Android y is making it easier to find apps that partner up with ’s easy payment service.
An update to version 1.4 includes a new button in the overflow menu that shows a specific list of apps that can tap into Android y. This means you’ll be able to easily find out the possibilities with Android y with a splashy promo, such as buying a swich from Grubhub, or catch an Uber ride without the need to fumble through your wallet for a credit card.
You can authenticate an Android y payment with your fingerprint or N. Many of the apps listed in this section also have a promo for using Android y for the first time, so it may be worth checking out.
Android lice also found a few hidden features that is working on in an A teardown. The most interesting is a some type of method for locating stores near you that accept Android y. tentially your location would pop up on a Map with the merchants’ stores.
so, there’s an indication you may be able to sign up for loyalty programs right inside the app with auto-filled data. This way if you’re at a store get inevitably bugged about joining their loyalty program, you could sign up right from your phone.
If you want to check out more about what’s coming, recently published this Android y session from I/O:
y this matters: Android y, mobile payments in general, have yet to really take off in the mainstream. So such subtle nudges by are designed to make the process easier encourage you to try it out with freebies. The biggest detractor, however, is just getting more merchants to jump on board.