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Still not believing that's the nexus 5. Can't be.
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How many people knew this dropped today? Google is really TERRIBLE at marketing[h1]Android Pay Launches Today, Letting You Pay With Your Phone at Millions of Retailers[/h1]
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Alan Henry
Filed to: ANDROID PAY9/10/15 9:30am
If you thought Google’s new Google Wallet app this morning was confusing, now we know why: Google’s taken the wraps off of Android Pay, their pay-by-phone service, and is rolling it out today across users and retailers nationwide.
If you’re confused, here’s the lowdown:
Android Pay will work on any NFC-enabled Android device running KitKat (Android 4.4) or higher, every mobile carrier, and at any retailer with an NFC payment terminal that supports the service. In Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) you’ll also be able to use a device’s fingerprint reader to authorize purchases. You’ll be able to add your debit card and credit cards (including American Express, Discover, MasterCard and Visa) to the service and choose which one you want to pay with at the payment terminal. Most major banks and credit unions are supported out of the box, although Citi and Wells Fargo will be available “in the coming days,” and according to Google if you don’t see your bank listed now, it’s on the way.
- Google Wallet will still exist as a way to manage your physical Google Wallet card, and send and receive money (a la Venmo, Square Cash, and other similar services).
- Android Pay on the other hand is Google’s new payment system, designed to make it easy to digitize your payment methods, use your Android smartphone to pay for your purchases both online and at brick-and-mortar retailers, and to pay for in-app purchases.
Android Pay is currently US only, and is rolling out to Google accounts today, and has the support of over a million retailers nationwide (although of that million retailers, there’s only about 63 individual companies on the list right now, as you can see in the graphic above.)
When Android Pay was announced back at Google I/O earlier this year, most people saw it as a way to modernize Google Wallet and make it a real competitor to Apple Pay, which people saw as a “pay for stuff with my phone in the real world” service first and a way to organize their credit cards and rewards second. Compared to Google Wallet, which has always been useful but never broadly adopted by retailers or users, this shift—while a little confusing—at least means Android users will be able to pay with their phones as well as enjoy Google Wallet’s other benefits at the same time. Hit the links below to learn more.
Android Pay | via Official Android Blog and Ars Technica
anybody?I accidentally spilled some protein shake on top of my phone yesterday. Some milk managed to get inside the earpiece but I didn't think too much about it since it wasn't a lot.
Now I could barely hear anything when people call me. My tech brethren, is there a solution for this?
Have there even been any advertisements or commercials for Pay?
Send that joint back to the storeanybody?I accidentally spilled some protein shake on top of my phone yesterday. Some milk managed to get inside the earpiece but I didn't think too much about it since it wasn't a lot.
Now I could barely hear anything when people call me. My tech brethren, is there a solution for this?
Thats not gonna sell any NEW devices though. Plus, theres so many good features that Android has that most users dont even know about.(ie Hangouts, etc). Android could be alot bigger if they actually marketed their features better. (Google and the OEMs)Even if they didn't market it on tv or anything like that, They're Google, a simple doodle or a push to all Android phones/gmail would be efficient enough to spread the news.
Even if they didn't market it on tv or anything like that, They're Google, a simple doodle or a push to all Android phones/gmail would be efficient enough to spread the news.
Thats not gonna sell any NEW devices though. Plus, theres so many good features that Android has that most users dont even know about.(ie Hangouts, etc). Android could be alot bigger if they actually marketed their features better. (Google and the OEMs)
Plus You could use the same argument for Apple, since all they have to do is push out an update and ALL iphones will have the new feature
Google's Internet service eyes southern California, Kentucky
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google may expand its ultra-fast Internet service into southern California and Kentucky for the first time.
The preliminary plan announced Thursday is aiming to bring the "Google Fiber" service to San Diego, Irvine, California and Louisville, Kentucky.
Google still must work out the logistics with government leaders before reaching a final decision on whether those three cities will join 24 other U.S. cities that already have or are scheduled to get a service that promises to deliver online content at one gigabit per second. That's up to 100 times faster than existing Internet services.
Prices for Google Fiber are comparable or below what most households already pay for Internet access. The service typically costs about $70 per month for just high-speed Internet service.