Summary
- Google Wallet is adding a new “Everything Else” section for storing various digital passes.
- Users can easily add items like event tickets and insurance cards by taking a photo for AI conversion.
- The app automatically classifies data and offers the option for additional security with Private Passes.
It’s been a long road, but now we’re finally at a point where you can truly leave your physical wallet at home and just rely on your phone to carry the bulk of the load. While paying with a digital wallet has been possible for ages now, the ability to swipe your ID or use other forms of digital identification has been a gamble until now. Unfortunately, we’re not at the point where you can completely ditch your wallet while traveling the world, but thanks to Google’s efforts to make its wallet more robust, we’re getting closer to that point.
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With that in mind, Google is now introducing a new way to add digital passes to Wallet. While Wallet had categories for adding payment cards, IDs, travel cards, loyalty and gift cards, it’s now making things a little more manageable by adding a section where you can add things that fall outside of the above categories. The brand is now introducing its “Everything Else” section, first spotted by 9to5Google, which gives users the ability to store everything else.
Another small step towards complete digitization
Google expands on the offering by providing examples of what types of cards can be categorized in this section, such as event tickets, gym memberships, insurance cards, and more. Users can simply take a photo of what they want to add, and Google will then use its AI magic to classify that data and automatically turn it into a digital pass.
The great thing about it is that it not only takes in the data, but it also processes what kind of data is being entered. If it’s something worth protecting, it automatically converts it into a private pass that keeps the information safe. Of course, you always have the option to assign scanned passes as you wish, but if the AI is working properly, you won’t need to change anything.
Of course, after scanning the data, you can review all the fields and make corrections if necessary. If you want to try this out, just update to the latest version of Google Wallet. 9to5Google also shares that it may be necessary to force-quit the app for the “Everything else” option to appear.
