Google Wallet App Launched In India: How It's Different From Google Pay & How To Use It?
Google Wallet India:?Google has launched its digital wallet app, Google Wallet, in India. This app lets users safely store personal info like loyalty cards, transit passes, and IDs. But, Google has made it clear that this won't affect its popular UPI app, Google Pay.
Google Wallet works differently in India compared to other countries. While it supports credit and debit cards globally, this feature isn't available in its Indian version.
What is Google Wallet?
So, what is Google Wallet? It's a digital platform on Android devices that keeps your everyday items organized. You can store flight tickets, cinema passes, bus tickets, loyalty cards, and more in one place. Google has partnered with 20 top Indian brands, including PVR, Flipkart, and Dominos, to provide various services through Google Wallet.
Google Wallet differs from Google Pay.??
Now, how does Google Wallet differ from Google Pay? Google Wallet is a secure digital wallet for quick access to payment cards, passes, tickets, and IDs. In India, it doesn't support credit and debit cards like it does globally.
On the other hand, Google Pay helps users manage money and finances. You can send money to friends, earn rewards, find merchant offers, and track spending habits.
Here are some key features of Google Wallet
- Tickets: Store movie and event tickets for easy access.
- Boarding Passes: Access and store flight boarding passes.
- Loyalty or Gift Cards: Keep digital copies of loyalty and gift cards.
- Transit Tickets: Store and access metro and bus tickets.
- Corporate Badges: Store selected corporate identity cards.
- Digitalize Documents: Generate passes from images with barcodes or QR codes.
- Gmail Integration: Event confirmations received in Gmail will appear in Google Wallet if enabled.
How to use Google Wallet in India
- Go to the Play Store, search for 'Google Wallet,' and download the app.
- If you're logged into your Google account, no extra login is needed. You'll be taken to the 'Add Items' page.
- Click on 'Add to Wallet' and choose a category like Photo, Loyalty, Gift Card, or Transport pass.
- Select a category (e.g., 'Transport Pass'), follow the instructions to add items like metro tickets.
Google Wallet FAQs:
How to open Google Wallet?
- You can quickly find and use any passes that you¡¯ve saved to Wallet.
- Open the Google Wallet app.
- Find any items that you added to Wallet.
- To find and use other passes that you added: At the bottom, swipe up.
- To use any pass you stored: Tap on it.
Does Google Wallet need data?
You don't need to be connected to the internet for Google Wallet to work, however if you have a weak signal (and/or the cards show as empty grey boxes), it might be better to turn off mobile data and/or WiFi, Google Wallet will be able to make a limited number of offline transactions.
Is there a limit on Google Wallet?
Google Wallet does not impose any limits.
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