The Pixel Watch now lets you tap to pay without opening the Wallet app

Google has a large update successful store for the Pixel Watch, which volition present allow you to marque a scope of payments by simply tapping your ticker to a retail terminal without opening the Wallet app. The feature, called "express pay," is coming to the Pixel Watch 2 and later.

It's akin to "express mode" connected the Apple Watch, a diagnostic that lets you usage compatible cards without waking oregon unlocking your device. However, Google notes that you'll request to opt successful to usage the caller explicit wage feature, and that the ticker itself volition request to beryllium unlocked to marque a payment.

Before this update, Pixel Watch users had to double-tap the device's crown to unfastened the Wa …

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