{"id":1384,"date":"2025-05-20T01:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T01:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1384"},"modified":"2025-05-20T01:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T01:20:07","slug":"prominent-computex-sign-runs-windows-7-as-microsoft-insists-we-move-on-from-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/prominent-computex-sign-runs-windows-7-as-microsoft-insists-we-move-on-from-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wallet could soon get this big security upgrade on Android and Wear OS to protect your cards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Verified access<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/hGEZZtvxeRC2Fdhpq2T2u9.jpg\" alt=\"OnePlus 12 phone showing Google Wallet\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Google Wallet has added a new security feature to protect your data<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Viewing anything in the app will require verification after three minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This previously only applied to making payments<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Asdigital walletshave grown in popularity, it\u2019s become more important than ever that their security is certifiably rock solid. After all, the last thing you need is for your credit card details or identity documents to fall into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/04\/google-wallet-verify-its-you.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Google Wallet verify\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>9to5Google<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As spotted by9to5Google, theGoogle Walletapp has made an adjustment intended to protect your security. Previously, if you attempted to pay for something using Google Wallet and three minutes had passed since you first opened the app, you\u2019d be prompted to verify your identity using biometric info (like a fingerprint or a facial scan) or entering your passcode. Now, once three minutes are up, you\u2019ll have to verify yourself if you want to use the app at all \u2013 even just viewing its home screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This move protects anything stored in the Google Wallet app, including details of payment cards, tickets, identity documents, and more. It means that intruders won\u2019t just be prevented from paying for things if they have unauthorized access to your device \u2013 they won\u2019t be able to see anything in the app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9to5Google noticed the change in version 25.18 of the Google Wallet app on bothGoogle PixelandSamsung smartphones. The outlet said that the feature appears to be in testing but has been seen more frequently over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not the only security change that might be coming to Google Wallet. According to reports on Reddit, theWear OSversion of the app has been requiring some users to enter a PIN every time they make a contactless payment.One Reddit userwas apparently told by Google support that \u201cthis is one of the security measures that Google will be taking to protect your transactions and your account privacy,\u201d suggesting that it could be an intentional feature (rather than a bug) that might soon roll out to other users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Google-1747096-GWRL2\">GWRL2 Battery for Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"stepping-up-security-3\">Stepping up security<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/sF5iUKCQCe6ZNEBi3qHLd.jpg\" alt=\"a phone with the google wallet logo on it\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>(Image credit: Shutterstock \/ sdx15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These days, digital wallet apps are used to store much more than just payment cards. You can carry around pretty much your entire identity on your smartphone, with items as trivial as loyalty cards and day passes sitting alongside vital documents like drivers\u2019 licenses and credit cards. That means it\u2019s more important than ever that digital wallets keep their contents safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wide variety of items that apps such as Google Wallet can store means you don\u2019t just need protection from unauthorized users spending your hard-earned cash \u2013 you might not want them peeking at your identity documents either. With Google\u2019s latest move, gaining access to that information could become harder for bad actors who have physical access to your device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there seems to be a slight lapse in that the latest change only asks for verification after three minutes. We conducted a brief and informal survey of TechRadar\u2019s writers who own Android phones, and only one reported that Google Wallet asked for authentication when the app was first opened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/detail-Google-1746975-GT6SS\">GT6SS Battery for Google Pixel Fold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps Google could improve its security further by requiring a PIN or biometric authentication when you first open Google Wallet, ensuring your cards are kept safe and secure no matter whether three minutes have passed or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verified access Asdigital walletshave grown in popularity, it\u2019s become more important than ever that their security is certifiably rock solid. After all, the last thing you need is for your credit card details or identity documents to fall into the wrong hands. 9to5Google As spotted by9to5Google, theGoogle Walletapp has made an adjustment intended to protect &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/2025\/05\/20\/prominent-computex-sign-runs-windows-7-as-microsoft-insists-we-move-on-from-windows-10\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Google Wallet could soon get this big security upgrade on Android and Wear OS to protect your cards<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[108],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-microsoft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1384"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1386,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1384\/revisions\/1386"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.batterymap.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}