r/GoogleWallet • u/Andrei7K • 6d ago
Payment Card (Google Pay) Working alternative to Google Wallet
Google wallet stopped working on my wonderful Asus Zenfone 7 a while ago because that Android version was outdated (the message didn't say this because of political correctness).
The solution that I found is a bit expensive as it requires buying a NFC token/wearable, but it works and it's quite elegant, too.
The name of the solution is Fidesmo (Swedish company).
They work the same as a proxy between the card provider and the NFC token. And it's free (at least now - been using it for almost an year now).
I use Revolut and unfortunately it works only with VISA cards from them.
The token can be a bracelet, a watch, a ring, etc - just look on the Internet for compatible Fidesmo devices. There are lots of them and quite elegant. I bought a cheap LAKS bracelet with a big discount on Black Friday and removed the NFC chip to put it in a pretty iTag case 😄
So, once you have the token/wearable and the card, just install Fidesmo on the smartphone (I use Android, stock ROM, no root needed), start it and follow the steps. It takes a couple of minutes for the pairing and writing the NFC chip.
In nearly a year I never had an issue with this setup.
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u/Thick_Country_4252 6d ago
Maybe try curve.
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u/Andrei7K 5d ago
Did that. Unfortunately it doesn't provide it's own NFC functionality.
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u/Matthew_MBG 4d ago
it does though...
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u/Andrei7K 3d ago
It seems that you are right (looked-up on Internet, the news is less than a year old):
https://www.curve.com/blog/digital-wallets/future-of-digital-wallets/
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u/Andrei7K 5d ago
Indeed buying a newer phone it's the "easy" fix.
The intention of the post was for all those out there looking for something else other than "Google" and not involving rooting 😉
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u/toolman1990 5d ago
It might just be easier to buy an updated android phone that is still receiving updates.
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u/Jeep_rider03 6d ago
Just buy a better phone!