Google Wallet is one of the most useful apps for Android devices as it allows you to store and access identification (ID) cards or documents, payment cards, boarding passes, and event tickets among other things. Unfortunately, it isn’t available in the world’s most populous country, India. Fortunately, that’s going to change soon.
As spotted by TechCrunch, Google had listed the Google Wallet app on the Play Store in India and the listing had screenshots showing Indian brands, currency, and locations. While there was no download option available on the listing and the brand later de-listed the app, it suggested that the company is working on making Google Wallet available in India. In fact, if people sideload the app in the country, it works with local payment cards, boarding passes, and event tickets. Some users also reported that Google Wallet worked on WearOS smartwatches in the region.
All in all, it won’t be too long before Google releases the Google Wallet app officially in India. Currently, there’s only one digital wallet app available on Android in the country, which is Samsung Wallet. Unfortunately, it works only on Samsung devices. Once Google launches Google Wallet in India, non-Samsung Android users will finally have a digital wallet app that they can use, allowing them to access IDs, payment cards, boarding passes, and event tickets from a single place. It's worth mentioning that it will co-exist with Google Pay, which offers UPI payments.
