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On the spectrum of news stories, this one isn’t exactly hard-hitting. However, it’s the latest change in a spree of updates to Google Wallet. According to a new report, the Google Wallet app is now getting its own notifications.
Google Wallet has its own app, but it’s not entirely a free agent. While having its own app, Google Wallet doesn’t have its own notifications. They actually come from Google Play Services. When you make a purchase using Wallet, you’ll get a notification with a brief summary of the transaction. Well, Google thinks that it’s time for Google Wallet to strike out on its own.
Google Wallet is getting its own notifications
We’re not 100% sure why the company is untethering Wallet from Play Services. What we do know is that Google is working on a new update for the Wallet app. For all we know, Google could be working on a larger overarching change for Wallet. We’ll have to wait for more information about this to know for sure.
In any case, when you get your notification from Google Wallet, it will have the Google Wallet icon next to it. So, if you want to disable those notifications, then you’ll need to go through the app’s notifications and not through Google Play Services.
More updates are coming to Google Wallet
When you open Google Wallet, you should be familiar with how the app uses space. There’s a ton of empty space in the app that goes unused. The cards are on a large horizontally scrolling carousel with a huge NFC icon above them. On the top right of the interface, you’ll see your profile picture that takes you to the settings. At the bottom of the screen, you’ll see additional cards.
However, Google is planning on pushing a redesign that will help the UI utilize the space more efficiently. For starters, the NFC logo will go away, and your cards will fill that space. Right under your cards, you’ll see your other passes like gift cards, rewards cards, etc.
All in all, the cards and passes will better fill out the interface. We’re not sure when Google is going to push this update to more devices, but it shouldn’t take too much time.