Google I/O revealed more updates for Wallet, Wear OS, Google Play, and more
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Summary
Among the many announcements at this year’s Google I/O were a number of updates relating to the Google ecosystem that did not make the keynote speech, including developments related to the Google Wallet, smartwatches, the Google Play Store and Google TV.
travelled to the firms upcoming “Live Updates” feature, which is being brought to smartwatches and will allow users to track the status of activities in apps relating to delivery, rideshare and navigation.
The Google Wallet will offer a new “Nearby Passes notification” to remind users to retrieve their relevant passes, such as a gym membership or a coffee shop loyalty card, when they reach a certain location.
The Google Play Store will soon offer an “Ask someone else to pay” button, which sends a payment request to a person’s Google Pay.
Finally, Samsung and Google’s new Eclipsa Audio codec will be coming to Google TV, as well as the new Android 16 operating system.