{"id":936837,"date":"2026-07-15T15:40:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936837\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:40:33","slug":"google-wallet-is-working-on-two-new-tricks-and-one-could-help-verify-your-age-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936837\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Wallet is working on two new tricks, and one could help verify your age online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"google wallet 2026 redesign new passes hero 2\"  alt=\"New Google Wallet UI running on a Pixel, as of April 2026.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/google-wallet-2026-redesign-new-passes-hero-2-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google is testing an Updates section in the Google Wallet app.<\/li>\n<li>This section could give you a monthly summary of any changes made to your passes, either already saved or imported from Gmail.<\/li>\n<li>With this, Google is also testing an age verification tool that lets users share their age without revealing personal information or sharing IDs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Digital payments make our lives a whole lot easier, especially saving us the ordeal of keeping track of the exact loose change. But if there\u2019s one aspect that adds friction to digital spending, it\u2019s keeping on top of your expenses, especially when you use multiple payment methods. To fix this to an extent, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-wallet-expense-tracking-apple-wallet-3680246\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple recently added a lightweight expense tracker<\/a> within the Apple Wallet app. While Google doesn\u2019t seem anywhere close to adding it to its Wallet app, we might see another feature that tracks your saved passes and membership IDs.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re reading an <a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AuthorityInsights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>Google is testing an \u201cUpdates\u201d section in the Google Wallet app to inform users of the passes or other entries automatically extracted from their Gmail. The feature will likely be accessible through the bell-shaped icon at the top-right corner of the Wallet app.<\/p>\n<p>We spotted it being tested in version 26.27.941270914 of the Google Wallet app, though it hasn\u2019t rolled out to users yet.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google wallet updates watermarked\"  alt=\"Google wallet updates watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Google-wallet-updates-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google wallet updates summary watermarked\"  alt=\"Google wallet updates summary watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Google-wallet-updates-summary-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tapping the bell icon currently reveals a monthly summary of all passes imported from Gmail. But that may not be its sole purpose. Google <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/wallet\/generic\/use-cases\/trigger-push-notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">allows developers to inform users<\/a> of promotions, news, or any changes or updates to their saved passes, and these might also appear under the new section. It accompanies another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-wallet-manage-passes-receipts-gmail-apk-teardown-3665133\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">work-in-progress feature <\/a>to import all receipts from Gmail automatically.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Google appears to be testing a \u201cProof of Age\u201d feature that lets users verify the time they\u2019ve spent on Earth without sharing any personal information or IDs. It appears to be in response to the increasing number of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/google-play-store-age-verification-rollout-3610677\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">age-verification mandates across various digital platforms<\/a> in different countries.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google wallet age verify watermarked\"  alt=\"Google wallet age verify watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Google-wallet-age-verify-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><img class=\"e_3g\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google wallet proof of age watermarked\"  alt=\"google wallet proof of age watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/google-wallet-proof-of-age-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Currently, the feature does not seem to be working and opens a blank page instead, so it\u2019s difficult to give you a preview. However, we\u2019ll ensure sharing an update once it starts showing up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> An <strong>APK teardown<\/strong> helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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