you're a regular user, this is Wallet's 'one more thing' moment. With May coming to an end, Google announced a bunch of new features coming to Wallet in the next few its yearly I/O event, Google revealed several new features for Wallet and Pay and promised to deliver them very soon. Some of these new features are already starting to show on many devices, as pointed out by 9to5google One of the numerous upgrades Google announced this week is related to Nearby Passes. Once Google Wallet gets the update, it will be able to notify users when they're closing in to a specific location via an alert that will show up on the screen. But there's more to this feature than simply notifying the user that they're near one of their favorite you happen to have a loyalty card stored in your Google Wallet and you're near your favorite locale, you'll not only be alerted by the app, but you'll also be able to tap the notification to immediately open the loyalty card that you have stored in importantly, Google is giving Wallet users full control over these Nearby Passes notifications, so you can choose to disable them if you want. Simply head to Pass Details Screen and opt to 'get notifications for this loyalty card' for one or more loyalty addition to simply notifying the user about their proximity to a specific location, Google Wallet will also display 'relevant deals, promotions, and additional services' if the location you're near offers any of these. They will be shown as cards below the Nearby Passes notifications, Google is also making it easier for Wallet users to add boarding passes to the app. The feature introduced last year called Auto Linked Passes has just received an upgrade, which allows developers from airlines that integrate loyalty cards to automatically push boarding passes to their users' wallets after they check in for a of the few Google apps that benefits from a coherent development cycle, Wallet has gone a very long way since its inception a few years ago. Arguably the best digital wallet available on Android and iOS, Google Wallet seems to be here to stay for the long haul, something that's pretty rare for a company like Google, which usually discontinues a large percentage of its projects after just a few years.
Android Authority
22-05-2025
- Android Authority
Google Wallet will now alert you about your ticket or pass right when you need it
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet is adding support for Nearby Passes notifications. Once enabled, this feature will provide timely and relevant information about passes when a user approaches a point of interest. Users will be able to control Nearby Passes notifications for passes individually and in general. While digging into the Google Wallet app last November, we noticed code referencing a new location-based notification feature. This feature would send you information based on your precise location. Google has now officially introduced this feature as Nearby Passes notifications. During a Google I/O session this week, the tech giant announced it is adding support for Nearby Passes notifications in Wallet. Just as it sounds, this feature aims to notify you about timely and relevant information about pertinent passes when you approach a point of interest. This pertains to passes such as loyalty cards, offers, boarding passes, or event tickets. This feature won't be turned on by default, so you'll need to enable it before you can begin using it. Once it's enabled, you'll start receiving notifications like in the image above. For example, if you're going to a concert, once your device detects you're near the venue, Wallet will send a notification. You'll be able to tap on this notification to be taken directly to your ticket. This way, you won't have to take up your valuable time opening the app and searching around for your stored pass. It's important to note that this feature may require developers to specify the geofence locations where Wallet passes can be used. This means that it may not work for all passes stored in your Wallet app right away. Google Wallet is also adding two new toggles to control Nearby Passes notifications. The first toggle is located in the Pass Detail screen and allows you to turn notifications from that particular pass on or off. This applies to all notifications, including field updates and Nearby Passes alerts. Meanwhile, the second toggle can be found in the Nearby Passes Notifications Channel. This toggle controls whether you see Nearby Passes notifications in general. This kind of feature should make accessing passes in Google Wallet more seamless than before. It's also nice that you have the option to choose which passes use this feature or turn it off completely. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
