Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Before Android Pay, there was Google Wallet. And during Wallet’s reign over NFC-powered payments, Google offered a physical card to use as a rechargeable debit card. As Wallet has shifted roles, ...

Google Wallet was purported to have a rework on the way to make access to users' "favorite" cards easier.

Google showed off its revival of Google Wallet this week at Google I/O, but the company isn’t yet done with Pay. In a developer session talking about what’s new in Google Pay, the company outlined a ...

The Near Field Communication (NFC) feature on Android smartphones and the chips on plastic Credit or Debit cards may soon be utilized by users when choosing to add their information to the Google ...

Earlier this week we reported that Google was gearing up to launch its Google Play gift cards in the UK, and we’ve now learned they’ll be on sale in the country from today – Wednesday. The cards, ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

The new Google Pay app is a complete departure from the one that came before, with a heavy emphasis on peer-to-peer payments and rewards. With a new update, the Google Pay app has been tweaked to make ...