Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority
TL;DR Google Wallet is getting ready to launch a new feature that’ll automatically scan and add eligible passes from your photos.
We have managed to get the feature working in the latest version of the app.
Wallet won’t just blindly add every pass or ticket in finds in your image gallery; it’ll let you review and approve the selected items.
In September last year, we spotted hints of a new Google Wallet feature that could make it much easier to find and store tickets, passes, and more. At the time, we found strings inside the app’s code suggesting that Wallet might be able to scan your photos for eligible passes and add them automatically. Now, after digging into the latest version of Google Wallet (25.32.792031365), we have finally managed to get the feature working, indicating that Google may be getting ready for a wider rollout.
The new option in Google Wallet is called “Automatically import passes,” and you can enable it in two ways:
While manually adding a pass:
If you try to add a pass using the “Everything else” option, you’ll see a card on the confirmation screen that reads: “Automatically add passes, tickets, and more from your device.” This is essentially a shortcut to enable the new feature.
If you try to add a pass using the “Everything else” option, you’ll see a card on the confirmation screen that reads: “Automatically add passes, tickets, and more from your device.” This is essentially a shortcut to enable the new feature. Through Google Wallet settings:
The feature also explicitly appears inside Google Wallet settings with the toggle “Automatically import passes.” Tapping it brings up a setup flow that asks for your explicit permission to enable the feature. The feature is optional and turned off by default.
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