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It’s a big deal whenever Google redesigns one of its Android apps, and that’s especially true for an app as big as Google Wallet. We’ve been tracking evidence of a major Google Wallet update since as early as last September, and after months of waiting, it’s finally live.
Google began rolling out its Wallet redesign on April 10, and after using it on my Pixel 10a for about a day, I can confirm that the new design was worth the wait. Here’s what it looks like in action.
Do you like the updated Google Wallet interface? 769 votes Yes, I love it. 60 % I'm indifferent. 26 % No, I'm not a fan. 14 %
What I love about the redesigned Google Wallet
Joe Maring / Android Authority Old Google Wallet UI (left) and the new Google Wallet UI.
What makes this updated Google Wallet so great centers on two big changes to passes. Previously, passes appeared as long rectangles in a vertically scrolling list. Additionally, while you were free to rearrange the order of your passes, every pass added to Google Wallet was displayed here.
With the new Google Wallet UI, there’s finally a solution for both of these things.
First off, passes are now displayed as a small square. The same amount of space that one pass previously occupied now fits two passes, meaning you can see more of them on your screen at once. That alone is a big win, and if you ask me, it’s a lot more visually pleasing, too. You’re seeing the exact same amount of pass info on the home screen, just more of it. It’s great.
The second big thing about this redesign is that you can now pick and choose what passes you see every time you open the Wallet app. Instead of showing your entire pass library, the redesign only shows the passes you’ve starred. If you have 10 passes in your Google Wallet but only want to see five on the home page, you can now do that.
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