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Google Wallet Now Combines Phone and Smartwatch Spending in One View

Executive Briefing

  • Consolidates previously separate transaction lists from phones and Wear OS watches into a single app feed
  • Displays up to 10 total recent purchases, labeling watch transactions with 'Purchase made on watch'
  • Resolves a security-driven split where each device received a different virtual card number despite sharing one account
  • Rollout began now after being in development since January, per Google Play Services changelog version 26.01
  • Accompanies March's Express Pay launch, allowing Pixel Watch 2 and newer to pay without waking the device