Google is aiming to bring their payment service to many other regions as well, we’ve heard that they are planning to launch it in India as well with the help of the local government and with a new name. UK, Australia, Taiwan, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Poland, Japan, Russia, and Hong Kong would see releases of Android Pay gradually. Oddly Google wallet stuck around for quite a while until Android decided to combine both and make Google Pay, which was just announced in January 2018.Īt first Android Pay was only available in the United States, but then slowly and surely started being used in other regions. Back then there was only Google Wallet and Android Pay was a little better version of it. It launched a few months later on Septemin the United States. So let’s start with the science and history lesson first.Īndroid Pay has been around for around 3 years and it was first announced at Google’s I/O conference.

Before we start doing that, we have to know what Android and Apple Pay actually are and how they work. This article will take a deeper look at both Android Pay and Apple Pay and see which one is the best for you. There are some differences that are likely due to the platform they are being used on rather than the service. Now that’s progress!Īndroid Pay vs Apple Pay is an interesting comparison essentially they are both the same just with a different brand name. Now in the age of mobile payments like Android Pay, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, you don’t even need cards anymore, we can simply take out our smartphones and Pay for stuff without the need of ever opening our wallet.

Granted, I was not there to have a card but I’ve heard they were awesome. Back when credit and debit cards were first introduced, they were really big deal.

Android version of apple pay